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The University for Foreigners of Siena is a university institute of higher education, research and high-level training with a special status, whose prestige in the research and educational fields is recognised at an international level. The University promotes culture, teaching and research in the disciplines of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH).

The mission of the University for Foreigners of Siena is to study and promote the interaction of the Italian language and culture with other languages and cultures in order to foster processes of encounter, dialogue and mediation between people from different cultures, promoting the civilised and peaceful coexistence that stems from mutual recognition and mutual respect.

The university's research and education programme is focused on Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH). The Statute’s special mission is to study and examine phenomena of cultural and linguistic contact, mediation and inclusion: from philological-literary and historical-artistic sciences to historical, philosophical and pedagogical sciences; from legal sciences to political and social sciences.

With more than 3,900 teaching and research faculty and approximately 62,000 students, including nearly 10,000 foreign students, the Université de Lorraine (UL) is one of France’s largest multidisciplinary universities.

Its location at the heart of Europe, bordering three European member states (Germany, Belgium and
Luxembourg) offers UL a privileged position for strong international partnerships. UL is committed to numerous European and international collaborations and exchanges, including multi-partnership projects and initiatives that, in many cases, go beyond European borders. UL is constantly engaged in European projects covering a large part of the Horizon Europe programme.

The scientific activity of the Université de Lorraine is organised in 60 research laboratories located in 10 scientific centers covering a wide range of disciplinary fields and topics: agriculture, food science, forestry, environment, energy, biology, medicine, health, chemistry, physics, process engineering, product engineering, materials science and engineering, metallurgy, mechanical engineering, computer
science, automation, electronics, mathematics, communication, social sciences, literature, languages​​, law, political science, economics, management, arts, architecture.

More specifically, the Universié de Lorraine currently hosts 10 laboratories in the human and social sciences, with a total of 340 researchers and professors.

Founded in 1970, the Sorbonne Nouvelle, which emerged from the former Faculty of Arts of the Université de Paris, combines the heritage of the Sorbonne with a spirit of continual innovation. Sorbonne Nouvelle University offers an extensive range of high-level multidisciplinary courses in the fields of Arts, Humanities, Languages, and Social Sciences, which benefit from the support of its 30 research units. It awards Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees that attract students and researchers from all over the world.

These qualifications provide a wide variety of career opportunities: in teaching and research, publishing, library science, the performing arts (theatre, cinema and television), communications and journalism, cultural and creative industries, translation and interpreting, and in European and international relations.
Our university attracts researchers and students from all over the world, it has over 680 scholars working in 30 different research units. Each year, it also plays host to more than 70 scientific events and awards over one hundred PhDs. The 1,130 doctoral candidates in our five Doctoral Schools work in close partnership with the university’s internationally recognised research units. Professional development programmes also enable doctoral candidates to benefit from employment in projects managed by private companies and non-profit organisations.

Sorbonne Nouvelle University comprises 3 faculties, 1 school of translation and interpretation and 1 Institute of Latin American Studies. Not only does the university offer on-campus programs but its digital gateway, iCampus, offers access to a virtual learning environment, communication tools, office software and a wealth of multimedia resources. Students can choose from 20 distance learning programmes ranging from access to higher-education diplomas to Masters qualifications.

Sorbonne Nouvelle is also strongly committed to promoting a dynamic environment that encourages students’ personal development and creativity. To this end, it provides access to an extensive cultural programme, with over 250 film screenings per year and a choice of more than 30 sports activities. With a network of close to 40 civil society organisations, the Sorbonne Nouvelle helps students to set up, finance and promote a wide range of innovative projects.

Finally, the Sorbonne Nouvelle Library comprises renowned collections in the Arts, Humanities, Languages, and Social Sciences, available in the physical library and 24-7 online. The Gaston Baty Performing Arts Library (TGB) holds some 120,000 documents on the performing arts.

The University of Amsterdam (UvA) is ambitious, creative and committed: a leader in international science and a partner in innovation, the UvA has been inspiring generations since 1632.
Innovative and independent

The UvA is an innovative, committed and independent university that is working towards a sustainable and prosperous future. Interdisciplinary research, cooperation and innovation are the key to scientific innovation.

Since its foundation in 1632, the UvA has grown into one of the leading universities across the full spectrum of the arts, humanities, natural sciences, social sciences and medical sciences. Its 6,000 staff, 3,000 PhD candidates and 40,000 students work and study together at various locations in Amsterdam.

The University of Bergen (UiB) is an internationally recognised research university. Academic diversity and high quality are fundamental for us. UiB is the most cited university in Norway.

There are seven faculties at UiB and there are a total of 16 900 students at the university. Around 1 880 of these are international students. We employ 3 600 staff. PhD candidates are paid employees of staff, making the doctoral degree at UiB particularly attractive for rising talent. About one in three graduating doctors are from outside Norway.

Building a responsible and sustainable future, the University of Eastern Finland seeks to solve global challenges through multidisciplinary research and through education that meets working life needs.

The university’s strategy, entitled Interdisciplinary Solutions, defines four profile areas in research: Ageing, lifestyles and health; Learning in a digitised society; Cultural encounters, mobilities and borders; and Environmental change and sufficiency of natural resources”.

The University of Macerata (UniMC) was founded in 1290 and is one of the oldest universities in Europe. Over the years thousands of UniMc graduates have become distinguished professionals, entrepreneurs, leading public figures, educators, researchers: without any doubt, a bit of Italian, European and international history has been built by the alumni of UniMC.

This glorious past is projected into the future and UniMc is strongly committed to innovation both in teaching and research: the focus on the humanities and social sciences is UniMC’s main strength, and “innovating through the humanities” is its motto. Those interested in Law, Political Science and International Relations, Economics and Business, Education, Tourism and Cultural Heritage, Communication, Languages, Philosophy, and History, can find at UniMc a perfect place!

The University mission consists of:

• increasing the value of a more than seven-century-long history dedicated to the merit and the quality of all the students, researchers, professors and technical-administrative staff;
• planning our choices with commitment and intelligence;
• improving and promoting the results of research into the excellence areas;
• expanding our international network to support the local development.

The University of Milano-Bicocca (UNIMIB) is a young institution established in 1998. Research and education at UNIMIB are characterized by a strongly interdisciplinary character.

UNIMIB is classified in excellent positions among italian universities in all national and international rankings.

The Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Porto, with over 3.500 students, offers 13 undergraduate courses, 26 Master’s courses and 8 doctoral courses in the following fields: Archaeology, Information and Communication Sciences, Language Sciences, Romance Languages and Classical Studies, English Studies, German Studies, Philosophy, Geography, History, History of Art, Museology, and Sociology. 

Within this general framework, courses on offer include more specialized areas, such as International Relations, Translation, Portuguese as a Foreign Language, Comparative Literature, Teacher Training, African Studies, Heritage Studies, Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Planning, and Medieval Studies. Some of these courses are taught jointly with other Faculties of the University of Porto and/or other universities.

Apart from degree programmes, the Faculty also provides a wide range of vocational training courses and continuing education courses (including a range of language programmes covering both European and non-European languages). Most of the vocational training courses are certified by the Portuguese Pedagogical and Scientific Council for In-Service Training and award credits for career development.

The Faculty’s teaching staff is highly qualified and almost all of its members hold doctoral degrees. They have a vast scientific output and significant international experience in their research and teaching areas. Both teaching staff and PhD and master’s students are involved in a number of national and international research projects as part of the activities of R&D Units accredited and financed by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology.

Founded in 1218, the University of Salamanca (USAL) is one of the three oldest universities in Europe, boasting a wide range of faculties and research institutes in the sciences and arts. It is one of the leading institutions in Spain, Europe and worldwide.

The University of Salamanca provides a well-suited academic and research environment to close to 26,000 students a year (both undergraduate and postgraduate) and over 3,000 researchers. These researchers work in 64 university departments, 16 faculties and schools, 10 university schools, 12 institutes, as well as several research units. Areas of research covered include social and biomedical sciences, art, and experimental and formal sciences.

The University of Salamanca is one of the most outstanding Spanish universities in both national and international rankings.

The Faculty of Humanities at SDU offers a wide range of activities. The Faculty’s members of staff provide top quality research, teaching and dissemination in fields ranging from classic humanistic disciplines to new areas of research and academic subjects, which we conduct both alone and in close collaboration with our sister faculties.

The Faculty of Arts employs around 500 full-time members of academic staff and has around 6,000 students.

The University of Turku is an inspiring and international academic community of 25,000 students and staff in Southwest Finland. We build a sustainable future with multidisciplinary research, education, and collaboration.

The Faculty of Humanities, founded in 1920, is the oldest of the eight faculties at the University of Turku. It comprises two schools: the School of History, Culture and Arts Studies, and the School of Languages and Translation Studies. The mission of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Turku University is to generate new information and understanding through research, and to provide high quality teaching.

The Faculty of Social Sciences is a vibrant scientific community of two thousand academic individuals. Its nearly 200 teachers and researchers and ca. 1,800 students all take an active role in the activities and development of the faculty. The Faculty includes altogether three departments comprising one or more fields of study and research.

The three departments are: the Department of Psychology and Speech-Language Pathology, the Department of Social Research, and the Department of Philosophy, Contemporary History and Political Science.

The Faculty also hosts the INVEST Research Flagship Centre, which aims to provide a new model for welfare states that is more equal, better targeted towards problem groups, more anticipatory as well as economically and socially sustainable.

The University of Vienna is the central and most important actor in the internationalisation of the tertiary sector in Austria. This is related to the size of the University, its spread of subjects, the attractive location and the active pursuit of the internationalisation strategy.

Roughly one quarter of students are non-Austrians, more than 2,700 exchange students are welcomed and supported at the University each year. Conversely, the University assists the mobility of around 1,000 outgoing students. One third of academic staff of the University of Vienna comes from abroad, the percentage of newly appointed professors from abroad is over 70 %.

The University raises over EUR 15 million from the European funding sources every year. More than 70 partner universities, approximately 370 ERASMUS partner universities and memberships in organisations such as EUA, UNICA, ASEA-UNINET, and ACUNS ensure excellent international networking at an institutional level.