EUniWell – European University for Well-Being

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The University of Florence, together with six other European universities, has established the European University for well-being (EUniWell). EUniWell is one of the consortia selected as part of the call of the European Commission "European Universities", launched with the aim of establishing networks of universities that will share study and research programs, making the most of the possible synergies and that will thus give life to the European universities of the future.

EUniWell's mission is to improve the quality of life of European citizens through research and education activities, as well as institutional engagement. In addition to Unifi, it includes the Universities of Birmingham (England), Cologne (Germany), Constance (Germany), Kyiv (Ukraine), Linnaeus (Sweden), Murcia (Spain), Nantes (France), and Semmelweis (Hungary).

The main areas of focus identified for collaboration are health, individual and social well-being, environment and quality of life, promotion of European identity, teacher training, and promoting the attractiveness of European universities.

The main areas of action identified for collaboration are: Health, individual and social well-being, the environment and quality of life, the promotion of European identity, teacher training and the promotion of attractiveness of European university institutes.

EUniWell at Unifi

Head of EUniWell for Unifi is the vice-president for international relations, Giorgia Giovannetti

Project manager, Irene Ghaleb
Staff, Louisekate Benchetrit euniwell(AT)unifi.it

Insights and news

• 2nd EUniWell Summer School on Migration and Diversity in European Cities
  The call is open until 17 February (27 January 2023)

• EUniWell Science-to-Public Communication Workshops

  Cycle of online seminars for researchers and PhD students. Application deadline: 10 February 2023 (26 January 2023)

• New project ideas to develop individual and social well-being
  The fifth call of the European EUniWell network open from 6 February to 7 April (25 January 2023)

• EUniWell, the second workshop call aimed at alliance researchers

  Deadline set for February 17, 2023 (11 January 2023)

• The EUniWell European university network expands

  With the addition of the University of Constance (16 November 2022)

• How to manage exam anxiety

  At the Social Sciences campus, an EUniWell initiative aimed at students (15 November 2022)

• Solutions for more sustainable universities

  EUniWell call aimed at students (29 September 2022)

• Two language intercomprehension courses available at CLA

  The courses are at no cost to  students and staff in the EUniWell European University Network (22 September)

• EUniWell for PhD students

  Sixteen awards for theses on quality of life and sustainability (20 September 2022)

• A new entry into EUniWell

  The Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv is the ninth member of the network (11 August 2022)

• Promote the development of well-being and quality of life

  4th call for research projects promoted by the European university network EUniWell (4 April 2022)

• EUniWell, the University of Murcia has joined the alliance

  As its eighth member (23 March 2022)

• EuniWell, communicating science in a European dimension A workshop dedicated to doctoral students (17 March 2022)

• Contributing to the well-being and improved quality of life at the University

  Third call of the European network EUniWell (24 November 2021)

• Florence to host the assembly of the rectors of the EUniWell network

  Seven new trees were planted this morning at the Sciences Campus of Sesto Fiorentino to reassert our common effort to support research (21 October 2021)

• The European university network EUniWell celebrates its first year of activity The events organized by Unifi within the FestiWell (19 October 2021)

• Best practices to improve the quality of Students' Well-Being

  EUniWell online symposium, in collaboration with Unifi (29 September 2021)

• Save the date, "Taking Well-being Forward"

  The first festival organized by EUniWell is scheduled for 19 and 20 October 2021 (24 August 2021)

• First EUniWell summer school

  Hosted by the Department of Economics and Management (3 August 2021)

• EUniWell European Interuniversity Consortium

  Two projects coordinated by the University of Florence are being funded on the second Seed Funding Call (30 March 2021)

Initiatives

Student mobility, offerings from the University Language Centre (CLA)

• Intercomprehension between Romance languages course
  The initiative is aimed at students from the EUniWell network. It has been activated in the spring of 2022 in online teaching mode. Details can be found online

• Italian as L2 courses
  The initiative is aimed at students from the EUniWell network that are coming to Florence for a study period. the course is delivered online. Details can be found online