UNIC VIP Fund - Results of the Second Round

The UNIC Fund for Virtual and International educational projects was created to support virtual international educational activities across UNIC university partners and incentivize faculty members at UNIC universities to include virtual collaborative international educational activities such as Virtual Exchanges into the regular curriculum. 

Following collaborative activities – both Virtual and Blended exchanges - were approved under the second call round published in 2025 – congratulations to all winners!   

"Comparative Cultural Studies Through Cinema: Türkiye and Germany"- Eda Daloğlu Muradoğlu, Social Sciences Faculty, Koç University; and Hannah Peuker, Faculty of Philology, Ruhr University Bochum

"Medical Innovation and Intellectual Property: A Health Systems Modelling Approach" - Özge Karanfil, College of Administrative Sciences and Economics, Koç University; and Maarten IJzerman, School of Medicine, Erasmus University Rotterdam

"Virtual Exchange Project" - Nora Franken, Erasmus School of Health and Policy Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Özge Karanfil, College of Administrative Sciences & Economics / School of Medicine Course, Koç University

"Developing Ph.D. Students’ Academic Writing in a Second Language through collaborative learning and the use of GenAI" - Jale Günbak Hatıl, Office of Learning and Teaching, Koç University; and T.J. Ó Ceallaigh, School of Education, University College Cork

"Women and Sport Tourism 2.0: Inclusion through Virtual Exchange and AI literacy" - Armida de la Garza, College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Science (CACSSS), Master of Arts Women’s Studies (MAWS), Gender and Society II, University College Cork; and Giuseppe Aliperti, Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, Tourism, Sports, health, and wellness tourism (Turismo deportivo, de salud y bienestar), University of Deusto

"CUBS - AFZ Virtual Exchange: International Food Product Launch Strategy" - Lana Repar and Joe Bogue, Department of Food Business and Development, University College Cork; and Mario Njavro and Tajana Čop, Faculty of Agriculture and Department of Management and Rural Entrepreneurship, University of Zagreb

"Cinema and Human Rights: Migrations and Marginalisations" - Gustavo de la Orden Bosch, International Relations & Law, Business Administration and Management & International Relations, International Institutions and Organizations, University of Deusto; Clíona Maher & Céire Broderick, International Office/Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin American Studies, University College Cork

"Transcultural Virtualities: exChanging Worlds through Technology" - Milouda Louh and Isabelle Jouinot, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, University College Cork; and Malin Reljanovic Glimäng, Faculty of Education, Department of Culture, Languages and Media (KSM), Malmö University

"The PhD GenAI Lab: PhD Writers rethinking GenAI across Languages" - T.J. Ó Ceallaigh, School of Education, University College Cork; and Alp Köksal, Betül Kaya and Jale Günbak Hatıl, Office of Learning and Teaching, Koç University

"Exploring the role of civic engagement in higher education" - Ward Vloeberghs, Erasmus University College, Erasmus University Rotterdam; and Markus Koller, Faculty of History, Ruhr University Bochum and Iris Vernekohl, International Office, Ruhr University Bochum  

"Multilingualism in the Primary Classroom" - Lidija Cvikić, Željka Knežević and Ivana Cindrić, Faculty of Teacher Education, University of Zagreb; Nerea Gutiérrez Fernández, Vice Dean of International and Institutional Affairs, University of Deusto; and Ariane Díaz Iso, Coordinator of the Primary Education Bachelor Degree, University of Deusto

"Whose Museum? Audience Participation in Contemporary Art Museums in Postindustrial Societies" - Ida Loher, Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb; Nicolas Navarro, Faculty of Philosophy and Literature, University of Liège; and Änne Söll and Fiona McGovern, Faculty of History, Ruhr University Bochum

"The Role of Engaged Scholarship & Advocacy in Academia: Promoting Academic Freedom, Human Rights and Democracy" - Ward Vloeberghs, Erasmus School of Social and Behavioral Scieces, Erasmus University College & Liberal Arts and Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam; and Markus Koller, Faculty of History, Ruhr University Bochum; and Iris Vernekohl, International Office, Ruhr University Bochum  

"Improving and Supporting Climate Adaptation through Design" - Ivana Fabrio, Faculty of Architecture, School of Design, University of Zagreb; Nataša Njegovanović, Faculty of Architecture, School of Design, University of Zagreb; Simon Niedenthal, Faculty of Culture and Society, School of Arts and Communication, Malmö University; Li Jönsson, Faculty of Culture and Society, School of Arts and Communication, Malmö University

"Fundamentals of climate change and its significance" - Mats Lundström, University of Malmö;  Carlota los Hayas Rodriguez, University of Deusto

 "Presenting Art in Museums: Inclusive and Educational Approaches" - Ida Loher, Renata Burai, Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb; Aneta Pawłowska, Institute of Art History, Adam Drozdowski, Faculty of Philosophy and History, University of Łódź

 "Social-ecological approaches to inclusive and resilient public spaces" – Mirela Sertić Perić, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb; Tamara Zaninović, Faculty of Architecture, University of Zagreb; and Edyta Łaszkiewicz, Faculty of Economics and Sociology, University of Łódź  

"Equine Medicine" - Nikica Prvanović Babić, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb; Stefan Deleuze, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège

The results of the first round can be found here.

More information on the VIP Fund can be found here.