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Leipzig University creates the Arqus Café, a virtual place to practice languages
Leipzig University has started a new initiative as part of the Action Line "Multilingual and multicultural university": the Arqus café, a virtual place for students from any of the Arqus universities who is…

Six entrepreneurs selected to take part in the Arqus ISLYE 2020-21 program
The Arqus ISLYE (International mobility for young entrepreneurs) programme for student entrepreneurs aims to offer international mobility opportunities between incubators (in collaboration with higher education institutions), to student entrepreneurs through partnerships based on the principle…

Vilnius University, one of the members of the Arqus Alliance, awards Emmanuel Macron the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa for his idea of creating the European Universities Initiative
Vilnius University, one of the seven partner universities that form the Arqus Alliance, has awarded today the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa to His Excellency the President of France Emmanuel Macron, for his idea of creating the European university initiative, the origin of the Arqus European…

Happy European Day of Languages!
Today Arqus is celebrating the European Day of Languages. By focusing on the advancement of multilingual and multicultural universities, the seven partner universities of the Arqus European University Alliance are united in their commitment to promote linguistic and cultural diversity.
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Vilnius University will award Emmanuel Macron the title of Doctor Honoris Causa for the idea of creating the European Universities Initiative
Next Tuesday, 29th of September, Vilnius University will award the Presidence of France, Emmanuel Macron, the title of Doctor Honoris Causa of the University.
The Arqus European University Alliance would not be a reality if the European Universities Initiative did not exist. And it all…

Arqus creates a pathfinder group on the future of mobility
The new pathfinder group will explore how to maximize the benefits of mobility of students and staff in the changing context of the new decade. Thus, the experts will discuss issues such as sustainability, digitalization, inclusion and quality learning among many others.
The crisis…

Arqus opens the first call for applications for mentoring stays.
High quality mentoring of doctoral and postdoctoral researchers is one of the main objectives of the Arqus career development scheme. To this end, Arqus opens the first call for supporting mentoring stays of 3 days at one of the Arqus partner universities, for 4 to 5 doctoral/…

Arqus holds its first virtual workshop for teachers of German as a foreign language
For every lesson, but especially for teaching (in) a foreign language, clear and correct pronunciation is a prerequisite for success. "Research studies on the effects of speaking have shown that the better the pronunciation, the more competent you will be rated by the listeners," explains…

Arqus universities have received more than €4.5M for COVID-19 related research projects
The universities of Bergen, Granada, Leipzig, Lyon and Vilnius have received more than €4.5M for research on COVID-19, whereas Graz and Padua have launched fundraising campaigns to support COVID-19 research projects.
It has been nearly 5 months since the pandemic hit Europe back in…
