Autumn Term 2025: Enrich your academic journey with Circle U. courses

Circle U, Education, International

Did you know that as a student of Université Paris Cité, you are also part of the European alliance Circle U.? This means you can easily internationalise your academic pathway by choosing courses from our partner universities via the alliance’s Open Campus! These courses may be delivered online or involve mobility opportunities. When credit-bearing, they may be recognised, under certain conditions, within the framework of your elective units. Apply now!

L’alliance européenne Circle U. rassemble l’Université Paris Cité, la Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, King’s College London, UCLouvain, l’Université d’Oslo, l’Université d’Aarhus, l’Université de Belgrade, l’Université de Pise, et l’Université de Vienne.

 
The Circle U. European alliance brings together Université Paris Cité, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, King’s College London, UCLouvain, the University of Oslo, Aarhus University, the University of Belgrade, the University of Pisa, and the University of Vienna.

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Courses currently available on the Open Campus

Take advantage of the start of the new academic year to broaden your horizons and participate in the wide range of activities offered by the Circle U. European alliance. Online courses, seminars, conferences, mobility opportunities… discover all that the alliance has to offer!

Before applying to any of the courses below, please ensure you have read the application procedures for Circle U. activities.

Many different courses are available:

Bridging Humanities and Medicine for Sustainable Societal Impact

Are you interested in the links between medicine, the humanities and society? This course invites you to bring these perspectives together to better understand contemporary issues such as climate change, health inequalities and the impact of artificial intelligence. The course is open to all undergraduate students and will be delivered fully online on September 30 and October 23 or October 1 & 24.

Apply by 1 September on the Circle U. website.
May be recognised under certain conditions within the elective units framework (please check the procedures page).

Behavioural Science and Public Policy

This programme focuses on how behavioural sciences influence public policy. Open to Master’s students, it will be delivered in a hybrid format: online on 14, 20, 21 October; 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18 November; 2, 9 December and in person in Louvain-la-Neuve from 26–30 January 2026.

Apply by 20 September on the Circle U. website.
May be recognised under certain conditions within the elective units framework (please check the procedures page).

Climate justice

This course provides an introduction to the ethical and political challenges of global climate change. Open to undergraduate students, it will be delivered online from 17–21 November 2025.

Apply by 30 September on the Circle U. website.
May be recognised under certain conditions within the elective units framework (please check the procedures page).

 

Entrepreneurial Change-making

Do you want to lead a meaningful project? To collaborate with young people across Europe to transform practices? Then the Entrepreneurial Change-making programme is for you!

– Open to Master’s and PhD students.
– Delivered online from 10 November, and in person in Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium) from 8–12 December 2025.

To apply: send your motivation letter to Nicolas Loménie, In.CU.bator Chair – nicolas.lomenie@u-paris.fr before September 30

Politics of Sustainability in Public Health

This hybrid programme will allow participants to examine and explain the terminology used in discourses on sustainability. Concepts such as development, empowerment or resilience can both foster global solidarity and call for greater self-management. Participants will be encouraged to critically reflect on how these often differently interpreted or even contradictory notions shape our approaches to the relationship between policy, sustainability and public health.

– Open to Master’s students.
– Delivered online and in person in Oslo from 1–5 December 2025.

Apply by 1 October on the University of Oslo website.
May be recognised under certain conditions within the elective units framework (please check the procedures page).

 

Political Sociology

This course introduces contemporary political sociology, exploring the interactions between individuals, institutions and socio-political dynamics.

– Open to Master’s students.
– Delivered online from 2 October 2025 to 29 January 2026, on Thursdays from 11:30 to 13:00.

Apply by 1 October on the University of Vienna website.
May be recognised under certain conditions within the elective units framework (please check the procedures page).

 

Environment, Climate, Sustainability: From Knowledge to Action

The scientific foundations of the climate crisis, biodiversity loss and environmental pollution are well established, as are many possible solutions. The real challenge today lies in translating this knowledge into concrete action. This is precisely the aim of this course series.

– Open to final-year undergraduate and Master’s students.
– Delivered online in German from 8 October 2025 to 28 January 2026.

Apply by 1 October on the University of Vienna website.
May be recognised under certain conditions within the elective units framework (please check the procedures page).

 

 

 

En savoir plus

→ Alliance européenne Circle U.

Contacts de Circle U. à UPCité :

→ circleu.iro@u-paris.fr

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