Call for NOVA students: The next Ideas Club will be held at the University of Ljubljana, one of NOVA’s EUTOPIA partners, on 9 and 10 October 2025. It will address the urgent issues of asylum, migration, inclusion and solidarity policies in the European Union.
This student-led programme aims to raise awareness of European values through knowledge of, and reflection on, local, regional and national identity differences. The event will be held in a hybrid format, comprising an online activity in September and two in-person days in Ljubljana.
The call aims to select three students from each of the following EUTOPIA Alliance partner universities: Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Spain); Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai (Romania); Vrije Universiteit Brussels (Belgium); Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (Italy); CY Cergy Université Paris (France); Technische Universität Dresden (Germany); Göteborgs Universitet (Sweden); NOVA University Lisbon (Portugal); and Univerza v Ljubljana (Slovenia). The University of Warwick (UK) and EUTOPIA’s global partners will also be able to select three students each.
Application requirements
We are looking for undergraduate (preferably) or master’s degree students from NOVA, from any discipline.
Please submit a CV accompanied by a cover letter in English containing a personal introduction and a critical reflection on contemporary social challenges.
The evaluation will focus on knowledge of the EUTOPIA Alliance and how relevant the topic is to personal development, among other things.
English proficiency will be assessed based on the CV and cover letter.
Selection process
The NOVA jury will comprise: João Amaro de Matos, Vice-Rector of NOVA; Ana Santos Pinto, professor at NOVA FCSH; and Carlotta Pisano, Ideas Club professor of the SUPERNOVA Foundation Programme.
The selection process may include an online interview. Results will be communicated individually by 4 August. Successful candidates must confirm their participation by 18 August.
Support
Travel, accommodation and meals will be covered for selected students from EU partner universities by the EUTOPIA MORE project, and for associated and global partners by institutional funds.
Schedule
Deadline for applications: 20 July 2025
Results announced: 4 August 2025
Deadline for appeals: 11 August 2025
Deadline for acceptance and confirmation of participation: 18 August 2025
Register and find more information here: eutopia@unl.pt
The terms and conditions are available here
