Being a border region, close to Slovenia and Austria, UNIUD is actively engaged in a wide range of research activities in cooperation with other universities, research institutes, companies and organizations at both national and international levels. The 8 Departments, supported by administrative offices, autonomously perform and manage everything related to each scientific research, in PE LS e SH sectors.
In the decade 2014-2023, UNIUD has been involved as a partner in many projects and has indeed acquired more than 450 research fundings on competitive calls, such as regional projects, cooperation projects (e.g. Interreg) and projects under the European Commission’s framework programmes (e.g. Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe).

Training

• Master Degrees related to CBC topics:
  • Translation and Cultural Mediation
  • European and International Languages and Literatures
  • European Citizenship, Institutions and Policies

An updated list of all the offered courses is available on the web page UNIUD EDUCATION.

• The Erasmus Mundus Master Programme “Euroculture”
• PhD Law and Innovation in the European Legal Space

Research / Applied Research

• ACROSS: The aim of the project is to create a positive impact on Europe’s cross-border regions through joint education, research & innovation and regional engagment. Across unites 10 European universities and 9 full partners (link).

An updated list of funded research projects is always available on the webpage UNIUD INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH, the main ongoing projects dealing with cross-border topics are:

• Interreg Italia-Croazia (2021-2027):
  • MARINET – “MARICULTURE NETWORK: Implementation of newtechnologies for diversified sustainable aquaculture targeting healthy society and competitive regions”
• Interreg Italia-Austria (2021-2027):
  • PANORAMA – “PiANificazione di cOmunità eneRgetiche AMbientalmente e pAesaggisticamente sostenibili”
  • SITAR – “Supportare l’Industria delle costruzioni nella Transizione verso pratiche rispettose del clima nella Regione Alpina”
  • SENECA – “Epigenetica della senescenza cellulare nel processo di invecchiamento: ringiovanire il sistema immunitario a beneficio della salute umana”
  • NETTLE – “Cooperazione transfrontaliera per la valorizzazione di piante alpine fonte di composti bioattivi”
  • CEDRIC – “Creazione di un agro-ecosistema sostenibile e transfrontaliero sfruttando la biodiversità del microbioma radicale”
• Interreg Italia-Slovenia (2021-2027):
  • ACQUAVITIS II-IRRIGAVIT – “Irrigazione razionale e gestione del suolo in viticoltura transfrontaliera”
  • E-NAT2CARE – “Valorizzare la gestione transfrontaliera per la tutela e il ripristino dei siti Natura 2000 nell’area MAB delle Alpi Giulie e del Carso”

Conferences

(Udine, 29^th and 30^th June 2017) “The G7 University” – Manifesto of Udine:

The G7 has collectively drawn up recommendations to strengthen the effectiveness of universities’ roles as actors and partners in increasing the quality and development of human society. Universities are ready to be both a pivotal actor and supportive partner promoting

• a wider culture of economic, social and environmental sustainability,
• a democratic participation in social life and social mobility,
• the expansion of HE by increasing the number of graduates, with the goal of fostering increased future economic development,
• the strengthening of global citizenship dynamics.

 

(Udine, 12^th June 2024) “Universities for the country’s sustainable development”:

More than 50 universities involved in the conference has analyzed the role and actions of universities to facilitate and to maximise the impact of sustainable development measures.