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Arverio | Dietmar Denger

The German-French summer campaign for young people is entering its second round in 2025. People under 28 from Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate, and Saarland can use their tickets to travel on regional trains in the Grand Est region and to Paris, while French youth can take advantage of the same offer in Germany. Long-distance and inner-city public transport trains are excluded, and free reservations are required on certain sections of the route.

The University of Basel is offering the free online course “How to Survive Your First International Conference” on November 17 and 19, 2025, for doctoral students and postdocs from all Eucor and EPICUR universities. The course provides practical strategies for successfully participating in international conferences, including presentation techniques and networking tips. Registration is open until October 17.

From October 12 to 18 2025, the “Innovation Ecosystems for a Sustainable and Digitalized Society - International Alumni Week 2025” will bring together international alumni and research alumni of KIT and the University of Stuttgart. The focus is on the major topics of the future: sustainable mobility, digital transformation and liveable cities. Experience a week full of exchange, inspiration and innovation and help shape the future - your ideas. Your network. Your impact.

Kira Heid, KIT

The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has once again improved its position in the renowned QS World University Ranking and is ranked 98th in this year's edition, making it one of the top 100 universities worldwide. This means that KIT has climbed four places compared to the previous year.

Within Germany, which is represented by 48 universities, KIT improved by one position to 5th place. KIT performs particularly well in the “success of graduates” indicator, where it ranks third in Germany.

The European experience awaits: Students from all faculties can now apply for the EPICUR Winter Program 2025/26 and quickly gain international experience. Innovative EPICUR courses on a wide range of topics can be taken either online, hybrid or at one of the partner universities, and connect students and lecturers from all over Europe.

The “Transformative Cities” lecture series brings together leading academics from EPICUR partner universities to explore critical urban challenges and innovative responses that are shaping the future of cities. Each Tuesday at 11.30 a.m. until the end of July 2025, different perspectives on urban development will be explained. The lecture series is part of the EPICUR hubs. All interested parties are invited. The Zoom link will be provided after registration.

The EPICUR Seed Funding Scheme 2025 is now open! Researchers from EPICUR partner universities can apply for up to €150,000 to develop collaborative research ideas in any field. Submit your proposal by 4 September 2025. 

The annual Eucor funding instrument Seed Money is now open for applications: Innovative cross-border projects in the fields of research, innovation, and transfer, as well as in teaching, are eligible to apply. Researchers and teaching staff can apply for funding of up to €60,000 until September 8, 2025.