Virtual exchange programme

Una Europa for Virtual Exchange (UnaVEx) brings together students from Europe and Africa to address sustainability challenges in an international and intercultural context.

A group of students standing outside by a water fountain.
UnaVEx scholars

This free virtual exchange programme offers participants a multidisciplinary and intercultural experience with other students from universities across Europe and Africa. Throughout the five-week programme, participants will:

  • attend plenary talks to gain different perspectives on sustainability
  • work with a small, international group of peers
  • develop a collaborative, sustainability-themed action task.

The programme aims to increase:

  • environmental awareness
  • knowledge of the green transition
  • skills in the sustainability transformation of young generations and societies.

The programme was designed not only to raise awareness but also to encourage practical action and intercultural learning. It was both eye-opening and empowering to work on real-world sustainability challenges with people who brought such different perspectives to the table.

UnaVEx participant

Programme information

When: Thursdays from 13 November to 11 December 2025, 1pm to 4pm (GMT)

Where: Online (Zoom)

Cost: Free

UnaVEx is open to undergraduate and postgraduate students from the University of Edinburgh, as well as other students from Una Europa Alliance partner universities and UnaVEx African partner universities.

Applications close 24 October 2025.


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