From 24 to 28 November 2025, Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences will host the U!REKA Week for the first time. During this week, a wide range of events will take place on our campus in collaboration with our U!REKA university partners. A particular highlight will be U!REKA Day on 26 November 2025.
Program
09:00–09:25
Building 10, Johannes-Uthoff-Halle
Welcome address
Prof. Dr. Kai-Oliver Schocke, President, Frankfurt UAS
Prof. Dr. Susanne Rägle, Vice President for Research, Transfer and Internationalization, Frankfurt UAS
09:25–10:00
Building 10, Johannes-Uthoff-Halle
Keynote I | Channa van der Brug: Interoperability
Interoperability is becoming a key driver of digital transformation in European higher education – not only on a technical level, but also in terms of governance, legislation, and institutional processes. Channa van der Brug from Hochschulforum Digitalisierung / European Digital Education Hub at Stifterverband will guide us through the broader vision of interoperability promoted by the Hub’s recent initiatives.
10:00–10:30
Building 10, Johannes-Uthoff-Halle
Keynote II | Christian Hoppe: Implementing the Unite! Metacampus
Christian Hoppe from UNITE! European University / TU Darmstadt provides insights into the development and implementation of the UNITE! Metacampus. This shared digital learning management system (LMS) connects students and staff across all partner universities of the UNITE! alliance, offering access to courses, digital services, and collaboration opportunities.
10:30–11:15
Building 10, "Multifunktionsraum"
U!REKA Day Gallery Walk
Coffee break and poster exhibition on U!REKA offerings
11:15–12:30
Building 10, rooms tba
Workshops | registration:
1. Across Europe in 75 Minutes – U!REKA World Café
A journey across Europe in just 75 minutes? U!REKA Day makes it possible. Connect with colleagues from our partner universities – VSB TUO Ostrava, Metropolia UAS Helsinki, HOGENT, Amsterdam UAS, IPL Lisbon, BFI Vienna, Odessa National Economic University, and University of Bari Aldo Moro – in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere.
2. Collaborative Online Teaching in U!REKA
Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) enables joint teaching and learning across borders – without the need for physical travel. This workshop introduces the COIL approach with practical examples from U!REKA.
Additionally, the jointly developed sustainability input introducing the 17 SDGs and their link to U!REKA’s goals as a model of transnational digital teaching, will be presented as another form of digital collaborative online learning.
Speakers: Marleen Henny (Amsterdam UAS), Prof. Dr. Miriam Peters (Frankfurt UAS), Maarten Michiels (HOGENT), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jan Dieterle (Frankfurt UAS)
3. Teaching Across Borders in U!REKA – In the Room, Not Just on Zoom
This workshop explores collaborative teaching formats that bring participants together in person – beyond traditional or purely online settings. Colleagues from Frankfurt UAS present their experiences with programmes developed and implemented jointly with U!REKA partners.
Speakers: Prof. Dr. Jens Liebehenschel, Prof. Dr. Benjamin Bierwirth, Prof. Dr. Anne Lange (Frankfurt UAS)
4. Exploring Research Collaboration in U!REKA
Research is a core pillar of the U!REKA European University. This workshop presents U!REKA’s strategies to foster collaborative research – covering project acquisition, joint project implementation, and building shared research infrastructure.
Speakers: Mark van Wees (Amsterdam UAS), Prof. Dr. Timo von Wirth (Frankfurt UAS)
5. U!REKA Engagement Workshop
Students and staff are invited to share their perspectives on how to make U!REKA’s virtual course catalogue —launching January 2026 on https://www.ureka.eu —more relevant and appealing. The session is student-centred, focusing on how you want to receive information, what motivates you, and which course topics or practical skills (such as soft skills or sustainability themes) matter most.
12:30–13:00
Building 10, Johannes-Uthoff-Halle
Closing Plenary: Reflections and Outlook with U!REKA Focus Professors and the Vice President for Research, Transfer and Internationalization
To conclude the event, U!REKA Focus Professors from the faculties and the Vice President for Research, Transfer and Internationalization invite you to an engaging exchange on opportunities, challenges, and perspectives for U!REKA at our university. The panel session will reflect on the insights gained throughout the day, highlight current U!REKA activities within the different faculties, and offer a joint summary and outlook for the future development of the alliance.
Panelists: Prof. Dr. Susanne Rägle, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dominic Hofmann, Prof. Dr. Faouzi Attallah, Prof. Dr. Erika Graf, Prof. Dr. Miriam Peters
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