CIVIS Autumn 2025 BIP Call now open for UB students

The 2025–2026 academic year begins with exciting news for students eager to enrich their educational journey with a transformative international experience. The CIVIS European University Alliance, of which the University of Bucharest is a member, has launched its Autumn 2025 Call for Blended Intensive Programmes (BIPs) – offering 44 new opportunities for students to study, connect, and collaborate across Europe.

All BIPs will take place in 2026, and (with one exception) applications are open until 30 October 2025.

Climate, Environment and Energy

• Understanding Earth;
• H2O Pollution: holistic approach and nature based solutions;
• Climate change and coastal landscape evolution in the Mediterranean context;
• Enhancing Skills in Polycrisis Management: African and European Approaches;
• Quantifying vulnerability to natural hazards in changing climate patterns; New perspectives and methods
• Environmental Challenges Facing Danube River;
• TRANSMOUNT – Transitions in mountain environments;
• Nature, society & psychology of the climate crisis;
• NANOSUM 2026;

Societies, Culture and Heritage

• Civic Engagement in Europe: A Transdisciplinary Approach;
• A Revival of Ideologies 2. Polarization and Democracy;
• Crises of identity and the philosophy of hospitality;
• BruLau – PhD School in Gender Studies;
• French Travellers in South-Eastern Europe and Mediterranean Lands;
• Roman mobilities and their afterlives;
• Social sciences and Humanities going public – research and practice with, in and for the society;
• Refugees, Migrants, and Exiles in German and Comparative Literature
• Using drones for environmental sciences – in German;
• Multicultural and multilingual mediation: second or/ and foreign language acquisition on the example of the German language – în limba germană
• Cultures of sacrifice and its critics between past and present. Uncover the roots and question the rituals with a deep dive into cultures of sacrifice across time and religions
• Overtourism in global cities. Impacts, challenges and solutions
• Εurope and the Rule of Law
• Research Trends of Korean Studies in Europe
• Linguistic cultures and communities in Europe (past and present) Discover and retrieve data relating to the linguistic culture in Europe
• PolyUnderstanding: Polycrisis, Fragility & Resilience
• The fundamental rights of prisoners face to the States’ international commitments and prison realities
• Transnational cooperation, European values, and policies in Higher Education: perspectives and challenges
• “Black Tie Film” – Instances of Cultural Diplomacy
• Exploring the island as topos in literature: the example of Alexandros Papadiamantis and the island of Skiathos
• Diachronic Linguistics in the 21st Century (2026 Version)

Health

• Basic Cell Biology – applications open until 15 October 2025
• Microbiome and nutrition
• 4D Cell Biology: from disease models to drug discovery
• Sport, exercise and mental health in special populations
• Recent advances on natural product formulations
• Molecular Scale Biophysics
• Maternal and neonatal vaccination
• Biological Basis of Aging and Related Diseases_2nd edition
• Digital Balance and Mental Health Promotion
• 5th BIP Drug Design and Discovery @ Rome 2026
• Challenges and innovative approaches in cardiovascular and metabolic disease – from basic research to clinical practice
• Experimental Models in Molecular Biomedicine (EMMB)

Cities, Territories and Mobility

• Healthy Urban Systems – HUS
• Cities, Spaces, and Mobilities: Collaborative approaches to global challenges

Digital and Technological Transformations –  a cross-cutting theme addressed by many of the programmes through multi- and interdisciplinary approaches.

What Are BIPs?

Going beyond traditional courses, Blended Intensive Programmes (BIPs) represent a new format of Erasmus+ mobility. Each BIP combines online learning with a short physical mobility at another CIVIS member university in a different country.

Students begin with a virtual learning phase, followed by a five-day in-person session abroad, offering a unique opportunity to learn alongside professors and peers from across the CIVIS Alliance – and beyond.

BIPs are designed to break disciplinary and geographical boundaries, bringing together students from diverse academic backgrounds and cultures to work on shared global challenges.

Why apply for a BIP?

Visiting another country to study with European peers – without additional financial costs – is one of the key advantages of participating in a BIP. These programmes offer a rich and rewarding international experience, combining academic learning, cultural exchange, and professional growth.

Whether you are an undergraduate, master’s, or doctoral student, you can now apply for up to two BIPs during this call, directly through the CIVIS  portal.

Who can apply and how?

Each course has its own eligibility criteria, but most are taught in English, so a minimum level of English proficiency and relevant academic background is required.

For many BIPs, the selection process is based on the applicant’s CV and motivation letter, so students are encouraged to carefully prepare and tailor these documents.

Participation in a CIVIS BIP is academically recognized by all member universities and by the European Commission. Depending on the course and workload, students can earn between 3 and 9 ECTS credits.

Every successfully completed BIP will also be recorded in the student’s CIVIS Passport – an innovative tool that documents all CIVIS activities and learning experiences across Europe. The CIVIS Passport, awarded upon graduation, is one of the first instruments for recognizing learning achievements at a European level.