Politecnico di Torino (Italy) is inviting staff from all Unite! partner universities to take part in the Unite! Widening Staff Week, taking place on 24–28 November 2025.
This unique event offers an excellent opportunity to:
- explore tools and solutions for managing research and innovation projects,
- visit the PoliTO campus and laboratories,
- engage in social and networking activities with colleagues from across the Unite! alliance.
Participants will receive reimbursement for travel, subsistence, and accommodation expenses, in line with internal business travel regulations of the university.
The event is organized as part of the Unite!WIDENING project, funded by the Horizon Europe programme. Its goal is to strengthen the capacity of institutions from Widening countries (such as Poland and Portugal) as centres of excellence in open science and innovation through knowledge sharing, training, and collaboration.
Application deadline: 21 September 2025
Announcement of results: 25 September 2025
Contact: staffmobility@pwr.edu.pl
Programme:
Day 1 – Welcome and introduction – Visit of PoliTO Campus
Day 2 – POLITO Research, Technology Transfer and Innovation (central) Department – focus on pre-award project support activities
Day 3 – POLITO post-award project support from the central and department perspective – Lab visit
Day 4 – Policy office and PoliTO Brussels office – Valentino Castle visit
Day 5 – Exploitation of project results – Support in research data management and OS to publication
In addition: social activities, visits and dinner
Highlights:
- Insight into policy, pre-award and post-award support
- Technology Transfer and innovation best practices
- Principles of research data management and Open Science
- Networking with European administrative peers
Visits to PoliTO Campus and labs and cultural landmarks in Turin.
