Mastering the Digital Gateway: Join the Unite! Agora Hands-On Training Session

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For European University alliances, smooth cross-border collaboration is the engine of innovation. Under the Unite!Widening project, our mission is clear: to elevate scientific excellence and maximize knowledge valorisation by building bridges between Widening and non-Widening institutions. But to truly collaborate, we need the right tools—and we need to know how to use them.

Enter the Unite! Agora platform.

As the digital backbone supporting a rapidly expanding ecosystem of joint activities—including training initiatives, staff weeks, surveys, and multi-partner event coordination—the Agora platform is critical to our shared success.

To help our community navigate and harness its full potential, we are hosting a practical, interactive Agora Hands-On Training Session on Thursday, 28 May 2026, from 12:00 to 14:00 CET.

Why Attend? The Strategic Value for Widening Partners

In the realm of EU-funded projects, administrative efficiency and visibility are key drivers of sustainability. For researchers, project managers, and administrative staff from Widening countries, mastering the Agora platform is a direct route to:

  • Boosting Collaboration: Learn how to co-design and manage joint activities seamlessly.
  • Enhancing Resource Accessibility: Discover how to list, structure, and locate shared services and research assets across the alliance.
  • Amplifying Impact: Utilize built-in showcase tools to share research successes, projects, and milestone achievements with the wider European scientific community.

This informal, collaborative session is designed to be a “safe space” to share challenges, swap best practices, and ask direct questions.

Proposed Agenda

Designed to be dynamic and highly practical, the two-hour “lunch-and-learn” agenda covers the essential modules of the platform:

  1. General Introduction & Examples of the Unite! Agora (15 min): Overview of the platform, key functionalities, and examples of current use cases across Unite! activities and projects.
  2. Events Management (30 min): From creation to registration, communication workflows, and digital attendance tracking.
  3. Catalogues & Resources (30 min): Structuring and managing catalogues, resources, and service information to improve accessibility and collaboration..
  4. Showcases & Dissemination (15 min): Presenting projects, initiatives, and success stories through showcase functionalities and dissemination tools.
  5. Other Functional Modules (30 min): Introduction to additional tools and features such as email marketing, Survey, feedback collection, and other practical modules

Event Details & Registration

  • Date: Thursday, 28 May 2026
  • Time: 12:00 – 14:00 CET (Europe/Madrid)
  • Format: Interactive Online Session
  • Registration: Secure your spot directly via the Unite! Agora Platform

Whether you are a researcher looking to coordinate a matchmaking workshop, a project manager organizing a staff week, or an administrator streamlining data collection, this session will give you the practical toolkit you need to succeed.

The development and maintenance of the Agora platform are funded by the European Union through the aUPaEU project.

From Widening to Transformation: Shaping the Future of European Excellence in Brussels

In the heart of Europe’s decision-making hub, Brussels, the Unite!Widening project is set to host a landmark event: “From Widening to Transformation: European Universities as Engines of Inclusion and Innovation.” Taking place on 17–18 June 2026 at the NCBR Centre in Brussels, this conference represents more than a meeting of minds—it is a strategic call to action for the future of European science and education.

Unite! In-Person Matchmaking Workshop at Politecnico di Torino

The Unite! alliance will host an in-person matchmaking workshop at Politecnico di Torino on 12–13 May 2026. This event serves as a strategic follow-up to the virtual matchmaking session held on 19 March 2026, which involved over 170 researchers interested in Horizon Europe grant application