OpenFieldExperience groundbreaking European joint degrees, urban post-industrial resilience fellowships, and superdiversity research across 10 European cities with UNIC.
The European University of Post-Industrial Cities (UNIC) is a premier European University Alliance funded by the European Commission, anchored in the Netherlands by Erasmus University Rotterdam (Campus Woudestein). Uniting 10 leading European universities, UNIC drives urban resilience, post-industrial economic transition, superdiversity, and cross-border joint European degrees.
Erasmus+ funded mobility scholarship supporting students completing joint master's coursework across at least two UNIC alliance member universities.
Two-year multi-campus European degree exploring circular economy redevelopment, former brownfield regeneration, and urban climate adaptation.
One-year post-master's fellowship based at Erasmus University Rotterdam conducting co-creation fieldwork with the Port of Rotterdam and Rotterdam City Council.
Six-month research internship analyzing industrial symbiosis, waste heat networks, and circular building material salvage across the Rotterdam port complex.
Seed funding grant for doctoral candidate teams across at least two UNIC universities researching digital public services and algorithmic equity in diverse cities.
Ten-week online Blended Intensive Programme (5 ECTS) investigating plurilingual teaching strategies, translanguaging, and anti-bias classroom curricula.
One-year post-doctoral fellowship modeling job shifts, renewable micro-grids, and social justice outcomes in post-coal and heavy industrial European regions.
President of Erasmus University Rotterdam & UNIC Alliance Board Member
Prof. Dr. Ed Brinksma is President of Erasmus University Rotterdam & UNIC Alliance Board Member in the Executive Board Erasmus University Rotterdam at European University of Post-Industrial Cities (UNIC European University Alliance / Erasmus University Rotterdam), conducting advanced research in European university alliances, Higher education innovation models, Formal methods and computer science.
Topics: European university alliances, Higher education innovation models, Formal methods and computer science, Societal impact of research
View researcher profile ↗Alliance Coordinator of UNIC & Professor of Public Policy
Prof. Dr. Peter Scholten is Alliance Coordinator of UNIC & Professor of Public Policy in the Department of Public Administration & UNIC Alliance at European University of Post-Industrial Cities (UNIC European University Alliance / Erasmus University Rotterdam), conducting advanced research in Governance of superdiversity, Migration policy analysis, European higher education integration.
Topics: Governance of superdiversity, Migration policy analysis, European higher education integration, Co-creation and urban CityLabs
View researcher profile ↗Academic Director of Erasmus Graduate School & Professor of Sociology
Prof. Dr. Liesbet van Zoonen is Academic Director of Erasmus Graduate School & Professor of Sociology in the Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences at European University of Post-Industrial Cities (UNIC European University Alliance / Erasmus University Rotterdam), conducting advanced research in Smart cities and democratic citizenship, Urban digital technology governance, Gender and media culture.
Topics: Smart cities and democratic citizenship, Urban digital technology governance, Gender and media culture, Public engagement in post-industrial cities
View researcher profile ↗All listings are compiled from official university sources and reviewed under OpenField editorial standards. Program availability, scholarship quotas, and entry requirements are subject to university revisions. Applicants should confirm all deadlines with European University of Post-Industrial Cities (UNIC European University Alliance / Erasmus University Rotterdam)'s official admissions office.
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