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The University of Pavia will host the 4th EC2U Forum from 4th to 7th of April. We are excited to welcome you!
During the Forum, not only students and professors from the EC2U Alliance, but also the associated partners and all the stakeholders, civil society and citizens will participate in meetings and conferences to discuss how to strengthen the European dimension in the area of digital education, sustainability, multilingualism, quality of education, health and well-being, following the UNSDGs targets.
“The University of Pavia is proud to host the 4th Forum of the European Alliance “European Campus of City-Universities (EC2U)”. We strongly believe in the potential of the European Alliance to create a pan-European inter-universities campus and create an education eco-system through a new model of quality education for an inclusive civic society. The EC2U Forum will include a multiplicity of events, which will take place in the setting of the most beautiful historical buildings of Pavia, and during which not only the delegations of our European universities, but all citizens, will be invited to discover and share the stimuli that the Forum will bring to light, towards the future of shared knowledge and skills, without any linguistic, geographical or cultural barriers.”
Francesco Svelto, Rector of the University of Pavia
“The EC2U Forum in Pavia represents a fundamental moment of reunion and interaction between Municipalities and universities, and will make a great contribution to the growth and transformation of our universities, and to the union of the European Alliance.
Thanks to the mix of innovation and expertise, the event will help raise awareness and convey to the community the necessary know-how to achieve the goals of sustainability and well-being for our city, and more widely, for the entire European Union.”
We are looking forward to welcoming all the EC2U Community and stakeholder involved in Pavia.”
Fabrizio Fracassi, Mayor of Pavia
“Pavia is a city with enormous potential and the perfect place where innovative companies and projects can be born and grow. The Technological Pole will host some events within the EC2U Forum, supporting the enhancement and expertise that the European partners, and the important guests from the academic and business world will share. We are thrilled to open the doors of our Technological Pole to all the participants of the Forum”
Tommaso Mazzocchi, President of the Technological Pole of Pavia
“ST.E.P ESN PAVIA is glad to welcome the EC2U community and all the universities of the Alliance.
We feel involved in this cooperation as we share the same ambition, that is the development of exchange projects and the integration of the students in our local and University environment.
According to our project, we organize volunteering activities considering different fields: environmental sustainability, education, charity and language exchanges.We look forward to giving you a warm welcome!.”
Matteo Carbone,President of ST.E.P ESN PAVIA
“As Director of CIMEA, the Italian ENIC NARIC Center, it is a great pleasure to be intervene at the 4th Forum of the European Alliance “European Campus of City-Universities (EC2U)” hosted by the University of Pavia. Being an associate partner of EC2U is an added value for CIMEA as the Italian information center in its daily activities in supporting higher education institutions in their academic recognition procedures. At the same time, CIMEA’s role at international level aims to give its contribution to the European Education Area (EEA) in the field of digitalisation, micro-credentials and development of the European degree so to enhance and encourage mobility and internationalisation.”
Luca Lantero, Director of CIMEA
Please note:
All timetables are Central European Time (CET)
All the meetings (closed and public) will be held in hybrid mode (presential and online participation).
MONDAY 4th APRIL (Closed Working Meetings) | ||
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4.00pm – 6.00pm | Local Coordinator meeting | Università Centrale – Sala CdA |
RI4C2 MaCo meeting | GLOBEC hub – Cortile centrale | |
6.30pm – 8.00pm | Welcome cocktail in partnership with the Municipality | Castello Visconteo |
TUESDAY 5th APRIL (Closed Working Meetings) | ||
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8.30am – 6.00pm | Registration/ Info desk | Palazzo Vistarino |
10.00am – 12.30am | Meeting WP Board 2: Culture and Campus Life | |
Meeting WP Board 3: EC2U Connect Center | ||
Meeting WP Board 4: Good Health and Well-Being | ||
Meeting WP Board 5: Quality Education | ||
Meeting WP Board 6: Sustainable Cities and Communities | ||
Meeting WP Board 7: Science with and for Society | ||
Quality Council Meeting | ||
12.30am – 2.00pm | Lunch | Palazzo Vistarino |
2.00pm – 3.00pm | ExeCo Meeting | |
2.00pm –3.30pm | Communication Meeting | |
3.30pm – 4.30pm | Coffee Break | |
4.30pm – 6.00pm | Closed Council Meeting | |
Micro-credential Task force Meeting (4.30pm – 5.30pm) | ||
WP3 meets the other WPs leaders on digital issues | ||
4.00pm – 5.15pm | EC2U Mobility Fair – infosession (registration at this page) | Università Centrale – Aula Magna |
5.15pm – 6.30pm | EC2U Mobility Fair | Università Centrale – Cortile delle statue |
WEDNESDAY 6th APRIL | ||
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8.00am – 6.00pm | Registration / Info desk | Università Centrale – Aula Forlanini |
9.00am – 10.30am | Plenary Council Meeting (EC2U Staff and Associated Partners Only) | Università Centrale – Aula Magna |
10.30am – 11.00am | Coffee break | Università Centrale – Aula Disegno e cortile Sforzesco |
11.00am -11.30am | Institutional Photos | Università Centrale |
11.30am -1.00pm | Opening of the Forum (→ check out the speakers) | Università Centrale – Aula Magna |
1.00pm – 2.30pm | Lunch | Università Centrale – Aula Disegno e cortile Sforzesco |
2.30pm – 3.00pm |
Promotion EC2U Joint Master’s Degree: LIFELINE – Lifelong Well-Being and Healthy Ageing |
Università Centrale – Aula 400 |
Promotion EC2U Joint Master’s Degree: European Languages, Cultures and Societies in Contact |
Università Centrale – Aula Magna | |
Promotion EC2U Joint Master’s Degree: Sustainable Cities and Communities | Università Centrale – Aula Grande Scienze Politiche | |
3.00pm – 4.30pm |
GLADE Virtual Institute “Good Health and Well-Being for all” (→check out the speakers) |
Università Centrale – Aula 400 |
Quality Education Virtual Institute “Digital and computational tools and methodologies for interdisciplinary research on Language, Culture and Society” ( → check out the speakers) | Università Centrale – Aula Magna | |
Sustainable Cities and Communities Virtual Institute “Dimensions & perspectives of global sustainability” (→check out the speakers) |
Università Centrale – Aula Grande Scienze Politiche | |
4.30pm – 5.00pm | Coffee break | Università Centrale – Aula Disegno e Cortile Sforzesco |
5.00pm – 6.00pm | Discussion Session “The voice of Students” | Università Centrale – Aula Magna |
6.00pm – 6.30pm | “EC2U – My Mobile Tutor” App Launch | |
6.30pm – 7.30pm | City Tour organised by S.T.E.P. ESN Pavia | Meeting point at Università Centrale – Aula Magna |
8.30pm | Gala Dinner (EC2U Staff and Associated Partners only) | Bardelli Restaurant (Viale Lungo Ticino Vosconti 2) |
THURSDAY 7th APRIL | ||
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8.00am – 5.00pm | Registration/Info Desk | Università Centrale – Aula Forlanini |
9.00am – 10.30am | Round table – “EWP/ESC: Digitalizing the European Universities Alliances: challenges and solutions” (→ check out the speakers) |
Università Centrale – Aula Magna |
10.30am – 11.00am | Coffee break | Università Centrale – Aula Disegno e cortile Sforzesco |
11.00am – 1.00pm | Round table: “Micro credential relevance for the EC2U Alliance and beyond” (→check out the speakers) | Università Centrale – Aula 400 |
Task Group Mobility meeting (EC2U Staff only) | Università Centrale – Sala Cda | |
11.30am – 1.00pm | EC2U Think Tank: “Circular Economy – Key to Change and Sustainability” (→check out the speakers) | Polo Tecnologico |
1.00pm – 2.30pm | Lunch | Università Centrale – Aula Disegno e cortile Sforzesco or Polo Tecnologico (According to the activity you choose from 11.00am to 1.00pm) |
2.30pm – 4.30pm | Entrepreneurial Challenges: Final presentations (EC2U Entrepreneurial Week) | Polo Tecnologico |
Round table: “Research & Innovation for cities & citizens” in partnership with RI4C2 project (→check out the speakers) | Università Centrale – Aula 400 | |
5.00pm – 5.30pm | Closing address | |
5.30pm | Goodbye Cocktail in partnership with the Municipality | Bar dell’Università (Scienze Politiche) |
Please note:
All timetables are Central European Time (CET)
All the meetings (closed and public) will be held in hybrid mode ( presential and online participation).
MONDAY 4th APRIL | ||
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4.30pm – 5.00pm | Registration/Info Desk | Palazzo San Tommaso – Aula Bottigella |
5.00pm – 6.00pm | Welcome activity | |
6.30pm – 8.00pm | Welcome cocktail in partnership with the Municipality | Castello Visconteo |
10.00pm | Karaoke night organised by S.T.E.P. ESN Pavia | Agua (Piazza Vittoria 12) |
TUESDAY 5th APRIL | ||
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9.00am – 12.30pm | Rafting activity Zerbolò – Pavia | Meeting point at CUS-Capannone dei campioni |
1.30pm – 2.30pm | Lunch (not provided by Unipv) | Markas Canteen (via Ferrata, 20) |
2.45pm – 3.15pm | Registration Desk – for those who could not attend the registration session on 4th April | University Sport Centre – CUS Office
(Via Agostini Bassi, 9A) |
3.00pm – 4.30pm | Workshop “Promoting sport activity in the University campus” | |
4.30pm – 5.00pm | Coffee Break | |
5.00pm – 6.00pm | Meeting Tokyo 2021 Olympics and paralympics Champions | |
OR 4.00pm – 6.30pm | EC2U Mobility Fair | Università Centrale – Aula Magna e Cortile delle Statue |
7.00pm – 9.00pm | Dinner (not provided by Unipv) | |
9.30pm | Tandem night organised by S.T.E.P. ESN Pavia | Il Broletto (Piazza Vittoria) |
WEDNESDAY 6th APRIL | ||
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9.00am – 11.00am | Preparation of the Podcast (Group A) managed by S.T.E.P. ESN Pavia | Università Centrale – GLOBEC Hub |
Preparation of the discussion session “The voice of Students” (Group B) | Università Centrale – Aula Volta | |
Training on “How to become an effective EC2U Ambassador” (Group C) | Università Centrale – Aula 400 | |
11.00am -11.30am | Institutional Photos | Università Centrale |
11.30am -1.00am | Opening of the Forum (→ check out the speakers) | Università Centrale – Aula Magna |
1.00pm – 2.30pm | Lunch (not provided by Unipv) S.T.E.P. ESN Pavia organises a Pic-Nic at Ticino River | Meeting Point in front of Aula Magna |
2.30pm – 3.00pm |
Promotion EC2U Joint Master’s Degree: LIFELINE – Lifelong Well-Being and Healthy Ageing |
Università Centrale – Aula 400 |
Promotion EC2U Joint Master’s Degree: European Languages, Cultures and Societies in Contact |
Università Centrale- Aula Magna | |
Promotion EC2U Joint Master’s Degree: Sustainable Cities and Communities |
Università Centrale- Aula Grande – Scienze Politiche | |
3.00pm – 4.30pm |
GLADE Virtual Institute “Good Health and Well-Being for all” (→check out the speakers) |
Università Centrale- Aula 400 |
Quality Education Virtual Institute “Digital and computational tools and methodologies for interdisciplinary research on Language, Culture and Society” (→check out the speakers) |
Università Centrale- Aula Magna | |
Sustainable Cities and Communities Virtual Institute “Dimensions & perspectives of global sustainability” (→check out the speakers) |
Università Centrale- Aula Grande – Scienze Politiche | |
Realisation of the Podcast (Group A) managed by S.T.E.P. ESN Pavia |
GLOBEC hub, cortile centrale | |
Preparation of “The Voice of Students” (Group B) |
Università Centrale – Aula Esagoni – Scienze Politiche | |
5.00pm – 6.00pm | Discussion Session “The voice of Students” | Università Centrale – Aula Magna |
6.00pm – 6.30pm | “EC2U – My Mobile Tutor” App Launch | |
6.30pm – 7.30pm | City Tour organised by S.T.E.P. ESN Pavia | Meeting at Università Centrale – Aula Magna |
Dinner (not provided by Unipv) | ||
11.00pm | Social Event and Dance night organised by S.T.E.P. ESN Pavia | Hide (Viale Indipendenza 72) |
THURSDAY 7th APRIL | ||
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9.30am – 11.00am | Sport Activities (fitness) | Università Centrale – Cortile Teresiano |
11.30am – 1.00pm | EC2U Think Tank: “Circular Economy – Key to Change and Sustainability” (→check out the speakers) | Polo Tecnologico (Via Fratelli Cuzio, 42) |
1.00pm – 2.30pm | Lunch provided by Unipv | |
2.30pm – 4.30pm | Entrepreneurial Challenge: Final presentations (EC2U Entrepreneurial Week) | |
Roundtable: “Research & Innovation for cities & citizens” in partnership with the RI4C2 project (→check out the speakers) | Università Centrale – Aula 400 | |
5.00pm – 5.30pm | Closing address | |
5.30pm | Goodbye Cocktail in partnership with the Municipality | Università Centrale – Cortile del bar (Scienze Politiche) |
9.30pm | Quiz night organised by S.T.E.P. ESN Pavia | Hide (Viale Independenza 72) |
Please note, all the meetings and conferences will be held in English.
VIRTUAL FORUM The majority of the sessions will be live-streamed:
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Are you a student ? To register for the event, contact the EC2U coordinator of your university.
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For people coming from Schengen countries:
EU Digital Covid Certificate or Green Pass issued upon completion of a vaccination cycle will be valid for 6 months only. In addition to that, many services and public transportation means require the use of a “Strengthened Green Pass” or “Super Green Pass” or equivalent certificate (vaccination or recovery only). If you do not hold a valid Green Pass, you may not have access to public transport, hotels, restaurants and other services and facilities. With Decree-Law of February 4, 2022 n. 5, the Government established an exception to the 6-month rule. Such exception applies to any person coming to Italy from abroad, whose vaccination or recovery certificate is older than 6 months. For the sole purpose of accessing services and facilities in Italy, which require the use of a Strengthened Green Pass, these individuals may show a proof of a negative test result, either molecular or antigenic. In this case, a molecular test is valid for 72 hours; an antigenic test is valid for 48 hours. Such exception applies as well to those who have received a vaccination with a vaccine not authorised by EMA or not recognized as equivalent in Italy. ”
We kindly advice to bring with you a printed copy of your Supergreen pass as in some places there could be difficulties to verify it by the appc19 since has not been issued in Italy.
Please note that people who does not have a valid Supergreen pass might have the access denied in restaurant, public transport and shop using the appc19.
As of 1st April some restrictions listed above should be modified as the situation for now seems getting better, however we recommend all of you to follow the current rules. Please note that all the updates are available here: https://infocovid.viaggiaresicuri.it/index_en.html
If you have any questions regarding the EC2U Forum in Pavia, please contact ec2u@unipv.it
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