The Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) “Developing PhD students’ linguistic and intercultural skills in the AI-based era” is coordinated by the University of Alba Iulia / Romania and hosted by Donau-Universität Krems / Austria. The two universities are partners in the alliance EU.ACE.

Objectives of the programme:

• Learn about necessary intercultural skills in a multicultural academic environment in the AI-based era
• Build skills for integrating AI in international collaboration using AI-based simulations
• Develop research and critical thinking skills
• Network with PhD, doctoral students and staff of EU.ACE partner universities

For full information please refer to this website: https://intlevents.uab.ro/event/27/

The event is hosted in the format of an Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme, consisting of an onsite-phase in Krems from May 18 - 23, 2025, and a virtual learning phase on May 8 and June 13, 2025.

Registration is possible until April 10, 2025 from this website: https://intlevents.uab.ro/event/27/registrations/28/

PhD students, who are fully enrolled at Ulm University and who participate in the complete programme (including virtual learning phase) are eligible for a scholarship for a short term mobility from the Erasmus+ programme. The scholarship amounts vary between € 553 and € 1.289, depending on a number of factors:

• type and duration of travel
  • standard travel (air plane) - max. 2 travel days
  • green travel (train/bus) - max. 6 travel days
• classification as participant with fewer opportunities
  • participants with disabilities
  • participants with severe illness or chronic disease
  • participants who have to take their own child(ren) abroad
  • first generation academics

A total of three scholarships have been reserved for participants in this BIP. The grants will be awarded on a first come - first serve basis.

Please submit the following documents via eMail to Dr. Sabine Habermalz no later than April 25, 2025:

• Application Form
• Proof of Enrollment at Ulm University (PDF from Campus Portal sufficient)
• Acceptance Notification from University of Alba Iulia
• Learning Agreement
• Declaration on Honour: Green Travel (if applicable)
• Declaration on Honour: Participant with Fewer Opportunities (if applicable)

^{Incomplete Applications will not be processed.}