UNIC European University

The City of Oulu is the University of Oulu’s partner in the European University UNIC. It is dedicated to develop a dialogic relationship with its post-industrial city partners to address their questions, such as structural changes. In Oulu, they relate to the population growth and new opportunities in urban ecosystems. In post-industrial cities’ context, superdiverse people are considered a strength. In a smart city, knowledge management becomes a key approach, and the city is developed together with stakeholders.

UNIC provides attractive education for a diverse population. The students of the University of Oulu's can take joint programmes and choose courses from all UNIC universities. Furthermore, a shared campus between UNIC universities is developed for easy international mobility.

• The Superdiversity Academy  to create models for organising inclusive education for a diverse population. 
• A shared campus between UNIC universities to promote international mobility. 
• Collaboration through double and joint degrees and virtual course offerings

Engaged Research enables research to have a better impact. Knowledge is not produced just for society, but instead, with the society and within the society.

The European University UNIC develops a framework and supportive systems for involving and engaging citizens, civil society, and public/city authorities in research and innovation. UNIC creates a truly European infrastructure for studying the questions and challenges of post-industrial cities.

• Read more about UNIC for Engaged Research (UNIC4ER)

Contact the Oulu UNIC4ER H2020 team by emailing unic.info[at]oulu.fi

• Engaged Research Officer Sari Hirvonen-Kantola 

CityLabs events address the challenges of changing cities through co-creation.

• Learn more on short video: UNIC CityLabs Explained

• The UNIC CityLabs festival was held in Liège, Belgium in October 2021, see snapshots on a video

• Contact the Oulu UNIC CityLabs Coordinator Mia Kemppaala by email unic.info[at]oulu.fi

• Bilbao, University of Deusto, Spain

• Bochum, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany

• Cork, University College Cork, Ireland

• Istanbul, Koç University, Türkiye

• Liège, University of Liège, Belgium

• Zagreb, University of Zagreb, Croatia

• Rotterdam, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands (coordinator)

• Oulu, the University of Oulu, Finland

• Lodz, the University of Lodz, Poland

• Malmö, Malmö University, Sweden