Learning Opportunities

Innovative Teacher in Wonderland - Redefining the Teacher's Role and the Future Pedagogy

Erasmus+ BIP

Inside Industrial Defences: A Real-World OT Cyber Security Course

Erasmus+ BIP (from 02/02/2026 to 27/03/2026)

How do we secure the backbone of modern life? Water plants, energy grids, and hospitals all rely on Industrial Control Systems (ICS). Inside Industrial Defences is a BIP offering a hands-on introduction to Operational Technology (OT) cyber security. Through online learning and a practical week in Emmen, participants explore real-world incidents, evolving threats, and defensive strategies to strengthen industrial cyber resilience.

Learning to Give: - Volunteering, Community Engagement, and Social Responsibility in Action

Erasmus+ BIP (from 25/03/2026 to 22/05/2026)

This BIP integrates volunteering into the student learning journey, empowering participants to contribute to society while deepening their understanding of social responsibility and community impact. By working directly with local organisations in Athlone and Limerick, students will gain meaningful, real-world experience while exploring how higher education can drive positive social and environmental change.  Join us and discover how giving back can shape you into a confident, capable, and socially responsible professional!

Lifestyle Brand Building - Towards culturally responsive design!

Erasmus+ BIP (from 04/05/2026 to 29/05/2026)

How can we build sustainable lifestyle brands that inspire identity, culture, and purpose? Join the Lifestyle Brand Building BIP and find out!We offer a hands-on, interdisciplinary journey that blends design thinking, brand building, and fashion production. The programme is jointly coordinated by HAMK from Finland, Politécnico de Leiria from Portugal, and NHL Stenden from The Netherlands.Across three online weeks and one face-to-face week at NHL Stenden, you will work in international, multidisciplinary teams in a safe, creative, supportive environment, use design thinking to develop sustainable brand concepts and express the brand through a fashion piece prototype.

Moot Court

SAP (from 12/05/2026 to 05/06/2026)

The Short Advanced Programme (SAP) Moot Court on EU Values, part of the EU Values Awareness strand in RUN-EU Work Package 5 – EMIC, aims to deepen understanding of mechanisms safeguarding EU values through the interactive Moot Court format. Legal instruments, rooted in the Union’s founding Treaties, are central to promoting these values and driving integration. The Treaties, other legislation, and European Court of Justice rulings have long underpinned economic integration grounded in democratic principles. Jointly coordinated by IPCA and NHL Stenden, this SAP includes an in-person week in Barcelos, Portugal.

Natural Happiness - Living in playground

Erasmus+ BIP (from 16/03/2026 to 24/04/2026)

The project based BIP  Natural Happiness - Living in playground explores physical and social environments in multidisciplinary approach in order to improve public spaces and promote natural happiness (rather than artificial happiness).

Natural Happiness - Living in playground - 2nd Edition

Erasmus+ BIP (from 24/08/2026 to 25/09/2026)

The project based BIP Natural Happiness - Living in playground, explores physical and social environments in multidisciplinary approach in order to improve public spaces and promote natural happiness (rather than artificial happiness).

Navigating Cultural Diversity: - Communication on cultural awareness in the EU 2050

Erasmus+ BIP (from 29/04/2026 to 29/05/2026)

How will communication shape Europe’s social and cultural future?This Blended Intensive Programme combines online learning with an international in-person week to explore intercultural communication, European values, globalization, and the challenges of the digital age. Join students from across Europe to develop key skills for communicating responsibly in a diverse and interconnected EU.

Navigating EU Values in EU Institutions

SAP (from 03/03/2025 to 08/05/2025)

This programme focusses on EU institutional awareness, communication, and intercultural sensitivity. By engaging in cross-cultural collaboration, participants will enhance their ability to explain European decision-making processes and contribute to a more inclusive, value-driven Europe.Through a combination of workshops, seminars, group assignments, and immersive experiences, participants will explore how these values shape European governance, education, and society. The programme emphasises both theoretical and practical knowledge, offering a comprehensive introduction to European decision-making processes and how European values are integrated across EU Member States.