Learn leadership skills, apply for summer schools abroad and connect with fellow students across the alliance with Una Europa student opportunities. Opportunities European Day of Languages 2026 Date: Friday 25 September, online (various sessions)Celebrate the European Day of Languages 2026 with Una Europa! Sign up for free, online “bite-size” sessions to learn the basics in one of the official languages of Una Europa (or further afield!) in a relaxed setting with 45-minute 'taster' sessions, taught by qualified language tutors from across the alliance, or come along to a panel discussion on multilingualism with linguists and experts from the Una Europa community.Read the full list of language sessions and register on the Una Europa website:Register for European Day of LanguagesDeadline for registration: 23 September 2026, 16:00 UK time. Una Europa Virtual Exchanges for Sustainability (UnaVEx) Are you passionate in sustainability and interested in connecting with student peers from across Europe and Africa? Join UnaVEx to gain an insight into climate change, biodiversity, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and more, with inspiring talks from subject experts. Over the course of five weeks, participants will work in small international group of peers to develop a collaborative, sustainability-themed action task.UnaVEx takes place fully online and is open to all UoE students with an interest in sustainability, from any subject and study level. Apply to be an UnaVEx participant (call opens 15 September 2026)Apply to be a moderator (call currently open until 15 October 2026) - Join the Moderators’ training Program for Una Europa Virtual Exchanges for Sustainability (UnaVEx) – UnaVEx Hear from previous UoE participants in UnaVEx. Edinburgh Una Europa Student Network Join the Edinburgh Una Europa Student Network and take an active part in building the Una Europa student community! Work with a group of enthusiastic student peers to create student-led projects on campus and collaborate with staff on joint initiatives. Connect with students from across all corners on Europe around Una Europa themes, from Sustainability to Data Science and AI and Cultural Heritage – or simply come along to one of our events!Learn more and join the Network Micro-credential in Sustainability Consisting of five MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) which, once completed, award the learner with 10ECTS. After studying the introductory course, there are four additional courses covering the environmental, economic, and social aspects of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Explore the micro-credential course programme Language Tandem Tool Are you learning a language and wanting to boost your conversation skills and vocabulary? Find your language partner with the Una Europa Language Tandem Tool and start practising today.This free tool is offered exclusively to students at the University of Edinburgh and other Una Europa universities, and allows you to find a partner based on language goals, proficiency level and interests. Try the Language Tandem Tool We offer a number of different time-limited and ongoing opportunities throughout the year, including:virtual and in-person exchangesshort classes and coursesinternshipsworkshops, talks and events.Opportunities will be added to this page as they become available. Explore our ongoing opportunities below. Student Mobility funding If you are an Edinburgh student and have been selected for an Una Europa activity, you may be eligible to receive funding to participate. Find out more about Una Europa student funding Stay in touch Una Europa student newsletter Email: una.europa@ed.ac.uk This article was published on Monday 13 January 2025