info@arqus-alliance.eu

Register by 31 May

Arqus moVEs – 4th edition: Virtual Exchanges for international mobility experiences

The Arqus alliance is announcing a new edition of Arqus MoVEs, a virtual exchange dedicated to all students starting an international mobility experience in the first semester of the academic year 2025/26. The programme is open as well to those who haven’t had the chance to go abroad for studies yet but are willing to meet new people in an intercultural and multilingual environment. The registration deadline is 31 May.

Who is “Arqus MoVEs” for?

This initiative is intended as a pre-mobility project that involves students across:

  • different academic background
  • different cultures
  • different languages
  • different ages
  • different disciplines
  • different time zones

Arqus university students will meet and welcome international and exchange students who are going to move abroad for the following autumn/winter semester and full academic year.

What will students learn?

Students will develop various skills and competencies. In particular, the project will:

  • Enhance and foster soft skills
  • Foster intercultural competence and global competence
  • Boost critical thinking
  • Stimulate interest in global issues
  • Create cohesion among participants
  • Cultivate curiosity towards others’ cultures and active listening
  • Promote inclusive multilingualism
  • Develop linguistic and digital competencies
  • Practice various languages at the same time/simultaneously
  • Boost students’ mobility

How does it work?

The project foresees different communication modes:

  • many-to-many communication, where various languages other than English will be used as lingua franca
  • few-to-few communication, where collaborative activities will be carried out

When does it take place?

It takes place prior to international and exchange students’ departure, and it’s divided into two levels:

  • First level: 5 meetings focused on crunchy themes like food, music, and language, with a strong cultural orientation to help get prepared for your mobility experience (duration: approximately 1 month)
  • Second level: 4 further meetings exploring more thought-provoking, engaging, and sensitive themes (duration: approximately 1 month)

Participants will be free to sign up for the first level and later decide whether to go for the second one and furtherly develop their intercultural growth and networking.

Students’ workload is estimated at around 2-3 hours/week and combines synchronous and asynchronous activities. The kick-off meetings will take place on 5 and 6 June via Zoom.

What will students gain?

Students who will be punctual in meeting the requirements for the respective level will be provided with an Arqus certificate of participation. 

Special mentions will be dedicated to those participants who stand out in terms of commitment and active participation.

An Open Badge will furthermore be awarded to all the participants who complete both levels.

Requirements

  • Participate in at least 80% of synchronous online sessions (4 out of 5 for the first level and 8/9 to complete both)
  • Write a final essay on the overall exchange (different length depending on the attended level)
  • Create 1-3 infographics (depending on the level)
  • Comments on at least 4 of your peers’ posts and infographics
  • Fill in 3 questionnaires

Selection criteria

Arqus MoVEs is open to all students from Arqus partner universities and free but with limited availability. Students will be selected based on their motivations and previous experience. The registration form will be active until 31 May!

Want to take part?

Register for level 1 here

For further information, please contact moves@arqus-alliance.eu

Call published on 22 May 2025
Newsletter

Don’t miss any news, calls or opportunities from Arqus.
Subscribe now! The future begins today.

    Subscribe


    You can change your mind at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in the footer of any email you receive from us.

    We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By clicking below to subscribe, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing. Learn more about Mailchimp's privacy practices here.

    Controller: University of Granada (as Coordinator of the Arqus European University Alliance). Legal basis: Arqus is entitled to process your data under the provisions of Article 6.1. (a) of the GDPR: “the data subject has given consent to the processing of his or her personal data for one or more specific purposes”. Purpose: to manage your subscription to mailing lists and to periodically send you the requested information by electronic means. Recipients: Mailchimp. Rights: access, object, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability. Additional information here.

    Select our profile:

    Apart from the general information, what specific news would you like to receive from Arqus?

    Controller: University of Granada (as Coordinator of the Arqus European University Alliance). Legal basis: Arqus is entitled to process your data under the provisions of Article 6.1. (a) of the GDPR: “the data subject has given consent to the processing of his or her personal data for one or more specific purposes”. Purpose: to manage your subscription to mailing lists and to periodically send you the requested information by electronic means. Recipients: Mailchimp. Rights: access, object, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability. Additional information here.

    Arqus
    Privacy Overview

    This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.