Broaden your research and explore the possibilities at 10 other universities!

Develop a wide range of competences that go beyond research expertise and gaining teaching experience, so you can complete all research projects even more successfully!

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Doctoral learning

In a changing higher education environment YUFE wants to empower you as an Early Career Researcher through Responsible Research. We’ve created our own model & framework for that: the YUFE DIOSI model for Doctoral Learning.

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Postdoctoral Training and Development

It doesn’t stop with your PhD. YUFE keeps on supporting and training you in your endeavours, teaching, research, finding balance and further developing yourself. We do so using our YUFE Postdoctoral Training and Development Scheme.

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YUFE4Postdocs

An ambitious training program co-funded by Horizon Europe’s Marie Sklodowska-Curie program. Fifty-five talented postdocs are appointed across the YUFE universities, conducting research linked to urban opportunities and challenges.

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Staff Opportunities

Whether you’re a doctoral candidate, postdoctoral researcher, senior academic or professional service staff, we support your individual development needs at all career levels. Fostering a collaborative learning environment where you can connect, share best practices, and create a vibrant support network.

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Professional Training Courses

Exploring Professional Training Opportunities can support Doctoral and Postdoctoral Researchers in the development of a wide range of competences that go beyond research expertise and gaining teaching experience, which are important for completing research projects successfully. These additional skills will help them to become a versatile professional with a wide range of competences which may help prepare them for their future career, in or outside the academic world.

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YUFE speaks your language!

Dive into a world of languages and unlock your multilingual potential.

At YUFE, we believe that languages are a cornerstone of your educational and professional journey. That’s why we encourage and actively support you in learning new languages and breathing life into multilingualism on campus.

Explore our diverse range of language activities and learning formats designed to match your preferences. Whether you want to brush up on your language skills or start learning a new language, YUFE has an opportunity for you.

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Academy lectures

Being nostalgic about academic lectures? We have a huge range that are open for a broad audience and can therefore also be relevant for you.

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Civic engagement activities

Doing Civic Engagement Activities can help you as an early career researcher in the development of new perspectives, a sense of purpose, and build leadership skills.

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Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity (ED&I)

Equity, Diversity & Inclusivity Journey

We have our Equity, Diversity & Inclusivity strategy. But it’s up to you to bring it to life by putting words into actions! That’s why YUFE aims to enable and empower you and every member of our community to be a role model for ED&I. Hence this course, to take the time to reflect on your own values and to make a personal commitment to creating environments that are inclusive for all.

Team challenges

Work together for 3 months with a virtual team of students, researchers, public and private experts and citizens using scientific methodology, project design, design thinking and agile methodologies to solve a real world challenge.

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YUFERING

YUFERING is a key initiative for the YUFE alliance, working towards a more collaborative, impactful, and socially-conscious approach to research and innovation. It focuses on improving and streamlining research and innovation (R&I) practices within the alliance.