Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) a.a. 2025/2026

The Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, as part of the Erasmus+ program, has promoted the activation of the Erasmus Blended Intensive Program (BIP): "Double Landscape for Water Architecture" at the Department of Architecture and Design (dAeD) for the 2025/2026 academic year.

Blended Intensive Program organized by the Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria

Department: Architecture and Design (dAeD)

Project Coordinator: Prof. Valerio Alberto Morabito

Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme ID: 2024-1-IT02-KA131-HED-000212151-3

Partner universities of the program:

• CZECH UNIVERSITY OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN PRAGUE - Erasmus code: CZ PRAHA10
• LUBLIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY - Erasmus cod.: PL LUBLIN03
• ICELANDIC AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL - Erasmus code: IS BORGARN0
• WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY - cod. Erasmus: NL WAGENIN01
• NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES (LANDSAM) - cod. Erasmus: N  AS03

Host location for the in-person period:  Department of AeD at UNIRC

In-person attendance period:  from October 12 to 19, 2025

Virtual component attendance period: streaming on the Microsoft Teams platform September 23-24, 2025

Language of instruction:  ENGLISH

CFU/ECTS credits recognized for participation in the Program: 3

Goals:

The BIP aims to create aquatic landscapes within urban structures. The renewal of cities' public spaces requires new scenarios for water conservation and reuse, at a time when the value of water resources is increasingly high due to climate change.

Program Description:

The BIP program includes an intensive workshop, in which participants, working in international teams,
will develop spatial and landscape solutions that meet the ecological, environmental, cultural, and current needs
of the city of Reggio Calabria.
The workshop aims to create projects that embody a vision of a new relationship between water and the
urban landscape through a linear urban park that superimposes various systems such as the water system, road and street systems
, vegetation, and structures.
Students will work on maps, creating hand-drawn sketches, design concepts, and drawings on their
computers.

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Programme BIP Double Landscape

DIP. DIGIES - BIP Autumn school in "Digital transformations and Civil Law"

The Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, as part of the Erasmus+ program, has promoted the activation of the Erasmus Blended Intensive Program (BIP): Autumn school in "Digital Transformations and Civil Law" at the DIGIES Department.

Blended Intensive Program coordinated by the Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria

Department: Law, Economics and Human Sciences (DiGiES)

Project Coordinator: Prof. Angelo Viglianisi Ferraro

Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) ID:  2024-1-IT02-KA131-HED-000212151-1

Partner universities of the program:

• TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY OF BRASOV - Erasmus code: RO BRASOV01
• KRAKOW UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS - cod. Erasmus: PL KRAKOW04

Host location for the in-person period:  Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria

In-person attendance period:  from 21 to 25 October 2025 (5 days), at DiGiES

Virtual component attendance period: (streamed on the Teams platform) from 15 to 20 October 2025 and from 26 October to 18 December 2025

Language of instruction:  ENGLISH

CFU/ECTS credits recognized for participation in the Program: 3

Goals:

Students participating in the BIP Autumn School in "Digital Transformations and Civil Law" will focus specifically on Artificial Intelligence, Civil Law, and Human Rights. They will discuss whether AI will transform the practice of civil law and whether logic-oriented legal methodology is an activity to which AI can be successfully applied.
Given the enormous amount of data generated by humans and machines, and because AI underpins all computer-learning technologies, students will discuss whether it represents the future of complex decision-making.

Plan:

The students' diverse cultural backgrounds will allow them to examine the topic of Artificial Intelligence from various perspectives, allowing them to experience firsthand any differences and convergences of opinion between the Italian and Polish scientific communities on the topic.
Expected learning outcomes:
- Engage in successful legal research using cost-effective research methods: identify and analyze laws, as well as new legal issues and ambiguities within the law.
- Place legal issues in broader institutional contexts: analyze laws from diverse and global perspectives; discuss the political, social, and economic forces that shape laws; and examine not only the likelihood of legal success of an argument or strategy, but also the moral, economic, social, political, and other factors implicated by the argument or strategy.

BIP DiGiES 25-26 Autumn school in Digital transformations and Civil Law poster

The University of Reggio Calabria, as part of the Erasmus+ program, has promoted the activation of the Erasmus Blended Intensive Program (BIP): "Problem Solving and AI" at the DIIES Department - Information, Infrastructure and Sustainable Energy Engineering.

Blended Intensive Program coordinated by the Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria

Department: DIIES Information, Infrastructure and Sustainable Energy Engineering

Project Coordinator: Professor Vittoria Bonanzinga (UNIRC)

Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme ID: 2024-1-IT02-KA131-HED-000212151-2

Partner universities of the program:

• SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY IN BRATISLAVA - Erasmus code: SK BRATISL01
• UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE - Erasmus code: RS BELGRAD02
• ANKARA HACI BAYRAM VELI UNIVERSITY - cod. Erasmus: TR ANKARA24
• POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF COIMBRA - Erasmus code: P COIMBRA02

Host location for the in-person period:  Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria

Period of attendance in person:  to be defined at UNIRC

Virtual component attendance period: to be defined

Language of instruction:  ENGLISH

CFU/ECTS credits recognized for participation in the Program:  3 

Goals:

Provide a foundation for understanding the complexity of AI applications for universities in various fields of interest, including:

• Teaching methods 
• Digital education 
• Education for innovation in technologies
• Education for innovation in communication 
• Education for innovation in information 
• Transdisciplinary approaches to AI, digital transformation, and innovative technologies
• Applications to solving real-world problems in engineering and architecture 
• AI-based soft skills training.

Plan:

30 hours = 20 hours + 10 hours. 20 hours based on attendance at the University of Reggio Calabria. Classes will be preceded and/or followed by presentations/lessons from the Blended Intensive Program, held online. 10 hours will be held online. In total, each student will attend 20 + 10 hours of classes and will earn 3 credits based on attendance and assessments. 

The University of Reggio Calabria, as part of the Erasmus+ program, has promoted the activation of the Erasmus Blended Intensive Program (BIP): Spring school in "Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights" at the DIGIES Department.

Blended Intensive Program coordinated by the Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria

Department: Law, Economics and Human Sciences (DiGiES)

Project Coordinator: Prof. Angelo Viglianisi Ferraro

Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Program (BIP) ID: 2024-1-IT02-KA131-HED-000212151-5

Partner universities of the program:

• UNIVERSITATEA TRANSYLVANIA DIN BRASOV - cod. Erasmus: RO BRASOV01
• UNIWERSYTET EKONOMICZNY W KRAKOWIE - cod. Erasmus: PL KRAKOW04

Host location for the in-person period:  Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria

In-person attendance period:  from 9 to 14 March 2026 (6 days), at DiGiES

Virtual component attendance period: (streamed on the Teams platform) from January 19 to March 13, 2026

Language of instruction:  ENGLISH

CFU/ECTS credits recognized for participation in the Program: 3

Goals:

Participants in the BIP Spring School in "Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights" will focus specifically on topics such as Artificial Intelligence , civil law , and human rights . This will include offline lectures in Reggio Calabria (12 hours long, four at the Università Mediterranea and eight at a seaside residence, designed to foster open and informal dialogue among participants, as meetings outside of an academic setting often offer a more relaxed atmosphere conducive to spontaneous discussion), seminars, and 12-hour online meetings. Students will discuss several issues: Will artificial intelligence transform the practice of civil law? Is logic-oriented methodology a field to which artificial intelligence can be fruitfully applied?
Given the enormous amount of data generated by humans and machines, and because artificial intelligence underpins all computer-learning technologies, students will discuss whether it represents the future of complex decision-making.

Plan:

The students' diverse cultural backgrounds will allow them to examine the topic of Artificial Intelligence from various perspectives, allowing them to experience firsthand any differences and convergences of opinion between the Italian and Polish scientific communities on the topic.
Expected learning outcomes:

• Engage in successful legal research using cost-effective research methods;
• identify and analyze laws, as well as new legal issues and ambiguities within the law;
• place legal issues in broader institutional contexts: analyze laws from diverse and global perspectives; 
• discuss the political, social, and economic forces that shape laws;
• examine not only the likelihood of legal success of an argument or strategy, but also the moral, economic, social, political, and other factors implicated by the argument or strategy.

For the 2025/2026 academic year, the University of Reggio Calabria is participating in the Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme BIP: “ReFACT-International Workshop on Industrial Heritage” by promoting and funding six Erasmus mobility grants for students of the Department of Architecture and Design (dAeD).

Blended Intensive Programme with the Università Mediterranea Reggio Calabria as a partner

Department: Architecture and Design (dAeD)

Accompanying teachers:  Prof. Riccardo Maria Pulselli and Prof. Nino Sulfaro

Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme ID: BIP 2025-1-FR01-KA131-HED-000306955-1 

The Program, which will see UNIRC as a Partner, will be carried out in collaboration with the following universities:

• NATIONAL SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN OF NANCY (ENSA) (France) – Erasmus code: F NANCY38
• Saarland University of Applied Sciences and Economics - code Erasmus: D SAARBRU03
• FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE, Brno University of Technology (Czech Republic) – Erasmus code: CZ BRNO01
• SOUTH EAST TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (SETU) WATERFORD (Irlanda) cod. Erasmus: IRLWATERFO01

Host location:  National School of Architecture
of Nancy

Virtual mobility: includes a series of periodic meetings from September 17 to November 7, 2025 

In-person mobility: from 3 to 11 October 2025 (9 days)

Language: English

CFU/ECTS credits recognized for participation in the Program: 3

Goals:

With objectives focused on fostering interinstitutional collaboration, innovating educational offerings, equipping students with future-oriented skills, promoting cultural and academic exchange, and ensuring academic recognition, the BIP offers a flexible and interdisciplinary curriculum. This initiative is designed to broaden participants' global perspectives, enhance employability, and uphold high standards of academic excellence.

Plan:

The program focuses on teaching urban regeneration strategies through architectural planning and design, and sustainable practices in the context of abandoned industrial areas with potential for redevelopment. Six students from each partner university will participate, combining the specialized expertise of various faculty and schools of architecture and design and discussing urban regeneration solutions through the students' perspectives.

For the 2025/2026 academic year, the University of Reggio Calabria is participating in the Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme (BIP): "From the Museum to the Theatre. Self-Construction of a Traveling Exhibition" by promoting and funding 15 Erasmus mobility grants for students of the Department of Architecture and Design (dAeD).

Blended Intensive Programme with the Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria as a partner

Department: Architecture and Design (dAeD)

Accompanying teachers:  Professor Francesca Fatta

Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Program ID: BIP 2025-1-IT02-KA131-HED-000311791-CUP C31l25000320006

The Program, which will see UNIRC as a Partner, will be carried out in collaboration with the following universities:

• Centro de investigacao e formacao em artes e design lda-Escola Superior de Artes e Design/ College of Art and Design
• Polsko-Japonska Akademia Technik Komputerowych

• Dimokritio Panepistimio Thrakis 

   

Hosting venue for the in-person period:  Centro de investigacao e formacao em artes e design lda-l'esad- Escola Superior de Artes e Design/ College of Art and Design (Portugal)

Virtual mobility: includes a series of periodic meetings from November 3rd to December 8th

In-person mobility: from November 10th to 14th (5 days)

Language: English

CFU/ECTS credits recognized for participation in the Program: 3

Goals:

 1. The first workshop took place on the island of Lipari, at the Archaeological Museum, from May 20 to 24, 2024. The title was "From Museum to Theater: Tools for the Digital Humanities." The partner institutions collaborated on an educational program to create an exhibition presenting contemporary artistic projects inspired by the theatrical masks of ancient Greece. These projects draw on archaeological, performative, historical, and anthropological investigations of classical material culture, explored through the digital humanities for more inclusive cultural engagement.

Plan:

Participants in the second edition will work to further develop and enrich the projects initiated during the first workshop. In this BIP, new methods of digital exploration of masks are studied, questioned, and experimentally developed, resulting in creative artifacts. In the third edition, students will prepare the material for the traveling exhibition and build the exhibition structure in ESAD's self-construction workshops.

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For the 2025/2026 academic year, the University of Reggio Calabria is participating in the Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme (BIP): "Smart Sustainable and Resilient Cities, by Managing Hazards and Risks," promoting and funding 12 Erasmus mobility grants for students of the Department of Architecture and Design (dAeD).

Blended Intensive Programme with the Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria as a partner

Department: Architecture and Design (dAeD)

Accompanying teachers:  Prof. Marcello Sestito and Prof. Clara Stella Vicari Aversa

Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Program ID: BIP 2024-1-R001-KA131-000196435-4

The Program, which will see UNIRC as a Partner, will be carried out in collaboration with the following universities:

• University of Oradea (coordinator)
• University of Enna "Kore" (Italy)
• University of Cagliari (Italy)
• Poznań University of Life Sciences (Poland)
• University of Gdańsk (Poland)

Host location for the in-person period:  University of Oradea (Romania)

Virtual mobility: includes a series of periodic meetings from March 9 to March 13, 2026

In-person mobility: from March 16th to 20th 2026 (5 days)

Language: English

CFU/ECTS credits recognized for participation in the Program: 3

Goals:

The project aims to transform higher education through the creation of sustainable and cutting-edge educational systems that enhance the prestige of institutions and the quality of services offered. The primary objective is to enhance the potential of students and faculty by promoting scientific innovation and the use of advanced technologies, with a specific focus on urban research and resilience. At the heart of the initiative is the integration of the Smart City model, conceived as a holistic approach capable of balancing social needs, economic expansion, and environmental protection in the face of climate change challenges. To ensure lasting impact, the program envisions the establishment of the Trans-European Network SC-TEERN, a structure designed to strengthen cooperation between academia, local authorities, and international stakeholders. 

Plan:

By sharing resources, best practices, and global case studies, the project aims to define a common methodological framework that transcends European borders. The ultimate goal is to build inclusive educational environments and strengthen connections between all stakeholders involved in urban planning, making the developed tools applicable and relevant in both developed and developing countries.

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For the 2025/2026 academic year, the University of Reggio Calabria is participating in the Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme BIP: “CULTURAL HERITAGE: NEW PERSPECTIVES FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM” by promoting and funding 5 Erasmus mobility grants for students of the Department of Law, Economics and Human Sciences (DIGIES). 

Blended Intensive Programme with the Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria as a partner

Department of Law, Economics and Human Sciences (DIGIES) 

Accompanying teachers: Prof. Marcella Scrimitore

 Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Program ID: BIP 2025-1-RO01-KA131-HED000315402-1 

The Program, which will see UNIRC as a Partner, will be carried out in collaboration with the following universities: 

1. West University of Timisoara (RO TIMISOA01) 

2. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (G THESSAL01) 

3. University of Seville (E SEVILLA01)

 4. Université de Lorraine (F NANCY43) 

Host location for the in-person period: West University of Timisoara (Romania) 

Virtual mobility: a series of periodic meetings will be held from June 15th to 19th, 2026.

 In-person mobility: from June 22nd to 26th 2026. 

Language: English 

CFU/ECTS credits recognized for participation in the Program: 3

 Goals:

 The BIP introduces students to the analysis of cultural tourism from an interdisciplinary perspective: economic analysis, marketing and strategic management, and a legal perspective. The program includes interactive lectures and e-learning activities and is structured in two phases: an online preparatory phase and a physical mobility phase at the West University of Timisoara. Upon completion of the program, students will have acquired an appropriate understanding of the characteristics and actors operating in the cultural tourism sector and of the economic policies suitable for pursuing sustainable development goals in this sector. 

Plan:

 Participation in the BIP allows students to: - acquire interdisciplinary knowledge of cultural tourism, integrating economic, marketing, strategic management, and legal perspectives; - understand the dynamics, actors, and governance models that characterize the cultural heritage and sustainable tourism sector; - analyze economic policies and regulatory tools aimed at the sustainable valorization of cultural heritage; - develop the practical application of models and analytical tools useful for designing and managing sustainable tourism development strategies; - strengthen transversal skills such as international teamwork and intercultural communication; - improve digital skills through participation in the virtual phase of the program; - increase awareness of the value of European citizenship, inclusion, and international cooperation in territorial development policies.