Join UnaVEx: Virtual Exchange for Sustainability (1 ECTS) in March 2026

Are you curious about how sustainability is viewed across different disciplines and cultures? Have you considered applying for a student exchange? UnaVEx (Una Europa Virtual Exchange for Sustainability) is an international virtual exchange that connects students from Europe and Africa to learn, exchange ideas, and act for a more sustainable future. 

The course is open to students from all study backgrounds and offers a unique chance to experience intercultural teamwork and global perspectives without leaving home. UnaVEx participants come from Finland, Italy, Belgium, Kenya, South Africa, The Democratic Republic of Congo and more.

UnaVEx consists of five sessions: 

• 5 Mar 2026
• 12 Mar 2026
• 19 Mar 2026
• 24 Mar 2026
• 26 Mar 2026

afternoons, at 15-18

Apply by 28 February 2026: https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/138353/lomake.html

Learn more: atm.helsinki.fi/unavex 

Questions? Contact: julia.karhumaa@helsinki.fi

The University of Helsinki is organizing another climate-themed virtual exchange, Cluvex, in February? You can read more about it in last week’s announcement.

Text: Julia Karhumaa
Photo: Linda Tammisto