Unite! summer school on Human-Centered Machine Learning and other interesting things!

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• Unite! Summer School - This bachelor’s level 3 ECTS course takes place on Aalto University campus and offers you practical insights into machine learning systems and algorithms.
  This two-week course will teach you some of the most widely used machine learning (ML) techniques. A focus will be on human-centered applications of ML methods that require high levels of privacy protection and transparency.
  Contact: Marcela Acosta-Garcia
  More info: https://www.aalto.fi/en/aalto-university-summer-school/human-centered-machine-learning
  Dates: Application period: 1 March – 15 May 2022
      Student pre-selection: 23rd May 2022
      Student selection: latest 31st May 2022
  Comments: The Unite! summer course Human-Centered Machine Learning at Aalto University Summer School is open and free of charge for all students of the Unite! University network.

• ULisses 2nd Round - Addressed to students willing to be part of a multidisciplinary team composed by colleagues from other national and foreign universities. During 3 weeks (face-to-face), participants will be encouraged to develop innovative techniques that may contribute to the current challenges of the Oceans sustainability.
  Communication materials: https://www.unite-university.eu/whatsnew/unite-brings-back-the-international-project-ulisses
  Contact: info@ulisses.ulisboa.pt
  Dates:
      February 28th – end of application period
      March 21st, 2022 – beginning of the Project

• Virtual learning tools and Language learning - Unite! partner universities offer online courses in language, communication and global competence. Open to all students registered at any of the Unite! partner institutions
  Communication materials: https://www.unite-university.eu/learn-languages-and-intercultural-competencies-online-with-unite
  Upcoming deadlines: Each course has its own deadline, some of them have already passed and others offer continuous enrollment. There are a total 23 courses, you can check all deadlines in the table published in Unite!’s website article
      22 February - Thesis Writing
      27 - February - Intercultural competence
      27 February - English for academic studies

• Teaching and Learning Spring 2022 - This Teaching and Learning (TaL) series of activities are aimed at teaching staff, lecturers and faculty in all Unite! partner institutions (including Ph.D. students and postdocs involved with teaching), who are interested in sharing and developing teaching and learning practices.

  For the first time, registrations will be carried through the Unite! Metacampus. In order to clarify any doubts which may arise from the registration process, we have created a guide in PDF format which you can find at the end of the website  article

  Communication materials: Unite!’s website publicationContact: Nicole Herzog - nicole.herzog1@tu-darmstadt.de

     Comments: Registration deadlines tend to be really soon for each webinar as faculty need more time to plan their calendars.

• March 14: Making Lectures Interactive 
  

• Unite!4Future - The Unite!4Future Programme's main goal is to attract the participation of students from the seven alliance partner universities with the aim of calling for creative ideas about what can be expected at a university of the future. With a competition format, in a bottom-up approach, Unite!4Future will enable student participation by presenting concrete, original and implementable ideas that bring added value for all Unite! community.

  Communication materials: Unite!’s website publication

  Contact: Denise Matos Moura denise.matos@tecnico.ulisboa.pt

  Dates:
      Application period:  31 January to 15 May
      Student pre-selection: End of May 2022
      Student selection: 7th of June