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Visit to Cugir, Romania: A UNESCO Learning City

Visit to Cugir, Romania: A UNESCO Learning City

A recent visit to Cugir, Romania, by Prof. Dr. Daniel Fischer, Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair in "Higher Education for Sustainable Development" at Leuphana University Lüneburg, highlighted the city’s remarkable journey from industrial heritage to a vibrant, community-centered Learning City. Located in the heart of Transylvania,

Kevin Hecht presenting student projects during Forum Carpaticum's Carpathian Fair 2025 in Bratislava.

ProBioTIC Project at Forum Carpaticum 2025

The 8th Forum Carpaticum, held from 9 to 11 September 2025 in Bratislava, Slovakia, brought together researchers, policymakers, and civil society actors to advance sustainable development across the Carpathian region.

ProBioTIC at the 2025 Student Conference on Conservation Science

ProBioTIC at the 2025 Student Conference on Conservation Science

As part of its work to support early-career biodiversity researchers, the ProBioTIC (Promoting Biodiversity through Transdisciplinary Learning Interventions in the Carpathians) project held a day of training during the Student Conference on Conservation Science 2025 (SCCS). The tenth SCCS Europe, developed by ProBioTIC partners Gabriella Süle and András Báldi,

Pencil drawing of an open field notebook with plant sketches, binoculars and a piece of smoked cheese on a rock in front of forested Carpathian slopes

Transdisciplinary Learning in Action: ProBioTIC Field Excursion to the Carpathians

As part of the ProBioTIC project (Promoting Biodiversity through Transdisciplinary Learning Interventions in the Carpathians), Leuphana University has developed a seminar focused on transdisciplinary outreach for this biodiverse region. The class divided themselves into four groups, each developing a project focused on one of the following topics: * Human-nature interactions,

Drawing of a small stage with empty chairs and microphones in front of a projection of mountains and plants.

Panel Discussion on Promoting Biodiversity in the Carpathians

On May 22, 2025, as part of the ProBioTIC project (Promoting Biodiversity through Transdisciplinary Learning Interventions in the Carpathians), students from Jagiellonian University (Kraków, Poland) and Leuphana University (Lüneburg, Germany) came together in a hybrid panel discussion to explore challenges and opportunities of one of Europe’s most biologically rich