CEEPUS (2026.37.1)

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2026

Outlook: CEEPUS Network Application Round 2027/28

The call for CEEPUS network applications will start at the end of September 2026. Deadline for the 27/28 network applications is November 30th. Extended deadline for signed documents (letters): December 15th, 2026

2026

Freemovers in the winter semester

Freemover applications for the winter semester are accepted in the following countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Moldova, North Macedonia and Slovenia. Serbia: only students (if applicable).

Featured Cooperations

Thesis Supervision: an important component of the academic career

Architecture workshop /ABCD Network ©Radek Toman, BRNO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, Faculty of Architecture

Kire Stavrov from Ss. Cyril und Methodius University in Skopje (NMK), Faculty of Architecture:

“During my research fellowship at the Danube University Krems (host university)in Austria, I had an opportunity to collaborate in direct mentorship by Christian Hanus, scientific director of the research laboratory for sustainable cultural heritage. His mentorship assisted me in reaching a significant milestone in the preparation of the doctoral thesis- which was a core activity during my fellowship. My participation in this program is relevant for expanding the research collaboration between the home and the host university.”

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Students from Seven Countries Attend the Summer School on Falconry and the Rehabilitation of Birds of Prey in Košice

©University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice

The first edition of the VetNEST Summer School, dedicated to falconry, the rehabilitation of birds of prey and nature conservation, was organised by the University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice during the last week of August (23–28 August 2026). The intensive course is intended for veterinary medicine students (from the 4th year of study onwards) from all partner institutions of the VetNEST-Extended project who expressed an interest in participating. A total of 11 students from Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Poland, Austria, Slovenia and Serbia applied for the Summer School through the CEEPUS programme.

During the summer school main focus was to learn student about falconry as part of the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, to understand specific behaviour of the main species of birds of prey, as well as the historical and legislative aspects of hunting with birds of prey. Students become familiar with falconry equipment and its use in the rehabilitation of wild birds of prey. They learned about the most common injuries suffered by birds of prey in connection with rehabilitation and falconry. They go throughtout the conditions required for keeping birds of prey in captivity and observe practical demonstrations of training and handling captive birds of prey.

Students also performed clinical examinations of birds of prey, blood sampling, cytological and parasitological examinations, non-invasive clinical examinations, practical demonstrations of feather repair and replacement, necropsy of birds of prey, and an overview of the most common diseases occurring in captivity and in the wild. They also experienced surgical procedures for treating fractures in birds of prey and learned basic surgical procedures for treating birds of prey.

The programme also included pre-purchase examinations, including X-rays, endoscopic examinations and the interpretation of diagnostic findings and diagnose the presence of pathological changes. At the same time, they learned to examine the trachea and crop for the diagnosis of parasitic and other diseases.

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What our scholars have to say

Nejc Podkoritnik

Student at the University of Maribor

As a student, participating in the Green Hackathon - an CEEPUS intensive course - was an invaluable experience. We were given the chance to take the lead and manage an international project from start to finish.

Iva Vujovic

Exchange student in Vienna

I learned a lot from some professors about topics that aren't really talked about much in my home University. And even when we do mention them, it's more theoretical and harder to understand than it is through practical learning, which we did in Vienna.

Prof. Jelka Gersak

Professor and network coordinator, Maribor

It is important to point out that the activities that have taken place in the framework of student mobility, especially of PhD students, do not end with the end of the mobility, but remain as an important link, in the framework of joint scientific articles and publications in co-authorship.

CEEPUS in numbers

104

funded
networks

2.750

participating
institutions

103.000

successful
mobilities

104

funded
networks

2.750

participating
institutions

103.000

successful
mobilities