31 March 2025

U!Talks: Inspiring, Connecting and Sharing Unite!

Coordinated by students from SURE (Students in Unite! for Representation and Empowerment), the U!Talks are inspired by the TED Talks, bringing together speakers at the XI Unite! Dialogue, held at UPC last February.

The U!Talks: Empowering Minds, One Talk at a Time, funded by the Unite! Seed Fund, was presented by students from all Unite! universities. The talks focused on key topics in engineering and technology, including sustainability, innovation, and equality in STEM. This initiative brought together students from Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, TU Darmstadt, KTH, TU Graz, Grenoble INP-UGA, and Aalto University.

The main goal of the event was to encourage student participation in the Dialogue and to broaden the reach of Unite! within the university community. To achieve this, UPC students were particularly encouraged to attend in person. At the same time, the talks were broadcast live for all Unite! students to watch, and were also streamed in classrooms, auditoriums, and other spaces across the member universities.

U!Talks provided a platform to showcase innovative ideas and insights from each participating university, highlighting the immense talent within the alliance and the opportunities Unite! offers to students who get involved.

This event showcased the collective potential, innovation, and collaborative spirit of the member universities, boosting Unite!'s visibility, fostering cooperation, and inspiring future initiatives among students and key stakeholders within the network.