13 January 2026

Building Bridges in Civil Engineering - Pathways to Bachelor Mobility

A new Unite! Seed Fund Project aims to enhance international mobility in Civil Engineering by building a cross-university teaching network, starting at the Bachelor level.

A new Unite! Seed Fund Project is streamlining international mobility in Civil Engineering through a new teaching network that starts at the Bachelor level. The goal: to prepare students for international Master’s programmes and to train engineers with a European perspective, capable of decision-making beyond national contexts.

At the heart of this project is a coordinated exchange between study deans and programme coordinators at Unite! universities. Their objective is to jointly develop compatible module catalogues for upper Bachelor semesters. This would enable student exchanges without loss of academic progress, supporting early international experience. 

The visibility of a coordinated module catalogue and the reliability of recognition simplify the process of designing their study plans for students, thus laying the foundation for long-term mobility structures. 

The exchange of Bachelor students in higher semesters will be accompanied by tailored support and clear communication through study offices. Participating students may also work on internationally oriented Bachelor theses. 

"Our goal is to make a semester abroad a natural part of the Bachelors programme".

Ultimately, the project strives to increase the appeal of Civil Engineering Bachelor programmes across Unite!, raise student numbers, and prepare graduates for multilingual, multicultural working environments, a decisive advantage in the European labour market.