Re-designing and co-making rural architectural commons
together with local communities 

OPEN CALL FOR APPLICANTS – ERASMUS+ Blended Intensive Programme

University of Oradea, Faculty of Construction, Cadastre and Architecture, within the EU GREEN University Alliance, organizes a Blended Intensive Programme open for all academics.

Coordinating and organizing University

University of Oradea (Romania), RO ORADEA01

Lecturer dr arch Medesan Silviu

Lecturer dr arch Boca Miruna Cristina

Partner Universities

University of Evora (Portugal)

University of Wroclaw (Poland)

University of Extremadura (Spain)

Iscte - University Institute of Lisbon (Portugal)

University of Trás-os-Montes (Portugal)

Technical University of Iași (Romania)

Högskolan i Gävle (Sweden)

Receiving University and host

Receiving university and host– University of Oradea (Romania), RO ORADEA01

Programme details

• IN-PRESENCE attendance period:16th - 20th of June 2025
• VIRTUAL attendance period: 4th - 26th of June 2025
• LANGUAGE of instructions: ENGLISH

Programme description

Redesigning Rural Architectural Commons with Local Communities (BIP) brings together transdisciplinary teams of architecture, landscape architecture, conservation, and sociology students to collaborate directly with rural communities.

The goal is to co-create sustainable, ecologically responsible designs for rural architectural commons—such as schools, community centers and public spaces—tailored to local needs and environmental priorities.

Using participatory design methods that incorporate local knowledge and firsthand experiences, BIP reimagines rural spaces to support both community well-being and environmental sustainability. The program also emphasizes the valuable connections between rural and urban areas, exploring through lectures and field trips how revitalizing rural regions can strengthen urban sustainability through resilient ecosystems, resource management, and cultural exchange.

Through hands-on workshops with students, rural residents, and field experts, BIP fosters innovative, cooperative approaches to rural development, creating stronger, more interconnected strategies for rural transformation.

Total number of participants by institution

The BlP is open to a minimum of 15 participants, maximum 20 participants.

Number of ECTS credits awarded at the end of the BIP: 4 ECTS

Admission profile

The preferred fields of expertise of the participants are: Architecture, Arts, Tourism, Landscape architecture, Sociology, Environment, Conservation/Restoration.

Conditions for Admission

• participation to the program is open to Bachelor, Master, PhD, researchers and academics;

at the time of the application submission, the applicants must know English at minimum B2 level

How to apply

Applicants should complete the APPLICATION FORM until APRIL 20th, 2025.

Deadline for application – APRIL 20th, 2025

Selection procedure

An appointed Committee of the organizer and co-organizer institution will carry out the selection procedure.

Students and researchers should expect to hear back about the result of their application by 27th of April 2025. Selected students must communicate their acceptance or withdrawal within 5 days from the publication of the selection results by contacting their university program coordinator. Selected students will be contacted with further instructions upon completion of the selection procedures.

Financial support

The attendance of the Blended Intensive Programme may be covered by an ERASMUS+ SMS Short Mobility Grant for all mobile students (excluding students from the hosting University). This financial support may only be guaranteed by the selected student’s home University. The University of origin of each selected student is fully responsible for the management of the financial aspects of the mobilities in accordance with the provisions of the competent ERASMUS+ National Agency.

No financial support is foreseen for host institution students as they will not be traveling for the purposes of participation in this program (non-mobile participants).

Please refer to your local coordinator or Erasmus/International Relations Office for any further information related to the financial support made available.

Administration contact:

Lecturer dr arch Boca Miruna Cristina

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Research centre

The teaching staff of the faculty have a notable experience, being involved in research activities through national and international research contracts, collaborations with prestigious companies. Scientific research is a continuous concern of teachers and researchers in the faculty.

The research topic is focused on the specifics of existing research laboratories at the level of departments and fields of training through doctoral studies.

The scientific potential of the FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, CADASTRE AND ARCHITECTURE of Oradea has allowed the organization of a series of periodic, large-scale scientific events, with a good participation of Romanian and foreign specialists

https://arhicon.uoradea.ro/ro/cercetare/journal-of-applied-engineering-sciences-jaes/226-about-jaes

The research activity of the teaching and research staff of the FACULTY OF CONSTRUCTION, CADASTRE AND ARCHITECTURE of Oradea has been carried out, over time, under the tutelage of a research center established and evaluated locally, within the University of Oradea. Thus, by a Decision of the Senate of the University of Oradea in 2012, this research center, within the Faculty of CONSTRUCTIONS, CADASTRE AND ARCHITECTURE, was accredited as an institutionalized research center of local interest.

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