Contributing to EU competitiveness
Welcome to Politecnico di Torino for the XIII Unite! Dialogue, gathering together more than 300 participants from the nine Unite! universities. Strategic discussions will focus on the future of the Alliance, both in terms of competitiveness and long-term sustainability.
The event takes place from 9-12 February 2026 at Politecnico's Engineering Campus.
Programme overview
On Monday, 9 February, strategic meetings will be held for the Steering Committee, SURE student association, Student Liaison Officers, community coordinators, and the Widening project. The working day will end with dedicated social activities and dinners.
Tuesday, 10 February, features the opening session, the Academic Forum meeting, community working groups, and the first parallel session on Unite! Future. The community dinners will conclude the day.
Wednesday, 11 February, continues with meetings for the communities and the Vice Presidents for Education and Research. The parallel sessions on Unite! Future will connect diverse participants to share ideas and collaborate around specific topics regarding the upcoming funding call and long-term strategies. In the evening, we will celebrate at the Unite! Dinner Party.
On Thursday, 12 February, the communities meet in the morning, and after which we have the closing session. The last social activities will take place in the afternoon.
Parallel projects such as Unite! Widening and aUPaEU will also be held.
For more details, see the Agenda section below. Please note that the programme is still a draft and changes are likely.
Venues
The main events' venues will be Rooms R, at PoliTO Engineering Campus. Politecnico's maps are available here. We will provide you with additional information once available.
Participants
This is an invitation-only event with registration opening in December.
Contact
Do you have questions? You can contact the organisers via email unite.pm@polito.it.
