European and International Projects

Ongoing European Projects

• ELAN – Cross-Border School for the Franco-Provençal Language

  June 2, 2026 – August 31, 2027

  Preserving Franco-Provençal Through Education: An Educational Project for an Endangered Transalpine Heritage.

  Project Objectives:

  The project aims to create two Francoprovençal language teaching modules designed for beginners aged 11 to 15 (CEFR levels A1–A2). The content is based on a comprehensive orthography system capable of accounting for the diversity of local varieties while providing a common, readable framework that can be applied across the Alps. The modules are developed using linguistic data collected in the region and integrated into a structured educational program aligned with the CEFR’s competency frameworks. They will be tested in a pilot program in schools and community organizations in Savoie, Haute-Savoie, and the Aosta Valley. Feedback from this pilot phase will help improve and refine the materials, after which training sessions will be organized for teachers, educators, and cultural organizations to facilitate the implementation of the modules in classrooms or workshops.

  The project contributes to the preservation and promotion of an endangered regional language by strengthening cross-border cooperation, the exchange of best teaching practices, and an understanding of the connections between Romance languages. It fosters the development of language skills, intercultural openness, and the transmission of a shared ethnolinguistic heritage among young learners in Savoie, Haute-Savoie, and the Aosta Valley, thereby contributing more broadly to the cultural and heritage enrichment of the cross-border region.

  Team members:

  For UCLy, Fabio Armand (project leader) and Claudine Fréchet

  For the partner (René Willien Center for Franco-Provençal Studies), Christiane Dunoyer (director) and Loris Ducly

  Amount of European funding granted:

  Budget total : 74 853,49 €

  Financement UE : 59 882,79

  More informattion here.

  

• Erasmus+ Project AC171: Mobility of Students and Higher Education Staff Supported by Foreign Policy Funds

  August 1, 2025 – July 31, 2028

  The Erasmus+ KA171 project, formerly known as International Credit Mobility (MIC), provides funding for mobility activities between higher education institutions in countries participating in the Erasmus+ program and partner universities located in the rest of the world. It supports international exchanges of students, faculty, and administrative staff within the framework of institutional partnerships. Participants can engage in study, internship, teaching, or training periods.

  Project Objectives:

  The program’s objective is to strengthen the international outreach of higher education institutions, promote the exchange of knowledge and skills, and foster sustainable cooperation among partner universities. For partner institutions, the program helps strengthen academic collaborations, improve the quality of educational programs, and advance the internationalization of campuses.

  Team Members: Franck VIOLET, Marion COUTURIER

  Partner University (2025–2028): Laval University in Quebec

  

  

• Projet Erasmus KA220 : TED-Teaching Environmental Democracy

  From December 31, 2025, to December 30, 2028 (36 months)

  To educate future European lawyers and citizens about environmental democracy through innovative and participatory teaching methods.

  Consortium Members :

  • Catholic University of Lyon (France) – project coordinator
  • University of Salento (Italy)
  • CESUE / EURACTIV (Italy)
  • Democracy & Culture Foundation – Athinaiki Agora for Democracy and Culture (Greece)

   

  Project Objectives:

  TED aims to develop an innovative European training program on environmental democracy. The project combines the teaching of environmental law with tools of deliberative democracy, notably through the establishment of a European Student Assembly. Students will debate concrete environmental challenges, strengthen their skills in civic participation, and develop a deep understanding of the issues related to the ecological transition.

  The project will culminate in the creation of a joint European certificate that includes a period of international mobility and a comparative analysis of different European ecosystems.

  UCLy Team:

  • Dr. Stefania Attolini, Associate Professor, Director of the University Diploma in Environmental Law, TED Project Coordinator
  • Dr. Louis Bertier, Faculty Member and Researcher, Academic Director of the School of Law (Annecy Campus)

  European funding awarded:
  Erasmus+ Program (KA220-HED – Partnership Cooperation in Higher Education)
  Amount of funding: €250,000

  More information here.

  

• IPAS-EU – Implementing Probation and Alternatives to Detention in the EU

  January 1, 2026 – December 31, 2027

  The IPAS-EU project aims to study and disseminate best procedural practices regarding the implementation of Framework Decision 2008/947, which applies the principle of mutual recognition to the enforcement of probation sentences and alternatives to detention within the European Union.

  It will improve the sharing of information on the Framework Decision and the training of legal practitioners involved in the enforcement of probation sentences and alternatives to detention by promoting the convergence and harmonization of legal and judicial practices among European countries, thereby fostering European judicial cooperation.

  Project Objectives:

  • Analysis of the legal context in Italy, Belgium, France and Spain, with a view to the publication of four country reports,
  • Promoting best practices at the EU level, through a dedicated open access collection and an EU handbook,
  • The target groups will be trained to these best practices through hybrid events and a MOOC,
  • Lastly, an articulated communication and dissemination strategy will maximise the impact of the project and set the stage for its sustainable continuation beyond the end of the project.

  Consortium members : University of Turin, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Université Catholique de Lyon ( Dr. Caroline PELOSO et Dr. Manon  VIGLINO), Universidade da Coruña

  More information here.