Virtual Journey Weeks 2026: United in Diversity
There are journeys that change us without ever leaving home. This November, the COLOURS European University Alliance invites you on one of them. For a few special weeks, nine universities across Europe open their doors to one another — and to you.
Together, we will travel through France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Croatia, North Macedonia, Poland, Sweden and Latvia, discovering the languages, stories, music, food and everyday student life that make each of our communities unique.
You do not need to leave home. You do not need to be an expert. You only need curiosity and a little openness to the world.
Start your journey in mid-October
Before the live events, discover a collection of resources from across the Alliance: videos, cultural discoveries, language activities and more. Available from mid-October onwards, they can be explored at your own pace.
Join the live programme in November
From 4 to 25 November, each partner university will host live events. Through language tasters, culture corners, quizzes, language cafés and live meetings, you will meet people you might never otherwise have met, hear languages new to you and discover just how close nine distant places can be.
Programme
4 November — Italy
University of Ferrara (UNIFE)
9 November — North Macedonia
University of Bitola (UKLO)
10 November — Sweden
Kristianstad University (HKR)
11 November — Latvia
Ventspils University of Applied Sciences (VUAS)
12 November — France
Le Mans Université (LMU)
19 November — Germany
Paderborn University (UPB)
23 November — Spain
University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM)
24 November — Croatia
University of Osijek (UNIOS)
25 November — Poland
Jan Długosz University, Częstochowa (JDU)
Full programme coming soon. Until then, you can explore what else the COLOURS Alliance has to offer.
Take part in the COLOURS Student Creative Contest
Share your own interpretation of the European motto “United in Diversity”! Contest rules and submission will be available shortly.
The Virtual Journey Weeks are a way to celebrate what we share and cherish, what makes us different. Come as you are — as a student, as a colleague, as a friend — and let the journey surprise you.
Every country has its day. Every day has its own colour. Together, they form something none of us could create alone.