Welcome to AGORA by UNITA

Title: Welcome to AGORA by UNITA

Date: 13 June 2025

Description: Open Educational Resource (OER) developed as part of the second training offer by the UNITA Teaching and Learning Centres (May–June 2025), aimed at strengthening university teaching staff competencies in internationalisation.

Authors: Paloma Fernández-Rasines, Aneider Iza Erviti, Julia Itziar Amorena.

Summary: This video is part of the third session of the course Recipes to Promote Teaching and Learning in an International Environment, delivered by Paloma Fernández-Rasines and Aneider Iza Erviti, professors at the Public University of Navarre (UPNA). It introduces AGORA, a collaborative platform developed by the UNITA Alliance to foster innovation in teaching and build meaningful international academic partnerships.

AGORA is open to teaching staff at all UNITA partner universities. It enables users to find potential collaborators for joint projects, share innovative teaching ideas, participate in discussions on best practices, and build strong academic communities across borders. Its intuitive design makes it easy to connect with colleagues who share similar interests and to turn ideas into impactful collaborations.
The video provides a step-by-step walkthrough of the AGORA registra
tion process, from logging in and setting up a user profile to posting ideas and exploring others’ contributions. It also covers the platform’s main features, such as navigating categories, interacting with posts, and monitoring activity through the personal dashboard.

AGORA is a strategic tool for internationalising teaching through academic networking, promoting a more connected, participatory and innovative higher education system across Europe.

Keywords: Teacher training, Internationalisation, Higher education, AGORA, Collaboration, Academic community, UNITA.