How does one’s own university path relate to one’s heritage?
What shared heritage unites our universities?
How do students perceive heritage and unity in the context of universities? How does it affect their own experiences?
Such are some of the interrogations that underlie the artworks presented in the Una Europa Student Visual Art Contest 2025, whose open theme, “Alliance: a student perspective on unity and heritage,” brought various interpretations from students across diverse parts of Europe and beyond.
Some of the selected artworks have taken the words alliance and unity to the letter, covering the connection between our universities, through historical links or in their own experiences of mobility and collaboration. Others have taken yet different perspectives, more introspective, interrogating the university at its core and putting forward the role of our personal heritage, our personal roots and feelings of belonging within the university environment, in shaping our university paths.
We invite you to stroll through our exhibition, to get inspired by Una Europa students' stories, perspectives, and talent, reflecting on how their diverse messages resonate with your own life and experiences.
The exhibition is located at the Main building lobby on 9 - 18 March 2026 (Fabianinkatu 33) and is open accordingly to building's opening hours. You are also warmly welcome to
Opening Ceremony 9 March at 17-19 , and
Closing workshop 18 March 17-19.
Una Europa is a network of 11 European universities, fostering international collaboration in research and education. Una Europa offers the University of Helsinki community various ways to enhance internationalization in their studies and professional life, develop their networks and skills, and conduct research together. The University of Helsinki has been a member of the network since 2019. Our partner universities are:
Freie Universität Berlin
Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
University College Dublin/An Coláiste Ollscoile Baile Átha Cliath
University of Edinburgh
Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie
Universiteit Leiden
KU Leuven
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
Universität Zürich