What is the Course Repository?

The EUPeace Course Repository is a simple and user-friendly central catalogue of learning opportunities created by EUPeace. It lets you search and browse courses, study paths, and mobility-friendly offers across the EUPeace Alliance - online, in hybrid form, and in person.

Here you can find and sign up for courses across all nine partner universities of the Alliance, and across our different certificates, programmes and initiatives. These include the European Track (EUTrack), the Virtual European Exchange Programme (VEEP), our Teacher Education and our lifelong learning offers, and our various seasonal schools.

This guide aims to give you a brief overview of how to use the repository, and what to keep in mind when using it.

How can I find the courses that interest me?

You can select courses according to a variety of different criteria by using the filter functions on the left-hand side of the main course page.

The filter function labelled “Archived” enables you to view courses that it's no longer possible to sign up for, including those from previous semesters and years: a course is “archived” after its sign-up deadline has passed. We can't guarantee that these courses will be repeated in exactly this form in the future. But this function helps to give you a bigger picture of the kinds of courses that we have offered - and may hope to offer again, maybe in a slightly different form, in future semesters.

You can also select courses for the European Track according to their thematic area. It's important to remember that these thematic areas only apply to courses that have been opened for the European Track. Not all courses in the Repository are open for the European Track (see “What is the Course Repository”, above).

How do I sign up for courses?

The EUPeace Course Repository contains both physical and virtual (and hybrid) courses. Please note that there are different systems, structures and rules in place for signing up or applying for these different categories of course at the different EUPeace universities.

In order to take virtual courses at other EUPeace universities, via our Virtual European Exchange Programme, you will need to follow the instructions you'll find when you click on the “Enrol” button in the bottom right-hand corner of the page for every course.

In order to take in-person courses at other EUPeace universities, you will need to go through the Erasmus+ processes in place at your home university. You'll need to discuss these processes with your university's international offices and/or Erasmus+ officers.

Please note that outside of some very specific cases - such as so-called “blended intensive programmes” and some summer and winter schools with their own scholarship schemes - we are not able to fund travel and accommodation for participation in individual courses.

How do I know when courses are taking place?

Please note that EUPeace universities have very different teaching semester dates, including very different sign-up dates. You can find an overview of these just below, under “university semester dates”.

The different autumn / fall / winter semesters are displayed as Semester 1 in the Course Repository.

The different spring / summer semesters are displayed as Semester 2 in the Course Repository.

Please note that you are very welcome to sign up for courses that either start or finish outside of your home university's semester dates: in fact, we'd even encourage you to do so! You'll have to make sure you manage your time effectively - but doing this could be a good way to spread your workload over the whole year and ease some of the time pressure when your exam period comes around.

So if you see an interesting course you have the necessary prior knowledge to complete successfully, and even if it doesn't fall within your “usual” semester dates - why not go for it?

University semester and exam dates

Marburg University and the University of Giessen

Semester 1: Mid-October — mid-February
Exam period: February — April

Semester 2: Mid-April — mid-July
Exam period: July — September

University of Limoges

Semester 1: 1st week of September — mid-December
Exam period: mid-December — 2nd week of January

Semester 2: Late January — 1st week of May
Exam period: mid-May — end of June

University of Calabria

Semester 1: Mid-September — Mid-December

Semester 2: Mid-February — Mid-May

Comillas Pontifical University

Semester 1: 1st week of September - end of November
Exam period: First half of December & 2nd week of January

Semester 2: 2nd week of January - end of April
Exam period: May

University of West Bohemia in Pilsen

Semester 1: Mid-September — Mid-December
Exam period: January — mid-February

Semester 2: Mid-February — Mid May
Exam periods:
Mid-May — end of June
Mid-August — end of August

University of Mostar

Semester 1: First week of October - penultimate week of January
Exam period: February

Semester 2: First week of March - 2nd week of June
Exam periods: Mid-June — Mid-July; end of August — end of September

Çukurova University

Semester 1: 22 September 2025 - 02 January 2026
Midterm: 10-16 November 2025
Finals: 5-17 January 2026
Repeat exams: 26 January - 01 February 2026

Semester 2: 09 February 2026 - 22 May 2026
Midterm: 6-12 April 2026
Finals: 1-14 June 2026
Repeat exams: 22-28 June 2026

University of Sarajevo

Semester 1: 1st week of October — penultimate week of January
Exam period: February

Semester 2: 1st week of March — 2nd week of June
Exam periods: Mid-June — Mid-July; end of August — end of September

What do “synchronous” and “asynchronous” mean?

These are terms which apply to online courses. “Synchronous” courses are courses where you're expected to log in for live online sessions on a platform and at a particular time every week.

“Asynchronous” courses are courses where you both study and complete all the work expected of you in your own time. For example, there might be recorded videos or assignments you upload at fixed points in the semester.

Both forms of learning have advantages — why not try both?

Am I guaranteed a place on my chosen course(s)?

Every course in the repository has a limited number of study places. Therefore, pay close attention to sign-up dates and register early to avoid disappointment.

Please also note that individual lecturers have the final say over admissions, and that courses generally have prerequisites regarding language, target group and required prior knowledge.

What about course assignments and exams?

You should find the form of assessment on the course page — written exam, oral exam, term paper, portfolio etc. Written and oral exams may take place outside teaching semester dates.

Ask your lecturer in good time about deadlines and exam details.

How do I get my course recognised by my home university?

Before signing up for a course, please confirm recognition rules at your home university — especially for the European Track, VEEP, or Teacher Education programmes.

You can find university-specific information about the European Track, including local contact details, here.

As an EUPeace student, you can also complete courses purely on an extracurricular basis.