The UCV offers two specialisation programmes called Minors, created jointly by the EU-CONEXUS universities for all undergraduate students. This is a great opportunity to add value to your studies: choose and combine subjects to suit your interests, creating a flexible, multidisciplinary and international study programme:
Option 1: Complete the entire Minor and receive the corresponding Certificate – to do so, you must take a minimum of 5 subjects (30 ECTS) from at least 3 different EU-CONEXUS universities and from 2 sectors of the same Minor throughout your undergraduate studies.
Option 2: Take only individual subjects, whichever you like, without having to complete the entire programme. In this case, you will not receive the Minor Certificate, but all the subjects taken will be included in your European Diploma Supplement as a mobility programme.
Almost all subjects are only available in virtual format (classes are held via live sessions on Teams or Zoom and using the Moodle teaching platform). Some also include a 5-day face-to-face mobility component (these are marked with an * in the offer for each semester), and this mobility is funded by the programme.
For more details about the subjects, please check the Catalogues:
To begin with, speak to your DC (Degree Coordinator) so that they can recommend a selection of subjects and validation options.
Find out what virtual mobility:
https://view.genially.com/66cefc2377972f1a8ba5e38d/interactive-content-eu-conexus-minors
Call for applications
Two application periods are open each academic year: in September to apply for first semester courses (Autumn), and in January to apply for second semester courses (Spring). Please review the dates and conditions for the next application period below:
Course options Autumn 26-27
Minor in Coastal Development and Sustainable Maritime Tourism
- 1.1. Hydrobiology-Planktology (AUA)
- 2.1. Protected Areas and Recovery of Species (UCV)
- 2.2. Coastal Zone Management (KU)
- 2.3. EU Maritime Planning & Oceans care (LRUniv)
- 4.1. Environmental Education (UCV)
- 4.2. Pollution / Depollution (water, air, soil) (UTCB) – con movilidad presencial obligatoria de 5 días (fechas por confirmar)
- 5.1. Ecological Psychology (UNIZD) – con movilidad presencial obligatoria de 5 días (fechas por confirmar)
- 10.7. Entrepreneurship (UNIZD)
- 13.1. Environmental Impact Assessment (UCV)
- 14.1. Sustainable Built Environment (UTCB)
Minor in Blue Economy and Growth
- 1.2. Aquaculture (AUA) – con movilidad presencial obligatoria de 5 días (fechas por confirmar)
- 16.2 EU Maritime Planning & Oceans care (LRUniv)
- 5.2. Marine Biotechnology (UCV)
- 6.1. Introduction to Microbial Biotechnology (UNIZD)
- 7.1 Bioenergy and Waste to Energy (UROS)
- 10.1. Sustainable Development of the Maritime Economy (KU)
- 11.2. Energy Transition in Shipping: Liquid Natural Gas (KU) – con movilidad presencial obligatoria de 5 días (fechas por confirmar)
- 12.3. Sea Transport Development and Logistics (KU)
- 14.2. Entrepreneurship (UNIZD)
* The in-person mobility for this subject will be funded by a grant from the EU-CONEXUS project, which covers travel, accommodation and meal expenses.
University codes:
LRU: La Rochelle University, France
UNIZD: Zadar University, Croatia
AUA: Agricultural University of Athens, Greece
UTCB: University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania
KU: Klaipeda University, Lithuania
UROS: University of Rostock, Germany
Application process and selection criteria
Fill in application form by 13 September 2026.
Places are awarded based on academic record and English level (see the call for applications document for details).
The results of the call for applications will be announced during the week of 21-15 of September.
Start of classes: 5 of October
Remember:
- You may apply for a maximum of one subject that has a compulsory face-to-face component.
- Applying means that you are committed to taking the subject you have applied for if you are accepted. Only apply for subjects that you are sure you want to take and are able to take (if we accept you for all the subjects you have applied for, you will have to take them, and you may only withdraw if there is a timetable clash).
- If you are on an Erasmus exchange, you can only take online courses; you cannot apply for courses that require in-person attendance.
- We recommend taking 1 or 2 courses per semester, with a maximum of 3.
Call for applications
Convocatoria EU-CONEXUS Minors
Timetables are published throughout January and February, at the latest a few days before classes begin. In the event of a timetable clash, students may withdraw from the course or switch to another subject (subject to availability).
Requirements
- Minimum English level B2: An official certificate or proof of level B2 using the tool Erasmus OLS English (register on the website, take the English Placement Test and generate the PDF to upload it to the application)
- Some of the subjects have additional prerequisite requirements – these can be found in the Catalogues.
- Be a degree student enrolled at UCV
Have an active UCV email address (@mail.ucv.es).