The UniGR-CBS is an Interdisciplinary Center of Expertise of the University of the Greater Region (UniGR) and combines the expertise of the border researchers of its partner universities. It has been shaping the Greater Region since 2014 and works across borders and border spaces in Europe and beyond. The involved border researchers investigate socioeconomic and sociocultural issues and provide practice-oriented solutions for challenges in border regions.
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New UniGR-CBS Working Paper: L'apprentissage transfrontalier dans la Grande Région. Dispositifs et pratiques, à l'épreuve de l'expérienceIn the Greater Region, the intensity of cross-border mobility and sectoral tensions in the labour market place professional training at the heart of skills issues. Cross-border professional… -
Interview: The LABOR SwissLux Research GroupThe 12th UniGR-CBS Greater Region Forum is once again being organised this year in collaboration with the research group "LABOR SwissLux – Labour Across Borders". The group brings together… -
12th Greater Region Forum: Qualifications in a cross-border context: shortages, recognition and co-constructionJuly 9, 2026 9.30 AM to 5.30 PM | University of Luxembourg, Belval Campus, MSH, Black BoxToday's labour markets are marked by multiple tensions. Many sectors are facing labour shortages, a… -
Review: UniGR-CBS Workshop on NNLT Mapping in the Greater RegionOn May 18, 2026, a UniGR-CBS workshop on mapping and territorial monitoring in the context of No Net Land Take (NNLT) in the Greater Region was held at the University of Luxembourg. The hybrid… -
Call for Contributions – Relational Borders and (Cross-) Border RelationsThis UniGR-CBS Border Seminar, taking place on 25-26 June 2026 at Saarland University, invites contributions that explore relational borders and (cross-) border relations as perspectives for… -
New UniGR-CBS Working Paper: Bordering ist plural. Warum Grenzforschende häufig aneinander vorbeiredenThis working paper engages with the established use of the concept of bordering in Border Studies and argues that it is often characterised by an insufficient explicit articulation of the…