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📢 Just published! In the ninth edition of the European University Association’s long-running series, #EUATrends 2024 provides an overview of how European higher education institutions experienced changes over the past five years due to higher education reforms, and in the wider context of societal, political, economic and technological changes, marked among others by the implications of Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s war against Ukraine. The report also sheds light on how higher education institutions see their future direction. 📚🇪🇺📈 Based on survey responses from 480 higher education institutions in 46 European higher education systems, Trends 2024 analyses the institutions’ perspectives and strategies with regard to their multiple missions. It focuses on the education mission, changes in the student body and the education offer, learning and teaching enhancement, the rise of non-degree education, and developments in mobility and internationalisation. 📊🎓🌍✈️📚 📖🔗 Read the report at https://lnkd.in/eGJibcVX 📢🌐 Spread the word: European Students' Union (ESU), ENQA: European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education, EURASHE, EQAR - European Quality Assurance Register, BusinessEurope, European Trade Union Committee for Education ETUCE-CSEE, European Commission, European Higher Education Area Sophia Eriksson Waterschoot, Vanessa Debiais-Sainton #highereducation #education #teachingandlearning #EUATrends #StudentMobility #Internationalisation #HigherEdReforms #StudentCenteredLearning #LifelongLearning #EDI

🎓 Short high-level-perspective panel: Introducing EDI at the doctoral level. This panel in 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐄𝐔𝐀-𝐂𝐃𝐄 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 will focus on integrating equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) into doctoral education, with insights from three EUA-CDE member representatives. The discussion will: ➡️ Outline the 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐃𝐈 and its increasing relevance for doctoral schools/programmes across Europe. ➡️ Showcase 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 ensuring inclusion, diversity, and equitable access for doctoral candidates, shared by institutional leaders. 🎙️ Speakers: - Rachel Van Krimpen, Director of Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, and People in the Faculty of Science; Doctoral Training Partnership Manager, University of Nottingham, UK. - Sean Bex, Coordinator of the Doctoral School, Ghent University, Belgium. - Chair: Peter Hanenberg, #EUACDE Steering Committee Member; Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal. 📅 Register now for the 2025 EUA-CDE Thematic Workshop – deadline 2 January 2025: https://bit.ly/3NI6FgF #cdeWS2025 #EDI #Equity #Diversity #Inclusion #HigherEducation

𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 (EDI) is a crucial topic in doctoral education and in university life as a whole. However, EDI also plays an important role in European society in general.🎓 Plenary session I of the 2025 EUA-CDE Thematic Workshop will set the scene for the event by providing 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐚, diving into the key role EDI plays at universities – and offering short introductions from practitioners on what EDI means for #doctoraleducation specifically. 💡 This session provides inspirations and insights on 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 and how the latter and university level EDI policies and practices influence each other. 🗝️ Keynote I: Presenting the bigger picture of EDI in Europe, beyond the university sector - Annette Risberg, Guest Professor at Faculty of Culture and Society, Malmö University, Sweden; Professor of Organization and Management, University of Inland Norway, Norway 🗝️ Keynote II: Setting the scene - EDI at universities - Colin Scott, Deputy President and Vice-President for Academic Affairs, University College Dublin, Ireland 📅  You can register for the 2025 EUA-CDE Thematic Workshop until 2 January 2025 at https://bit.ly/3NI6FgF #cdeWS2025 #EDI #Equity #Diversity #Inclusion #HigherEducation #EUACDE

This is a call for hosts! 📢 The European University Association’s Council for Doctoral Education (#EUACDE) is inviting applications from member universities to host key events in 2026 and 2027. 🎓✨ Launched in 2008, EUA-CDE is now the largest European network in doctoral education and research training, covering more than 280 universities and institutions working in this field across 39 countries. 🌍 We are looking for EUA-CDE member universities that can partner with us to make our next events a memorable experience, while gaining international visibility for their own institution. Is this your institution? Then read the guidelines for the EUA-CDE Annual Meeting and the EUA-CDE Thematic Workshop, and submit your bid before 31 December 2024: https://bit.ly/3BwnHvj #DoctoralEducation #HigherEducation

“When you do this kind of a future-thinking process, I think it is very important to 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞. It's not something you do by yourself, nor is there a kind pope, somebody who says to you what's happening in the future. It is a very co-creative process, and 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫. Therefore it's important to involve people in this process. I think this can happen while creating these scenarios or thinking about futures, but also 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 that you make them 𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 for other people to invite them for a discussion and be together and discuss together.” 💡✨ 🎙️ In Episode 5️⃣ of the Universities Futures Lab #podast, Renato Soldenhoff from ZHdK Zürcher Hochschule der Künste talks about imagining alternatives and organising training in futures thinking. He also speaks about using art and improvisation 🎨 to communicate on a deeper level to communicate on a different level and bringing people together to cooperate. Listen to this episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and RSS. 🎧 Like, share and let us know what you think: https://lnkd.in/e5NHNc8Z 💬 We’d love to hear your thoughts—like, share, and join the conversation! #StrategicForesight #HigherEducation #FuturesThinking #Podcast #UniversitiesFuturesLab #UniversityStrategy

📣 Applications for the first #staffdev_eu project masterclass are now open! This masterclass is particularly relevant for universities aiming to strengthen their staff development and #teaching enhancement initiatives or those revisiting their practices from a strategic perspective. 💡 Drawing on practical examples, it will examine the positioning of staff development, its alignment with institutional strategies, and approaches to navigating transitions. Participants will critically reflect on the current organisation of staff development in their universities and identify actionable steps to transform these practices to enhance teaching and #learning. 🧩 Dates: 26-28 May 2025 Location: University College Cork, Ireland ℹ️ https://bit.ly/4gc3BGd Deadline to apply: 7 March 2025 STAFF-DEV is led by EUA in a consortium with four leading universities from Europe: University of Oslo, University College Cork, Utrecht University and Ruhr University Bochum, and has an Advisory Board bringing together strong expertise and complementary profiles in the area the project’s topic. #StaffDevelopment #TeacherTraining #EUfunded #highereducation #ErasmusPlus

Deadline for applications: 17 January 2025! 📢 EUA is currently looking for member universities to take part in its 2025 Learning & Teaching Thematic Groups. This call proposes three groups, which will be organised under the Erasmus+ funded "Staff development for learning and teaching at European universities" #STAFFDEV_EU project. - Enhancing teacher engagement and expanding staff development opportunities. - Staff development and transnational collaboration. - Ensuring the quality and impact of staff development in teaching. Read more details and submit your application at https://bit.ly/41gn7MZ STAFF-DEV is led by EUA in a consortium with four leading universities from Europe: Universitetet i Oslo (UiO), University College Cork, Universiteit Utrecht and Ruhr-Universität Bochum, and has an Advisory Board bringing together strong expertise and complementary profiles in the area the project’s topic. #EUfunded #ErasmusPlus #EUALearnTeach #teaching #learning #highereducation #staffdevelopment #teacherdevelopment

The next EUA Annual Conference #EUA2025AC will be hosted by the University of Latvia Latvijas Universitate, Riga, on 10 and 11 April 2025. EUA is now inviting proposals for practice presentations for three parallel sessions at the 2025 Annual Conference: ♦️ Inclusion through digitalisation ♦️ Risk and resilience in knowledge security ♦️ Beyond greening: putting the SDGs into action The deadline for EUA members to submit proposals is Wednesday 19 February 2025. Learn more and submit your proposals: https://bit.ly/3Bs2mUd #sustainability #digitalisation #globalgoals

The 2025 #EUALearnTeach Forum marks an important milestone in the development of EUA’s Learning & Teaching Agenda 2030, which will outline the key priorities for our L&T activities in the coming years. The Forum's closing session starts with a report from the Agenda workshops during the previous breakout sessions, followed by a panel discussion among stakeholders representing the higher education policy field, university leadership, teaching staff and students. Register now to attend the Forum and to get an exclusive preview of EUA’s Learning & Teaching Agenda 2030 contents: https://lnkd.in/eaZ2gkFd Speakers: - Yann-Maël Bideau, Policy Officer, European Commission - Iris Kimizoglu, President, European Students' Union (ESU) - John O’Halloran, President, University College Cork, Ireland - Irena Duś-Ilnicka, Rector's Proxy on Implementation for Intensive Internationalisation Plan, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland - Chaired by Anne L., Chair of EUA Learning & Teaching Steering Committee 📅 27 - 28 February 2025 📍 University College Cork, Ireland #teaching #learning #highereducation #education

On 2 December, the Community of Practice of European Universities alliances (#FOREU4AALL), was officially launched at an online event that brought together more than 230 representatives from alliances, the European Commission and university stakeholder organisations. FOREU4ALL is supported by the European Commission through the Erasmus+ programme, as a four-year project. By establishing a community of practice, it will bring together representatives of alliances to address common challenges, exchange experiences and good practices. The European University Association is pleased to be part of FOREU4ALL as associated partner and member of the external advisory board. As such, EUA will ensure that the project remains linked to the wider higher education sector and offer its expertise on relevant topics. On the external advisory board, the Association will join fellow stakeholders, namely the European Association for the Applied Sciences in Higher Education (EURASHE), the European Students' Union (ESU), the Erasmus Student Network and ENQA: European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education. EUA has extensively engaged with the #EuropeanUniversities Initiative from its inception. The Association contributes to shaping policies on alliances and transnational cooperation, notably by participating in related working groups with the European Commission, member states and stakeholders. Furthermore, EUA supports its members that wish to engage in transnational cooperation, both within and beyond the European Universities alliances, through its wide-ranging expertise from quality assurance to joint education provision, research and innovation as well as governance, funding, leadership development and foresight. Source: https://bit.ly/3VBf3TB