European University Association

📢 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

Have you registered for the 2025 European Learning & Teaching Forum yet? You can do so at https://lnkd.in/eaZ2gkFd Watch regular participants of the #EUALearnTeach Forum share their views on the event’s benefits for their work and professional development. #learning #teaching #highereducation

The European Research & Innovation (R&I) Framework Programme is a cornerstone of the European R&I landscape. It encourages and facilitates collaboration between member states, universities, industries, and other stakeholders to advance the frontiers of science, technology and innovation.🌍🔬 It is also a crucial instrument in shaping the direction and priorities of R&I across the continent and driving significant public and private investments at the EU and national levels. 💼📊 With the design of the next programme (#FP10) on the horizon, Thomas Coudreau, Director-General for Research, Education and Innovation, Sorbonne Université (France) shares his views on how to enhance the programme’s role as a catalyst for change to effectively drive R&I across Europe. 🧪 #HorizonEU #HorizonEurope #Research #Innovation #ResearchImpactEU

The students are not OK. In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, students in many European countries reported an alarming level of mental health issues and poor well-being, exacerbated by socio-economic challenges. 🎓 🩹📉 Kristina Hauschildt has coordinated the #EUROSTUDENT project since 2015, working at the Deutsches Zentrum für Hochschul- und Wissenschaftsforschung GmbH. In this #EUAExpertVoices article, she draws on the latest project findings to highlight the urgent need for effective mental health support and strategies. 🔗 https://bit.ly/3YVFuFC #mentalhealth #studenthealth #highereducation #StudentWellBeing #MentalHealthMatters

The European Research & Innovation (R&I) Framework Programme is a cornerstone of the European R&I landscape. It encourages and facilitates collaboration between member states, universities, industries, and other stakeholders to advance the frontiers of science, technology and innovation. 🌍🤝🔬 It is also a crucial instrument in shaping the direction and priorities of R&I across the continent and driving significant public and private investments at the EU and national levels. 💼💶📊 With the design of the next programme (#FP10) on the horizon, Prof. Lucyna Wozniak, PhD, DSc., Vice-Rector for Research Development and International Relations, Medical University of Lodz (Poland) shares her views on how to enhance the programme’s role as a catalyst for change to effectively drive R&I across Europe. 🚀🧪 #HorizonEU #HorizonEurope #Research #Innovation #ResearchImpactEU

Year-round registrations now open for EUA's Institutional Evaluation Programme (IEP)! As a recognized quality assurance agency, EUA-IEP helps institutions enhance strategic leadership and manage change through independent, improvement-focused evaluations by experienced international peer reviewers. 🔗 Discover how IEP can make an impact at your institution at https://www.iep-qaa.org/ #HigherEducation #ChangeManagement #StrategicLeadership #QualityAssurance #IEPQAA #InstitutionalEvaluation

As a new College of European Commissioners is formed, the European Parliament plays a crucial role in questioning the Commissioners-designate on their programme and ambitions. On Tuesday 12 November, the Parliament’s Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) and the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) hold the hearing of Roxana Minzatu, Executive Vice-President-designate for People, Skills and Preparedness, during which many key topics for European universities will be discussed. Earlier this year, EUA put forward eight key messages on how EU policy makers and universities can work together to shape a strong, open and future-proof Europe during the 2024-2029 mandate: https://bit.ly/4hscY5t So, what are Europe’s universities looking out for during European Commission Executive Vice-President-designate Mînzatu’s hearing? #highereducation #uniFE

EUA Event: High-level roundtable “R&I for a prosperous and competitive Europe” This European University Association high-level roundtable is taking place in the framework of EUA’s first R&I Forum. The event will gather representatives of the university sector and of European institutions to discuss pressing topics for R&I such as the growing interest in a fifth freedom dedicated to enhancing research, innovation and education within the Single Market and the priorities set by the EU to increase its global competitiveness. Speakers: - Maria Cristina Russo, Director Prosperity, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission - James Livesey, Vice President Research & Innovation, University of Galway - Lina Gálvez Muños, Member of the European Parliament Moderator: Paul Boyle, EUA Vice-President; Vice-Chancellor of Swansea University Registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis at https://bit.ly/3YL2Hdy 📆 21 November, 16.00-18.00 CET, followed by a networking reception 📍 Scotland House in Brussels #research #innovation #EUAinnovation

The fair recognition of refugees’ qualifications, even in situations where these qualifications cannot be evidenced through documentation, is a key task of recognition authorities, including higher education institutions. Moreover, it is a requirement of the Lisbon Recognition Convention, which has been in force in most European countries for a quarter of a century. But are we succeeding in ensuring that refugees’ qualifications do not go to waste? In her #EUAExpertVoices article, Helene Peterbauer looks for answers in the historical context, our digital present and several promising new initiatives. https://bit.ly/4ecIqSv #qualifications #academicrecognition #refugees

How can we prepare our students, teachers and institutions for the path ahead? 🧭 It has become an accepted fact, if not a truism, that we are undergoing a period of change and disruption that poses numerous challenges to higher education, as well as for society at large. Participants in this future-gazing edition of the 2025 European Learning & Teaching Forum will jointly discuss strategies to develop future-readiness in and through learning and teaching. 💡🧩 Under the theme "2030 and beyond: towards responsive and adaptable higher education", the #EUALearnTeach Forum will be an ideal event for vice-rectors for academic affairs, deans, heads of learning and teaching centres, and management involved in learning and teaching. Students, policy makers and other stakeholders in higher education are also welcome! 🌟🎓 📅 27 - 28 February 2025 📍 University College Cork, Ireland ⏳ Early-bird registration deadline: 13 January 2025. After this date, standard registration fees will apply. 🎟️ Save your seat at https://lnkd.in/eaZ2gkFd #teachingandlearning #highereducation #agility #education #2030agenda #learning #teaching