SUPPORTING PROFESSIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION IN EUROPE
 
yerevanThe 24th Annual Conference of EURASHE 'Qualifications for the Labour Market' will take place in Yerevan (Armenia) on 15-16 May 2014.


Join the following speakers in Yerevan:

Prof. Andreas G. Orphanides, President of EURASHE, Rector of European University Cyprus (Cyprus)

Armen Ashotyan, Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Armenia (Armenia)

Aram Simonyan, Rector of Yerevan State University (YSU), Chair of the Rectors' Council of Armenian State Higher Educational Institutions (Armenia)

Hovhannes Tokmajyan, Rector of Yerevan State University of Architecture and Construction (YSUAC) (Armenia)

Jim Allen, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market, Maastricht University (Netherlands)

Raimund Hudak, Professor at Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University Mosbach (DHBW), CEO of Synesis GmbH (Germany)

Patrick Leushuis, Senior Policy Advisor Higher Education & Labour Market at Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (Netherlands) (tbc)

Slava Pevec Grm (Slovenia), senior expert in the Qualifications and Learning Outcomes, CEDEFOP project

Rok Primozic (Slovenia), Chair of the European Students' Union (ESU)

Javier Calderon Beltran (Spain), Education and Training WG Chair, BUSINESSEUROPE (tbc)

Mike Grey, EC Futures Team Leader, Faculty of Engineering and Computing, Coventry University (United Kingdom)

 

Further information is available on our website: rationale, programme, registrations, travel and accommodation information.

  

EURASHE members benefit from a reduced registration fee of 320 EUR. Regular participants registration is set at 400 EUR. 

 

ideasEURASHE is taking part in the IDEAS initiative aiming at Identifying Effective Approaches to Enhancing the Social Dimension of Higher Education.
 
The first stage of this project is to gather case studies that have a demonstrable impact on improving equity in higher education. 
 
Following the collection of case studies we will analyse them by creating a typology of intervention and further refining the criteria and characteristics of each intervention. Finally we will create a toolbox of effective approaches and widely promote them through a lecture tour in 10 institutions in Europe.
 
Participate in the collection of case studies improving equity with the IDEAS grid!
 
trendsThe European University Association is currently preparing its next Trends Report (to be published in 2015). The Trends surveys aim to feed an institutional perspective into European higher education policy discussions. EURASHE invites professional higher education institutions to take part in this new edition of the Trends report.
 
These reports have become sources of information and reference for policy makers and the higher education community alike. The 2015 Trends survey will concentrate on learning and teaching
in European higher education.

 

If you think your institution may be interested in participating, please contact the Trends team at trends@eua.be. The questionnaire is aimed at the institutional leadership of higher education institutions. The deadline for submitting the questionnaire to the EUA secretariat is 30 April 2014.

 

 

More on our website

eqafThe 9th edition of the European Quality Assurance Forum (EQAF) will take place in Barcelona (Spain) on 13-15 November 2014. ENQA, ESU, EUA and EURASHE, the co-organisers, have now issued a call for contributions.


 
EURASHE members and professional higher education institutions are encouraged to contribute to the 9th EQAF: you can submit a paper proposal or a workshop proposal.

This year's edition will also include a plenary session on the results of HAPHE (Harmonising Approaches to Professional Higher Education in Europe) and first outcomes of PHExcel 
(Testing the Feasibility of a Quality Label for PHE Excellence). Both projects are coordinated by EURASHE.

proseFor institutions interested in developing their quality assurance procedures by using the services of PROSE, EURASHE members can participate in PROSE through a group subscription 
organised by EURASHE, allowing a reduction of 20% on the regular rates during the 3-year entry membership (2013-2014-2015).   
   
View the information sheet here 
Download the expression of interest form here
ibMEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH IB
EURASHE has signed a memorandum of understanding with International Baccalaureate (IB). It will help raise awareness about the IB programmes and in particular the IBCC among professional HEIs, as well as about the variety of higher education in Europe.
eqarEQAR SEMINAR ON CROSS-BORDER EXTERNAL QA 
EQAR is organising a seminar on cross-border external QA in Bayreuth (Germany) on 29-30 April 2014. Participants will discuss, amongst others, the potential to develop the international QA activities of QAAs. The seminar will include a speaker on behalf of professional higher education. 
esc2727th EUROPEAN STUDENTS' CONVENTION
On 19-21 March 2014, the European Students' Union (ESU) will organise it's 27th Convention under the theme of 'European cooperation in Higher Education'. Organised in Brussels, the ESC27 will be held under the High Patronage of the European Parliament.
eurograduateEUROGRADUATE WEBSITE LIVE
The website of the EUROGRADUATE initiative is now live.

The EUROGRADUATE feasibility study asks if and whether a sustainable study on Europe's higher education graduates could be established. EURASHE is member of the project's Stakeholders' Board.

coeCONFERENCE ON HE FOR DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION
The Council of Europe and the US Steering Committee of the International Consortium for Higher Education will organise in Belfast (UK) on 25-27 June 2014 a conference on higher education for democratic innovation. A formal invitation and programme of the conference will be available in March.

 


As always, we look forward to your feedback.
Contact us at eurashe@eurashe.eu

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EURASHE
 
EURASHE is the European Association of Institutions in Higher Education that offer professionally orientated programmes and are engaged in applied and profession-related research within the Bologna cycles.

Currently about 1 100 higher education institutions in 40 countries within and outside the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) are affiliated to EURASHE.

Members of EURASHE are national associations of higher education institutions and individual institutions, such as universities, (university) colleges and universities of applied sciences, as well as other professional associations and stakeholder organisations active in the field of higher education. 
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Join us in Yerevan!
 
~ members 320 EUR ~
~ regular 400 EUR ~
 
In this issue



 
 
 




    
Quick links
Join us in Yerevan!
 
~ members 320 EUR ~
~ regular 400 EUR ~
 
EURASHE
 
EURASHE is the European Association of Institutions in Higher Education that offer professionally orientated programmes and are engaged in applied and profession-related research within the Bologna cycles.

Currently about 1 100 higher education institutions in 40 countries within and outside the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) are affiliated to EURASHE.

Members of EURASHE are national associations of higher education institutions and individual institutions, such as universities, (university) colleges and universities of applied sciences, as well as other professional associations and stakeholder organisations active in the field of higher education. 
Join us in Yerevan!
 
~ members 320 EUR ~
~ regular 400 EUR ~