Centres of Cooperation Striving for Excellence: Professional Higher Education and the World of Work

Because education is the gateway to the future, in two weeks' time EURASHE's 26th Annual conference will take place in Belgrade (Serbia).

On 21-22 April, speakers from higher education institutions and from practice will exchange on the benefits of higher education cooperating with all actors, society and the world of work: 
  • Srdan Verbic, Minister of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia
  • Victoria Galán-Muros, University-Industry Innovation Network (UIIN)
  • Juha Saukkonen, JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Finland
  • Zsuzsa Javorka, HEInnovate
  • Benedikt Speer, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Austria
  • Tijana Isoski, European Students' Union (ESU)
  • and many more...
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Last opportunity to register for EURASHE's 26th Annual Conference

Registrations for EURASHE's 26th Annual Conference close on Monday 11 April 2016. The conference brings you:
  • three main topics: employability, innovation, regional development
  • examples of good practices
  • the latest developments in European higher education
Register now to secure your spot!

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Call for good practices in University-Business Cooperation *call extended*

As part of the 'State of European University-Business Cooperation' study we are inviting organisations involved with university-business cooperation (UBC) including businesses, academics, higher education institutions, universities, intermediaries and policy makers to suggest a good practice UBC case study about their strategies, practices, partnerships and achievements in developing UBC. Participation in the call requires a short submission through the project website before Friday 15 April 2016.

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Seminar on RDI: registrations are open

Join us in the beautiful city of Seville (Spain) on 26-27 September for the RDI seminar on the themes of student engagement and market-based research, organised by EURASHE and CEU. The seminar will also present and address the use of crowdsourcing in applied RDI and the development of professional PhD programmes. In addition, some good practical examples of real project work involving students and companies will be presented on both days. The programme, information on speakers and practicalities are available and registrations are open.

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EQAF 2016: call for contributions now open

A call for contributions is now open for the 11th European Quality Assurance Forum (EQAF), which will take place in Ljubljana, Slovenia on 17-19 November 2016, hosted by the Slovenian Student Union and the University of Ljubljana. This year's theme is 'Quality in context - embedding improvement'. Members of EURASHE are encouraged to submit a proposal for workshop or paper session. The call closes on 25 July 2016.

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Access and inclusion of refugess in higher education - Workshop on 4 May in Brussels

The workshop will address, among others, the position of and the action taken by various actors, including the Council of Europe, ENIC-NARICs, the European Commission, and what research teaches us about the actions taken by higher education. Speakers are at the 'frontline' of policy and research; specific cases and practices will be presented. The preliminary programme and speakers list is available on our website, as well as registrations. Registrations will close on 22 April 2016.
 
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The EUROGRADUATE project has published its final outcome, its report on Testing the Feasibility of a European Graduate Study. This feasibility study, managed by four organisations in three countries, involves analyses of existing and past studies (both pan-European and individual countries), surveys, and interviews - all covering 34 higher education systems in 32 countries. From ministries to rectors' conferences, to research groups to student groups: the European Graduate Survey feasibility study explored all, and in depth.

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Workshop on the permeability of higher VET and higher education, 16 June, Brussels

EURASHE will organise a workshop titled 'Permeability of higher vocational education and training (HVET) and higher education' on 16 June 2016 in Brussels (Belgium).
More information will soon be available on our webiste.

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