Colleagues from ACA member organisations and Secretariat staff are excited to be part of the 35th Annual EAIE Conference and Exhibition, taking place from 8 to 11 September 2026 in Glasgow, Scotland. This year’s conference theme is 'The Rhythm of Revolution', inviting participants to reflect on their...

The Higher Education Transformation Week (HETW) will take place from 12 to 16 October 2026, in Brussels. Organised by the European University Foundation (EUF), together with partner organisations including ACA, the Erasmus Student Network (ESN), the European Students’ Union (ESU) and EURASHE, the HETW will bring together a...

The European Commission has launched a call for evidence to support the revision of the Regulation governing the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and the EIT Strategic Innovation Agenda. This consultation aims to gather information and feedback from different stakeholders,...

Through Erasmus+, Capacity Building in Higher Education (CBHE) projects support cooperation between higher education institutions in EU Member States and other countries around the world. The projects bring together higher education organisations from Europe and partner countries to develop teaching and learning...

In August, ACA member Nuffic published a new report exploring why international students choose to pursue a Bachelor's degree in the Netherlands. The mixed-methods study, combining student and expert interviews with the responses to a questionnaire completed by 302 international students at Bachelor level, aims to fill a gap in existing research, i.e. shed light on why...

The Trump administration is proposing a broad overhaul of U.S. college accreditation. The changes would make it easier for new accreditors to gain federal recognition and alter what accrediting agencies are expected to measure and enforce.  Trump first signalled the approach during...

A new evaluation of Norway’s participation in Erasmus+ concludes that the programme delivers significant benefits for individuals, organisations and society, and that these benefits outweigh the costs of participation.   Commissioned by the Norwegian authorities, the study draws on surveys, interviews, administrative data and previous research to assess the impact of Erasmus+...

Iceland will begin charging full tuition fees to most students from outside the European Economic Area at public universities from the 2027–28 academic year. The change makes Iceland the last Nordic country to introduce such fees.  The law ends state funding for most...

Recent Finnish Erasmus+ data issued by ACA’s member EDUFI highlight two areas of development in higher education mobility: the skills participants say they gain from study abroad, and the increasing use of lower-emission travel options in the Nordic region.  Across the...

Researchers and practitioners working on international student mobility are invited to submit contributions to the 5th ENIS Conference, taking place in Pavia, Italy, from 9 to 11 June 2027.  Under the theme “International Student Mobility in Transition: Inclusion, Global Engagement and the...

A recent change to Serbia’s higher education accreditation framework has formally acknowledged the relevance of training for academics who teach in English. The development gives English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) training a clearer role in demonstrating the competences required of teaching staff...

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) has launched DWIH Innovate, a new programme designed to give researchers and science-based entrepreneurs from Germany practical experience in leading innovation ecosystems around the world.  Funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR)...

The 6th edition of the Future of Higher Education – Bologna Process Researchers' Conference (FOHE-BPRC6) will take place on 16–17 September 2026 in Bucharest, Romania. The conference is organised by the Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding (UEFISCDI), in partnership with the Romanian Ministry of Education and...

Ethical Guidelines for Cooperation with Partners from the Global South 21 September 2026 More information Higher Education Transformation Week 12 – 16 October 2026 More information EHESO online policy workshop on European Universities alliances 13 October 2026 More information EUF...