The second training session of the 2024 Inclusion ACAdemy took place on 15 November 2024 and focused on Belonging. Drawing on insights from thinkers and activists representing diverse marginalised communities, as well as practical experience from the IDEM – Inclusion, Diversity, Equity in Mobility project, it examined ways to foster inclusive institutional environments that accommodate students of varied backgrounds, identities, and experiences. The workshop was delivered by Benedetta Gennaro, TU Darmstadt and Stella Saliari, Independent consultant with active participation of the participants who have explored how student voices can be put in the focus of institutional strategies and approaches in a holistic approach. 

If your institution is interested in receiving advice on inclusive practices, check out our Inclusion Scan project (for more details, see ACA Newsletter – Education Europe, October 2024).

About Inclusion ACAdemy

The Inclusion ACAdemy is a tailor-made training series on the topic of inclusion and widening participation in international programmes designed for higher education institutions (HEIs) from Czech Republic, Estonia, and Hungary. The training series has been created to support higher education institutions in implementing the Inclusion and Diversity horizontal priority of the Erasmus+ programme 2021 – 2027, but its outputs are also applicable for other mobility programmes. The trainings will be delivered by experts in the field of inclusive internationalisation. They include practitioners, academics, experts from the NAs and HEIs, representatives of supporting bodies and student organisations. 

The programme is coordinated by the Brussels-based Academic Cooperation Association (ACA), an umbrella organisation of national-level funding organisations of international cooperation in higher education, and an expert centre in internationalisation, in cooperation with the Support Centre for Inclusive Higher Education (SIHO). The Estonian NA Education and Youth Board (Harno)) is the coordinator on behalf of the NA consortium consisting of Czech National Agency for International Education and Research and Hungarian NA Tempus Public Foundation.