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Newsletter Edition 262-02/2023
NEWS FROM ACA

Nuffic: New outgoing student mobility data

On 21 February, Nuffic published a new analysis on outgoing mobility of Dutch higher education students. The study was conducted by Saoradh Favier and Anneloes Slappendel-Henschen, based on the outgoing degree and credit mobility data collected from various sources including...
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ACA’s members discuss in-depth most pressing HE topics

In February, ACA continued with a series of thematic peer group meetings organised for the association members on several topics of common interest. The European policies and programmes thematic peer group convened its ninth meeting on 15 February. The main...
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PROFFORMANCE+ Thematic webinar series for higher education teachers

The PROFFORMANCE project partners will organise a series of webinars for higher education teachers and professionals across Europe. This project and its successor PROFFORMANCE+ aim to improve the quality of teaching and learning through the support of higher education teachers....
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What’s New?

As usual around this time of the year and finally in the physical format again, ACA conducted its flagship seminar What’s New in Brussels? Latest Developments in European Policies and Programmes. This year's programme focused on the translation of the...
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Fostering high-quality blended student mobility in higher education

On 13 and 14 February 2023, ACA hosted the kick off meeting of the HIBLend project in Brussels. The aim of this three-year project funded under the Erasmus+ programme is to raise interest in and enhance the capacity of higher...
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DAAD finances scholarships for hydrogen research

Accompanying the EU's Green Deal, and the German government's National Hydrogen Strategy, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) has launched a new scholarship programme called "ERA Fellowships - Green Hydrogen." The programme supports national and international research stays, internships and expert...
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EUROPEAN POLICY

Charting the way towards more encompassing learning mobility in Europe

The European Commission has launched a call for evidence on the European learning mobility framework, accompanied by a public consultation on the same topic. Views on the upcoming initiative can be expressed between 8 February and 3 May 2023 via...
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Recognition of qualifications and learning periods abroad

The European Commission published a report assessing the progress made by member states in the automatic and mutual recognition of higher education and upper secondary education and training qualifications and the outcomes of learning periods abroad. This report follows the...
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NATIONAL EDUCATION AND THE GLOBAL CONTEXT

Germany plans to recruit 15% of its university research staff from abroad by 2025

On 8 February, the German Federal Government published its new research and innovation strategy: Zukunftsstrategie Forschung und Innovation. This strategy aims to provide a response to the multiple new and existing challenges ranging from climate change and digitalisation to the...
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Earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria: HE response

On 6 February 2023, Türkiye was hit by two major earthquakes, with magnitudes of 7.7 and 7.6 respectively. The earthquakes also affected neighbouring countries, causing severe casualties and injuries in Syria especially, and damaging buildings in Lebanon, Iraq, Cyprus, and...
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Swiss non-association to Horizon Europe and Erasmus+: lose-lose situation

The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) has released new data showing the negative effects of Switzerland’s continuing non-association to Horizon Europe. Since 2021, Switzerland is no longer associated with European programmes. Swiss researchers can still participate in collaborative...
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“Students at Risk” scheme in Finland

The National Union of University Students in Finland (SYL) and the National Union of Students in Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences (SAMOK) have received financing of EUR 85 000 from The Centre for Peace Mediation of the Finish Ministry of Foreign Affairs for...
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No Covid, no longer online-only courses

China recently lifted its temporary rules that were put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing foreign universities to offer online courses to students within the country. Like many other countries, it recognised the need for students to continue their...
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Germany: Adaptations to the research programme Digital.Sicher.Souverän

The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has adapted the research programme on IT security “Digital.Sicher.Souverän.“ (Digital.Secure.Sovereign.) to new developments and threats and complemented it with the BMBF's newly published “Agenda Cybersecurity Research” (in German). In the new publication,...
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CONFERENCES

Events

Digitalisation in International Higher Education: Forward Looking Perspectives 1-2 March 2023 More information TORCH Annual Forum: Sharing Common R&I Policies and Strategies 8 March 2023 More information Polonium Foundation- Science Polish Perspectives Meetup in Brussels 9-10 March 2023 More information...
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