Are you ready to explore the latest developments in Erasmus+ and European policies in higher education? Mark your calendar for 30–31 January 2025, when ACA’s flagship seminar, What’s New in Brussels? returns. As the European higher education sector rapidly evolves...

As the first activity in the framework of the Study in Europe 4 project period, ACA organised a webinar on 14 November 2024, addressing international student visas and related challenges on behalf of the European Commission.   Moderated by Raul Ranne,...

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,...

To boost inclusion efforts of higher education institutions across Europe, SALTO ID ET partnered with the Dutch National Agency of Erasmus+ to further enhance and promote the Erasmus+ Inclusion Scan tool. The tool enables higher education institutions to complete a self-assessment and reflect on the...

On 15 November 2024, the HIBLend consortium (for more details see ACA Newsletter – Education Europe , February 2023) met for its third Transnational Project Meeting in Brno, Czechia. The meeting served as a pivotal moment in advancing the project’s mission to...

The sixth annual CZEDUCON conference, held from 18 to 20 November 2024, took place in Prague, Czech Republic, gathering over 650 guests from diverse national and international backgrounds. Co-organised with the Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, the Foundation...

On 27 November 2024, the European Parliament approved the “von der Leyen II” Commission. The College of Commissioners is expected to take office on 1 December 2024. As previously reported, the currently joint portfolio of Iliana Ivanova, Commissioner for Innovation, Research,...

Following the European Commission’s publication of the Erasmus+ annual work programme last month (for more details, see ACA Newsletter – Education Europe, October 2024), the Erasmus+ 2025 Call for Proposals has been officially launched. This announcement comes with a significant...

The Swiss Federal Council discussed the status of negotiations to strengthen the EU-Switzerland bilateral relationship at its meeting on November 6, 2024. Negotiations are well advanced on most dossiers within this broader package, including the track on European programmes (association...

On 7–8 November 2024, the European Commission’s Directorate General for Education and Culture (DG EAC) and the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) hosted a thematic seminar in Brussels titled “Planning and delivering jointness in Erasmus Mundus Master programmes”. The seminar...

The Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council (EYCS) met on 25-26 November 2024, under the Hungarian Presidency chairmanship. In the field of higher education, the Council discussed the topics included in the EU Higher Education package, among others (for more...

This month, the annual editions of two of the most prominent publications dedicated to international student and scholar mobility – the Open Doors and the Wissenschaft weltoffen – were released. The first publication is the result of a longstanding collaboration...

Six years after the launch of the European Universities Initiative (EUI), the European Affairs Committee of the French Senate entrusted the rapporteurs Ronan Le Gleut and Karine Daniel with the task of carrying out an initial assessment of this scheme. ...

The Finnish National Agency for Education (EDUFI) has created an in-depth online resource of the results of Erasmus+ in higher education from 2014 to 2020. With all projects from the previous programme cycle now wrapped up, it’s an ideal moment...

The PROFFORMANCE+ consortium opened the second PROFFORMANCE International Higher Education Teacher Award Call in partner countries.  The purpose of this Award is to identify, acknowledge and recognise excellent teaching practices and to provide opportunities not only for sharing and exchanging...

In today’s rapidly globalising and digitalising world, internationalisation and artificial intelligence (AI) are reshaping the landscape of higher education. Recognising the importance of these transformative forces, the Austrian National Agency – OeAD, focused its annual Higher Education Conference in November...

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) reaffirms its commitment to strengthening academic and scientific cooperation with the United States following Donald Trump’s re-election as US President. Despite potential challenges in transatlantic relations, DAAD President Prof. Dr. Joybrato Mukherjee emphasised the...

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