The year 2025 was a particularly rich one for ACA, with many accomplishments to be both poud of and grateful for, in terms of (a) internal capacity-enhancement (through meaningful collaborative endeavours with our member organisations), (b) insightful knowledge outputs (through...

The final trimester of 2025 brought together experts from ACA member organisations for the last round of Thematic Peer Group (TPG) meetings of the year. As in previous rounds, these meetings provided a space for peer exchange, joint reflection and...

On 9 December 2025, more than 140 participants, both in Brussels and online, gathered for the final conference of the HIBLend project, marking an important milestone for Student Blended Mobility in European Higher Education. Bringing together higher education institutions, policymakers,...

In late November, ACA concluded the final workshop of a training series aimed at supporting higher education institutions in developing more strategic approaches to staff mobility. The training was designed and delivered by ACA in cooperation with six Erasmus+ National...

Around 20 participants from across Europe and beyond came together for an intensive training designed to respond directly to the needs and challenges higher education institutions face when advancing inclusion and diversity within Erasmus+ in the framework of the DiEM...

The United Kingdom and the European Union have concluded negotiations that will see the UK reassociate to the Erasmus+ programme, restoring participation in the EU’s education, training, youth and sport exchange scheme in 2027. Under the agreement, UK universities, colleges,...

On November 25th, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a Council Recommendation on Human Capital. This is the first-ever EU legislative act focused specifically on human capital: although not legally binding, the recommendation will seek to align Member States’ approaches to...

This year marked a host of significant developments for European Higher Education Sector Observatory (EHESO) tools, which were redesigned and further developed. Building on the first edition of the European Higher Education Sector Scoreboard (EHESS) launched in January (see ACA...

Wissenschaft weltoffen 2025, Germany’s most comprehensive report on the internationalisation of higher education and research, has been published by ACA member DAAD in cooperation with the German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW). Funded by the German...

The Mestenhauser Institute for International Collaboration has announced the launch of the Mestenhauser Academy for Leadership in Internationalization, a new professional development programme focusing on the leadership of institution-wide internationalisation. The programme is designed as a four-month, evidence-based learning experience...

What’s new in Brussels? 2026 29 – 30 January 2026 More information MCMC 2026: How digital tools are transforming micro-credentials from design to delivery 24 – 26 February 2026 More information EIT Higher Education Initiative deadline 4 March 2026 More...