Many institutions invest heavily in generating interest from prospective international students — through marketing, fairs, digital outreach and agent networks — yet struggle to convert that interest into actual applications and enrolments. To tackle this frequent challenge, the Study in Europe initiative...

On the occasion of the French Presidency of the G7, ACA member Campus France hosted an important meeting of the directors of G7+ national higher education promotion agencies. Under the theme “Shaping the future of international higher education: opportunities and challenges for the decade ahead”, the gathering took place in Paris, on 23 and...

Five Erasmus+ National Agencies (NAs)—CMEPIUS (Slovenia, coordinator), DAAD (Germany), EDUFI (Finland), Nuffic (the Netherlands), and OeAD (Austria)—have joined forces with the Academic Cooperation Association (ACA) to support the strategic and operational revision of the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE) in view of the next Erasmus+ programme.  Implemented as...

Designed to broaden participation and support innovative teaching and learning formats, Blended mobility (BM) – and in particular Blended Intensive Programmes (BIPs) – have quickly become one of the most dynamic innovations under the Erasmus+ Programme 2021–2027.   While uptake has grown quickly and early studies (including ACA’s HIBLend project) suggest that students value the...

Another online session in the Inclusion ACAdemy training series for Norwegian HEIs brought together higher education professionals to explore how inclusive communication can strengthen belonging in international programmes. Organised by the Academic Cooperation Association in partnership with the Support Centre for Inclusive Higher...

The Erasmus Generation Meeting (EGM), Europe’s largest student-led conference, gathered over 1,000 participants from across Europe and beyond in Split, Croatia, from 16–19 April 2026. Organised by the Erasmus Student Network (ESN), this year’s fifth edition centered on Shaping Skills through Student Mobility, specifically, through...

On 28 April, the European Parliament adopted its position for negotiations with member states on the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2028–2034, setting out both the overall budget level and key spending priorities.  Building on the Budgets Committee’s interim report by co-rapporteurs Carla Tavares (S&D, PT) and Siegfried Muresan (EPP, RO), MEPs propose an increase of approx. 10% compared...

On 14 April 2026, coordinators of the European Universities alliances gathered in Brussels for a working retreat focused on co-shaping the next phase of the initiative, together with the European Commission.  The meeting was opened by Diana Jablonska, Director for Youth, Education...

With the adoption of its first Action Plan in April 2026, the EU’s Pact for the Mediterranean (see ACA Newsletter – Education Europe, October 2025), has moved from vision to concrete implementation. Based on a broad framework for a “Common Mediterranean Space” set out in the original Pact, the Action Plan puts forward 21 co-designed actions to be...

After the much-acclaimed election on 12 April of Péter Magyar as the incoming Prime Minister of Hungary (to be sworn in on 9 May 2026), much hope has been placed within the European higher education community into re-establishing a more balanced relationship with the European Union, translated, inter alia, into a swift return...

Following the launch of the Global Minds Initiative (see ACA Newsletter – Education Europe, April 2025, September 2025), German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) has announced the selection of 20 higher education institutions for funding under its “Academic Horizons – Attracting Global Minds” programme. The initiative will run from...

Following the news that the United Kingdom will rejoin Erasmus+ in 2027 (see ACA Newsletter – Education Europe, December 2025), the UK’s Department for Education has announced that the British Council is set to take on the role of the National Agency for the programme.  The...

Registration is now open for the 3rd European Universities Conference, taking place on 20 May 2026 at Poznan University of Technology, Poland. Organised by the Foundation for the Development of the Education System (FRSE) – Poland’s National Agency for Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps – the...

Since late 2024, large-scale student-led protests have shaped the Serbian political and higher education landscapes, triggered by the 1 November collapse of a railway station canopy in Novi Sad that resulted in 16 deaths. These demonstrations, which cantered on demands for institutional...

Additional Erasmus+ funding for students with fewer opportunities is making a tangible difference to participation in international mobility, according to a new survey published by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).   Since 2021, students with fewer opportunities, including first-generation students, working students, students with children,...

In a joint statement, the German Rectors’ Conference, France Universités, Universities of the Netherlands, Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland, Flemish Interuniversity Council, Rectors' Council of the French-speaking universities of Belgium, and Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities call...

Registration is now open for the Joint Assessment for International Institutional PROFFORMANCE Ambassador Network, an online activity taking place from spring to autumn 2026. The initiative is organised by Tempus Public Foundation – PROFFORMANCE Team (Hungary).  The activity invites higher education institutions to participate in a structured joint assessment process focused on teaching performance in...

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