The Academic Cooperation Association (ACA) and the Slovenian National Agency for European Community Programmes and International Mobility Programmes (CMEPIUS) jointly published a study, “National-level support for participation in European Universities Alliances: Insights from Higher Education Institutions and National Agencies” on...

On 22 January 2026, the German Academic Exchange Service’s (DAAD) liaison office in Brussels, the Academic Cooperation Association (ACA), the European Association for International Education (EAIE) and the Centre for International Education (CIHE) jointly held in Brussels the seminar “Reflecting...

A new Erasmus+ project, “Social Inequality in Higher Education Students’ Participation in Internationalisation Activities” (SEPIA), has officially been launched by a consortium comprising Tilburg University (coordinator), Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet), the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM), and the Academic Cooperation...

As part of its ACAdemy training series, the Academic Cooperation Association (ACA) continues to deliver bespoke professional development activities for higher education practitioners and administrators working in internationalisation. Drawing on its extensive expert network and in-house expertise, ACA supports national...

On 1 January 2026, Cyprus assumed the presidency of the Council of the European Union, marking the final chapter of the current presidency trio, following Poland and the Kingdom of Denmark. With this transition, the trio’s shared agenda, structured around...

The European Commission has launched a public consultation on its new Skills Portability initiative. This is one of the activities planned by the Commission as part of the initiative’s impact assessment, along with semi-structured interviews, focus groups, and expert workshops...

Negotiations between the European Commission and Japan have come to a conclusion, sealing the latter’s association to Horizon Europe 2021-2027. The agreement, expected to be signed in 2026, paves the way for even stronger ties with a key strategic partner...

The UK has launched a new International Education Strategy framing education as a core pillar of its global engagement and economic growth objectives. The document provides a timely national update of a topic thoroughly explored in the recently published ACA – EAIE...

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