The ACA Secretariat was reinforced with three new colleagues joining the team on 1 October 2021. Angeliki Psychogyiou, Policy and Project Officer, is an EU funding and grants specialist, with considerable experience in higher education and vocational education and training...

In the past few weeks, the ACA’s Thematic Peer Groups (TPGs) convened their third annual meetings, gathering select experts from ACA member organisations to discuss evolving topics in their respective areas of interest in internationalisation.   TPG Impact of Covid-19...

On 26 October  2021, around 30 colleagues from Czech higher education institutions participated in the most recent webinar of the STUDY IN ACAdemy series co-organised by ACA and the Czech National Agency for International Education and Research (DZS), ACA’s Czech member organisation. The...

The debate on how to make existing internationalisation activities related to social engagement more systematic has gained momentum since 2019. The idea behind the Internationalisation in Higher Education for Society (IHES) project, is to try to provide an instrument to...

On 16 November from 10:00 to 12:45 CET, ACA members the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-dir) and the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) are organising a timely and relevant...

The DAAD is supporting 30 new internationalisation projects at 27 universities of applied sciences (UAS). Since 2019, the DAAD has carried out the “HAW.International” programme for innovative projects in the fields of development and implementation of internationalisation strategies as well...

The PROFFORMANCE consortium, led by the Ministry for Innovation and Technology in Hungary together with ACA’s member – Tempus Public Foundation (TPF) – published the final report of the benchmarking survey conducted in November 2020 among 156 higher education institutions...

On 20 October, the European Parliament voted on its position on the 2022 EU budget. Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) reversed most cuts made by the Council (€1.43 billion) and restored the draft budget to the level originally proposed...

On 6 October 2021, at the EU-Western Balkans Brdo Summit, the EU and Western Balkans leaders launched a forward-looking Agenda on Innovation, Research, Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, outlining a comprehensive, long-term strategy for cooperation with the region, that will...

After having signed a preliminary declaration of intent in 2019, the Benelux countries and the Baltic states concluded an agreement to allow automatic recognition of higher education qualifications on 27 September 2021. Thanks to this agreement - the first of...

On 14 October, a new government led by the country’s new Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre (Labour Party) started its service in Norway as a coalition between the Labour Party and the Centre Party. Ola Borten Moe (Centre Party) has...

The Hochschulforum Digitalisierung (HFD), a German digital higher education think tank, created by the Stifterverband, the CHE Center for University Development and the German Rectors' Conference (HRK) with funding from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, has published a...

Germany has been able to defend its position among the world’s four most popular study locations during the COVID-19 pandemic, right behind the US, Australia, and the United Kingdom. The total number of international students enrolled even rose to currently...

Earlier this summer, the Russian government launched a new “academic leadership programme” called Priority 2030 in order to support 100 Russian frontrunner higher education institutions that will head the creation of new scientific knowledge, technology and innovation in line with...

IDP Connect, in its capacity of supporting HEIs, has been addressing key challenges in higher education by unlocking the full potential of data and intelligence. Their ‘’New Horizons” research aims to arm the higher education sector, institutions and policy makers...

DAAD (October 2021). Mehr Verantwortung wagen in einer global vernetzten Welt. DAAD. Bonn, Germany.    In view of the upcoming coalition negotiations in Germany, the DAAD has presented a position paper that puts forward stimuli for Germany’s External Academic Policy....

Bhattacharya, A., & Percy, C. (2021). Signal failure: How can we get more value and less waste from our education system?. The Social Market Foundation. London, UK.   Recently, the issue of signalling in higher education has been subject of...

DAAD (2021). A New Passage to India (ANPtI). DAAD. Bonn, Germany.    The newly published brochure presents the programme "A New Passage to India (ANPtI)", funded by the German government, which plays an important role in strengthening the Indo-German academic...

EUA. (2021) Pathways to the future A follow-up to “Universities without walls – A vision for 2030”. Brussels, Belgium.   This publication from the European University Association focuses on geopolitical changes, digitalisation and artificial intelligence, as well as the course...

Engler, A. (2021, September 14). Enrollment algorithms are contributing to the crises of higher education. Brookings.   As part of their strategy to attract more students, an increasing number of higher education institutions are relying on the use of algorithms....

European Commission/EACEA/Eurydice, 2021. The  Structure of the European Education Systems 2021/22:  Schematic  Diagrams.  Eurydice  Facts  and  Figures.  Luxembourg:  Publications  Office  of the European Union.   A new report published by the Eurydice  shows the state of the structure of education and...

HEPI Report 143, 2021. Paying more for less? Careers and employability support for international students at UK universities. Higher Education Policy Institute, United Kingdom.   The Higher Education Policy Institute and Kaplan International Pathways jointly commissioned research on international students’...

Capranos, D., Dyers, L., Magda, A. J. (2021). Voice of the online learner 2021: Amplifying student voices in extraordinary times. Louisville, KY: Wiley Education Services.   Wiley Education Services has recently published the report “Voice of the Online Learner 2021:...

DAAD (2021). Allianz der Wissenschaftsorganisationen will Beteiligung an internationalen Forschungsinfrastrukturen stärken. DAAD. Bonn, Germany.   The German Alliance of Science Organisations has developed a position paper on the "Procedure for German Participation in International Research Infrastructures". The paper aims to...

1-10 November 2021 Building Social Resilience – University Leadership in Times of Multiple Crises – UAS Conference 2021 More Information 3 November 2021 A new world? Universities in changing international relations - Webinar II: Transatlantic relations More Information 4-5 November...

On 11 September, the Norwegian Ministry of Research and Higher Education presented a new strategy for digital transformation in the university and college sector. ACA member, the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills, which plays a coordinating and supportive role for...

On behalf of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research, the OeAD promotes exchange and cooperation between educational institutions in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe and Austria in order to support sustainable education reforms at the pre-university level and to contribute to the internationalisation of education in Austria.  Under...

In an attempt to measure the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Movetia, the national agency in charge of promoting mobility and exchanges in Switzerland, conducted a survey of Swiss tertiary-level institutions on mobility in Europe as part of the Swiss-European Mobility Programme (SEMP) earlier this spring. The...

During the past nine months, ACA has been regularly participating, through its Director, Irina Ferencz in the ARC8 Expert Group on Inclusive International Mobility of People and Knowledge, discussing the opportunities, risks, and challenges related to inclusion in internationalisation of higher education in an Asia-Europe perspective, while astutely guided...

On 8 September 2021, ACA held, together with its members with Brussels representations – the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills, the Flemish Higher Education Council – VLUHR International, and the Czech National Agency for International Education and Research...

On 15 September, European Commission’s (EC) president Ursula von der Leyen gave her annual State of the Union Address (SOTEU) to the European Parliament. This speech is carefully followed every year by policy makers and stakeholders. In the speech, EC’s...

The European Commission has published a new report looking at possible synergies and complementarities between actions targeting the higher education sector under Horizon Europe - in particular the Marie Skodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) - and Erasmus+, including the European Universities Initiative which draws funds from both...

On 21 September, the European Commission launched the new Erasmus+ application in an attempt to further digitise the Erasmus+ programme. The new application, available in all EU languages, will provide a digital European Student Card to each student, valid all across the EU.   This new Erasmus+ app is a...

One month before Germany’s federal parliament elections, the German Rectors' Conference (HRK) requested the main political parties that are currently represented in the German federal parliament to present their policies on higher education. In this framework, the HRK posed the following eight election touchstone questions on:   Future funding system for the higher education sector;  Digitalisation of the higher...

The Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) and Universities UK International (UUKi) commissioned a study from London Economics to re-estimate the benefits and costs to the United Kingdom economy associated with international students, focusing on the 2018/19 academic year.  This study has calculated economic benefits and costs...

While the higher education sector worldwide is still digesting the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, some first analyses indicate that the financial impact is quite substantial, especially in those countries where (international) higher education represents a major source of revenue for institutions.    According to the recent estimates of the Irish Universities Association (IUA), commercial revenue streams, which have become a fundamental...

A coalition of Swedish unions have raised their concern about the country’s new migration law, passed in June. They are claiming it might have negative effects in the long run and disincentivise incoming international researchers from coming to work in Sweden....

Earlier this summer, the Norwegian government presented two new strategic documents that will guide the country’s participation in two EU flagship funding programmes and their respective collaboration areas in the period 2021-2027: Horizon Europe and the European Research Area (ERA), and Erasmus+ and the European Education Area (EEA).   These documents outline both the overarching goals and more concrete targets for participation, and put forward several action lines for different actors involved. Both strategies...

The 35 German universities and higher education institutions that are represented in existing European University Alliances published a joint statement on the full roll-out of the European Universities Initiative (EUI).  The signatories strongly support the principles and values reflected by the EUI and...

The OECD Directorate for Education and Skills has issued the Education at a Glance 2021 report to assist governments in building more effective and equitable education systems.   While the report has a broad focus on various education-related themes, varying from early to adult education, we are hereby...

ARUA. June, 2021.Research Profiles of ARUA Universities: Emerging Trends (2015—2017). Cameigie Corporation.  The report provides an aggregated analysis of the research profiles of thirteen African Research University Alliance (ARUA) member universities over the period 2015 –2017. The thirteen universities are: University of Ghana (UG),...

Stoveska, V. September 17, 2021. Only half of workers worldwide hold jobs corresponding to their level of education. International Labour Organization.  While there has been significant improvements to accessing and raising the level of educational attainment of people worldwide, many workers are still undereducated for...

Eurydice report.2021. Adult education and training in Europe: Building inclusive pathways to skills and qualifications. European Commission.  New technologies and the digital transformation contribute to the rapidly changing ways in which people live and work. The COVID-19 pandemic has further increased the pace of change. This report indicates how everyone requires the...

H,. Land, Corcoan, A., & Iancu D. The Promise of Higher Education. Springer.  To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the IAU (International association of universities), a collection of essays that point to the various challenges and opportunities which highlight accomplishments and future potential of higher education and...

4-8 October  Digital Competences for Language Teachers  More information  5-8 October 2021   Gold Coast 2021   More information   6 October 2021  Research With Impact: Effectively Influencing Policy-Making Processes.  More information  8 October 2021  What are Universities for? Exploring Irish university education...

ACA Think Pieces: Inclusion in International Higher Education: European Perspectives & Insights  At the start of this year, 2021, ACA prioritised learning more about and supporting inclusion in international higher education in the context of Europe. We decided to publish our insights...

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is expanding its range of funding opportunities related to artificial intelligence (AI). Funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) with around EUR 25 Million , the DAAD is supporting the establishment of three ‘Konrad Zuse Schools of Excellence in...

Alongside numerous associations in international higher education, and its members DAAD, DZS, IIE and swissuniversities, ACA Secretariat has endorsed Scholars at Risk’s (SAR) urgent appeal to European Governments and EU Institutions to take action for a swift reaction in securing...

According to Finnish higher education institutions’ estimates, almost 2,300 students are leaving for international student exchanges or traineeships this autumn, whereas this time last year, only slightly over 700 exchanges ultimately went ahead. While this is a significant difference, it must be...

This year marks a new period for the Erasmus+ programme and the European Solidarity Corps programme. There are now more options than ever before to study, train, or volunteer abroad. The Czech National Agency for International Education and Research (DZS) is celebrating with a...

There are only a few days left to register for our upcoming Towards comprehensive mobility approaches: marrying the inclusion, sustainability and the digital agendas event. Scheduled for 8 September 2021, 09:30 – 12:30 CET in a hybrid format, the event will touch upon the essential...

Shortly before the summer break, the PPMI consultancy organised on behalf of the European Commission a workshop on the concept, nature and value-added of a European Degree. This workshop opened a series of discussions on the feasibility of the so-called European Degree, as underpinned by the December 2017...

The European Commission has issued a call for proposals to support students from Belarus studying in Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. The EU4Belarus – SALT (Support for Advanced Learning and Training) call is funded through the “EU4Belarus: Solidarity with the people of Belarus” programme launched in October 2020. ...

Prior to the start of the 2021/22 academic year, the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation issued a set of measures worth EUR 3.3 billion to improve social support for students. The support mechanisms this year will include   Freezing of registration fees  Revaluation of grants...

Ireland has announced its “Back to Campus” plans for the upcoming academic year. All Irish HEIs have joined forces in providing aligned Covid-19 guidelines for incoming students. Public health of students, staff and the wider community is an overarching priority...

The UK Department for Education conducted a consultation on the recommendations made by the expert advisory group in their initial teacher training market report presented in July 2021.   Following its commitment in the 2019 teacher recruitment and retention strategy, the UK government appointed a group of national experts in teacher training...

In August, ShanghaiRanking Consultancy issued the 2021 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). ARWU is a research-based ranking listing the 1 000 top higher education institutions across the globe, calculated based on a series of R&D indicators, such as the number of alumni and staff winning Nobel Prizes and Fields...

The American Association of University Professors American Association of University Professors (AAUP) released its Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession, 2020–21, which outlines how years of unstable funding, combined with the impacts of the COVID‑19 pandemic, have created, in their...

On 24 June, the Belgian federal parliament approved the bill transposing the EU directive 2016/801 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of research, studies, training,...

Recent figures made public in the United Kingdom show first concrete prospects for incoming degree mobility and outgoing credit mobility, post-Brexit. On both counts, the initial figures are in line with expectations.   UCAS figures released in mid-August for undergraduate admissions to UK universities show not only...

Jackobsen, K. August 2021. Resource-Strong Youth Receive Most SU. The think tank DEA (Danish Society for Education and Business) published a report this month, which indicated that students from wealthier families receive most of the benefits from Denmark’s student funding scheme, compared to those for lower-income groups. Even though the...

QS, August 2021. Moving forwards: How vaccine passports, vaccine rollouts, and COVID-19 variants are shaping the study plans of international students. This report published by QS investigates the factors that are either facilitating or hampering the efforts of international students as they return to...

Hauschildt, K., Gwosć, C., Schrimer, H., & Cras, F. August 2021. Social and Economic Conditions of Student Life in Europe.  The latest EUROSTUDENT report explores the social dimension of higher education and how it has played an important role in...

1 September 2021  Lotus Webinar series  More information  1-3 September 2021  HOW POWERFUL IS PLACE?  More information  3 September 2021  Equity in Education Workshop  More information  7 September 2021  M8 Alliance – UNICA EduLAB Webinar “The need for integration of migration health...

In 1994, universities in Austria, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam formed The ASEAN European Academic University Network (ASEA-UNINET). With the goal of promoting the continuous internationalisation of education and research. Today it consists of more than 80 universities from 18 different...

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the German Association for International Cooperation (GIZ) are expanding their cooperation based on a renewed memorandum of understanding. DAAD and GIZ have been working together since 1993, and the cooperation has grown continuously...

ACA’s member The Norwegian Agency for International Cooperation and Quality Enhancement in Higher Education (Diku), Skills Norway, and Universell, as well as parts of Unit and the Norwegian Centre for Research Data (NSD), have merged on 1 July 2021 into a new organisation – the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills. The...

Inclusion, sustainability and digitalisation are among the top policy priorities for mobility that have been known and debated in the sector for the past three years. While many higher education institutions across Europe are about to develop their institutional strategies and approaches in line with these new...

The European Commission is about to roll out the European Universities Initiative (EUI) based on the lessons learnt from the 41 alliances supported in the first (2019) and the second (2020) calls for proposals and based on discussions with key stakeholders and national experts. ACA is an active...

Last summer the European Commission (EC) presented the European Skills Agenda. The agenda consists of 12 actions aimed at fostering sustainable competitiveness, social fairness, and resilience based on ambitious objectives for upskilling and reskilling.   To date, the EC has rolled out nine initiatives and will present proposals on the remaining three before the end of...

The European Commission released The European Innovation Scoreboard 2021, a measurement of innovation performance. The European Commission released the European Innovation Scoreboard 2021, a measurement of innovation performance. On average, innovation performance has increased by 12.5% since 2014. There is...

On 14 July, the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation issued a statement clarifying that Switzerland will be treated as a non-associated third country in the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, Horizon Europe, until further notice. Although...

EU funding for research and innovation (R&I) remains at the core of public debate and policymaking. On 14 July, the EU Council presented an amended version of the 2022 budget, proposing EUR 425 million cut to Heading 1 ‘Single Market, Innovation and Digital'. This cut...

Canada announced a significant expansion of its Student Direct Stream (SDS) on 9 July 2021, with students from seven new countries throughout the Americas now eligible to participate in the expedited programme for Canadian study permits. Students from Antigua and Barbuda, Brazil,...

In the most recent budget proposal of California State (CalState), three universities in the public state university system: UCLA, UC Berkley, and UC San Diego will be required to increase in-state enrolment over the next five years if passed. The...

The German Academic Exchange Service is promoting the reappraisal of German colonial rule in countries in Africa and the Asia-Pacific with the ‘German Colonial Rule’ scholarship programme, funded by the German Federal Foreign Office. The programme will fund up to...

EU citizens planning to study in British universities could expect up to three times higher tuition fees from the next academic year because of Brexit, analysis of the latest editions of The Knowledge Partnership’s 2021-22 course and tuition fee databases...

Following the publication of the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2021-2022, the first calls for proposals for Horizon Europe have been launched. The programme for 2021-2017 has a budget of EUR 95.5 billion.  Horizon Europe consists of three pillars:  Excellence Science  Global Challenges...

Outside View - International Perspectives on Germany in Times of Corona. DAAD, GIZ, Goethe-Institut (2021)  The study ‘Outside View - International Perspectives on Germany in Times of Corona’ is a joint project of the most recognised intermediary organisations in the field...

Tsang D., Kazeroony H. (ed.) (2022) Management Education and Automation. Routledge Management Education and Automation explores international management education in light of exponential development of artificial intelligence, big data, demographic shifts, expansion of robotic utilization in many economic sectors, aging...

Stone, R., Glover, I. Adapting Higher Education Teaching for an Online Environment. SAGE Publishing As higher education is increasingly confronted with technology and digitalisation, this book has been published for busy academics of all subject disciplines who have been asked...

Esaki-Smith, Anna (2021). Career Pathways for International Students. American Council on Education This publication investigates how many international students travel abroad pursuing a higher quality of education. Many have headed to Anglophone destinations, particularly the United States and the United...

Universities UK International (2021). Short-Term Mobility Long-Term impact. Universities UK International (UUKI) published the report called “Short-term mobility long-term impact”, which explores the inclusive international opportunities of short-term mobilities (less than four weeks) by assessing current participation, impact, and good...

August 5th – 6th 2021  ICISE010 2021: 15. International Conference on Inclusive and Special Education  More Info  September 1st – 3rd 2021  HOW POWERFUL IS PLACE?  More Info  September 28th – 1st October 2021   2021 EAIE Community Exchange: virtual conference & exhibition  More Info  October 5th –...

On 31 May, the Council received green light on the Own Resources Decision, which establishes how the EU budget is financed, from all 27 member states. As national ratifications were completed in record five months, the European Commission could start...

How to make international student mobility more inclusive? How to reduce the carbon footprint of physical mobility and create greener options? How to develop good-quality, digitally-enhanced models, that complement existing formats? These questions, and many alike, have been driving the...

ACA is delighted to welcome the Croatian Agency for Mobility and EU programmes (AMEUP) as its new member organisation! AMEUP is responsible for the implementation of Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps (ESC) programmes as well as for informing and counselling...

In the past few weeks, a new round of Thematic Peer Groups (TPGs) – select groupings bringing together experts from ACA member organisations to discuss themes of direct relevance for their activities and to enhance capacities – were organised by...

On 11 June ACA issued a statement pleading for the start of negotiations for Switzerland’s association to the Erasmus+ and Horizon Europe programmes. The formal association to both programmes would be highly beneficial for all programme countries and for Switzerland,...

ACA is glad to announce it will take part – along experts from member organisations CMEPIUS, DAAD, and EDUFI, as well as many other experienced practitioners and established researchers – in a network for interdisciplinary research on international student mobility...

In this month’s Inclusion Think Piece, Tony Geudens, Inclusion and Diversity Officer at the SALTO-YOUTH Resource Centre is walking us through supporting people with fewer opportunities and the process of strategy making in the field of inclusion, based on his...

The Finnish National Agency for Education (EDUFI) published a summary report of the first annual reports of the projects funded under the Higher Education Institutions Institutional Cooperation Instrument (HEI ICI) in 2020-2024. Administrated by EDUFI, the HEI ICI programme supports...

The Institute of International Education (IIE) has published its latest Covid-19 Snapshot Survey Series, which was completed by 414 higher education institutions (HEIs) accounting for around 44% of all international students enrolled in the 2019/20 academic year. 43% of institutions...

Czech National Agency for International Education and Research (DZS) carried out a qualitative research devoted to the experience of participants in bilateral and multilateral mobility programmes: AKTION, AIA, CEEPUS and the EEA Funds. The aim of the in-depth interviews was...

Polish Returns NAWA is a prestigious programme of the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange. It creates attractive conditions under which scientists of Polish origin can come back and take up research at Polish scientific and higher education institutions. In addition, programme...

Faced with the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic the countries involved in the Central European Exchange Program for University Studies tried to give an adequate response to the drastically decreasing number of implemented mobilities. First measures were already taken...

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) increases its presence in the Middle East: the new DAAD regional office in Jordan’s capital city Amman was officially inaugurated in June. Over the past few years, the role of the Middle East as...

In a long-awaited announcement by the sector, the European Commission adopted the main work programme of Horizon Europe for the period 2021-2022, shortly before the EU Research and Innovation Days on 23 and 24 June 2021. The work programme outlines...

On 1 July 2021, Slovenia will take over from Portugal the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Slovenia will continue implementing the joint 18-month programme of the Trio Presidency "Taking forward the Strategic Agenda" and will focus its...

On 31 May 2021, the European Parliament’s CULT Committee held an exchange of views on the European Education Area (EEA) with national and regional parliaments of the current Council Presidency Trio, composed of Portugal, Germany, and Slovenia. CULT Chair, Sabine...

In June, the European Commission made further progress by acting on one of Ursula von der Leyen’s priorities for “a Europe fit for digital future”. Two new overarching initiatives – a European Digital Identity and a Data Act – will...

The accessibility plan for Finnish higher education has been published this month. The plan reviews how social, regional and linguistic equality is realised in Finnish higher education. While the plan presents both objectives and policies for promoting accessibility for everyone...

On 3 June Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that Australians who have had their hours of work and income significantly affected due to state lockdowns, will be eligible for a temporary COVID Disaster Payment. This support will be available for Australian citizens, permanent residents and eligible working...

According to the latest data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency, more than 600 EU academics living in the UK went to work in an institution overseas in 2019 in comparison to 2015, when only 340 EU academics moved to...

Earlier this month, the Irish Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, presented the Plan for a safe return for further and higher education and research in 2021/22. The government has committed to an increase...

On the occasion of the Cornwall Summit on 11-13 June, , the G7 nations pledged to boost international collaboration on scientific research by signing the G7 2021 Research Compact. The main goals outlined in the document are to collaborate on...

On the occasion of World Refugee Day on 20th of June, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) highlights the success of German higher education institutions in qualifying and integrating refugees. Around 30,000 refugees are currently enrolled in specialised studies, several...

A new survey on the topic of Czech society's attitudes towards student mobility programmes conducted by Czech National Agency for International Education and Research (DZS) shows that Czechs are in favour of study exchange stays and internships abroad. The survey, which...

Following the publication of the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2021-2022, the first calls for proposals for Horizon Europe have been launched. The programme for 2021-2017 has a budget of EUR 95.5 billion. Horizon Europe consists of three pillars: Excellence Science...

DAAD. (2021). DAAD Annual Report 2020. DAAD. Bonn, Germany.  The Annual Report provides information about the most important projects, current statistics and an overview of the tasks of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). The DAAD has granted academic and research funding...

UUKI. (2021). Internationalisation at home - developing global citizens without travel. Universities UK. This report focuses on international activities delivered at home and aims to show the beneficial impacts of these. Most activities tend to be based on-campus, in local communities, or via...

Farneel, T., Matijević, A.,  & Schmidt, N. (2021). The impact of COVID-19 on higher education: a review of emerging evidence. NESET This article indicates the all-encompassing impact the COVID-19 pandemics has had on higher education institutions. It highlights these impacts specifically; teaching and...

Deuel, R.P. Governing the Discourse of Internationalization in the USA: The Influence of Higher Education Professional Associations. High Educ Policy (2021).    This paper focuses on the influences that Higher education professional associations (HEPAs) have as well-established agents of knowledge production in shaping higher education policies...

Kennie, T., & Middlehurst R. (2021). Leadership transitions in universities: arriving surviving, and thriving at the top. B/W Illustrations.   This book focuses on a healthy system of transitions at the top of higher education institutions. There are typical procedures that occur, in which, senior managers get...

Conferences   July 5-July 9 Virtual GI Forum 2021 with the thematic focus on Citizen Science More info   July 7-8 Higher education: improving health outcomes, transforming lives More info   July 12-July 14 1st Annual Equity in Education Conference...

On 6 May 2021, ACA hosted its first annual Strategic Summit, a high-level event bringing together over 40 leaders from 24 internationalisation funding agencies (many of them ACA members) from Europe and the United States. The distinguished participants discussed issues...

In case you’ve missed it, on 28 May we published the May Think Piece on Supporting higher education institutions to develop strategic plans for more inclusive mobilities, authored by Valérie Van Hees, Coordinator, and Dominique Montagnese, Inclusive mobility expert, both from the Support Centre for...

Earlier in May, the ACA team presented preliminary findings of a large-scale study on the needs of international researchers, lecturers and PhD students in support services combined with the analysis of the existing institutional approaches to offering personalized assistance to...

On 21 May new Director General, Mr Sveinung Skule, was appointed for the new Directorate for Higher Education and Skills that Diku will merge into as from 1 July 2021. The new directorate will consist of the Directorate for Internationalization...

A report on the state of Finnish science diplomacy and development needs provides a broad overview of science diplomacy globally and discusses key arenas and actors relevant to Finland. The report identifies current challenges and discusses the potential of anticipatory...

The purpose of the newly launched Team Finland Knowledge (TFK) programme is to create and strengthen cooperation between Finnish higher education institutions and selected the target regions and to design new operating models for cooperation. The programme funds educational cooperation...

Fostering cooperation and relations with international alumni is one of the priority tasks of the Czech National Agency for International Education and Research (DZS) in the field of supporting the internationalization of Czech higher education. Through its Czech Republic Alumni...

In the wake of an increased speed of technology progression, society and the labor market demand increasingly complex skills. The disruptive nature of certain technologies can quickly devalue once-acquired knowledge and enforce reskilling and upskilling efforts. In this context, education...

Two regulations of the European Parliament and of the Council were published on 28 April 2021 and 20 May 2021, respectively, marking the final adoption of the Horizon Europe and Erasmus+ programmes (“Regulation (EU) 2021/695 of the European Parliament and...

On 17 May 2021, the Council adopted conclusions on the European Universities initiative (EUI) - Bridging higher education, research, innovation and society: paving the way for a new dimension in European higher education. Following the two pilot calls in 2019...

On 18 May 2021, the Commission adopted a Communication on its Global Approach to Research and Innovation, Europe's strategy for international cooperation in a changing world. With this document, the EU aims to take a leading role in supporting international...

A joint Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps Inclusion and Diversity Strategy has recently been published to support the implementation of the Inclusion and Diversity, currently a top horizontal priority in the two programmes. These implementation guidelines aim to establish common...

Against the backdrop of Covid-19 and the climate crisis, international cooperation within research, innovation and education is more important than ever. The renewed Norwegian Panorama Strategy, therefore, comes timely. "Panorama" is the government's strategy for cooperation on research and higher education...

German students are going abroad in the context of the Erasmus programme, wherever this is possible during the COVID-19 pandemic. 8,765 students embarked on a stay abroad in the international summer semester (starting in January 2021), according to the preliminary...

Dutch universities expect more registrations for the Bachelor’s programmes in the coming academic year. Forecasts show that the numbers of applications will increase by around 5%. Last year the number of registrations grew by 13%. The number of students has...

In May 2021, the Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities (CRUE) presented its plan for the participation of universities in the recovery and resilience mechanism to the Government. The aim of this plan is to include Spanish universities in the...

The American Council on Education (ACE) has published the second part of its survey on Covid-19. This survey analyses college and university presidents’ responses to the challenges caused by the pandemic. The first part of the survey was published in...

Earlier this month, the Finnish Government published the public finance plan for 2022-2025. The Minister of Education and Culture announced its plans to cut science budget by EUR 35 million from 2023 on, as part of the EUR 370 million...

On 5 May 2021 the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a USD 200 million project, “Ukraine Improving Higher Education for Results”, which will help boost the quality, efficiency and transparency of the Ukrainian higher education system. The project...

The European Innovation Council (EIC) launched a call for expression of interest for the new EIC Board. Under the Horizon Europe legislation, the Board will advise on the EIC strategy, work programme and thematic portfolios in order to maximise the...

The first call of the new Erasmus+ programme has been published. This call for proposals covers the following actions of the Erasmus+ Programme: Key Action 1 Learning mobility of individuals, Key Action 2 - Cooperation among organisations and institutions, and...

Van der Graaf, L., Dunajeva, J., Siarova, H., Bankauskaite, R. (2021) Education and Youth in post-Covid-19 Europe – Crisis Effects and Policy Recommendations. European Parliament, Policy Department for Structural and Cohesion Policies, Brussels. The COVID-19 mitigation measures in Europe caused...

L. Hall, B., Tandom, R. (2021). Socially Responsible Higher Education. International Perspectives on Knowledge Democracy. Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands. Socially Responsible Higher Education: International Perspectives on Knowledge Democracy shares the experiences of a broadly representative and globally dispersed...

Talha-Jebril, S., Martel, M. (2021) International Higher Education Scholarships and Fellowships for Social Justice: The Role of Foundations. Institute of International Education. This paper explores philanthropy's role in funding international scholarship and fellowship programmes committed to reducing long-standing disparities in...

Natriello, G. (2021). Digital-Age Innovation in Higher Education. A Do-It-Yourself Approach. Routledge. This book recounts the creation, development, and growth of an innovation unit within a major university. This single case study follows the development of the EdLab at the...

Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMBWF), and OeAD. (2021). Mainstreaming the Social Dimension in the EHEA. Country and HEI SD profiles. The publication provides country and HEI profiles from seven members of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) (in...

Matross, R., Spreitzer, S. (2021) International Student Inclusion and Success: Public attitudes, policy imperatives, and practical strategies. American Council on Education. In an increasingly interconnected world, the value of international students’ presence and participation in higher education has gained wide...

Conferences 1-2 June Lifelong Learning Lab – National Training for Education Stakeholders Online More info   2 June Social Sciences and Humanities in Horizon Europe: diving into the opportunities Online More info   1-4 June NAFSA 2021 Online More info...

This month, ACA published the second article in the ACA Think Pieces series on Inclusion in International Higher Education: European Perspectives & Insights. The piece, titled Bridging the structural gaps in supporting inclusive mobility, is authored by the distinguished Christina Bohle,...

The Norwegian Agency for International Cooperation and Quality Enhancement in Higher Education (Diku) – ACA’s Norwegian member organisation – has published a new report on how international education and research collaborations have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The purpose...

Rannis serves Icelandic citizens as a one shop stop for all EU programmes in the fields of education, youth, culture and research. With a view to raise public awareness of these programmes and enhance synergies between them, a quadriple opening...

ACA’s members DAAD and OeAD have started two very valuable initiatives supporting students (DAAD) and researchers (OeAD) at risk and with a refugee background. DAAD’s new Hilde Domin scholarship programme is intended to enable threatened students and doctoral candidates who...

The Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) will manage three support programmes for students and scientists from Belarus on behalf of the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education. NAWA will grant scholarships for academics from this country in...

The DAAD has launched a new programme to fund eight interdisciplinary ‘Global Centres’ to tackle global challenges. Half of these eight centres will conduct research into climate issues and the other half will research and teach on healthcare issues and...

During the last two months, all main CMEPIUS activities were connected to launch of new Erasmus+ programme and call for 2021. National agency delivered online presentations of opportunities for higher education institutions (over 120 participants for every event) and offered...

On 20 April 2021, the European Commission opened a public consultation on micro-credentials for lifelong learning and employability to hear the views of citizens, governmental and non-governmental organisations as well as of education, training and employment stakeholders. The recovery from...

On 21 April, the Council’s and the European Commission’s negotiators reached a provisional political agreement on the European Climate Law that will enshrine the EU’s commitment to reaching climate neutrality by 2050. The parties agreed to set in law a...

Earlier this month, the Canadian Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Marco E. L. Mendicino, announced an innovative pathway to permanent residence for 40000 international graduates who “actively contribute to Canada’s economy”.  This new pathway is part of a wider initiative...

Times Higher Education (THE) has issued the third edition of its Impact Rankings evaluating universities against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This year’s table which includes 1117 universities from 94 countries/regions is topped by the University of Manchester....

The most recent EUROSTUDENT VII study issued  on 19 April 2021 examined the living conditions, studies, social background and livelihoods of students in higher education. One of the articles in the EUROSTUDENT VII series sheds a light on the reasons...

The second edition of the Academic Freedom Index (AFi) has been published. In comparing the latest research with comparable results from a year ago (ACA March 2020), there are signs of decline in many countries. The survey showed the largest...

As part of HEI Initiative: Innovation Capacity Building for Higher Education, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has announced a Pilot Call for Proposals, inviting higher education institutions to design activities that will improve their entrepreneurial and innovation...

The first call of the new Erasmus+ programme has been published. This call for proposals covers the following actions of the Erasmus+ Programme: Key Action 1 Learning mobility of individuals, Key Action 2 - Cooperation among organisations and institutions, and...

Due to the Corona Virus university teachers all over the world were faced with the challenge of converting their face-to-face courses to virtual formats within a very short time. In order to learn more about the situation of teachers, the...

Allinson,K., Gabriels, W. (2021) Maybe it will be different abroad: Student and Staff Perspectives on Diversity and Inclusion in student exchanges. SIEM Research Report. Erasmus Student Network AISBL The cross-cutting objective of the SIEM (Social Inclusion and Engagement in Mobility)...

Killick, D., Foster, M. (2021) Learner Relationships in Global Higher Education. Routledge. Providing the academic community with a robust and highly practical insight into the importance of implementing relationship building into the learning environment and experiences of all students, underpinned...

Aarnikoivu, M., Brankovic, J. (2021) The Making of Early Career Higher Education Researchers. Internationalisation of Higher Education. This article draws attention to the value of informal scholarly communities for early-career researchers in higher education studies. To this end, it provides...

Frank, A. (2021) Citizenship and Lifelong Learning Monitor 2020: Civic Competences and Lifelong Learning for the Green and Digital Transitions, Is Europe Ready? Solidar, Brussels. The Citizenship and Lifelong Learning Monitor 2020, released by SOLIDAR Foundation is a research report...

Hughes, C. (2021) Education and Elitism: Challenges and Opportunities. Routledge. Education and Elitism discusses polemical debates around; privilege, private schools, elitist universities, equal access to education, and underlying notions of fairness. The overarching question that runs through the book is...

Tormey, R. (2021) Rethinking student-teacher relationships in higher education: a multidimensional approach. Higher Education. Student-teacher relationships play an important role in both teacher and student experiences in higher education and have been found to be linked to learning, classroom management,...

Bennetot Pruvot, E., Estermann T., Stoyanova, H. (2021). Public Funding Observatory 2020/2021: part 2. European University Association. The European University Association has published the second part of its annual Public Funding Observatory report, providing a detailed analysis of long-term university...

Conferences 4 May EPICURtalks: Teaching and Learning under the Conditions of Digitalisation and Digitality Online More info   6 May EUA-EUNIS webinar: Information security strategies for higher education institutions Online More info   7 May Implementing the Global Convention: An...

The German Science Manager Dr Kai Sicks takes up the post as Secretary General of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) on 1st of April. He replaces Dr Dorothea Rüland, whose term of office at the world's largest academic exchange...

The Baltic Science Network Mobility Programme for Research Internships (BARI) is aimed at scientists in the Baltic Sea region. It offers doctoral researchers from the fields of life sciences, photon and neutron science and welfare state the opportunity to recruit...

EDUFI (Finish National Agency for Education) has continued collecting data on the impact of COVID-19 to outgoing and incoming student mobility to Finland during spring semester 2021. The recent study states that the Finnish higher education institutions also had to...

Czeducon, forum on international higher education, will be held on June 15 – June 17, 2021. This third annual conference organised by the Czech National Agency for International Education and Research (DZS), bearing the subtitle (Un)prepared for Change? was originally...

Two additional centres of excellence with a focus on resource management have been selected by the DAAD: “Promoting Academic Capacities for Sustainable Agricultural Resources Use in West Africa (Pro-RUWA)”, run by University Kassel, and “Sustainable Operations for Resource Management and...

On occasion of the publication of the latest Academic Freedom Index (AFi), the DAAD calls on politics, science and society to stand up for more academic freedom in Germany and worldwide. The index of the Berlin think tank "The Global...

On 24 March, the STUDY in ACAdemy online marketing webinar series visited Latin America, a region  Czech universities have identified as of high interest. Despite Zoom fatigue and COVID lockdown, the webinar was attended by an enthusiastic crowd of 40+...

The first exploratory study based on the survey data of mobile staff captured in Erasmus+ Participant Report was released jointly by ACA and nine Erasmus+ national agencies (see the list below). The study, covering the reference period 2014-2019, offers both...

Over 55 participants from the national agencies of 23 different countries took part in the first webinar of the Study in Europe 3 webinar series organized by ACA on March 19. The webinar aimed at taking stock of the impact...

On Friday, 12 March, ACA convened a meeting of the Covid-19 Impact Thematic Peer Group (TPG). This TPG is a forum for ACA members which meets regularly to share the current state of affairs in their countries about the pandemic...

Following 2020’s successful run of ACA’s “Think Pieces” series The World after COVID-19, exploring the consequences on the international higher education sector, ACA has launched a new series of reflections from thought leaders around Europe on the theme of inclusion in...

On the 4-5 March 2021, the Academic Cooperation Association hosted its first ever fully virtual European policy seminar“What’s New in Brussels? Recent developments in European policies and programmes.” The goal of the event was to offer a birds-eye overview of...

The report “Institutional Level Recommendations for Enhancing Internationalisation in the Czech Republic” was released at the end of February 2021 under the framework of the Monitoring Internationalisation of Czech Higher Education (MICHE) project, the latter funded by the Ministry of...

As 41 European Universities are trialing their new ambitious partnerships, the European Commission is preparing for the roll-out of the European Universities Initiative (EUI) under the budgetary period 2021-2027. For this purpose, the Commission is engaging in a series of...

On 15 and 16 March, the European Parliament’s (EP) Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) held its firstexchange of views on the forthcoming own-initiative report "European Education Area: a shared holistic approachto education, skills and competences". This report is among...

On 25 March, the European Commission launched its much-awaited Erasmus+ programme 2021-2027. Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, presented the new Erasmus + programme and the Work Programme 2021. This has also marked the publication...

As Horizon Europe is just one step away from its formal adoption, pending the European Parliament’s approval of the Council’s position adopted on 16 March, the European Commission is preparing for its implementation. On 16 March, the Commission adopted its...

Institute of International Education’s (IIE) latest publication – Socially Responsive Leadership for Post-Pandemic International Higher Education: Theoretical Considerations and Practical Implications – discusses major challenges in the implementation of internationalisation activities in higher education institutions (HEIs) after the Covid-19 pandemic...

Since 2017, third level graduates from non-EEA countries who have been awarded a degree from a recognised third level education institution in Ireland may remain in Ireland for a period after their studies for the purpose of seeking graduate-level employment....

The QS in partnership with Elsevier has launched the world university rankings by subjects in 2021 earlier this month.   1 440 universities across 85 locations, covering 51 subjects in total were included in this year’s QS subject ranking. Among all...

The aim of the programme is to ensure that companies and organisations benefit from diversity and that immigrants are able to find employment matching their skills and advance in their careers. The programme is strongly linked with the Government’s objective...

The Welsh Government has presented a new international learning exchange programme. It will enable learners and staff, both from Wales and those who come to study or work in Wales, to benefit from international exchanges in a similar way to...

APPEAR is a joint programme of the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) and OeAD with the aim to implement its strategy for support of higher education and research for development on an academic institutional level in the ADA’s southern priority countries...

Australia’s borders will be remained closed for international students until 17 June. Quarantine facilities provided by the Government are reserved for Australian citizens returning home and international students will not be able to make use of these until at least...

The first call of the new Erasmus+ programme has been published. This call for proposals covers the following actions of the Erasmus+ Programme: Key Action 1 Learning mobility of individuals, Key Action 2 - Cooperation among organisations and institutions, and...

An updated version of the DAAD brochure on funding opportunities for international researchers "Funding your research in Germany" has been published. The brochure presents a selection of funding programmes for German and foreign academics run by the most important research...

The UK's withdrawal from the EU and the "Erasmus+" programme has profound implications for the international exchange and cooperation relations of German universities. The DAAD presents ten theses on how academic relations with partner institutions in Britain can be shaped...

Ferreire-Pereira, L. and Mourato Pinto, J. (2021) Soft Power in the European Union’s Strategic Partnership Diplomacy: The Erasmus Plus Programme. In: Ferreira-Pereira L.C., Smith M. (eds) The European Union's Strategic Partnerships. The European Union in International Affairs. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham....

UNESCO IESALC. (2021) Women in higher education: has the female advantage put an end to gender inequalities?  UNESCO. Paris, France. In this report, UNESCO IESALC reviews some available global data on the topic of women in higher education, taking into...

Council of Europe. (2021) Higher education's response to the Covid-19 pandemic - Building a more sustainable and democratic future. Council of Europe Higher Education Series No. 25. Public health was the immediate concern when the Covid-19 pandemic struck in Asia, then...

EUA. (2021) A global approach to research, innovation, education and youth. Brussels, Belgium. This EUA policy input aims to inform the upcoming European Commission Communication on a global approach to research, education, innovation and youth. Expected in April, the Communication...

Brooks, R. and O´shea, R. (2021) Reimagining the Higher Education Student. Constructing and Contesting Identities. Routledge. Drawing on the perspectives of scholars and researchers from around the world, this book challenges dominant constructions of higher education students. Given the increasing...

The Forum of Education Abroad. (2021) Advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals through Education Abroad. Carlisle, USA. These guidelines serve to direct the education abroad sector toward social, economic, and environmental sustainability by connecting the Standards of Good Practice for...

European Commission. (2021) Impact assessment for institutionalised European partnerships under Horizon Europe. Luxembourg, Publications Office of the European Union. This Impact Assessment Study intends to assist with the preparation of the European Partnerships under Horizon Europe. Its primary objective is...

QAA. (2021) The Quality Evaluation and Enhancement of UK Transnational Higher Education Provision 2021-22 to 2025-26. Transnational education (TNE) is education delivered in a country other than the country in which the awarding institution is based. It can be delivered...

Vohland, K. et al. (2021). The Science of Citizen Science. Springer. Cham, Switerzland. This open access book discusses how the involvement of citizens into scientific endeavors is expected to contribute to solve the big challenges of our time, such as...

The main aim of the EUniQ project is to develop and test a Framework for the Quality Assurance of European Universities. This Framework has been developed by the EUniQ project partners in consultation with European Universities. The Framework has been...

EUA. (2021) Approaches in learning and teaching to promoting equity and inclusion. Brussels, Belgium. This 2020 EUA Learning & Teaching Thematic Peer Group paper  explores how universities can best support inclusion and equity and accommodate the different backgrounds, needs and...

Conferences 8-9 April Applied Research International Conference on Education, Literature & Language London More info   13-14 April International higher education forum 2021: keeping higher education global Online More info   14- 20 April EARMA Digital conference Online More info...

In the spring of 2020, ACA quickly responded to the emerging global pandemic by publishing The World After COVID-19: ACA Think Pieces, a periodical series of reflections from European thought leaders in higher education internationalisation about the impact of the...

Aicha Hefiela joined ACA this month as a trainee. She contributes to research-based policy advice by preparing policy notes for each thematic peer group meeting. She also contributes to the dissemination of research-based knowledge to non-academic organisations through developing sensitisation...

The DAAD is strengthening its presence in South America. At the end of January 2021, a new DAAD branch office was opened in Colombia's capital Bogotá. The branch office also assumes regional responsibility for Peru, Ecuador and Venezuela. Germany is...

DZS Ambassadors is a new initiative launched by the Czech National Agency for International Education and Research (DZS) to further promote opportunities for studying, volunteering, and working abroad. The ambassadors will share their first-hand experiences and knowledge to inspire and...

In line with the “Developing greener mobility” publication (See ACA Newsletter – April 2020), Movetia’s Higher Education Division has developed a kit intended for international relations offices in higher education institutions with a view to promoting mobility and reducing CO2...

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) has just presented its working paper on “Sustainable Mobility”. This document formulates lines of action to adapt internationalisation of higher education to protect climate. It provides a framework of orientation for future mobility to...

DZS has prepared its first strategy for sustainability. Social responsibility has long been among DZS' top priorities as a crucial part of the organization's values, but they now aim to ensure that these principles are portrayed in their operations and activities...

On 10 February 2021, ACA organised an internal webinar for member organisations to exchange with Vivienne Stern, Director of Universities UK International (UUKi) on the future of cooperation in higher education and student mobility post-Brexit. This was an excellent opportunity to learn,...

We are currently mapping activities linking international aspects of higher education with society. We are interested to hear about all kinds of initiatives in different settings, varying from short-term projects to well established partnerships, both in education and research.  To...

ACA is looking for support to enhance assistance to mobile academics via a new study of personalised needs and experiences of international researchers and PhD students.  As pre-announced in January (ACA Newsletter – January 2021), ACA has launched an online...

On 18 February 2021, the Council of the European Union approved the new Resolution on a strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training towards the European Education Area and beyond (2021-2030). The framework sets 5 strategic priorities for...

After nearly 150 Members of European Parliament signed an open letter to the European Commission asking them to identify an avenue though which Wales and Scotland could re-enter the Erasmus+ programme, European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen has determined...

On 24 and 25 February the CULT Committee met and voted, amongst others, on a resolution asking for a stronger European Union digital education policy leading to an inclusive access to digital education across the Member States. The Resolution comes...

On 2 February, the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU officially launched the Horizon Europe programme. Equipped with a budget of ca. EUR 95 billion, the ninth European Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2021-2027) is guided by...

All Finnish higher education institutions jointly launched the Digivision 2030 project. In line with the Finnish common policies adopted for reforming continuous learning and with the strong support by the Ministry of Science and Culture, this project aims at restructuring...

In a constantly changing world in the grip of a pandemic, new exchange formats have been developed and proposed within higher education institutions. Agility and innovation are at the very heart of this transition, founded on greater accessibility to inter-cultural...

With the global expansion of COVID-19 came the expectation of a negative impact that the pandemic is likely to have on the number of international students at Czech higher education institutions. However, the latest data from the Czech Ministry of...

The President of the Italian Republic, Georgio Mattarella, appointed former Head of the European Investment Bank Mario Draghi as Prime Minister of Italy on the 13 February 2021.  Draghi will lead a technocratic administration with broad national support in the...

Earlier in February, the UK released a new International Education Strategy (IES). An update of the 2019 strategy was deemed necessary due to changed conditions - mainly COVID-19 and the consequences of the Brexit negotiations, which, on the UK’s insistence,...

Work as an expert for the European Union   The European Commission just published a call which invites interested professionals to register in the database of external experts.  The European Union Institutions appoint external experts to assist in the evaluation of...

The Czech National Agency for International Education and Research (DZS) is launching a call for experts for the Monitoring Internationalisation of Czech Higher Education (MICHE) project.    Under the auspices of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, DZS has...

Researchers of any nationality with 2-7 years of experience since completion of PhD and a scientific track record showing great promise and an excellent research proposal can apply for this opportunity.  Applications can be made in any field of research, as the ERC's...

EUA (European Universities Association). (2021) Briefing: EU-UK relations after Brexit: what the deal means for universities. EUA. Brussels, Belgium.  This briefing offers an overview of the implications that the new Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) coordinated by the EU and...

Nixon, P., P. Dennen, V., Rawal, R. (2021) Reshaping International Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. Routledge. This volume provides a broad examination of how technology and globalisation have influenced contemporary higher education institutions and how moves towards internationalisation within...

Glass, C., A. Godwin, K., Matross Helms, R., (2021). Toward Greater Inclusion and Success: A New Compact for International Students. American Council on Education. Washington, USA. This paper explores the imminent rise in international student enrolment to Higher Education Institutions...

Schueller, J. & Colus, F. (2020). The Impact of COVID-19 on Erasmus Mundus Programs: Student and Practitioner Voices.  The COVID-19 outbreak has disrupted international education across the globe, with many Erasmus programs postponed or interrupted. In Erasmus Mundus Joint Master's Degree...

European Commission. (2021) Third European Education Summit: Event report. Luxembourg, Publications Office of the European Union.   This paper discusses the European commission adopted initiatives; the European Education Area Communication and the Digital Education Action Plan (2021-2027). This aims at; building...

European Commission. (2021). Towards a European graduate tracking mechanism. Luxembourg, Publications Office of the European Union.  This report is published and disseminated within the Member States and other EEA countries, as well as to the relevant EU agencies. It is...

EVOLVE Project - EVOLVE Project Team (2021). The Impact of Virtual Exchange on Student Learning in Higher Education: EVOLVE Project Report. This report presents the findings of one of the studies carried out by the Erasmus+ KA3 project EVOLVE. Situated...

DAAD. (2021). Die Bedeutung von Auslandserfahrung für den Karriereerfolg von Hochschulabsolventen auf dem deutschen Arbeitsmarkt. DAAD. Bonn, Germany. Exchange semesters, research stays, and internships abroad make it easier for university graduates to enter and advance in the German labour market....

The Higher Education Internationality (HSI) Monitor 2019/2020 presents current indicators, trends and diagrams on the internationalisation of German higher education institutions. The aim of the joint project of the DAAD, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH), the German Research Foundation...

The DAAD welcomes the position paper published by end of January 2021 by the German Council of Science and Humanities (WR) on impulses from the Corona crisis for the further development of the science system in Germany. The paper analyses...

ACA Events  4 - 5 March 2021  “What’s new in Brussels?”  Online   More information   Online Events  2 March 2021  Webinar: Protecting universities’ data, staff, and students during digital transformation  More information  2 March 2021  Erasmus Skills Webinars: The role of...

In February DZS (Czech National Agency for International Education and Research) will open Czech Liaison Office for Education and Research in Brussels (CZELO). The office will follow in the footsteps of the Czech Liaison Office for Research, Development and Innovation which has been...

The programme, which is named ´New Kibbutz´, offers students of all academic backgrounds and types of higher education institutions in Germany around 50 scholarships for internships of 2-6 months in several start-ups in Israel. ´New Kibbutz´ will be funded with EUR...

The new DZS Spot walks you through the world of international education. This clip showcases all areas of international education and cooperation DZS is involved in. The Czech National Agency for International Education and Research (DZS) isn’t just responsible for administration of Erasmus+ and...

American Council on Education (ACE) has joined forces with the Norwegian Agency for International Cooperation and Quality Enhancement in Higher Education (Diku) in order to strengthen the resilience of partnerships among their respective higher education institutions (HEIs) in the context of...

ACA’s most recent General Assembly in November 2020 saw the launch of five new fora created for members to have a space for in-depth discussion of specific issues highly relevant to the field of international higher education in the coming...

Since 2004, the Academic Cooperation Association (ACA) has hosted a successful start-of-the-year European Policy Seminar (EPS) for colleagues working in the field of the internationalisation of higher education - What’s New In Brussels? Recent developments in European policies and programmes....

After ten years at the helm of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) as its Secretary General, Dr. Dorothea Rüland will be retiring at the end of this month, following a culminating career of over four decades in international higher...

On 1 January 2021, the merger process behind the creation of the Estonian Education and Youth Authority (HARNO) was completed through the transfer of remaining activities – the Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps agency – from the Archimedes Foundation,...

      January has been a busy month for the UniWellS partners preparing the launch of a survey of mobile academics in Central-Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. Validated through a series of focus groups and interviews earlier this month, this...

Following the EU Presidency’s takeover on 1 January (see ACA Newsletter-Education Europe, December 2020), Portugal has started its work under three main priorities: a European recovery boosted by green and digital transition, a strategic autonomy of Europe and the implementation of...

Votes from all 29 members of European Parliament’s (EP) CULT committee have confirmed on 11 January the provisional agreement on the upcoming Erasmus+ programme that the EP and Council negotiators reached in December 2020. The 2021-2027 programme is worth EUR 26...

At the end of December 2020 the news came that the UK and the EU failed to reach a compromise under the Withdrawal Agreement negotiations to secure UK’s participation in the Erasmus+ programme post-Brexit. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced, contrary...

Fridtjof Nansens Institute published the report on the implementation of the Eurasia programme in 2015-2021. This programme is managed by ACA’s member, the Norwegian Agency for International Cooperation and Quality Enhancement in Higher Education (Diku).   The portfolio of 62 projects,...

According to the snapshot survey published by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the total number of international students in Germany rose from approximately 319,000 students in the winter semester 2019/20 to approximately 330,000 students in the current winter semester,...

On Thursday 17 December 2020, the President of the Republic appointed Member of Parliament Jussi Saramo as Minister of Education.  Saramo is a member of Vasemmistoliitto (Left Alliance) which currently comprises part of the coalition government led by Prime Minister...

U.S. Government policies regarding international higher education changed on the very first day of the new administration of President Joseph R. Biden.  On 20 January 2021, President Biden repealed a controversial travel ban policy established by former President Trump that...

Switzerland's association to the new generation of the Erasmus+ programme is strongly advocated by key stakeholders. Swiss parliament bodies such as the Foreign Affairs Committees and the Science, Education and Culture Committees as well as the Swiss Conference of Cantonal...

In January, 25 German higher education institutions (HEI) were selected for the second round of the German national support programme for the EU initiative "European Universities".  With the national accompanying programme "European University Networks (EUN) - national initiative", the German...

The project Bologna Hub Peer Support, funded by the Erasmus+ Programme and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, aims at fostering the implementation of the Bologna key commitments at higher education institutions (HEI) throughout the European Higher Education...

Universities UK. (2020) Tackling racial harassment in higher education. November 2020. Universities UK.  This report is a new set of recommendations designed to decisively tackle racial harassment as part of efforts to address racial inequality in UK higher education.  The...

Eurydice. (2020). National Student Fee and Support Systems in European Higher Education 2020/21. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. This report presents a comparative overview of the main features of national student fee and financial support systems in European...

Saenen, Bregt et al. (2021) Reimagining Academic Career Assessment: Stories of innovation and change. European Universities Association.   This report and the accompanying online repository bring together and analyse case studies in responsible academic career assessment. Gathered by EUA, together with...

DAAD. (2020). New DAAD impulse paper on German-Russian academic cooperation. DAAD, Bonn.  With the impulse paper "The German-Russian Roadmap: Potentials - Challenges - Cooperation Experiences", the DAAD compiles and evaluates experiences from different scientific disciplines and looks at the framework...

DAAD. (2020). Facts and Figures on the academic mobility in Germany and worldwide. DAAD, Bonn.  The research paper “Wissenschaft weltoffen” - a central source of information on student and researcher mobility - is now available in English. In five chapters,...

Kommers, S., Jan Hobbes, H., van Gaalen, Adinda. (2020) The added value of internationalisation in vocational and higher education. Nuffic. The Hague.  This analysis presents an overview of studies currently being conducted on the added value of internationalisation in vocational...

ACA Events  4 - 5 March 2021  “What’s new in Brussels?”  Online   More information  22 April 2021  Innovation through internationalisation. How international cooperation and mobility foster innovation in higher education  Zürich, Switzerland  More information    Conferences  4 February 2021  Progressing...