In the context of the global competition for talent and limited resources, attracting and supporting highly-skilled international academics can be difficult for many higher education institutions. Universities in the Central-Eastern and South-Eastern Europe are no exception to this challenge. While...

Support measures Not long after the first troops crossed the Russian-Ukrainian border, the international higher education sector has mobilized overnight in supporting Ukrainian students and academics. The first reactions condemned Russia’s aggression on Ukraine and, almost immediately, support measures started...

In early March, ACA excitingly launched the co-design process of its new organisational strategy, which will cover the period up to 2027. Foreseeing the active involvement of all ACA members through a series of co-design, co-writing and validation activities, the...

How to deal with “inclusive excellence” in the global higher education context? ACA, DAAD, HK-dir, VLUHR International, and DZS-CZELO will discuss this important topic in a joint hybrid seminar organised on 11 May 2022, 13:00-17:00 CEST. Europe’s global role and...

The coordinators of the PROFFORMANCE project (Assessment Tool and Incentive Systems for Developing Higher Education Teachers' Performance) – Tempus Public Foundation (Hungarian Erasmus+ National Agency) and the Hungarian Ministry for Innovation and Technology – will hold the final conference on...

During the Uni-Italia Extraordinary Assembly that took place on 15 March at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation an important statutory amendment was approved and a new board of directors was elected. Uni-Italia has been active for...

As part of the Study in Europe project, ACA has been leading a number of webinars and networking meetings. In the most recent webinar, titled ‘Study in Europe webinar for promo agencies – Working with student ambassadors’ and held on 15...

The European Commission gathered higher education stakeholders and experts to discuss possible common criteria for a joint European degree label to be piloted in 2022. The European Strategy for Universities adopted by the European Commission earlier this year emphasized the...

On 8 March 2022, EU ministers for higher education, research and innovation presented the Marseille Declaration on international cooperation in research and innovation (R&I) at a conference, held in Marseille under the French Presidency of the Council of the European...

On 15 March, the European Parliament’s Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) adopted a resolution that aims to restore European civic education in all stages of the educational system across Europe.  The discussions pointed to a lack of understanding in...

Previously this month, popular destinations for international studies, with formerly strict entry bans for students, announced their plans to slowly start allowing students to come back to continue their studies. Japan had initially planned to allow 5 000 individuals a...

ACA Event - Inclusive Excellence - a Global Approach for European Higher Education?  11 May 2022 More Information Making mobility programmes more inclusive 5 April 2022 More Information IAU - Qatar University: The importance of International cooperation in Higher Education...

ACA is delighted to welcome back Nuffic, the Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education, one of ACA’s founding members in 1993, and an active contributor to the association for many years. Created in 1952, Nuffic supports Dutch higher...

Michal Uhl was appointed the new Director of the Czech National Agency for International Education and Research (DZS) by the Minister of Education, Youth and Sports Petr Gazdík on 14 February 2022. Michal Uhl has been working for the Czech...

DAAD has embarked on developing the European Digital Education Hub, together with several European partners and associates, including ACA. The aim of this initiative, planned under the European Commission's Digital Education Action Plan, is to coordinate and accelerate developments in...

At the end of January 2022, the Czech National Agency for International Education and Research (DZS) completed, on behalf of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MEYS) the first stage of a pilot project looking into the relevance and...

The 2022 edition of ACA’s flagship seminar – What’s new in Brussels? Recent Developments in European Policies and Programmes – took place on 3-4 February in hybrid mode, with most speakers present on-site in a studio in Brussels. This event...

The first round of the ACA Thematic Peer Groups (TPGs) meetings in 2022 provided the opportunity to discuss the groups’ plans and agendas for the current year. TPG Impact of Covid-19 The TPG members gave updates about the Omicron variant...

On 10 February, the Institute of International Education (IIE) released findings on international scholars from the Open Doors 2021 Report on International Educational Exchange. U.S. higher education institutions hosted more than 85 000 international scholars in 2020/21, a decrease of...

The DAAD has established a new German House of Science and Innovation (DWIH) in San Francisco, extending its network to six locations: Brazil (São Paulo), India (New Delhi), Japan (Tokyo), Russia (Moscow) and the USA (New York, San Francisco). DWIH...

In the era of rapid global changes – also in matters related to education and science – it is particularly important to exchange experiences, thoughts and good practices that make it possible to broaden research perspectives. The Ulam NAWA programme...

The sixth European Union (EU) - African Union (AU) Summit, held in Brussels on 17 and 18 February 2022, resulted in a joint vision of an expanded cooperation and renewed partnership, promoting solidarity, security, peace and sustainable economic development both...

European Commission has published a set of guidelines for inclusion of researchers at risk recommending ways to improve their recruitment in European HEIs. These guidelines provide recommended practices to Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) applicants and beneficiaries. The proposed measures relate...

Three countries in Western and Northern Europe – Finland (FI), the Netherlands (NL), and the United Kingdom (UK) – have recently released enrollment figures, showing an upward trend for study admissions (NL, UK) and applications by international students (FI). The...

The Irish Higher Education Authority, joining other EU countries in supporting the initiative, has announced funding of  EUR 3.1 million to be awarded to Irish higher education institutions, who are members of seven European University alliances. Each of the participating...

Spring Research Training Seminar on the #internationalisation of higher education 28 March - 1 April 2022 More Information "Spotlight on recognition" project conference 13 May 2022 More Information 31st EURASHE Annual Conference 23-24 May 2022 More Information

ACA is happy to announce the newest addition to our membership, the Spanish Service for the Internationalisation of Higher Education (SEPIE). Integrated in the Ministry of Universities in Spain, the Madrid-based agency has a two-fold function, acting as the Erasmus+...

The 2022 project call of the "European Universities" initiative has been expanded, allowing the participation of all educational institutions that are part of the European Higher Education Area. Swiss universities will now be able to join one of the existing...

A first selection round enabled 15 projects to be implemented at German higher education and research institutions. For the ‘SDG Partnerships’ programme, which promotes international higher education collaboration, the DAAD has received funding from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation....

The Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) continues its efforts to support students and scientists from Belarus, together with the Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland (CRASP), acting on behalf of the Polish Ministry of Education and...

The Flemish government in Belgium approved the launch of a new scholarship programme supporting Flemish students studying at top universities abroad. With an annual budget of EUR 2 million, the programme will promote outgoing degree mobility of Flemish students from...

The European Commission presented a ‘higher education package’, consisting of the European Strategy for Universities and a proposal for a Council Recommendation on effective European higher education cooperation. An outcome of an intensive co-design process, the Strategy recognises the universities’...

The European Commission’s new ‘higher education package’ included a proposal for a Council Recommendation on building bridges for effective European higher education cooperation. Highlighting the special role of transnational higher education cooperation in sustaining Union values and building Europe’s resilience...

The European Commission (EC) has published the staff working document Tackling Foreign Interference, aimed for higher education institutions and research performing organisations. Following up on the Commission Communication on the Global approach to Research and Innovation (for more details, see...

Two years after the COVID-19 outbreak, we can now clearly see the effects the pandemic has had on international student mobility. Governments, funding agencies and institutions around Europe have been researching and reporting on student mobility in higher education and...

As the corona pandemic shook up mobility habits, students and higher education institutions (HEIs) had to quickly come up with solutions and adapt to the new situation as most courses and social interactions were moved online. Feedback surveys showed that...

In the academic year 2020/2021, current and past international students contributed a total of EUR 16 million in labour taxes to the Estonian economy. International students amount to over 10% of the total number of students in Estonia and around...

The ‘Research in Germany – Land of Ideas’ initiative has received a makeover – a good reason to visit the new website! The aim of the redesign is to attract more international researchers to benefit from the diverse opportunities offered...

What's New in Brussels? ACA's flagship seminar 3-4 February 2022 More Information Climate Sustainability in the Academic System 1 February 2022 More Information The challenge of sustainable mobility: the launch of the Green Erasmus survey report 3 February 2022 More...