The European Association of Distance Teaching Universities (EADTU) is holding its 2014 Annual Conference “New technologies and the future of teaching and learning” in Krakow, Poland, from 23 to 24 October 2014.
For more information on how to register, please visit the conference website. More...

The European Commission, in partnership with Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Fundación Universidad-Empresa and InNorMadrid, the Innovation Office of Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, is organising a thematic forum entitled “Fostering University Business Cooperation Ecosystems in Europe and Latin America”, on 24 and 25 June in Madrid.
The forum aims to gather industry and academia representatives to explore new collaboration opportunities for universities and businesses.
EUA’s Director of Research and Innovation, Dr Lidia Borrell-Damian, is among the speakers due to take part in the event. For more information please visit the forum website. More...

Mykolas Romeris University (MRU) in Lithuania has announced the creation of a “Knowledge Consortium: Social Technologies for Smart and Inclusive Society (SOCTECH)” that involves European and Asian universities. MRU said the overall aim of the initiative was to “unite higher education institutions, as well as business companies to implement the vision of smart and inclusive society via social technologies based innovations”.
To read the article on Mykolas Romeris’ website, please click here. More...

The Heads of University Management & Administration Network in Europe (HUMANE) Annual Conference entitled “Measuring the University's Performance: Data for Decisions”, will take place at the University of Latvia in Riga from 27 to 28 June 2014.
The conference discussions will look at how to “support decision-making processes at universities, how to obtain, process and save data and how to use data better for decision making”. The event is open to all university professionals.
For more information about this event and how to register, please click here. More...

The Council of Europe has published an e-book on shared European histories on 5 May, marking the 60th anniversary of the Council of Europe’s European Cultural Convention.
The 900 page e-book Shared Histories  is a “European history teaching tool for teachers, teacher trainers and curricula designers, pupils and their families”.
It is available to download for free in English, with certain elements in French.
The Council of Europe press release can be viewed here. More...

The European Association for International Education (EAIE) has announced it is running a series of webinars aimed at international educators.
The webinars cover themes such as using “Google Analytics to prove the ROI of your university’s online marketing” as well as creating social media communities for students.
For more information and to register, please visit the website. More...

SEFI, the European Society for Engineering Education, will hold its Annual Conference on the theme “Educating Engineers for Global Competitiveness” from 15 to 19 September at the University of Birmingham in the UK.
Registration is now open. For more information on the programme and how to submit a workshop proposal, please visit the website. More...

The Universidad Veracruzana Intercultural (UVI) is organising a cross-cultural education programme, Aldea Intercultural, which will take place at their Las Selvas campus in Veracruz, Mexico, from 16 to 27 June 2014.
The event, which is open to professors, researchers and students and other stakeholders interested in indigenous cultures and/or community development, will include a series of courses and workshops on topics such as regional culture, local language, traditional cuisine and music, and local crafts.
More information, including an English brochure, is also available on the university website. More...

The European Journal of Education has published a special issue on “Global University Rankings. A Critical Assessment”, which is available for free download.
The issue, which includes a contribution from Andrejs Rauhvargers (author of EUA’s 2013 report on global university rankings), has been guest-edited by Barbara Kehm and Tero Erkkilä and can be downloaded here. More...

EUA member swissuniversities has announced that following the suspension of negotiations on Switzerland’s association to the Erasmus+ Programme, the Swiss Confederation has decided on some interim solutions with regard to Swiss participation in Erasmus+ in 2014.
Full details and a fact sheet are available on the Swiss Confederation website. The Swiss Confederation website notes that the interim solution gives priority to mobility activities and is based on the principle that Switzerland wishes to regain full associate country status. More...