The UK higher education funding bodies have made the final decisions on the operation of the next Research Excellence Framework process, REF2021. The conclusions, which follow a year of consultation, confirm the arrangements for returning research staff and outputs to the exercise. More...
A new online platform to promote and enable university-business collaboration, konfer, has been officially launched by Professor Sir Mark Walport, Chief Executive Designate of UK Research and Innovation. Including well over a million pieces of data including research, researchers, facilities, equipment, funding and support, the online tool has been designed to help businesses find opportunities for collaboration. More...
The key role of each sub-panel chair is to lead their sub-paneI in developing criteria for the assessment and in consistently applying assessment standards. The chair will also play a key role in engaging with the UK higher education sector on the REF.
A full list of the sub-panel chairs for each of the 34 sub-panel areas is available. More...
In Spring 2018, student representatives will gather for the General Assembly (Board Meeting 74) in Slovenia and for the 35th European Students’ Convention in Estonia. In Autumn 2018, the General Assembly (Board Meeting) will be held in Montenegro and the 36th European Student Convention in Austria. More...
BizMOOC in partnership with European Students’ Union (ESU) is launching a new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). The course is online, free of charge and anyone can register and follow it at his/her own pace.
The course is focused on the creation of innovative ideas, how to develop them, and also how to sell these ideas. More...
Student representatives across Europe are discussing higher education policies and new strategic priorities for the upcoming 3 years during their 73rd General Assembly (Board meeting) taking place from 29 November to 3 December 2017, in Jerusalem. The meeting was preceded by the Seminar "Academia 2.0: Innovation, entrepreneurship and linking networks" organised by the National Union of Students in Israel (NUIS). More...
From 23 to 25 November 2017, the 12th edition of European Quality Assurance (EQAF), took place in Riga, Latvia with the attendance of 450 participants: staff members from higher education institutions and quality assurance agencies, students, researchers and policy makers. More...
The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) is calling for participants for its 21st Edition of ASEF Summer University (ASEFSU21). The main theme of this edition will be ‘Youth with Disabilities: Shaping inclusive ASEM Societies’.
ASEF will welcome Asian and European students and young professionals willing to create a better and more inclusive society for young people with disabilities. This is a 2-week innovative experience that combines practical and theoretical knowledge. More...
Students in the Czech Republic now have a brand-new competence. They can influence the processes of accreditation in an unprecedented way. Until 2016, students were often invited and could observe and comment on the accreditation process, but they were not a part of the decision making. Now, the law orders that students must take an active role. There is a student representative in the accreditation authority, in each evaluation committee and in a university-established quality-assurance boards (if the university aims for an institutional accreditation). More...
On 14 November 2017, European Students Union (ESU) attended the closing conference of the Erasmus + co-funded project ‘Enhancing Students Participation in Quality Assurance in Armenian Higher Education’ (ESPAQ) in Yerevan, Armenia. More...
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