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In preparation for the International Conference on Higher Education for Sustainable Development, Nagoya 9 November 2014, and the UNESCO World Conference on ESD, Nagoya, Japan, 10-12 November 2014, IAU prepared a special issue of IAU Horizons on The role of higher education in the post 2015 Development Agenda. The 18 papers from the In Focus section aim to fuel – if not initiate - discussions on this topic in your institutions, organisations and networks.
For more information on the above mentioned international Conferences and the roles IAU plays in both, please go to the IAU global portal for HESD: www.iau-hesd.net.
The magazine as well provides a report on IAU priority areas, new projects and initiatives, upcoming conferences, calls for papers and participation amongst other things. The magazine also lists new Members of IAU, the Association’s latest publications and a selection of books received at the IAU for inclusion in HEDBIB.

Call for papers
The In Focus section of the next issue of IAU Horizons (Vol.21, no.1) will be on Social innovation: Challenges and perspectives for higher education. If you wish to contribute to this issue, please contact: Hilligje van’t Land (h.vantland@iau-aiu.net) by 15 February 2015.

En vue de la Conférence internationale sur l’enseignement supérieur pour le développement durable et la Conférence mondiale UNESCO sur EDD, 9 puis 10-12 novembre 2014, à Nagoya au Japon, l’AIU vous propose un numéro spécial de AIU Horizons sur Le rôle de l’enseignement supérieur dans l’agenda du développement post 2015. Les 18 papiers publiés sont destinés à alimenter ou même initier des débats dans vos établissements, organisations et réseaux sur ce thème.
Par ailleurs, le magazine publie, entre autre, des rapports sur les priorités thématiques et les projets de l’AIU, sur les conférences à venir, les appels à papiers. Les nouveaux Membres y sont annoncés et les nouvelles publications de l’AIU et autres publications reçues à l’AIU pour inclusion dans HEDBIB présentées.
Pour plus d'information sur les Conférences de Nagoya et le rôle que l'AIU y assumera, merci de vous rendre sur le portail global de l'AIU sur l'ESDD créé dans le cadre de la Décennie des Nations Unies sur l'EDD (cf. www.iau-hesd.net).

Appel à papiers
Le Dossier thématique de AIU Horizons (21.1) focalisera sur L’innovation sociale : défis et opportunités pour l’enseignement supérieur. Si vous souhaitez contribuer un papier sur ce thème, merci de contacter Hilligje van ‘t Land (h.vantland@iu-aiu.net) d’ici le 15 février 2015.

HEFCE welcomes the statement of the UK’s expert knowledge exchange practitioner bodies on universities’ principles and practices in managing their intellectual assets (Note 1).
The statement, by PraxisUnico and the Association for University Research and Industry Links (AURIL), highlights the fact that universities’ main contributions to economic growth, business innovation and technology transfer flow through people. Universities are full of innovators and entrepreneurs, in the form of academic staff, researchers and students. More...

A summary of responses to a call for evidence on the use of metrics in research assessment has been published by HEFCE.
Within the call, issued in May 2014, respondents were asked to focus on four key issues: identifying useful metrics for research assessment; how metrics should be used in research assessment; ‘gaming’ and strategic use of metrics; and international perspectives.
The responses are available to download from the 'Independent review of the role of metrics in research assessment' web page. More...

A Quality Assessment Review Steering Group has been established, consisting of representatives from the higher education sector including the National Union of Students [Note 1]. Professor Dame Shirley Pearce CBE [Note 2] has been asked to chair the group by the funding bodies of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland [Note 3].
The Steering Group will lead and shape the debate about how best quality assessment should be conducted in the future. It will oversee the mechanisms to gather a wide range of perspectives and the fora to ensure that these are heard, discussed, and considered carefully. The Group will gather intelligence on the operation of quality assessment in other international systems and in other sectors within the UK. It will draw on evidence from experts as it deems appropriate. More...

How to complete your 2013-14 monitoring return: Access agreements, Student Opportunity allocation and the National Scholarship Programme
This document sets out the information we need from institutions for the monitoring of access agreements, Student Opportunity allocation and end-of-year monitoring of the National Scholarship Programme for 2013-14.
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1. This letter announces the plans for the 2015 National Student Survey (NSS), and the action requested from all institutions by Friday 28 November 2014. It also provides further information about outcomes from earlier surveys and general features of the survey.
2. Detailed guidance relating to the 2014 NSS and the action requested is at Annex A for higher education institutions (HEIs) and alternative providers, and Annexes B and C for further education colleges (FECs). More...

A top-level Cedefop delegation presented the agency’s current work at the Directors General for Vocational Education and Training (DGVT) meeting (13-14 October) and the Italian EU Presidency youth guarantee conference (15 October) in Rome.
Deputy Director Mara Brugia analysed preliminary results of Cedefop’s work on the synergy between European transparency tools. Senior expert Lore Schmid presented the policy handbook on access to and participation in continuous vocational education and training (CVET) in Europe and senior expert Jasper van Loo introduced the fundamentals/multipliers approach in the 2015 VET review. More...

James Calleja, along with the directors of ETF, Eurofound and EU-OSHA, presented the work of their respective EU agencies to the European Parliament Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) on 4 November in Brussels, with a particular focus on informing new committee members. More...

In less than a month, the Media & Learning conference will sweep into Brussels with a packed agenda and an exciting roster of speakers. The conference agenda has been finalised and registration is still open.
The Media & Learning conference is an annual highlight in the field of technology-enhanced learning and media literacy. This year, the agenda has great talks, training sessions, and networking opportunities lined up for conference-goers. More...