If you are working on Community-based research (CBR), engaged scholarship, academic enterprise, knowledge mobilization, implementation science and research utilization, science shops and service-learning, this is your conference!
Call for videos
GUNi is giving the students an opportunity to bring their ideas to the higher education community by making a 2-3 minute video interpreting the statement:

The world we imagine

What world would you like to live in?

Share with us your ideal future!

Call for Good Practices
Sharing experiences to improve practice! We encourage you to contribute with your own experiences.
More information on how to participate is available here.

GUNi Report
The contents of the 5th GUNi Report: “Higher Education in the World 5. Knowledge, Engagement and HE: Rethinking Social Responsibility”, will be discussed at the Conference.  Registration fee includes a free copy of the Report that you will receive when published.

Forum of networks
Your network is invited to participate in envisioning the future of engagement in the meeting of networks that will be held during the Conference under the global dialogue conducted by the “Big Tent Group”.

Parallel meetings
Hold a meeting of your network during or around the dates of the event, GUNi could provide you the facilities and announce your meeting as a side/parallel event.
The 6th International Barcelona Conference on Higher Education is focused on knowledge, engagement and higher education. In exploring this contemporary issue, the Conference will attempt to describe ways in which engagement enhances teaching, learning and research and will propose to go beyond the third mission by offering new visions and ways for the future.

Changes in the presidency and secretariat of the regional representation.
GUNi is pleased to announce that the presidency of the Latin American & The Caribbean region (GUNi.LAC) hasbeen assumed by Dr. Axel Didriksson, Associate researcher at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and Coordinator of the UNESCO Chair "University and Regional Integration".
Furthermore, GUNi also announces that Dr. Denise Leite, Permanent Professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil), will be the new Regional Secretary.
GUNi would like to thank the outgoing members, Rodolfo Pinto and Giovanna Valenti, for supporting the activities of the network in the region, and for their contribution to help us achieve the GUNi goals. For these reasons, and for their undoubted commitment to strengthening higher education, they have been nominated honorary members of the network.

Has your university changed its offer to students recently?
The Open University UK and the Higher Education Academy are working together to develop case studies of excellent global practice in curriculum reform. They are looking for universities across the globe which have large scale curriculum reform and could shine a light on excellent practice. The research will be developed into a resource which will be relevant and useful to higher education institutions global. Actually, those chosen will be used to make recommendations to the UK higher education sector and internationally. The Open University is globally recognized leader in open and distance education, with a strong research reputation. And the Higher Education Academy leads the UK’s development of teaching and learning in higher education, enhancing the quality and impact of teaching and learning. For more information follow this link.

The 8th European Quality Assurance Forum (EQAF) will take place at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, from 21 to 23 November 2013.
The Forum is organized by the ENQA, ESU, EUA and EURASHE, who have publisghed a call for contributions (papers abnd workshops) from QA (quality assurance) practitioners.
This year, the 2013 EQAF, entitled “Working together to take quality forward” will specifically explore how both individuals and organisations can better understand the role that quality assurance can play in their daily lives, get engaged and work together to take quality forward.
Call for contributions deadline: 2 August 2013
For more information, follow this link.

By Aura Vuorenrinne. Rethinking Education, a strategy presented by the European Commission last November, calls for focusing on 'learning outcomes' - the knowledge, skills and competences that students acquire. The rapporteur of the European Parliament´s (EP) Draft Report, Katarína Neveďalová (S&D, SK), defends adult education and lifelong learning.
- I have summarised the content of the Draft Report to three areas: youth unemployment, partnerships and lifelong learning, Ms Neveďalová said in her presentation in the meeting of the Committee for Culture and Education (CULT) held this week´s Monday, the 17th of June.
She points out that most European countries struggle with youth unemployment and education should support employability. Partnerships between education institutions and businesses as well as with NGO´s should be fostered because non-formal and informal skills can be acquired also that way. Read more...

By Aura Vuorenrinne. Unemployment and financial difficulties change priorities in policy making. EAEA fortifies advocacy work to defend adult education on European level.
Europe is in crisis that is not only financial; there are different levels to it. It is a social crisis: people are getting excluded at the same time as they lose jobs and their money.
- It is also ethical crisis, because people who suffer the most have not caused the crisis, says Gina Ebner, the Secretary-General of EAEA.
In addition, it is a European crisis; which country should pay the costs?
The EAEA Secretary-General and many other speakers spoke at the European Year of Citizens 2013 Conference in Leicester, UK on 7 June 2013. Read more...

Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators is the authoritative source for accurate and relevant information on the state of education around the world. It provides data on the structure, finances, and performance of education systems in more than 40 countries, including OECD members and G20 partners.
Featuring more than 100 charts, 200 tables, and over 100 000 figures, Education at a Glance provides key information on the ouput of educational institutions; the impact of learning across countries; the financial and human resources invested in education; access, participation and progression in education; and the learning environment and organisation of schools.
The publication can be previewed and ordered on OECD website.

EAEA is delighted to invite you to the ARALE Conference that will take place on the 2nd and 3rd of October 2013 in the conference center Science14 in Brussels.

• What? EAEA´s ARALE Conference
• When? 2nd of October at 9.30 am - till 3rd of October at 5pm
• Where? Science14, Rue de la Science, 14b, 1000 Brussels. Map to the Venue.

The ARALE Project

EAEA´s project ARALE for "Awareness Raising for Adult Learning and Education" aims to collect awareness raising and advocacy activities for adult education in Europe. Those activities might be directed at the general public, at specific target groups and at policy-makers. The project´s objective is to get better information and knowledge about awareness raising activities and better know-how on how to organise, structure and execute awareness raising activities from a civil society perspective.
The ARALE Conference
The ARALE Conference will present the results of the project and some best practise examples of awareness raising activities for adult education that were organised in Europe towards the general public, specific target groups and policy-makers. Workshops will allow the participants to discuss specific issues in smaller groups. The agenda is currently being drafted.
Registration to the conference
To take part in the ARALE Conference, please register by clicking the button below.

The registration will be open until Friday 13th of September, but please register as early as possible.
Travel and accommodation
Please arrange yourself your travels and hotel booking as soon as possible. EAEA will cover the costs of one night per participant. EAEA will not cover the travel costs and will not cover a second night. We have negotiated good prices in two centrally located hotels in Brussels. If you wish to stay in a hotel and book one of these, please contact us at tania.berman@eaea.org.