The HEART research programme aims for a personalized approach of mobile health coaching programmes that involve the user and that are tailored to individual needs (putting the user at the HEART of the system). Programmes will leverage on a health integrated activity recognition platform that can detect activities from heterogeneous data, using scalable algorithms, while safeguarding the privacy of the person. When developing such technology, special attention will be devoted to the definition of a penetration strategy for the Chinese market that ensures: i) protection of personal information and acquired sensitive data; and ii) adaption to the needs of the Chinese consumers. More...

This publication contains national data on how the academic year is structured (beginning of the academic year, term times, holidays and examination periods). Differences between university and non-university study programmes are also highlighted.
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The EAIE 2018 call for proposals is now open, and the conference theme is “Facing outward”.
If you are interested in submitting a proposal, make sure to check out the EAIE's top tips for becoming a speaker and the EAIE Expert Communities' list of relevant topics. Also be sure to read the 2018 Conference Proposal Agreements. More...

The 2017 international final of the “My Thesis in 180 seconds” science contest took place on 28 September in Liège, in the studios of the RTBF, site of the Belgian radio and television, in front of more than 650 people. 
According to the concept of the contest, participating PhD students present their research topic to a diversified audience in no more than 180 seconds, using plain language and a single presentation slide. In France, the organisation of the contest is carried out by the Conférence des Présidents d’Université (CPU) and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS). More...

The Eurydice Brief: Modernisation of Higher Education in Europe: Academic Staff – 2017 is based on a comprehensive report, Modernisation of Higher Education in Europe: Academic Staff – 2017 published in June, which explores the realities for academic staff in this changing higher education landscape. The brief focuses on some of the main findings, including on human resource policy planning, academic careers, working conditions, and teaching. It concludes by highlighting three key concerns for policy-making: 'leveling the playing field for academic careers', 'balancing institutional autonomy and government oversight' and 'improving information gathering on academic staff'. More...

The UUKi and IUA toolkits will support institutions across Europe to increase participation in outward student mobility. These toolkits are the final output of two large scale projects funded through the Key Action 3 strand of the European Union’s Erasmus+ Programme, which provides support for the implementation of European Higher Education Area (EHEA) reforms. The toolkits have a particular focus on access for disadvantaged learners, and include guidance, advice, tips and recommendations for funding, marketing and student support. More...

As Europe’s universities have grown in scale over the past 30 years, the effective management of space has become a constant and complex challenge for university managers. The demand for new and better space to accommodate innovative teaching, research and team-work, often with industry and business partners, is an acute challenge confronting everyone. This, combined with the need to re-think space and its management as a critical component of the student and staff experience, makes the challenge even more complex. The solutions can no longer be delivered by property departments alone; an integrated approach from different professional departments is the new normal. More...

Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University is delighted to invite you to the International Scientific-practical Conference which will take place 2-3 November in Kiev, titled “Contemporary strategies of pedagogical education in the dimensions of building a society of sustainable development and intercultural integration”. More...