Each year, 8 million tons of plastic end up in the oceans which is the equivalent to a full rubbish truck every minute. This pollution threatens the survival of fish and other sea creatures, destroys marine and coastal ecosystems that support over three billion people worldwide, and endangers human health as it enters the food chain. If no action is taken, by 2050 there could be more plastic than fish in the oceans. More...
The HEA’s 2018 Annual Conference will take place in Birmingham on 3–5 July 2018. It will position the spotlight firmly on teaching in a global context, in particular on how we can learn from global communities to ensure the best student experience for all and the ongoing development and professionalisation of the HE teaching community. More...
Is there anywhere in Europe where students can study without paying fees? Which countries charge the highest fees? What kind of financial support is offered to students, and who actually receives it? Read this new report on student fee and support systems in Europe to find the answers to these questions and more. More...
The conference is hosted by the Codarts University of the Arts and Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, and will focus on the role of the arts in creating resilient cities in times of global change. The 15th ELIA Biennial Conference sets out to examine how art, design and performance can play a vital role in building resilience, especially in the urban context. More...
The EAIE is currently developing the second edition of the EAIE Barometer: Internationalisation in Europe. This study, conducted in partnership with IFF Research, a leading research agency, will examine the state of higher education internationalisation in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). More...
On average, approximately 15% of third-level students in Ireland do not progress to the second year of their course. Some of these students could be helped to stay in education if institutions applied Learning Analytics (LA) to the data in their in-house student systems, or if they developed new approaches and strategies to support students to continue with their studies. This toll, therefore, aims to support institutions to use existing data to benefit their students’ learning. More...
The EU Studies Fair, Europe’s largest EU Studies Education event, is happening soon! Over 50 prestigious international universities will showcase their graduate and postgraduate programmes in EU Studies, International Relations, Law, Business, Economics, and Public Policy. More...
The Central European University is pleased to announce the 2017-2018 Call for Applications/Nominations for the European Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Social Sciences and Humanities.
The award, established in 2011, honors academics in the social sciences and humanities who teach at higher education institutions in countries of the European Higher Education Area. More...
EURIE, endorsed and supported by the largest and strongest higher education NGO of the region- EURAS – Eurasian Universities Union, focuses on improving the international collaborations and cooperative activities via unique networking and sharing the latest trends on innovation, globalization and quality assurance. More...
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...
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