EUA Annual Conference 2020 - Universities building a better Europe
Date : du 17-04-2020 au 24-04-2020
Lieu : Gdańsk
Modalité : intégralement à distance
Organisation : European University Association (EUA)
Programme :
La conférence annuelle de l'EUA a été annulée et remplacée par trois webinaires qui se sont déroulés du 17 au 24 avril 2020.
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Universities play a crucial role in creating knowledge and fostering democratic and sustainable societies. Their impact on wellbeing and the development of a thriving, competitive Europe stems from educating future leaders, professionals, researchers and citizens.
It equally comes from curiosity-driven research aimed at identifying and meeting the broad challenges we all face and outreach to local and global industry and governments to foster much-needed innovation. Yet demonstrating and communicating universities’ impact at the societal level is a challenge in itself. Universities need strong leadership, a focused strategic approach, as well as coordinated efforts across Europe and beyond. The 2020 EUA Annual Conference will provide a platform to explore how universities are making a difference, how their impact can be maximised and how to give visibility to their key role in addressing broad challenges.
The 2020 EUA Annual Conference will feature a mix of plenary and parallel sessions, including interactive audience participation, encouraging a rich exchange of experiences and good practices.
The event is of interest to university leadership and other university staff working at the management and strategic level, as well as academics. It also welcomes students, policymakers and other stakeholders in higher education, research and innovation.
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Webinar “Strength in numbers can university alliances change the game?” 17/04/2020
- Vanessa Debiais-Sainton, Head of Higher Education Unit, DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, European Commission
- Dorothy Kelly, Vice Rector for Internationalization, University of Granada, Spain
- Rasmus Larsen, Provost, Technical University of Denmark
- Chaired by Tia Loukkola, Director, Institutional Development Unit, EUA
Strategic transnational collaboration between universities is becoming increasingly prevalent in higher education. The European Commission’s European Universities Initiative, for example, has captured widespread interest by establishing bottom-up networks where universities can work together to develop common strategies and priorities. This webinar explored the benefits and challenges associated with various cooperative models in place. The discussion has also been informed by the results of a recent EUA survey about strategic cooperation, showing the geographical and thematic scope of university cooperation and the challenges of working together.
Webinar “Promoting universities societal engagement” 22/04/2020
- Snježana Prijić Samaržija, Rector, University of Rijeka, Croatia and Ninoslav Šćukanec Schmidt, Director, Institute for the Development of Education, Croatia
- Orla Duke, Programme Manager Scholars at Risk Europe, Maynooth University, Ireland
- Chaired by Tia Loukkola, Director, Institutional Development Unit, EUA
This webinar included presentations of two approaches to addressing higher education’s societal responsibility. One showcases an institution’s implementation of a European framework for community engagement in higher education, as well as the project upon which this framework is based. The other presentation demonstrated one university’s efforts to support researchers at risk and promote academic freedom.
Webinar “Making a difference through partnerships” 24/04/2020
This webinar presented initiatives by higher education actors who take a collaborative approach to addressing and fulfilling universities’ role in society.
- Koen Verlaeckt, Secretary General, Flemish Interuniversity Council, Belgium
- Douglas Halliday, Chair of EUA Energy and Environment Platform, Durham University, United Kingdom
- Chaired by Amanda Crowfoot, Secretary General, EUA
URL : https://eua.eu/.../94-2020-eua-annual-conference.html
Contributions :
• diaporamas, résumés : https://eua.eu/.../122-2020-eua-annual-conference-webinar-series.html
• enregistrement vidéo : https://eua.eu/.../122-2020-eua-annual-conference-webinar-series.html
Les diaporamas de chaque webinaire sont disponibles en téléchargement sur le site de l'EUA. Les enregistrements des webinaires sont également mis à disposition sur la chaîne de l'association.
mot(s) clé(s) : enseignement supérieur, gestion d'établissement
