Welcome to EURASHE Insights bringing you information on what happened in February and our new projects and activities to come.
Last month @ EURASHE
NEW MANUAL ON QUALITY ASSURANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION IS OUT
EURASHE proudly presents to the Higher Education community Lucien Bollaert’s book “A Manual for Internal Quality Assurance in Higher Education. Looking for a new quality in HE in a New World”.

This 2 nd edition is not only an update but also an enlarged edition. All chapters have been updated with new approaches and research, this time also from outside Europe based on his own experiences and lecturing in the USA and elsewhere. Amidst all the changes a new chapter on the challenging future of QA, including the new leadership and how to address quality culture has been added, all starting from the definition of quality as added value in a new international context.

INTERVIEW OF EURASHE PRESIDENT STÉPHANE LAUWICK AT 'DEBATING EUROPE'
Read EURASHE's President Stéphane Lauwick contribution to the new article by 'Debating Europe' “Do we need a new education model?”. Is it a time to change the way we learn? How can education orient students towards a lifelong learning attitude?

#EURASHE29: TWO KEYNOTE SPEAKERS CONFIRMED
EURASHE proudly presents two confirmed keynote speakers who will address the topics Future Students and Future Universities at the 29th EURASHE Annual Conference in Budapest, 16-17 May, 2019.

Dr. Shyamal Majumdar, Head of the UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training
Dr. Gerald Bast, President, at University   of Applied Arts Vienna
EURASHE JOINS EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT CAMPAIGN #THISTIMEIMVOTING
EURASHE as a Community leader of Professional Higher Education acknowledges the importance of civic and democratic engagement of European citizens and, therefore, supports the importance of voting in the upcoming European Parliament elections.
Follow our news about the events and activities devoted to the #ThisTimeIamVoting campaign.

Upcoming activities and opportunities
 SAVE YOUR SEAT FOR # EURASHE29 IN BUDAPEST
EURASHE will organise its 29th Annual Conference in Budapest (Hungary) on   16-17 May 2019  together with the Hungarian Rectors’ Conference (MRK) with the support of the Ministry of Human Capacities and the Ministry for Innovation and Technology of Hungary.

Side events of the Annual Conference:

-New EURASHE members' brunch
- UAS Leadership Forum on Future of Higher Education and Future role of PHE
-The European University Networks speed dating session

More information-soon! Deadline for registration: 10 May 2019

UAS4EUROPE CONFERENCE: SUBMIT YOUR CONTRIBUTION
The call for contributions for the upcoming UAS4EUROPE Conference “Beyond Horizons. The future of applied research in Europe” is now open. We invite you to attend the event and share your ideas and experiences with other members of the Higher Education community.

As a founding member of UAS4EUROPE, EURASHE encourages you to contribute to the programme, by submitting two types of proposals:

1.        Best Practices presentations: Brilliance and Brilliant Failures. Read how to apply here. Deadline: 12 March 2019

2.        Poster-presentations. Read how to apply here. Deadline: 15 March 2019

SAVE THE DATE: EURASHE AFTERNOON DEBATE “HIGHER EDUCATION IN EUROPE: PLAY TO WIN”
While the 2019 European Parliament elections are approaching, EURASHE teamed up with the #ThisTimeImVoting campaign to address the importance of voting and to discuss the role of Higher Education in today’s society.

The afternoon debate “Higher Education in Europe: Play to Win” will take place on the 29th of April 2019 from 14:30 to 18.00 at the European Parliament and will be a privileged occasion for HE professionals and students to share their experiences, visions, and ideas.

Registration will be opened soon. Follow our news for further information.

More information about the campaign.
EURASHE BOARD ELECTIONS: MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO NOMINATE THEIR CANDIDATES
EURASHE encourages its full members to nominate the candidates for the election of two new Board members . The election will take place during the upcoming General Assembly on the 15 th May 2019 in Budapest, Hungary , one day before the 29 th Annual Conference.

The newly elected members will take over Stéphane Lauwick's and Ulf-Daniel Ehlers’ positions for a mandate of 2 years .

Our members
NEW EURASHE MEMBER-HU UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES UTRECHT
At its Board meeting on the 20th of February, EURASHE welcomes a new member organisation  HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht .

HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht provides education for students and professionals aged 17-67. Currently, around 35,000 students, spread over 22 locations in Utrecht and Amersfoort, attend the programmes and courses. HU works in close cooperation with companies, institutions, educational partners and local and regional governments.

Currently, EURASHE has 62 members which represent more than 650 higher education institutions around the world. Last year EURASHE joined three new members from Germany, Kosovo and the Netherlands.

Our partners
CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR EIT DIGITAL 2020 IS LAUNCHED. DEADLINE: 3 MAY
EIT Digital is launching a call for proposals for the construction of the “EIT Digital 2020” activities. EIT Digital 2020 is aimed at entrepreneurial minds planning to launch a digital tech startup or product, or to deliver entrepreneurial digital tech education programmes.

We invite all our interested members to submit their proposals for the EIT Digital Innovation Factory, which support pan European entrepreneurial teams to launch new startups and new products, and/or for the EIT Digital Entrepreneurship Academy, which provides education support for developing programmes and course with business development-oriented components.

ABOUT EURASHE
EURASHE  is the European Association of Institutions in Higher Education that offer professionally orientated programmes and are engaged in applied research within the Bologna cycles.
 
We represent +600 universities of applied sciences and university colleges, national and sectorial associations of higher education institutions, and other individual institutions, such as universities.  
MONTHLY INSPIRATION
DAVOS 2019 | A New Kind of Learning?
This month we invite you to watch this interesting panel held during the 2019 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting on the need to rethink learning and teaching in the face of what many have called the 4th Industrial Revolution.