Your monthly collection of news, events, and resources in entrepreneurship and engagement in higher education
March 2022
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EVENTS OF THE MONTH!
MARCH 24, 2022 | 16:00 (CET)
Evaluating the outcomes of entrepreneurship education: Approaches, trends, and challenges
During this webinar, Dr. Carolin Decker-Lange, Deputy Director (Business) of SCiLAB at The Open University, UK will present the diversity of entrepreneurship education approaches adopted by universities, discuss the complex nature of effectiveness in entrepreneurship education, and suggestions of how to measure it.Register here.
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MARCH 8, 2022 | 9:30AM (CET)
ACEEU Accreditation Webinar
In this 1-hour long free webinar, participants will be given a general overview of ACEEU, including ACEEU's general understanding of what an entrepreneurial and engaged university/academic unit is, benefits of ACEEU accreditation, information on the accreditation process and its standards as well as key learnings from institutions that have gone through the process. Register here.
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FEATURED ARTICLE
SPOTLIGHT OF THE MONTH!
Creator Economy: Imperatives and Challenges for Higher Education
Engaged and Entrepreneurial universities should be responsive to economic changes and market needs, and the impressive rise of the creator economy is no exception. This article explores how HEIs can respond to this growing market need, including the curriculum changes needed. Read the article by Salil Sahadevan, Education Officer, at the University Grants Commission (UGC) here.
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Embedding Sustainability in Academia: Deans as Change Makers
This article presents how deans can have a unique role in driving sustainability transformations at universities. By linking top-down and bottom-up efforts, they can serve both as connecting pins and amplifiers – as change-makers. Read the article by Ben Jongbloed and Anete Veidemane, Researchers at the Center for Higher Education Policy Studies (CHEPS)here.
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ACEEU NEWS
ACEEU awarded a new Horizon Europe project on Socially Engaged Research!
BETTER Life project aims to establish the EU Digital Centre of Excellence for Socially Engaged Research in Life Sciences. ACEEU is committed to promoting university engagement with the community and BETTER Life brings research engagement and collaboration to generate wide impact in the surrounding ecosystems of universities. Read more about the project here.
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EXTERNAL EVENTS
MARCH 15, 2022 | 14:00 (CET)
The European Green Deal and universities
EUA is organising this online event to discuss what could be universities' contribution to the European Green Deal. The Green Deal deepens Europe’s long-standing quest for sustainability. As societal actors committed to this goal, and as sources of the research and innovation that can enable it, universities are key actors in this transition.
Governance and Financing - Higher Education Conversation Series
This conversation series aims to bring together policymakers and higher education stakeholders to discuss how effective governance and financing can contribute to ensuring quality and affordability in higher education. Key questions to be examined include: How should higher education financing be transformed in the light of the Covid-19 pandemic?
Out With the Old, In With the New: Rating Higher Ed by Economic Mobility
What would happen if we ranked universities based on the economic mobility they generate? A new report by the think-tank Third Way shows how different university rankings would look like when considering economic mobility in the assessment of universities. Read here.
Realising the Civic University
What are the substantial challenges of the universities that have spent the past decade mainly focused on success in global markets? How can they reinvent themselves as agents of local social and economic transformation? This article by HEPI provides interesting insights on community engagement and universities. Read here.
Rankings could undermine research-evaluation reforms
University rankings are some of the most frequently contested topics in higher education, and yet, they remain strong. This article by Research Professional News questions the ranking system and its accuracy. Do rankings really provide a complete picture of a university's quality? Why does it represent a threat to the research-assessment system? Read here.
How governments and universities can support 21st-century skill development
Universities and governments play a key role in fostering 21st-century skills such as creativity and critical thinking. This short article from OECD Education and Skills today reflects on how they can foster pedagogical innovations for the development of these skills. Read here.
The University as Public Utility
The COVID-19 pandemic affected universities and society in multiple ways, some of which we are still making sense of. This episode of the IngenioUs podcast reflects on how the pandemic has created an opportunity for universities to reimagine their purpose towards their community. Listen here.
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