Your monthly collection of news, events, and resources in entrepreneurship and engagement in higher education

April 2022

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

LAST CHANCE!

Are you ready to start your path to entrepreneurial and/or engaged university accreditation with ACEEU? Our next application deadline is coming on April 15th. Find the necessary documents to submit your application here.

DON'T MISS IT

EVENTS OF THE MONTH!

APRIL 14, 2022 | 16:00 (CET)

Higher Education Civic and Community Engagement as an Institutional Strategy

During this webinar, Dr. Martin Galvin, Head of Civic and Community Engagement at University College Cork will present how UCC raised the profile of its community engagement activities, ingrained a culture of engagement across the institution, and deepened its presence in the community. Register here.

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MAY 3, 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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MAY 12, 2022 | 16:00 (CET)

Innovative methods for teaching entrepreneurship: Team coaching and ownership of learning

This webinar will present the interesting case of PROAKATEMIA, a programme within Tampere University of Applied Sciences where an innovative approach to teaching entrepreneurship is in place. The development of entrepreneurial competencies is ensured through team learning and supported by team coaching. Learning is based on doing. Register here.

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FEATURED ARTICLES

SPOTLIGHTS OF THE MONTH!

HEI Global Engagement: From ‘Blah, Blah, Blah’ to Concrete Measures

Global engagement has become a buzzword in HE. But is it just hot air? How does a truly globally engaged university behave? In this article, Vicky Lewis explores how seriously HEIs are about global engagement, and whether they actually consider it in their strategic priorities and success indicators. Read the full article here.

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SDGs and the Scientific Community's Commitment: How to Collaborate?

The scientific community is one of the main stakeholders responsible for legitimizing, implementing and achieving the SDGs. What are the challenges to acting on these responsibilities? Read the article by Thais Dibbern, PhD candidate, Department of Science and Technology Policy, University of Campinas here.

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Become a Spotlight Author!

ACEEU Spotlight is an online magazine that brings together higher education experts, academics, researchers, thought leaders, policy-makers, and practitioners from around the globe. Spotlight articles are designed around the 15 ACEEU Accreditation standards to provide readers with insights that can be used to spark ideas for university advancement. We invite you to explore our Author Guidelines and publish an article with us!

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ACEEU NEWS

EUROPEAN PROJECTS

ACEEU wins funding for new project through 'Partnerships for Innovation' call

ACEEU will now start its biggest project yet, with 29 project partners. The I-RESTART project aims at reskilling and upskilling the workforce in the agrifood and veterinary sectors. ACEEU will contribute to the project by conducting detailed research on how to upskill workers in the sector, and facilitating partnerships between learning institutions and companies.

Read more here.

MYFuture Project Develops Trainers’ Guide on Student Mentoring

The MYFuture project aims to foster student mentoring in higher education. With the support from the whole consortium, AFEV is currently developing the Trainers’ Guide which aims to provide a common methodology for European universities to include mentoring and role-modelling activities in their curricula.

Read more about the project here.

Creative Communities First Website is now live!

ACEEU and the Creative Communities First project partners are happy to announce the launch of the newly developed CCF’s website!

The website enables visitors to learn more about the project, download the project results and most importantly, interact with the multimedia education resources, and access the project's online collaboration platform, the  Digital Open Innovation and Education Platform (DOIP). Access here.

Digital Balance's Newsletter of March is out!

The Digital Balance project aims to improve educators’ digital competencies, with a special focus on Vocational Education and Training. The project's newsletter brings its latest developments. The highlight of this month's newsletter is the completion of the Digital Balance Analysis Report which presents the digital wellbeing challenges experienced by teachers and managers as part of the current broader digital transition.

Read here.

ACEEU hosts Bootcamp on Integrating Student Engagement in QA

Qual-AI-ty Engagement project aims to empower QA staff to take a more proactive role in fostering student engagement with society. ACEEU participated in the Qual.AI.ty Engagement project Bootcamp during which several Quality Assurance experts in HE tested and discussed the preliminary framework developed by the project to assess student engagement with AI tools.

Read more here.

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