What kind of common vision is needed to ensure access, quality, and shared values in European higher education? Thomas Ekman Jørgensen, Director for Policy Coordination and Foresight at the European University Association, argues that digital interoperability raises political questions that require more than technical fixes – above all, they call for consensus on the future shape of European higher education.
How can universities prepare students for the challenges of cyber security in a practical way - and what can be learned from other countries? As part of a delegation trip to Estonia, Cyber Campus NRW is looking for international impulses for digital teaching, student participation and cooperative education models. The blog post highlights the expectations of the trip and its relevance for the German higher education landscape.
Are you eager to access comprehensive student performance data across multiple platforms? Keen on collaborating seamlessly with fellow educators across various institutions? Do you envision a single platform to log in as a student? As an administrator, are you looking for more efficient academic recognition processes? Good news: The European Digital Education Hub is making strides with a key initiative that responds to these wishes – by developing a European higher education interoperability framework. We spoke to Channa van der Brug, who has been closely monitoring the progress of this initiative since its launch in September 2023, informed by insights from the HFD study “Making Interoperability Work”. She will unveil the progress made and its relevance to you!
The digital transformation of higher education has revolutionized the way universities operate and engage with their stakeholders. However, it brings new challenges, for example in the area of cybersecurity. The increasing number of Cyberattacks on universities – as does Hans Pongratz, an expert at the Center for Higher Education (zhb) at TU Dortmund University, at […]
The digital transformation of higher education has revolutionised how universities operate and engage with their stakeholders. However, it also brings about new challenges, for instance in the realm of cybersecurity. The increase of the number of cyber attacks on universities – as Hans Pongratz, expert at the Zentrum für HochschulBildung (zhb) of TU Dortmund, pointed out […]
In November 2022, Hochschulforum Digitalisierung co-organised and led a range of activities, bringing interoperability challenges and solutions for Higher Education Institutions into focus at a German and international stage. What is interoperability in higher education about – and why is it such a relevant issue? Oliver Janoschka, managing director of HFD, interviewed Evelien Renders, advisor […]
