HEInnovate webinar (Thursday, 19 September 2024, 17:00 – 18:00 CEST)
ZOOM video conference (click here to register)
Since 2013, HEInnovate, a joint initiative of the European Commission and OECD has been supporting individual higher education institutions and higher education systems to assess and develop their innovative and entrepreneurial potential, as foreseen under the European Strategy for Universities.
This hour-long HEInnovate online webinar will take place on Thursday, the 19th of September 2024 at 5pm CEST. It will engage representatives from The Russell Group of Universities, the European Association of Service providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD), and the University of Education Salzburg Stefan Zweig to explore how innovation can be used to address equity gaps and promote diversity and inclusion in higher education.
This webinar will focus on innovative approaches to expand access to higher education for students from underrepresented groups. Speakers will describe the wider policy environment in which their interventions work. The topic is closely linked to HEInnovate, as a core theme throughout the self-assessment is addressing the need to ensure sustainable and inclusive teaching, learning, innovation, and entrepreneurship at higher education institutions. Innovation plays an important role in promoting equitable access to higher education, opening doors to new methods of including diverse student groups underrepresented in higher education.
Agenda
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17:00 – 17:03 |
Welcome and introduction - Rebecca Allinson, Managing Partner, Technopolis |
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17:03 – 17:10 |
Overview of EASPD and the work they do in the European policy context Rachel Vaughan, Head of Operations at the European Association of Service providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD) |
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17:10 – 17:30 |
The BLuE programme, an inclusive post-secondary education programme for students with intellectual disabilities Theresa Thalhamer, Lecturer at the Salzburg University of Education Stefan Zweig, accompanied by a representative of the BLuE programme alumni |
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17:30 – 17:40 |
Case studies on widening participation and policy environment’s support Maddy Godin, Policy Adviser at the Russell Group of Universities |
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17:40-17:57 |
Discussion, including Q&A from the audience - moderated by Rebecca Allinson |
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17:57– 18:00 |
Wrap up and goodbye |
About the speakers and moderator:
- Rachel Vaughan is the Head of Operations at the European Association of Service providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD), managing the organisation of EASPD's events and overseeing the strategic planning of its communications and membership activities. She also facilitates EASPD's member-led working group on Education, dedicated to advancing inclusive education and lifelong learning opportunities for individuals with disabilities
- Theresa Thalhamer is a lecturer at the Salzburg University of Education Stefan Zweig, Austria. She is part of the team that organises the BLuE programme, an inclusive higher education programme. As such she is involved in supporting students with disabilities during the four-year programme by accompanying them on their path of ongoing education towards a self-determined and independent life
- Maddy Godin is a policy adviser at the Russell Group of Universities, where her work mostly focuses on approaches to widening participation and access to university for under-represented students, as well as the role of universities in student experience, particularly regarding the rising cost of living and government maintenance support for students
- Rebecca Allinson is a Managing Partner at Technopolis Group, and she is responsible for projects/work in the field of European and UK public policy, specifically related to the Higher Education, Research, Information Society, and Enterprise Policy
Please click here to register.
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We look forward to welcoming you at the webinar!
The HEInnovate Team