During the recent Covid-19 crisis, European Higher Education Institutions have had to rely on distant learning formats and have employed a range of different assessment methods which were not in use before. The manner in which skills can be assessed and exams undertaken has been one of the major challenges of the change experienced by both students...

This case study focuses on the digital academy programme of the University of Naples within the campus of San Giovanni. The analysis examines the successful collaboration between the University and several global high-tech players taking root within a fragile setting in Italy. The academy programme promotes digital innovation and leverages...

The next HEInnovate webinar will explore the key pillars of the national policy approaches to enhance digital transformation in higher education in Ireland and in Hungary. In addition, university representatives will discuss the impact of COVID-19 on teaching and learning as well as on the entrepreneurial culture in higher education institutions...

During the Covid-19 crisis, European Higher Education Institutions had to rapidly move the teaching and learning onto online platforms. This experience has made us realise how important it is to be able to rely on the best approaches to adapt course material to online teaching. During the webinar, four experts shared their experiences: Moira...

The next HEInnovate webinar will explore the different skills assessment and exam models higher education institutions adopted for the current exam periods though a panel discussion. The webinar will take place on Thursday, 04th June at 5pm CEST. In their discussion the panel will focus on the practical challenges both students and teachers have to...

During the Covid-19 crisis, we have been made to realise more than ever that our future may be different from our present. This is called ‘disruption.’ How does one learn how to engage with disruption? Klaus Sailer (Munich University) and Wolfgang Stark (Duisburg-Essen University) led a conversation with Otto Scharmer (MIT) on what the future...

The third HEInnovate webinar will explore different online teaching and learning approaches adopted by higher education institutions. The webinar will take place on Thursday 21st May at 5pm CEST . The presentations and discussions will focus on the experiences of higher education institutions adapting their suit of course materials to ensure high...

The second HEInnovate webinar is taking a novel approach, combining dialogue, music and group discussions to engage participants. It will take place on Thursday, the 7th May at 5pm CEST. The dialogue and discussions will focus on how higher education institutions can establish transformational learning and what lies ahead for entrepreneurial HEIs...

We are launching an HEInnovate webinar series. Every second week we will invite selected experts to describe their assessment of the key challenges they faced over recent months, the solutions they chose to adopt in their institutions and how they transformed both educational practice and procedures to meet the requirements of the digital world...

The study "Supporting the entrepreneurial potential of higher education" was based on a contract between the European Commission, Directorate General Education and Culture (DG EAC), and empirica Gesellschaft für Kommunikations- und Technologieforschung mbH (co-ordinator – Bonn, Germany) as well as the University of Wuppertal, UNESCO Chair of...

The HEInnovate country review for Italy highlights that good practices are burgeoning all over the country, both in the most developed and less affluent regions. The report is now available to download at heinnovate.eu/en/resources , and illustrates policy actions promoting the entrepreneurial and innovative activities in the Italian higher...

Austria places high emphasis on the societal role of higher education institutions as a proactive and stimulating innovation force through the promotion of a broad entrepreneurship definition. This includes the institutions’ identities as well as their teaching and research activities. In view of the fast changing world of work, high professional...

Italian Higher Education (HE) is facing some crucial challenges and actions are essential to unleash its full potential within the European context. Promoting an entrepreneurial and innovative agenda and a new sustainable development model should become pivotal in every education policy. Furthermore, a long-term national strategy should encompass...

The next 1.5-day long interactive training session on HEInnovate will take place in Brussels on the 16th – 17th January 2020. The training – run in cooperation with the European Commission – will provide information and advice on how to make the most of HEInnovate and the available training and supporting materials. The training session is aimed at...

This publication presents the findings and recommendations of the HEInnovate review of the impact of higher education institutions (HEIs) on entrepreneurship and innovation in Croatia. The review assesses the strategies and practices of HEIs in Croatia in supporting entrepreneurship and innovation and the government policy context. It stresses the...