Activities

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At an international level

Activities at international level will be organised by an external service provider, under the supervision of the European Commission and the EACEA, and will correspond to the following types:

  • Thematic seminars designed to meet specific needs common in various Third countries not associated to the Erasmus+ programme. The aim of the thematic seminars is to provide new knowledge and practical experience. They may include field visits at higher education institutions or other relevant stakeholders. They will also provide a platform for questions, discussion and exchange of practices on specific topics and processes.
  • Study visits that will take place in prominent universities of EU Member States and third countries associated or non-associated to the Erasmus+ programme, focusing on specific topics and fields of interest, common to various Third countries. Such visits will provide an opportunity to meet with academic and non-academic staff directly responsible for the introduction and the implementation of specific reforms or policies in the field of Higher Education. The visits will include meetings with several types of stakeholders as well as presentations, question & answer sessions and debates.
  • International large-scale conferences including keynote speeches by prominent experts and specific workshops dedicated to the attention of the HERE teams of all Third countries not associated to the Erasmus+ programme. Such conferences will deal with themes and topics connected to the core issues of the modernisation of the higher education sector in fields such as governance, management, funding, curriculum development and lifelong learning.
  • Technical assistance missions: Specific technical expertise and advice by EU or Third country experts will be provided locally to HERE teams to carry out training and consultancy activities in the Third countries not associated to the Erasmus+ programme , targeted at a wide audience of university staff, officials and other higher education stakeholders. The service provider will identify relevant experts, who can be entrusted with such short term missions. These technical assistance activities will be organised upon specific request from the HERE teams, channelled by the NEOs, at national or regional level.
  • Surveys and publications: HERE may be involved in the preparation of surveys or publications commissioned by the European Commission or EACEA in relation to the higher education sector, its institutions, policies, reforms and modernisation process.
  • Virtual expert community and material: HERE will be provided with a web platform to communicate, liaise and exchange. This includes the provision of information materials, brochures and case studies.

Virtual expert community and material: HERE will be provided with a web platform to communicate, liaise and exchange. This includes the provision of information materials, brochures and case studies.

 

At a national level

In addition to the international activities referred to above, HERE teams will have to perform counselling and advisory activities at national level and more concretely:

  • At institutional level, HEREs' work will consist in counselling, advising and providing assistance to higher education institutions with regards to the introduction and implementation of reforms.

HERE should be actively involved in all kinds of promotional and awarenessraising activities about higher education reforms in general and EU higher education programmes and initiatives in particular. Experts with specialist knowledge and experience may be recruited for the development and delivery of training activities for HERE in those areas.

  • At national level, HERE will support national authorities in designing, implementing and monitoring policy reforms in the field of higher education. Overall, this could include the following types of activities: Advice and expertise;
    • Involvement in policy making process, preparation of national reports, codes, draft laws & decrees;
    • Organising or participating in seminars, workshops, roundtables (teaching, training, informing, disseminating);
    • Lecturing, participation in panel discussions and debates;
    • Interviews (radio, TV, newspaper, specialized press), public appearances;
    • Drafting of reports, analysis, studies; and
    • Publication of papers on the higher education reform processes in the Third country.

For the period 2022-2027, new HERE teams will be proposed by the NEO and the national authorities in the Third countries concerned. This proposal will have to be endorsed by the respective EU Delegation and confirmed by the EACEA in line with the criteria defined by the European Commission.