HEREs PROFILE
The HEREs scheme is a “peer-to-peer” exercise. Although HEREs do not replace the work done by Ministries, Rectors Conferences, Quality Assurance Agencies, academic recognition centres, National Erasmus+ Offices (NEO), etc., they should be well embedded in the national higher education environment and cooperate closely with national authorities.
Members of the national HEREs team should hold (or have held) one of the following positions (or a combination thereof):
- (Vice-)Rectors
- Deans and Heads of Department
- Senior Academics
- Directors of Study
- Responsible of administrative services (such as International Relations Offices, Quality Assurance departments, Career orientation services, etc.)
- Ministry officials dealing with higher education
- Other Higher Education experts and researchers
- Students
Size and Composition of the Here Teams
As a group, each national HERE team must have the necessary knowledge and expertise to provide counselling to institutions and peers on the different areas covered under their mandate. In this context, the composition of the team must provide a suitable balance between the various profiles (academic/administrative/student representatives) and fields of competences. The inclusion of at least one student within the team should be ensured.
In order to guarantee that each members of the team has the knowledge and competences required to fulfil the tasks assigned, training shall be provided through international training events such as conferences, seminars and study visits.
The size of each national HERE team will vary in accordance with the size of the country and the number of higher education institutions, with an estimated number of 5 to 15 members per team.
A Chair will have to be identified by each national HERE team with the responsibility of coordinating the activities of the group and being the main contact person for external stakeholders.