The main update about the European Commission recent activities was given by Antoaneta Irikova (Policy Assistant, DG for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture) and the keynote speech "The global context of higher education" by Hilligje van’t Land (Secretary General, International Association of Universities (IAU)).
Two parallel sessions were organized to introduce different Erasmus+ programme priorities: Inclusive mobility / diversity (moderation by Irina Ferencz, Director, Academic Cooperation Association (ACA)) and Green mobility / Sustainability (Moderation by Jan-Frederic Buss, Senior Digital Marketing Manager, Swedish Institute)
The first day was finalized with the reception at the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs with speeches from Matthieu Peyraud (Director of Culture, Education, Research and Network, French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs) and Donatienne Hissard (Director General, Campus France).
The second day was focusing on four thematic round table discussions moderated and facilitated by the "Study in Europe" consortium partners:
Measures for high quality welcome services for students
Moderator: Isabelle Devylder (Project Manager, Campus France)
Digital transition
Moderator: Jana Tubbesing (Expert, DAAD Germany)
Study in Europe project - promotion post-Covid
Moderator: Johanna Hellwig (Project Manager, Campus France)
Supporting students during crisis
Moderator: Eero Loonurm (Head of Study in Estonia, HARNO)
The final closing remarks were given by Antoaneta Irikova (Policy Assistant, DG for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, European Commission) and Louise Watts (Head of European Projects, Campus France).
Next year the annual meeting will be hosted by Estonian Education and Youth Board (HARNO) in Estonia. Experts, specialists and managers from 33 European countries will come and participate at the meeting. The organizing committee will be the Study in Estonia unit in the internationalization department.
More information:
Estonian national HE promotion agency Study in Estonia https://studyinestonia.ee/
Study in Europe (European Commission) https://education.ec.europa.eu/study-in-europe
Estonian Education and Youth Board will help the European Commission to promote Europe as a study destination
Education and Youth Board shared its best practices on talent attraction at the OECD seminar on migration
