An innovative future-focussed Higher Education Symposium bringing together students from more than 10 universities across Europe will take place in Brussels in early November. The main objective of this free symposium (only a few places remaining) is to explore different scenarios for Higher Education by 2040 and help shape futures thinking with a strong learner perspective on new models and approaches to teaching and learning. In addition to a strong student presence, the symposium has been designed for rich dialogue between educational leaders, policy-makers and industry stakeholders.
Why a Focus on 2040
A child born today will not graduate from a European university until around 2040. The question is what type of university education will they experience in another 20 years from now? How will universities have responded by 2040 to the major challenges and forces of change facing our societies, and the Higher Education sector in particular? The student voice is central to this unique future-focused symposium as we discuss ‘learning for tomorrow, today’. Students will feature throughout the event as we look to challenge conventional institutional thinking and to reimagine the teaching and learning experience for better futures – for all.
Location
Brussels, Dutch House of Provinces
Rue de Treves 59
Brussels
Programme Outline – Tuesday 6th November
10:30 – ECIU Student Summit (Students Only)
12:30 – Lunch
13:00 – Welcome from Moderator
13:05 – Welcome from Rob van Eijkeren (Head of Office Dutch House of Provinces)
13:10 – Introduction to ECIU and the Big Questions by Professor Mark Brown
13:20 – Student Insights – Teaching and Learning in the University of 2040
13:50 – World Cafes – Exploring the Big Questions (led by students)
15:00 – Refreshment Break
15:20 – World Cafes Report Back
15:45 – ECIU Response to the World Cafes
16:00 – Stakeholder Panel Discussion
– Adam Gajek (European Students’ Union),
– Thérèse Zhang (European University Association),
– Vanessa Debiais-Sainton (European Commission),
– European Parliament (TBC)
16:45 – Summary Comments
16:55 – Close of Event
17:00 – Networking with Refreshments
Event Host
The Symposium is being hosted by the European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU) under the leadership of the Steering Committee for Innovation in Teaching and Learning, chaired by Director of the NIDL.
Further Information
You can register and find more information about this event on the ECIU’s website:
https://www.eciu.org/news/future-fit-universities-for-2040
If you have any further questions about this event, then please do not hesitate to contact Olga Wessels in ECIU’s Brussels office:
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