Can the European Commission transform Higher Education?
The European Commission recently launched two initiatives intended to launch a transformation agenda for higher education in Europe. Sitting at the ‘crossroads of research and innovation’, the Commission believes that higher education has a key role to play in not only meeting challenges such as climate change, an ageing population and the impact of COVID-19, but can also align with wider European Union goals to make the Union ‘greener, more inclusive and more digital’.
In our latest paper, we explore the newly launched initiatives for higher education in Europe, including the European Strategy for Universities and the Council Recommendation on Building Bridges for Effective European Higher Education Cooperation.