NESET Webinar: Community engagement in higher education: trends, practices and policies
The concept of community engagement is (re)emerging as a policy priority in higher education and is closely linked with key areas of EU initiatives such as European Universities Initiative, Young Universities for the Future of Europe (YUFE) alliance and the transformation agenda for higher education. It also connects with broader policy developments related but not limited to social inclusion, active citizenship and environmental sustainability.
This webinar is based on NESET analytical report Community engagement in higher education: trends, practices and policies argues that universities play a crucial role in responding to societal needs, and can further enhance their societal impact at local, national and international levels through community engagement.
We will present the main findings of this report and discuss the importance and broader issues related to community engagement in higher education.
Webinar panelists:
Thomas Farnell, Higher Education Policy Expert, Institute for the Development of Education, Croatia;
Ellen Hazelkorn, BH Associates, and Professor Emerita, Technological University Dublin, Ireland;
Snježana Prijić Samaržija, Rector, University of Rijeka, Croatia;
Marieke Hopman, Assistant Professor for International and European Law at Maastricht University and Project Leader of the Maastricht Platform for Community-Engaged Research (MPCER), The Netherlands.
Date: March 19th (Friday) 13:00-14:15 (CET).
More information on NESET and the webinar: news item in the website.
