European University Association (EUA) invities all interested parties on its annual conference which will be held on 2 – 4 April 2014 and this time will cover issues related to changes in higher education („Changing Landscapes in Teaching and Learning”).
– European higher education has been in constant flux for well over a decade. However, some voices are predicting that the real revolution still lies ahead. Labour market demands and technological innovation are often cited as factors triggering change, with MOOCs, growth in private for – profit providers and increased global competition between institutions and countries given as an evidence that distuptive change is already underway – organizers underline in the introduction to the conference programme but also point out that the meeting is supposed to bring European universities an answer to question what to do to avoid the risk of losing significance.
Detailed agenca of the EUA Annual Conference 2014 is available on the EUA website..