Introduction
EURASHE (European Association of Institutions in Higher Education) is the (international) association of European Higher Education Institutions – Polytechnics, Colleges, University Colleges, etc. – devoted to Professional Higher Education and related research within the Bachelor-Masters structure.
EURASHE (European Association of Institutions in Higher Education) is the (international) association of European Higher Education Institutions – Polytechnics, Colleges, University Colleges, etc. – devoted to Professional Higher Education and related research within the Bachelor-Masters structure.
EURASHE was founded in Patras, Greece, in 1990. It has the status of a non-profit international association according to Belgian law and its Secretariat is located in Brussels.
As stated in the statutes of EURASHE “The mission of the association is to promote the interests of professional higher education in the member countries of the European Union and in other European countries, in institutions which are public or recognised and/or financed by the public authorities of a European Union member country or another European country.”
EURASHE’s main objective is, therefore, to defend the interests of the professionally oriented HEIs, and to continuously enhance the importance and the quality of professional higher education in Europe.
Moreover, EURASHE also wants to:
As stated in the statutes of EURASHE “The mission of the association is to promote the interests of professional higher education in the member countries of the European Union and in other European countries, in institutions which are public or recognised and/or financed by the public authorities of a European Union member country or another European country.”
EURASHE’s main objective is, therefore, to defend the interests of the professionally oriented HEIs, and to continuously enhance the importance and the quality of professional higher education in Europe.
Moreover, EURASHE also wants to:
- contribute to the creation of a European Higher Education and Research Area (EHERA)
- promote the transnational cooperation between the members
- provide a platform for the members to obtain and exchange information, views, etc. on the future development of higher education
- ensure and safeguard the cooperation between the members of EURASHE and institutions outside the EHERA
- achieve cooperation in the field of higher education by establishing close links with other organisations that have similar objectives.
More in general, EURASHE aims at contributing to the progressive development of the European Higher Education Area, especially through its active involvement as a consultative member, in the Bologna Follow-up Group. The ‘global dimension’ of the Bologna Process is of particular importance to EURASHE, as our association has established relationships with countries outside the EHEA such as Canada, Kazakhstan, Syria.