About EURASHE

WHO WE ARE

EURASHE is the European association of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) that offer professionally oriented programmes and are engaged in applied and profession-related research within the Bologna cycles. Currently, more than 1.200 higher education institutions in 47 countries within and outside the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) are affiliated to EURASHE.  The Association is present mostly through National Associations of Higher Education Institutions and individual institutions, such as Universities, (University) Colleges and Universities of Applied Sciences, as well as through other professional associations and stakeholder organisations active in the field of higher education.

EURASHE members operate within and across different national systems whether these are unitary or binary, professional and/or academic.

  FOUNDATION

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.

MISSION

EURASHE’s mission is to represent the views of professionally oriented institutions and programmes in the Higher Education systems in countries of EHEA, either in binary HE systems (professional or vocational higher education) or in unitary ‘university’ systems.

Its aim is to promote the interests of professional higher education in the EHEA and to contribute to the progressive development of the European Higher Education and Research Area (EHERA). In addition to offering professionally oriented programmes, EURASHE members are specifically engaged in applied and profession-related research, and its technological applications.

NOT ONLY IN EUROPE

EURASHE believes partnership and cooperation with other regions of the world are important. It has thus established relationships with countries outside the EHEA through associate membership and partnership agreements with other regions, such as Canada, the United States of America, Central America, Central Asia and the Caribbean region.

ACTIVITIES

EURASHE focuses primarily on policy development and on Higher Education projects and research with emphasis on its professionally oriented segments. Furthermore, it organises annual conferences, thematic seminars and tailored-made events for its members.

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