NEXT GEN PHE | EURASHE 31ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE
23-24
May 2022
The 31st EURASHE Annual Conference ‘Next Generation PHE: Skills relevance, Inclusion, Digitalisation, Innovation’, is taking place on the 23-24 May 2022 in Brussels at the EPHEC campus.
Next Generation PHE will discuss the big issues facing Europe as it emerges from the Covid pandemic – How can we ‘build back better’ and how can professional higher education support this collective endeavour? We have chosen four keywords to describe how PHE institutions can contribute to recovery and resilience: Skills relevance, innovation, digitalisation and inclusion. Next Generation PHE is being held in the EU’s capital and will have a particular focus on policy. It will demonstrate the relevance of EURASHE to the European Commission’s policy priorities, including key initiatives such as the Future of European Universities, the New Skills Agenda, Mission orientated R&I and Smart Specialisation. Moreover, during the European Year of Youth, the conference will put students and young people at the centre of these discussions, for they will be most impacted by what we do today.
Conference Report
Conference video
Programme
READ CONFERENCE FULL PROGRAMME (INCLUDING BREAKOUT SESSIONS & GOOD PRACTICES).
| PRE-CONFERENCE – MAY 22 | |
| TIME | ACTIVITY |
| 15:00-16:30 | Visit Brussels |
| 16:30-18:00 | Free Time |
| 18:00-21:00 |
PRE-CONFERENCE RECEPTION Welcome words by Paul Hannigan, EURASHE Board Member Scene setter by Prof. Emeritus John Goddard, on the Civic University ? University Foundation (11 rue d’Egmont – 1000 Brussels) (more details in the « Social programme » section) |
CONFERENCE VENUE
? HAUTE ÉCOLE EPHEC – Av. Konrad Adenauer 3, 1200 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Brussels, Belgium
| DAY 1 – MAY 23 | |
| TIME | ACTIVITY |
| 9:00-9:30 | Registration and welcome coffee |
| Moderation of Day 1 by Alicia-Leonor Sauli-Miklavčič, Secretary General of Slovene HVC | |
| 9:30-10:00 |
OPENING SESSION Pierre-Yves Jeholet – Minister-President of the Government of the Federation Wallonia-Brussels Armando Pires – EURASHE President Emmanuelle Havrenne – Vice-Chancellor and Managing Director, Haute École EPHEC Laurent Despy – Administrator, Academy for Research and Higher Education – ARES Mariya Gabriel (video message) – European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth |
| 10:00-10:30 |
KEYNOTE SPEECH: Implementing the European Skills Agenda Antoine Kasel – Head of Cabinet of European Commissioner Nicolas Schmit |
| 10:30-11:00 |
KEYNOTE SPEECH : The role of Universities of Applied Science in building the European Research and Innovation Areas Luciana Vaccaro – Rector, Haute École spécialisée de Suisse occidentale, Chair UAS4Europe |
| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30-12:15 | Breakout sessions I |
| 12:15-13:00 | Good practices |
| 13:00-14:15 | Lunch break // Posters and networking |
| 14:15-15:00 |
PANEL DISCUSSION – FUTURE SKILLS FOR THE EUROPEAN GREEN DEAL Moderation by Ulf-Daniel Ehlers, Baden-Würtenburg Dual Hochschule Chiara Riondino – Head of Unit, Vocational Education and Training, European Commission Aitor Lizartza – Director, Entrepreneurship, Mondragon University Maxime Cerutti – Director, Social Affairs, Business Europe Emma Furlan – Student representative – Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne |
| 15:00-15:45 | Breakout sessions II |
| 15:45-16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00-16:45 |
PANEL DISCUSSION – IMPLEMENTING THE DIGITAL EDUCATION ACTION PLAN Moderation by John Edwards, EURASHE Secretary General Ivana Juraga – European Commission, DG Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Saskia Van Uffelen – National Coalition Lead Digital Skills & Jobs, Inetum Abdullatif AlShamsi – President and CEO of Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE Niklas Sillander – Student Representative, Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences (JAMK) |
| 16:45-17:30 |
ALLIANCES WITHIN THE EUROPEAN EDUCATION AREA European Universities: Coordination, opportunities, and challenges Moderation by Michal Karpisek, former EURASHE Secretary General Tine Delva – Deputy Head of Unit, DG Education, European Commission Ana Tecilazić – Secretary General, Algebra University College, Croatia Hannes Raffaseder – UAS St Pölten, Austria and Coordinator of EUDRES Alliance Ana Sargento – Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal and RUN-EU Alliance |
| 17:30-19:00 | Free time |
| 19:00 |
Gala dinner Welcome speech by Mrs Pascale Delcomminette, General Administrator of Wallonia-Brussels International ?Museum of Natural Sciences (Rue Vautier 29, 1000 Bruxelles) (more details in the « Social programme » section). |
| DAY 2 – MAY 24 | |
| TIME | ACTIVITY |
| 08:45-9:15 | Registration and welcome coffee |
| Moderation of Day 2 by Jon Altuna,Vice-Rector, Mondragon University | |
| 09:15-09:30 |
EURASHE and the Stand by Youth Initiative Andrew Paterson – Senior Counsellor, OECD John Edwards – Secretary-General, EURASHE Roosa Veijola – Student representative – University of Applied Sciences Students in Finland (SAMOK) |
| 09:30-10:00 |
KEYNOTE SPEECH: Mapping Professional Tertiary Education Victoria Kis – Policy Analyst, OECD |
| 10:00-10:45 | Breakout sessions III |
| 10:45-11:15 | Coffee Break |
| 11:15-12:00 | Good Practices |
| 12:00-13:00 |
POLICY ROUNDTABLE – PLACE BASED RESEARCH & INNOVATION Moderation by Nijole Zinkeviciene, Vilnius University of Applied Science Xabier Goenaga – Head of Unit, Knowledge for Finance, Innovation and Growth, European Commission Manuel Aleixo – Head of Unit, DG Research and Innovation Tomislav Pinter – Policy Analyst, DG Regional and Urban Policy, European Commission Ingrid Rigler – Deputy Head of Unit for Innovation and the EIT, DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, European Commission |
| 13:00-14:15 | Lunch break // Posters and networking |
| 14:15-15:00 |
ALLIANCES WITHIN THE EUROPEAN EDUCATION AREA Centres of Vocational Excellence: Raising the bar in VET Moderation by Iñigo Araiztegui – TKNIKA João Santos – DG Employment, European Commission Henriette Hansen – South Denmark European Office and EUVECO Bojan Jovanovski – FH Joanneum Adrijana Hodak – Intercompany training centre and Talent Journey, Slovenia |
| 15:00-15:45 |
CLOSING SESSION: PHE Stars Award Ceremony, wrap up and invitation to the 32nd Annual Conference Stephane Lauwick – Chair of Programme Committee Adam Gajek – Senior Policy Advisor, EUROCHAMBERS Armando Pires – EURASHE President Valentin Năvrăpescu – Vice Rector of the University Politehnica of Bucharest |
| MAY 24 16:15-17:45 EURASHE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (MEMBERS ONLY) |
| MAY 25 (9 AM- 5 PM) – CAMPUS TOURS (OPTIONAL ACTIVITY) | |
| HOST UNIVERSITY COLLEGE | CITY |
| Haute école Albert Jacquard | Namur |
More details about the campus in the « Social programme » section
Social Programme
Pre-conference – May 22nd
Visit of Brussels
15:00 to 16:30 – Rue du Marché Aux Herbes 116, 1000 Brussels (metro station « Centrale »)
Discover the essentials of Brussels thanks to this guided walking tour. The guide will lead you along the famous Grand Place, in the medieval streets where authentic estaminets are nestled, around the Bourse and the now pedestrianized 19th century Grands Boulevards, through the chic Royal Saint-Hubert Galleries, towards the former harbour which is still dedicated to seafood, and, finally, to say hello to Manneken-Pis, for ever smiling at his intrigued fans.
Pre-conference reception
18:00 to 21:00 – Club of the University Foundation, Rue d’Egmont 11, 1000 Brussels (metro station « Trône »)
Meet us at 18:00 for a pre-conference reception! It will be held in the University Foundation in the centre of Brussels. Take this opportunity to meet the conference organizers and participants while enjoying a drink and appetizers.
Conference Day 1 – May 23rd
Gala dinner
19:00 to 22:00 – Natural Sciences Museum, Rue Vautier 29, 1000 Brussels (bus station « Idalie »)
The gala dinner will take place at the Natural Sciences Museum in Brussels. You will have the privilege to enjoy appetizers and a three course menu in an exceptional venue: the Dinosaur Gallery, which is the largest room in Europe entirely devoted to dinosaurs, their discovery, lives and evolution.
May 25th
Campus tour
The campus tour is an optional activity taking place on May 25th, giving you the opportunity to discover more extensively the higher education landscape of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation (FWB), but also to enjoy touristic attractions of Namur.
The Haute école Albert Jacquard will open their doors to show you their campus, present projects related with the themes of the conference, along with the Haute école Louvain en Hainaut, the Haute école Libre de Bruxelles – Prigogine and the Haute école Libre Mosane. Other university colleges from French-speaking Belgium will also be present for you to connect with them! Finally, be prepared for a touristic activity in Namur that you will never forget! The price includes the transportation from-to Brussels and during the activity, the lunch and the touristic activity.
Campus tour – Haute École Albert Jacquard, Namur
9:00 to 17:00 – Place du Congrès, 1000 Brussels (metro station « Botanique »)
Spend your day in Namur and get to know more about the host of the campus tour: the Haute École Albert Jacquart (HEAJ) and their academic offer in transmedias and videogames. The Haute École de Namur-Liège-Luxembourg (HENALLUX), another university college of the academic pole of Namur, will also be present. After the lunch break, enjoy a visit of the emblematic citadel of Namur and the city center.
Registration and fees
| IN BRUSSELS | ||
| Type | Early bird fee (until 31 March) | Standard fee |
| Members | 300€ | 380€ |
| Non-members | 380€ | 480€ |
| Contributors | 280€ | |
| Students | 180€ | |
*For the physical conference, more than 150 people have already registered, but due to the relaxation of Covid restrictions, we are able to receive more participants.
Cancellation policy for the physical conference
- Cancellation before 10 April: Full refund (- handling fee 25€)
- Cancellation before 10 May: 70% of your ticket will be refunded
- There will be no refunds given after 10 May
| ONLINE | ||
| Type | Early bird fee (until 31 March) | Standard fee |
| Members | 150€ | 190€ |
| Non-members | 190€ | 240€ |
| Students | 90€ | |
*Please note that participants attending the online conference will only have access to Keynote speeches, panel discussions and other general elements of the conference (except breakout sessions and good practice sessions).
Cancellation policy for online conference
- Cancellation before 10 April: Full refund (- handling fee 25€)
- Cancellation before 10 May: 50% of your ticket will be refunded
- Later cancellations: 30% of your ticket will be refunded
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* All cancellations must be send via email to [email protected]
* Participants who register and do not attend the whole event will not be refunded
Contact [email protected] for any question you might have regarding the Annual Conference.
Speakers
Pre-conference – May 22nd
Prof. John Goddard |
Paul Hannigan |
Opening session – May 23rd
Pierre-Yves Jeholet |
Emmanuelle Havrenne |
Laurent Despy |
Mariya Gabriel |
Armando Pires
EURASHE PresidentHe is currently full professor in the area of Electrical Engineering at the Setúbal Polytechnic Institute in Portugal and Senior Researcher and Coordinator of the Energy Group at CTS/UNINOVA (Universidade Nova de Lisboa). |
Keynote speakers
Antoine Kasel
Head of Cabinet of European Commissioner Nicolas SchmitSince December 2019, Kasel is the Head of Cabinet for the European Commissioner in charge of Jobs and Social Rights.
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Luciana Vaccaro
Rector, University of Applied Sciences & Arts Western Switzerland & Chair UAS4EuropeLuciana Vaccaro is Rector of HES-SO, the largest university of applied sciences and arts in Switzerland with more than 22’000 students and 28 schools. |
Viktoria kis
Policy Analyst, OECDOECD policy analyst, author of numerous comparative and country studies in skills policy, VET and professional tertiary education.
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Panel discussion
Future skills for the European Green Deal
Chiara Riondino
Head of Unit, Jobs and Skills, DG Employment, European Commission (tbc)Chiara is Head of the Vocational Education and Training (VET) – Cedefop Unit in the Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion of the European Commission.
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Aitor Lizartza
Director, Entrepreneurship, Mondragon UniversityAitor Lizarza Martin is Doctor by Mondragon Unibertsitatea in business management with the thesis of “Key factors for the creation of biotech companies in the Basque country” since February 2009.
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Maxime Cerutti
Director, Social Affairs, BusinessEuropeMaxime Cerruti is responsible for a diverse portfolio of social affairs and labour market policy issues as well as the day-to-day management of the department.
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Emma Furlan
Student representative – Paris I Pantheon Sorbonne
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Ulf-Daniel Ehlers
Baden-Würtenburg Dual Hochschule – ModeratorUlf-Daniel Ehlers is the Vice-President of the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) in Stuttgart (Germany) and responsible for Quality and Academic Affairs in the Board of the university. |
Panel discussion
Implementing the Digital Education Plan
Ivana Juraga
European Commission, DG Education, Culture, Youth and SportIvana Juraga is a Policy Officer at the Digital Education Unit, Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, European Commission.
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Saskia Van Uffelen
Vice President Benelux, InetumSaskia Van Uffelen has a career active in the heart of the Digital Connected world helping to solve challenges of our society with solutions based on technology.
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Abdullatif AlShamsi
President and CEO of Higher Colleges of Technology, UAEProfessor Abdullatif AlShamsi is Principal Fellow (PFHEA) from Advanced HE in UK, received his Ph.D. from Duke University, USA in 1997 and received his master and Bachelor degree from Boston University. |
Niklas Sillander
Student representative – Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences (JAMK)
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John Edwards
Secretary-General, EURASHEJohn Edwards is engaged in policy and representation activities at EU level focused on higher education learning, teaching, research, engagement with stakeholders and its service for society, he supervised various projects on specific related issues, and he worked for almost a decade at the Joint Research Centre from the European Commission.
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Alliances within the European Education Area
European Universities: Coordination, opportunities, and challenges
Tine Delva
Deputy Head of Unit, DG Education, European CommissionTine Delva works as deputy Head of Unit in the higher education department of the Commission’s Directorate-General for Education and Culture (DG EAC).
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Ana Tecilazić
Secretary General, Alegbra University College, CroatiaAna Tecilazić is responsible for institutional developments in line with European and national policy framework, comprising all four institutional dimensions.
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Hannes Raffaseder
UAS St Pölten, Austria and Coordinator of EUDRES Alliance
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Ana Sargento
Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal and RUN-EU AllianceAna Sargento is the Vice-President of the Polytechnic of Leiria, for the area of society engagement and innovation. Integrates the Coordination of RUN-EU, Regional University Network.
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Michal Karpisek
Former EURASHE Secretary General – ModeratorMichal Karpisek corrently works as Senior Policy Expert at E³UDRES² European University.
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EURASHE and the Stand by Youth Initiative
Andrew Paterson
Senior Counsellor, OECDAndrew Paterson, Senior Counsellor at the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities, provides advice and strategic guidance to the OECD’s work on SMEs, entrepreneurship, local growth, tourism, and the social economy as well as the OECD’s Stand by Youth campaign.
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John Edwards
Secretary-General, EURASHEJohn Edwards is engaged in policy and representation activities at EU level focused on higher education learning, teaching, research, engagement with stakeholders and its service for society, he supervised various projects on specific related issues, and he worked for almost a decade at the Joint Research Centre from the European Commission. |
Roosa Veijola
Student representative – University of Applied Sciences Students in Finland (SAMOK)
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Policy roundtable
Place based research & innovation
Xabier Goenaga |
Tomislav Pinter |
Manuel Aleixo |
Ingrid Rigler |
Nijolė Zinkevičienė |
Alliances within the European Education Area
Centres of Vocational Excellence: Raising the bar in VET
João Santos
DG Employment, European CommissionJoão Santos works as Senior Expert in the Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion of the European Commission.
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Henriette Hansen
South Denmark European Office and EUVECOHenriette Hansen also works as an external expert towards the European Commission in relation to the evaluation of project proposals and evaluation of interim- and final reports.
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Bojan Jovanovski
FH JoanneumBojan Jovanovski is a lecturer and researcher in the field of innovation and entrepreneurship. In the last years, he is focused on development of VET Excellence in Green Innovation.
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Adrijana Hodak
Intercompany training centre and Talent JourneyProject leader of Talentjourney, the Platform of IoT vocational excellence. She used to be a VET ambassador and project leader of Munera 3, a five-year ESF-founded project that aims at training approximately 17.400 employees according to the needs of the modern labour market, industry 4.0 in tight collaboration with companies and smart specialization chains. |
Iñigo Araiztegui
TKNIKA – ModeratorIñigo Araiztegui has worked as a teacher and project manager at the Internationalisation Department of Tknika. He also represents Tknika in different international VET networks such as EfVET, TA3, UNEVOC, WFCP, Chain5, or the CoVE CoP.
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Closing session
PHE Stars Award Ceremony, wrap up and invitation to the 32nd Annual Conference
Armando Pires
EURASHE PresidentHe is currently full professor in the area of Electrical Engineering at the Setúbal Polytechnic Institute in Portugal and Senior Researcher and Coordinator of the Energy Group at CTS/UNINOVA (Universidade Nova de Lisboa).
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Adam Gajek
Senior Policy Advisor, EUROCHAMBERS
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Stéphane Lauwick
Chair of Programme CommitteeStéphane is a former 3-term President of EURASHE, actively promotes the role of Professional Higher Education as a provider of competences to strengthen regional innovation ecosystems and make it possible for students to also develop their civic and social skills. |
Practical information
? CONFERENCE VENUE – EPHEC, Avenue Konrad Adenauer 3 1200 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
Getting around
How to get to the Annual Conference
From Brussels centre
By public transport
If you come from the city centre, you can use public transport from 5h to 24h. The Metro line 1 takes less than 30min from the Grand Place (De Brouckère station) to the conference venue (Vandervelde station). Ticket prices may vary from 2,10 € (single ticket) to 7,50€ (day ticket).
By taxi
The conference venue is only a 20min by car from the city centre. Prices may vary depending on the taxi and the company.
By walking
It takes 1h30min to reach the EPHEC Woluwe-St. Lambert from the city centre, if you decide to take a walk, you can see the diversity of the zones of Brussels.
From Brussels Airport
By public transport
After arrival at Brussels Zaventem Airport, you can use a train or bus from 5h to 24h to reach the conference venue. Prices may vary between 3€ and 10€, and it is possible to pay with a card once on the bus.
It takes 30-40 min to reach the EPHEC Woluwe-St. Lambert Campus.
By taxi
It is easy to get a taxi from the airport to the conference venue, and the transfer can take only 15 min. Prices may vary depending on the taxi and the company.
ACCOMODATION
| Hotels in Brussels | Prices – Single Room (per night) | Prices Double Room (per night) | Address |
| Motel One (recommanded by the organiser) | 102,5€ | 102,5€ | Rue Royale 120, Brussels |
| Roxi Residence | 63,00€ | 75,00€ | Hippokrateslaan 14, 1932 Zaventem, Brussels |
| Hotel Aqua | 93,00€ | 111,00€ | Rue de Stassart 43, Brussels |
| Hotel Hubert – Grand Place | 103,00€ | 113,00€ | Rue Arenberg 18, Brussels |
| Thon Hotel Bristol Stéphanie Bruxelles | 108,00€ | 118,00€ | Avenue Louise 91-93, Brussels |
| NH Collection Brussels Centre | 123,00€ | 129,00€ | Bd Adolphe Max 7, Brussels |
Programme Committee
Dr. Marko Savic
Dr. Savic is an experienced academic leader with the proven ability to develop innovative education models and implement transformation at the system, institution, and program level. He is an expert in framework development, capacity building, change management, internationalization, curricular reform, and internal and external quality assurance at the post-secondary/tertiary level within diverse environments (public/private, academic/applied/vocational, European/North American system).
He was a member of the Higher Education Reform Experts (HERE) team in Serbia and one of the national Bologna Process pioneers. Dr. Savic is a Certified Foresight Practitioner and Influencer, and accreditation reviewer for several European national accreditation agencies.
The focus of his current activities is on designing and deploying flexible, agile, and inclusive educational ecosystems that disrupt existing models by unbundling curricula, connecting stakeholders via collaborative networks, and personalizing the learning process.
Luís Loures
Luís Loures is a Landscape Architect and Agronomic Engineer who holds a Ph.D. in Planning, currently he is President of the Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, where his responsibilities include the supervision and interoperability of several areas and offices, namely: research and innovation, entrepreneurship and employment, internationalization and communication.
During his academic career he have taught in several different Universities.
He is also a researcher both at VALORIZA – Research Centre for Endogenous Resource Valorization – Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, and CinTurs – Research Centre for Tourism, Sustainability and Well-being, University of Algarve, and manager of the Europe Direct Information Center of Alto Alentejo.
Joshua Weygant
Joshua is studying M.Sc. Microsystems Engineering at the University of Freiburg in Germany with a focus on bioprinting. Previously, he studied B.Sc. Physical Engineering at the University of Applied Sciences RheinMain (HSRM) in Germany.
Next to his studies, he is active in the area of quality enhancement and assurance in higher education and member of numerous committees, ranging from the regional up to the European level, for example in the European Students’ Union (ESU) Student Experts Pool for Quality Assurance (QA).
Roosa Veijola
Roosa Veijola is a European Policy Advisor at University of Applied Sciences Students in Finland (SAMOK). SAMOK represents over 140 000 UAS students in Finland and is the only UAS specific organisation in the European Students’ Union (ESU).
Roosa has a background in Political Science and International Relations studies in the University of Turku. Along her studies, Roosa worked as a trainee at the EU Delegation to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg and at Turku-Southwest Finland European Office in Brussels.
Stéphane Lauwick
Stéphane Lauwick is the Secretary General of the Assembly of Directors of University Institutes of Technology (ADIUT), which represents the 108 French IUTs with 160,000 students studying at EQF levels 5 and 6.
ADIUT has links with more than 50 countries, is involved in student mobility and educational engineering worldwide.
Stéphane, a former 3-term President of EURASHE, actively promotes the role of Professional Higher Education as a provider of competences to strengthen regional innovation ecosystems and make it possible for students to also develop their civic and social skills.
Conference partners
CO-ORGANISERS
EPHEC
For over 50 years, EPHEC, a French-speaking Belgian HEI, proposes a wide range of business (Accountancy, Law, E-Business, Marketing, International Trade) and technical Bachelor Degrees (Automation, Electromechanics, ICT) allowing access to skilled jobs in growth promising sectors or to a second academic cycle. A Bachelor of Specialization in Business Data Analysis is also organized.
Through its training, its applied research projects and its services to the community, based on its values and culture, EPHEC provides its partners with a professional and entrepreneurial approach, an ecosystem of experimentation, a community of sharing and an environment favouring recognition and professional development. Its values are accountability and responsibility, equity, humanism, proactivity, ambition and respect.
The adaptability to market trends, the extensive professional network, the international partners and the entrepreneurial pedagogical model are precious assets.
ARES
The Académie de Recherche et d’Enseignement Supérieur (ARES) is the federation of public higher education institutions from French-speaking Belgium. Since its creation in 2013, it federates more than 120 higher education institutions in Wallonia and Brussels ; 6 universities, 19 university colleges, 16 art colleges and 86 adult higher education, which represents around 220.000 students and 22.000 staff members.
The ARES’s main missions are:
- to guarantee the public service mission of general interest of higher education;
- to support the institutions and ensure their overall coordination in their teaching, research and community service missions;
- to encourage collaboration between them, while respecting their autonomy.
The administration brings together the players in higher education so that they can collaborate, in a participative and federative approach, to find the most appropriate solutions, those that best respond to the situations in the field and the needs of the users: students, teachers 
and staff.
PARTNERS
WALLONIA-BRUSSELS INTERNATIONAL
Wallonia-Brussels International (WBI) is the public body in charge of international relations of Wallonia and the Wallonia-Brussels Federation. It is acting as the instrument of international policy for the French-speaking people in Belgium in various areas, such as scientific research, innovation, economy, environment, sustainable development, culture, education, etc.
Under agreements with 70 countries and regions but also in its position within multilateral fora, WBI’s mission is to increase the impact, influence and reputation of the Wallonia-Brussels area and of its representatives.
WBI promotes the constituent parts of Wallonia and Brussels as entities empowered to act on the international stage and defends the values and interests of each of the parties in a spirit of cooperation and mutual support.
EUROPEAN YEAR OF YOUTH – OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS
2022 is the European Year of Youth, and young people are the future of our society. EURASHE wants to put students and young people at the centre of these discussions and co-create the future of higher education together.
The 31st EURASHE Annual Conference will hold a special session dedicated to students focusing on the conference’s main topics.
We encourage students from all around Europe to complete the following form and share their willingness to attend the conference.
Among all the responses, EURASHE will select ten dedicated students to come to Brussels for the Annual Conference and cover all their travel and accommodation costs.
