EURASHE is a partner in the EquNet project on Enhancing Equitable Access to Higher Education.
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The project has the aim to increase access to European Higher Education for all groups, particularly marginalised or non-traditional educated groups (migrants, continuing learners, adult learners, ‘post-professionals’ i.e. those at the end of the Lifelong Learning curve).
Together, the partners are working towards bringing an evidence-based approach to policy making on equity in higher education in Europe.
Following are events related to the project:
Following are documents in EURASHE’s library that are related to the project:
- Access, Equity, Equality in Higher Education - Thoughts from experiences in different countries (0.6 MB)
- Centrality of Studies: EquNet (0.9 MB)
- Challenges in the research on equality in higher education (0.4 MB)
- Developments in Equity Research in Europe (1.2 MB)
- Equity in European Higher Education - Approach to the issue & selected findings of the EquNet project (0.4 MB)
- EquNet - Enhancing Access through a Focus on Equity (0.6 MB)
- EquNet - Enhancing Access through a Focus on Equity (2) (0.8 MB)
- EquNet Conference on the Future of Social Dimension in Higher Education (0.2 MB)
- Evolving Diversity - An overview of equitable access to Higher Education in Europe - Report (6.8 MB)
- Evolving Diversity - An overview of inclusive access to Higher Education in Europe (1.7 MB)
- Evolving Diversity - An overview of inclusive access to Higher Education in Europe (2) (1.6 MB)
- Evolving Diversity - Contextualising the preliminary findings from EquNet (4.1 MB)
- Evolving Diversity - Lifelong learning and Delayed Transition Students: Equity Perspectives - Report (3.1 MB)
- Evolving Diversity - Participation of students with an immigrant background in European Higher Education - Report (3.1 MB)
- Final Public Report of the EquNet project (0.8 MB)
- Financial Barriers in Higher Education (0.3 MB)
- General Report of Second Conference on Higher Education Access (0.7 MB)
- Higher education equity policy in a changing society (0.3 MB)
- Higher Education, Social Class and the Mobilisation of Capitals (0.8 MB)
- ICT as a catalyst to enhance equity in european higher education: which way forward? - Paper (0.4 MB)
- ICT as a catalyst to enhance equity in European higher education: which way forward? - Presentation (0.8 MB)
- Impressions and illustrations (0.4 MB)
- Inequity in access to higher education in Europe – measurement, size, country variation, and possible reasons (0.6 MB)
- Inequity in access to higher education – two qualitative dimensions, a puzzle, and the question for the institutional perspective (0.3 MB)
- Interim Public Report of the EquNet project (0.8 MB)
- Proceedings of EquNet/CEPS Sympósion (4.7 MB)
- Responding to Equity Challenges in Higher Education - Some innovations in a lifelong learning perspective (1.7 MB)
- Social Dimension (0.6 MB)
- The EUROSTUDENT view on equity (1.0 MB)
- Times are changing: Do we need to reconsider our approaches how to achieve equity in higher education? (0.7 MB)
- Workshop Report (0.5 MB)
Following are the partners of the project:
European Association of Institutions in Higher Education (EURASHE)- EURASHE is the European Association of Institutions in Higher Education that offer professionally orientated programmes and are engaged in applied research within the Bologna cycles. EURASHE represents universities of applied sciences... Read more
European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN)- The European Distance and E-Learning Network exists to share knowledge and improve understanding amongst professionals in distance and e-learning and to promote policy and practice across the whole of Europe... Read more
European Students’ Union (ESU)- The European Students’ Union (ESU) is an umbrella organisation of 47 National Unions of Students from 39 countries. The aim of ESU is to represent and promote the educational, social,... Read more
Hochschul-Informations-System GmbH (HIS)- The Hochschul-Informations-System eG (HIS) enables German institutions of higher education (universities and universities of applied sciences) and their administrations to work and function more effectively. We focus on software development... Read more
MENON Network- MENON is a European innovation and research network, which provides information, evaluation, consultancy and development support to policy makers, research communities, industry and society at large on issues related to learning,... Read more
SCIENTER- SCIENTER is a research centre and service provider organisation, active in the field of education and training. Created by the initiative of a group of professionals, SCIENTER was established in... Read more
University of Ljubljana- University of Ljubljana is an institution with a very rich tradition. It was established in 1919 on the foundations of a long-established pedagogical tradition. It is a very large university,... Read more
Zentrum für Soziale Innovation (ZSI)- The ZSI is a scientific institute, founded 1990 as a not for profit association under Austrian law. Institutes, private companies, public and international organisations are invited to support ZSI activities... Read more
Andreas Bohonnek- Andreas Bohonnek studied economics and sociology at the University of Vienna (Austria). Final degree in Sociology. He worked as tutor and project assistant at the Institute of Sociology at University of Vienna,... Read more
Anthony F. Camilleri- Anthony F. Camilleri is a tertiary education policy consultant. He holds qualifications in law from the University of Malta, and was also active in the Malta national students’ union and... Read more
Dorit Griga- Dorit Griga studied political science, economics and communication science at Freie Universität Berlin (Germany) and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain). From 2004 to 2007 she worked as student research assistant... Read more
Nikitas Kastis- Nikitas Kastis has a First Honours Degree in Engineering and a Ph.D. in Financial Management and Project Evaluation from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA). He was Research Associate... Read more
Kai Mühleck- Kai Mühleck studied political science, economics, and sociology at the Universities of Heidelberg (Germany) and Manchester (United Kingdom). In 2001 he graduated at the University of Heidelberg. 2001-08 he worked... Read more
Iva Voldánová- Iva Voldánová is a former project associate of EURASHE. In 2009-2013 she worked on the follow-up and monitoring of European projects assisted the Secretary General in policy activities. Previously, she... Read more
European Association of Institutions in Higher Education (EURASHE)- EURASHE is the European Association of Institutions in Higher Education that offer professionally orientated programmes and are engaged in applied research within the Bologna cycles. EURASHE represents universities of applied sciences... Read more European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN)- The European Distance and E-Learning Network exists to share knowledge and improve understanding amongst professionals in distance and e-learning and to promote policy and practice across the whole of Europe... Read more European Students’ Union (ESU)- The European Students’ Union (ESU) is an umbrella organisation of 47 National Unions of Students from 39 countries. The aim of ESU is to represent and promote the educational, social,... Read more Hochschul-Informations-System GmbH (HIS)- The Hochschul-Informations-System eG (HIS) enables German institutions of higher education (universities and universities of applied sciences) and their administrations to work and function more effectively. We focus on software development... Read more MENON Network- MENON is a European innovation and research network, which provides information, evaluation, consultancy and development support to policy makers, research communities, industry and society at large on issues related to learning,... Read more SCIENTER- SCIENTER is a research centre and service provider organisation, active in the field of education and training. Created by the initiative of a group of professionals, SCIENTER was established in... Read more University of Ljubljana- University of Ljubljana is an institution with a very rich tradition. It was established in 1919 on the foundations of a long-established pedagogical tradition. It is a very large university,... Read more Zentrum für Soziale Innovation (ZSI)- The ZSI is a scientific institute, founded 1990 as a not for profit association under Austrian law. Institutes, private companies, public and international organisations are invited to support ZSI activities... Read more
Following are some of the experts involved in the project:
Andreas Bohonnek- Andreas Bohonnek studied economics and sociology at the University of Vienna (Austria). Final degree in Sociology. He worked as tutor and project assistant at the Institute of Sociology at University of Vienna,... Read more Anthony F. Camilleri- Anthony F. Camilleri is a tertiary education policy consultant. He holds qualifications in law from the University of Malta, and was also active in the Malta national students’ union and... Read more Dorit Griga- Dorit Griga studied political science, economics and communication science at Freie Universität Berlin (Germany) and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain). From 2004 to 2007 she worked as student research assistant... Read more Nikitas Kastis- Nikitas Kastis has a First Honours Degree in Engineering and a Ph.D. in Financial Management and Project Evaluation from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA). He was Research Associate... Read more Kai Mühleck- Kai Mühleck studied political science, economics, and sociology at the Universities of Heidelberg (Germany) and Manchester (United Kingdom). In 2001 he graduated at the University of Heidelberg. 2001-08 he worked... Read more Iva Voldánová- Iva Voldánová is a former project associate of EURASHE. In 2009-2013 she worked on the follow-up and monitoring of European projects assisted the Secretary General in policy activities. Previously, she... Read more