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📍 6–7 July 2026 | New Bulgarian University , Sofia, Bulgaria The first CEI Study Visit of 2026 brought together 14 higher education professionals from across Europe at New Bulgarian University (NBU) in Sofia for two days of knowledge exchange, peer learning and practical reflection on one of higher education's most pressing challenges: advancing...

This webinar examines how education providers can help learners navigate entry into employment and adapt to changing workforce demands. Participants will explore approaches that strengthen digital and transferable skills, support career transitions and respond to emerging skills shortages. 💡 Key topics include: Reskilling for labour-market entry HE...

This webinar examines how partnerships across education, industry and other sectors can build stronger skills ecosystems and prepare for future workforce needs. Participants will explore how shared knowledge, coordinated action and sustained collaboration can improve skills planning, foster applied innovation and strengthen connections between...

This webinar examines how education and training providers can design flexible pathways that respond to diverse needs and changing labour market demands. Participants will explore approaches that widen access, support lifelong learning and recognise existing knowledge and experience. 💡 Key topics include: Recognition of Prior Learning Micro...

📍 25 June 2026 | Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia HEInnovate brought 22 higher education professionals from 11 Slovak universities together in Bratislava for a day that was anything but theoretical, rolling up their sleeves to turn self-assessment results into concrete institutional action plans. The day provided a collaborative space for...

The Community for Educational Innovation (CEI) has published its Activity Report for the first semester of 2026. Hosted within HEInnovate, the CEI is a growing European community of practice that now brings together over 1,600 members from 108 countries, representing all EU Member States. Its members include educators, researchers, entrepreneurs...

HEInnovate continued to support higher education institutions in reflecting on and strengthening their innovation potential during the first semester of 2026. The latest Activity Report provides a snapshot of the tool’s use, recent activities and new resources. By June 2026, HEInnovate had reached over 38,000 users and 2,100 higher education...

📍 17 June 2026 | 35th EURASHE Annual Conference, Amsterdam, the Netherlands HEInnovate took its message to Amsterdam, hosting a workshop at the 35th EURASHE Annual Conference, "Impact, Industry, Society: Demand-driven research and innovation for a competitive Europe". The conference brought together policymakers, academics, higher education leaders...

StartLab.Brussels Academics is a pre-incubation programme developed within the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and StartLab.Brussels entrepreneurship ecosystem to support researchers in exploring entrepreneurship and translating research into societal and economic impact. Positioned within the broader StartLab.Brussels incubator, the programme...

The Community for Educational Innovation (CEI) hosted a webinar on 10 June 2026: “Leading Sustainability in Education.” The webinar examined how education institutions can turn sustainability commitments into concrete action through teaching and learning, curriculum renewal, institutional leadership, and cross-sector collaboration. The session...

📍 28 May 2026 | VIE Space Hub, Vienna International Airport In 2026, HEInnovate and tecnet equity joined forces to deliver a workshop series for higher education institutions in Lower Austria, bringing together institutional leaders, innovation managers and technology transfer professionals to strengthen entrepreneurship, innovation and spin-off...

Vilma Purienė, Head of the Knowledge and Technology Transfer Centre at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VILNIUS TECH) and Member of the HEInnovate Expert Group, shares how the self-assessment surfaced urgent challenges and priorities her institution hadn't previously identified, and became an ongoing tool for monitoring progress across the...

Charlotte Norrman , Senior Associate Professor, Department for Management and Engineering, Project management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Research and Innovation Support Division (FINA), ECIU@LiU (Linköping University, Sweden) and Member of the HEInnovate Expert Group, shares why HEInnovate is more than a diagnostic tool, and how it creates a...

We are pleased to announce a new Train the Trainers programme including a two-day training session on 8 - 9 October 2026 in Budapest to provide information and advice on how to make the most of HEInnovate. About the programme The Train the Trainers Programme aims to provide information, tools and techniques to maximise the use of HEInnovate. A...

Mona Roman, Research Director at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences and Coordinator of the U!REKA European University Alliance, shares how HEInnovate provided a shared framework to assess each partner's entrepreneurial and innovation capacity, and directly informed their EIT Higher Education Initiative proposal. 💬 Want to share how...