We are excited to share the first 2025 Activity Report of the Community for Educational Innovation (CEI) — a growing European community of practice hosted within HEInnovate. Launched to support innovation in and through education, the CEI brings together over 1,300 members from 92 countries...

On 10 June 2025, HEInnovate and tecnet.at . co-hosted the online workshop "Driving Transformation: Unlocking Institutional Innovation with HEInnovate" as part of the m-power net series. The event brought together around 20 participants from universities and research institutions across Lower Austria...

Barcelona, 3 July 2025 – Representatives from universities across Catalonia convened at StartUB! for a full-day workshop co-organised with HEInnovate. The session brought together members of the Catalan University Entrepreneurship Network (XEU), a collaborative platform of higher education...

Barcelona, 25 June 2025 – Set against the vibrant backdrop of Barcelona’s innovation ecosystem, the first CEI Study Visit of 2025 took place on 18–19 June, focusing on Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindsets in Education: From Ideas to Action. Hosted by the Centre for Funding and Innovation (CFI...

Berlin, 19 June 2025 – The first HEInnovate Train-the-Trainer (TtT) workshop of 2025 took place on 18–19 June at the Berlin School of Economics and Law, bringing together 24 participants from +15 countries, including members of European University Alliances and institutions across Europe and its...

HEInnovate is advancing its collaboration with European Universities alliances to support their strategic development in innovation and entrepreneurship. As multi-institutional partnerships play an increasingly prominent role in Europe’s higher education landscape, HEInnovate provides a structured...

Brussels, 15 May 2025 – The new HEInnovate Expert Group met for the first time on 15 May at the European Commission’s premises in Brussels. The meeting, which also included online participants, opened a new chapter for the platform and focused on how HEInnovate can better serve higher education...

As the EU steps up efforts to close the innovation and talent gap, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is investing €63 million to strengthen the role of higher education in building a more innovative, resilient, and skilled Europe. The funding, awarded under the EIT Higher...

The new HEInnovate Expert Group brings together 21 professionals from 19 countries, selected for their expertise in driving innovation and entrepreneurship in higher education. Their insights and experience will help shape the next phase of institutional transformation across Europe and beyond...

The European Commission is currently conducting an interim evaluation of the progress in putting in place and developing the European Education Area (EEA). The evaluation involves a number of consultations to gather feedback of a variety of stakeholders (including non-EU citizens). This Open Public...

We are happy to announce that we will hold a two-day long physical training session in May 2024 to provide information and advice on how to make the most of HEInnovate. The training is run in cooperation with the European Commission. The training session is aimed at participants who are interested...

The European Commission has launched an assessment of the instruments, deliverables, results and impact of its university-business cooperation initiatives. Here you can find an official letter from the European Commission endorsing this study and providing further information about its importance...

The next HEInnovate webinar will be dedicated to exploring the HEInnovate action cards in the form of small interactive group conversations using breakout rooms. The HEInnovate action cards provide relevant and actionable recommendations for short-, medium- and long-term implementation along the...

The next HEInnovate webinar will take place on Thursday, the 1st February at 5pm CET and will discuss the role of HEIs in place-based transformative innovation. The webinar will benefit from contributions of five speakers, who will first provide a short background and then engage in a panel...

The European Commission has launched the public consultation in the context of the evaluation process of the Erasmus+ programme. The consultation will run until 8 December 2023 and is available in all 24 EU languages. The public consultation will help the Commission to collect the views of citizens...