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{{Infobox organization
{{Infobox organization
| name = European Association of Institutions in Higher Education (EURASHE)
| name = European Association of Institutions in Higher Education (EURASHE)
| image = EURASHE Logo.png
| image = EURASHE logo.png
| formation = 1990
| formation = 1990
| leader_title = President
| leader_title = President
| leader_name = Armando Pires
| leader_name = Armando Pires
| headquarters = [[Brussels]], [[Belgium]]
| leader_title2 = Secretary General
| website = {{URL|http://www.eurashe.eu/}}
| leader_name2 = John Edwards
| headquarters = [[Brussels]], [[Belgium]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.eurashe.eu/}}
}}
}}


'''EURASHE''' ('''European Association of Institutions in Higher Education''') is a members-based organisation gathering universities of applied sciences, university colleges, national and sectorial associations, as well as any legal entities interested in professional higher education and any other higher education institutions that offer programmes with a strong involvement of the world of work and conduct applied research within the Bologna cycles.
'''EURASHE''' ('''European Association of Institutions in Higher Education''') is a members' based organisation gathering universities of applied sciences, university colleges, as well as national and sectorial associations and other higher education institutions that offer programmes with a strong involvement of the world of work and conduct applied research within the Bologna cycles.


The association was founded in [[Patras]], Greece in 1990. It has the status of a non-profit international association under Belgian law.
Since its creation, EURASHE has promoted and emphasised '''professional higher education (PHE) through European-founded projects, initiatives, events and more'''. The European association is formed by 55 members and serves more than 500 Higher Education institutions located mainly inside the [[European Higher Education Area|EHEA]] and including institutions from Egypt, India and Armenia.


It is a consultative member of the [[Bologna Process]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ehea.info/members.aspx | title=Members | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101018142934/http://www.ehea.info/members.aspx | archivedate=2010-10-18}}</ref> a member of the Bologna Follow-up Group and of its Board. It also cooperates with other representative organisations involved in European higher education such as the [[European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education]], [[European University Association]], and [[European Students' Union]].
EURASHE Secretariat is located in [[Brussels]] (Belgium), and has the status of a [[Nonprofit organization laws by jurisdiction|non-profit international association]] under Belgian law.

== History ==
The association was founded in [[Patras]] (Greece) in 1990 on the initiative of Yves Beernaert (Belgium) and Kees van Gageldonk (Netherlands), in cooperation with 5 associations of colleges (Belgium-Flanders, Denmark, Greece, Ireland, Netherlands) and an individual institute, the Ealing College of Higher Education (merged now into the [[University of West London]]). The same year the Polytechnic Institutes Coordinating Council CCISP joined the association<ref>{{Cite web |title=EURASHE - About us {{!}} Emphasising Professional Higher Education |url=https://www.eurashe.eu/about/ |access-date=2023-03-15 |website=EURASHE |language=en-GB}}</ref>.

In 1991, EURASHE celebrated its first Annual Conference, gathering the international higher education community in Patras (Greece) and [[Setúbal|Setubal]] (Portugal). Since then, the association has held an annual event that focuses on issues that are relevant for its members, stakeholders, students and policymakers. The conference always takes place physically and is organized in collaboration with one of the members; only the events of 2020 and 2021 were held completely online due to COVID restrictions<ref>{{Cite web |last=a.vanhoeke@ephec.be |date=2022-06-02 |title=La 31e conférence annuelle d'Eurashe a eu lieu à l'EPHEC |url=https://www.ephec.be/actualites/la-31e-conference-annuelle-deurashe-eu-lieu-lephec |access-date=2023-03-15 |website=EPHEC |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=thenewlook |date=2019-01-16 |title=29th EURASHE Annual Conference |url=https://esu-online.org/29-eurashe-annual-conference/ |access-date=2023-03-15 |website=European Students' Union |language=en-US}}</ref>.

EURASHE also organizes workshops, webinars and networking events, such as its working groups on research and micro-credentials. In 2022, the association launched three Communities of Practice to offer a space for learning and sharing good practices among higher education professionals. These are focused on Research (relaunched in 2022), Quality Assurance and Skills<ref>{{Cite web |last=Platform |first=Lifelong Learning |date=2022-12-15 |title=EURASHE Skills Community of Practices |url=https://epale.ec.europa.eu/en/content/eurashe-skills-community-practices |access-date=2023-03-15 |website=epale.ec.europa.eu |language=en}}</ref>.

== Organisation and statutory bodies ==
EURASHE has the status of a non-profit international association under Belgian law. It is organised in three bodies: Board, Members and Secretariat.

'''The board''' - Formed by 9 elected representatives, among which the President and two Vice-presidents are elected.

'''The General Assembly''' - Formed by the association member and which approves the decisions and elects the board by voting.

'''The secretariat''' - Managed by an appointed Secretary-General.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Presidents
!Years
!President
!Country
|-
|1990 – 1992
|Neil Merritt
|GB
|-
|1992 – 1994
|Socrates Kaplanis
|GR
|-
|1994 – 1996
|Ward Dhont
|BE
|-
|1996 – 1998
|João Duarte Silva
|PT
|-
|1998 – 2000
|Soeren Noergaard
|DK
|-
|2000 – 2002
|Gay Corr
|IRL
|-
|2002 – 2006
|Roland Vermeesch
|BE
|-
|2006 – 2011
|Lars Lynge Nielsen
|DK
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Secretaries General
!Years
!Secretary General
!Country
|-
|1990 – 1996
|Kees van Gageldonk
|NL
|-
|1996 – 2000
|Ward Dhont
|BE
|-
|2000 – 2004
|Soeren Noorgaard
|DK
|-
|2004 – 2010
|Stefan Delplace
|BE
|}

== The Bologna Process ==
EURASHE is a consultative member of the [[Bologna Process]], a member of the Bologna Follow-up Group and of its Board<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Bologna Process and the European Higher Education Area {{!}} European Education Area |url=https://education.ec.europa.eu/node/1522 |access-date=2023-03-15 |website=education.ec.europa.eu |language=en}}</ref>. It also cooperates with other representative organisations involved in European higher education such as the [[European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home • ENQA |url=https://www.enqa.eu/ |access-date=2023-03-15 |website=ENQA |language=en-US}}</ref>, [[European University Association]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=EUA |url=https://eua.eu/ |access-date=2023-03-15 |website=eua.eu}}</ref>, and [[European Students' Union]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=European Students' Union |url=https://esu-online.org/ |access-date=2023-03-15 |website=European Students' Union |language=en-US}}</ref>.

== See also ==


==See also==
* [[European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education]]
* [[European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education]]
* [[European Students' Union]]
* [[European Students' Union]]
* [[European University Association]]
* [[European University Association]]
* [[Higher Colleges of Technology]]
*[[National Institutes of Technology]] – 31 leading public engineering universities in [[India]]

== References ==
<references />

== External links ==


==References==
* [https://www.eurashe.eu/ Official website]
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
* [http://www.eurashe.eu/ Official website]
{{Networks of European universities}}
{{Networks of European universities}}


Revision as of 17:57, 15 March 2023

European Association of Institutions in Higher Education (EURASHE)
Formation1990
HeadquartersBrussels, Belgium
President
Armando Pires
Websitewww.eurashe.eu

EURASHE (European Association of Institutions in Higher Education) is a members' based organisation gathering universities of applied sciences, university colleges, as well as national and sectorial associations and other higher education institutions that offer programmes with a strong involvement of the world of work and conduct applied research within the Bologna cycles.

The association was founded in Patras, Greece in 1990. It has the status of a non-profit international association under Belgian law.

It is a consultative member of the Bologna Process,[1] a member of the Bologna Follow-up Group and of its Board. It also cooperates with other representative organisations involved in European higher education such as the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education, European University Association, and European Students' Union.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Members". Archived from the original on 2010-10-18.

External links

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