17
Oct

Student Engagement in Focus

UNICOMM Online Event

Organiser: FH OÖ

The UNICOMM project invites to join an online event focusing on student enga­ge­ment, espe­ci­al­ly par­ti­ci­pa­ti­on in extra­cur­ri­cu­lar acti­vi­ties, and its role and impact on belonging and a sense of community at higher education institutions.

  • Data-based insight into the current level of student enga­ge­ment and belonging at European HEIs
  • Hands-on recom­men­da­ti­ons on how to devise suitable acti­vi­ties that match the needs and expec­ta­ti­ons of current student cohorts and how to enhance student enga­ge­ment at your institution
  • Inspiration from ongoing (student-led) initia­ti­ves, for example in the field of mental health support carried out by students for students

Please register here!

You will find more infor­ma­ti­on on the UNICOMM project website and on instagram.

13:30 – 16:00
online
Webinar

March

2027



Mar
10–
11
09:00
Osnabrück University, Osnabrück, Germany
Konferenz

The Making of Apprenticeships

Divergence, Experience, and the Transformation of Vocational Education & Training

Dietmar Frommberger & Christoph Porcher

The conference explores the making and remaking of apprenticeships as a global historical phenomenon, tracing how pre-industrial craft training evolved under industrialisation, state-building, and changing educational ideas. It focuses both on institutional change and on the lived experiences of apprentices, masters, and other actors, and invites contributions from all periods and world regions.


Mar
/Apr
31–
1
09:00
Graz
Conference

innovativ & exzellent – Berufsbildung als Zukunftsmotor

4. Grazer Berufsbildungskongress

PH Steiermark

Möglichkeit sich zu aktuellen Themen der Berufsbildung mit nationalen und internationalen Expert*innen auszutauschen.

Call for Papers offen bis 1.10.2026

May

2027



May
18–
20
10:00
Johannesburg, South Africa
Conference

7th Crossing Boundaries Conference

Learning Across Continents: Conversations in a divided world

VETNET

Topics:

  • How do we understand the role of VET in preparing young people for work when labour markets and workplaces are in flux nationally and internationally?
  • Is this changing the nature of VET and VET curricula? Is it raising new questions on work, labour markets and education? What is core to VET that is stable across different contexts?
  • Are systems looking more similar or more different from each other?
  • What are the main factors—such as workplace organisation, changing labour markets, changing enrolment in schools and universities, and the nature of economies that are influencing different aspects of VET provision—such as curriculum, governance, partnerships, enrollment patterns—in different countries?
  • How do we connect better as researchers, and use VET research to build connection?

Dates and timeline

  • Submission of abstracts: opens 15 October 2026, closes 15 November 2026
  • Notification of acceptance: 15 December 2026
  • Submission of full paper: 20 February 2027
  • Feedback to your paper: 31 March 2027. You will then have 10 days to make the necessaries changes.
  • Conference: 18-20 May 2027