Welcome to the portal of the Higher Education Reform Experts!

The network of Higher Education Reform Experts (HEREs) is a pool of experts supporting the modernisation of higher education in countries neighbouring the EU. Their activities are financed through the Erasmus+ programme and coordinated at the local level by the National Erasmus+ Offices (NEOs).

Between January 2015 – December 2020, the SPHERE Consortium will provide training and networking activities for the HEREs, in the framework of a service contract with the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency of the European Commission.

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27 June, 2019 - 10:07

European Universities Initiative: results of the first pilot call released

The European Commission has today announced the higher education institutions from all over Europe that will be part of the first “European Universities” alliances. Out of 54 applications, 17 networks...Read more
30 January, 2019 - 11:49

Open consultation on shaping higher education in the digital era

New technologies carry the potential to contribute to societal development and to improve human conditions, yet, they also bring about serious questions about ethics, regulation and equality. Importantly, they are...Read more
28 January, 2019 - 11:05

UfM: Pushing forward research and innovation regional cooperation across the Mediterranean

The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the European Commission (EC) gathered in the EuroMed University of Fes (Morocco) 150 researchers and other actors from the research and innovation (R&I)...Read more
21 January, 2019 - 10:01

Institutional Evaluation Programme publishes the Montenegro system review report

EUA’s Institutional Evaluation Programme (IEP) evaluated nine Montenegrin higher education institutions in 2018. Based on the individual evaluation reports, IEP published in December a system review report , which examines...Read more
21 January, 2019 - 09:07

EUA outlines path towards greater autonomy for Kazakh universities

EUA mobilised its expertise in university governance and autonomy to assist Kazakh universities in assessing their current regulatory framework and in pointing to opportunities to enhance autonomy in the sector...Read more
18 December, 2018 - 12:07

New deadline: Survey on diversity in higher education

A new survey on equity, diversity and inclusion has been launched by the INVITED project (Strategies towards Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Universities). The project is led by the European...Read more
30 November, 2018 - 16:11

EU reduces financial support in Moldova due to deterioration of rule of law and democracy

Christian Danielsson, European Commission Director General for European Neighbourhood Policy and Thomas Mayr Harting, Managing Director at the European External Action Service for Europe and Central Asia visited Chisinau to...Read more
29 November, 2018 - 16:41

Resources on Monitoring Quality and on Internationally Accredited Institutions in Arab Higher Education

A catalogue on Monitoring Quality in Arab Higher Education has been published by Al-Fanar Media. The resource provides detailed, country-specific information about quality regulation and monitoring in the Arab world...Read more
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