Community engagement of higher education

IDE is committed to strengthening the social responsibility of higher education institutions

Community engagement of higher education is about higher education institutions addressing societal needs and challenges through developing cooperation with relevant stakeholders from their communities, at the local and regional level, from the public, the business and the civil sector. IDE advocates for strengthening the social responsibility of higher education institutions through their active engagement in identifying and solving social challenges at the local, regional and national level and through the opening of cooperation with the community.

Related projects

Project SHEFCE

Steering Higher Education for Community Engagement  (2020 – 2023)

Project TEFCE

Towards a European Framework for Community Engagement of Higher Education (2018 – 2020)

Project NEXUS

PromotiNg thE neXus of migrants throUgh active citizenship (2019 – 2022)

Project EDUPolicyLAB

Service Learning for Equal Opportunities in Education (2018 – 2020)

IDE’s membership in external groups related to this policy

          Council of Europe working group for the local mission of higher education institutions