News and Announcements

On April 23 (9 pm HKT), Yevheniia will present the results of her study on the roles of the knowledge diaspora of Ukraine in the post-war recovery and science capacity building in the country. The webinar will provide an opportunity to discuss the challenges of scientific diplomacy and partnership pursuits in times of crises.

 You are most welcome to join this discussion by registering at the link.

 

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On March 24 (9 pm HKT - 2 pm CET - 9 am EST), Dr. Antigoni Papadimitrou from Farmingdale State College at SUNY will speak on GenAI in higher education policies of American research universities.

 

Get insights on this new topic by joining the webinar after registration at this link: https://eduhk.zoom.us/meeting/register/6X1V7JjSQ4mmYjKmS7domw

 

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The deadline to submit a paper for the CHER NextGen Research Lab (PhD & Early-Career Workshop), to be held in Bergamo, Italy, on 4–5 June 2026, is approaching.

 

The CHER NextGen Research Lab is a mentoring-oriented initiative of CHER for PhD students and early-career researchers. Participants in the Lab receive detailed feedback on ongoing work, strengthen research designs, and connect with an international community of higher education researchers, with a focus on developing research for publication.
The first edition of the CHER NextGen Research Lab is organized by the HEYE (Higher Education and Youth Employability) Research Centre, at the University of Bergamo, Italy.
Please find as an attachment to this email the call for papers, with all the relevant information on the workshop.

 

Important dates are as follows:
· Workshop application deadline - 31 March 2026
· Workshop acceptance notification - 30 April 2026
· Workshop dates - 4–5 June 2026
 

For further details on this workshop, please contact Michele Meoli: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

 

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CHER is happy to announce the upcoming editions of the RISIS Research Seminars. 

The first seminar will focus on the impact of family instability to access to high education, and the effectiveness of different policy measures to address this problem.

Title: Family instability and access to higher education in Europe: what policies help? Evidence from EU-SILC

Date: 11 March 2026, 12.30-14.00, on-line.

Presenter: Kristina Lindemann , University of Edinburgh

The second seminar will leverage on data from job advertisements in order to analyse requirements of employers concerning their employability skills.

Title: Employability skills and jobs for graduates: learning from job advertisements

Date: 18 March 2026, 12:30 p.m. - 14:00 p.m. (CET)

Presenter: Fatima Suleman, University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL), DINAMIA’CET

Full information and registration here.

 

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The deadline for the submission of abstracts for the 2026 CHER Conference has been extended until March 8th, 2026. 

The information is already available on the Conference website at https://lnkd.in/e32Ci2zr.

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