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CHER is pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the CHER NextGen Research Lab (PhD & Early-Career Workshop), to be held in Bergamo, Italy, 4-5 June 2026.

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.

Important dates are as follows:
CHER 2026 conference submission deadline (for Special Issue eligibility) - 28 February 2026
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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On January 15 (9 pm Hong Kong), CHELPS+CHER will host a webinar with Dr. Alper Çalikoğlu from Nazarbayev University. Alper will share his insights from a collaborative comparative study on the internationalization of academic profession.
You can join our talk next week by registering at this link.

 

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We are pleased to announce the publication of the CHER 2024 Special Issue in the European Journal of Higher Education.
You can access the Special Issue table of contents here.
Editorial introduction is also now published.
The issue brings together seven contributions that speak to CHER 2024’s focus on the future(s) of higher education and science, covering topics such as universities’ temporal strategies, Brexit as a policy shock for student mobility, transformations of the academic profession, third-party funding, hybrid learning spaces, digital resistance, and knowledge transfer.
Many thanks again to all authors, EJHE editors, reviewers, and everyone in the CHER community who helped make CHER 2024 such a stimulating space for exchange. We hope the Special Issue serves as a fitting continuation and closing chapter of the conversations started at the conference, and that it will spark further dialogue and collaboration.

 

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CHER wishes all its members a Merry Christmas and a successful 2026!

 

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The Call for Proposals for the Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education (CSSHE) is now open. The 2026 in-person conference will take place from May 31 to June 3 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the site of the Society’s first meeting in 1970 and a fitting location for the theme Centering Human Rights and Equity in Higher Education: Advancing Dialogue and Strengthening Relationships.

A virtual segment is also planned for May 24, 2026, designed to increase accessibility for graduate students and early-career scholars.

Full details are available at: https://event.fourwaves.com/csshe2026/pages

The Call for Proposals closes on December 15, 2025, at 11:59 PM (Central/Winnipeg). Colleagues and communities in higher education and related fields are encouraged to share the announcement widely.

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