We are delighted to announce that registration is now open for the 3rd ENIS Virtual Summer School: Bridging Research and Practice in International Student Mobility, taking place online from 1–2 September 2025. The registration link is https://forms.gle/mainmUfgudmbCHTT9

This is an open event, including a series of cutting-edge studies and training courses. Please refer to the event programme via this link https://a2eb3eda-f3f3-4fcf-8cee-8e77cd9d3b7d.usrfiles.com/ugd/a2eb3e_15bd61de1fa94d7cb5a41cc9f3cb703e.pdf. We warmly welcome our community, especially inviting PhD colleagues, early career researchers, and practitioners. Feel free to share it with anyone who might be interested.

We look forward to hosting excellent keynotes, presentations, and workshops, and to seeing many of your faces 🤗

We would also like to provide some practical details:

- The programme is based on CET time. 

- If you are presenting, please join online 10 minutes before the session to test things out. 

- Each session will be facilitated by a member of the organising committee. 

CHER is happy to announce the upcoming editions of the RISIS Research Seminars, starting in September 2025. These seminars foster meaningful exchanges within the research policy and higher education community. Each session runs from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM (CET), featuring a presentation followed by a discussion to enrich engagement.

17.09. 2025. Examining the Impact of Higher Education Institutions on Graduate Employment Outcomes

Presenter: Alice Bertoletti, European Commission - Joint Research Centre

15.10.2025. A new typology of national research assessment systems: Continuity and change in 13 countries

Presenter: Alex Rushforth, Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), Leiden University and Gunnar Sivertsen, Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education (NIFU)

19.11.2025. Transforming Regional Dynamics: The 300,000 International Students Plan and Japan’s Rise in Asia’s Higher Education Geopolitics – A Difference-in-Differences Approach

Presenter: Presenter: Tao Zou, University College London

11.12.2025. Quantifying Lifetime Productivity Changes: A Longitudinal Study of 320,000 Late-Career Scientists

Presenter: Marek Kwiek, University of Poznan

21.01.2026. The WebAI Paradigm of Innovation Research: A Primer

Presenter: Johannes Dahlke, University of Twente

Abstracts and seminar details: https://lnkd.in/dYWVHJgU

Registrations: https://lnkd.in/dsxNwPan

We are delighted to announce the 3rd ENIS Virtual Summer School: Bridging Research and Practice in International Student Mobility, taking place online from 1-2 September 2025 (see the event poster attached). We warmly invite you to submit abstracts for presentation or simply register to attend the sessions and engage in discussions through this link: https://lnkd.in/dAkCwFaX

There is an open call for abstracts for a forthcoming book, so feel free to spread the word to colleagues who might be interested!

Paradoxes in Academic Work and Careers in Hybrid Universities
Academic Freedom, Diversity, Performance, Power and Security in Contemporary Higher Education.

Editorial Team:
Taru Siekkinen, University of Jyväskylä
Luiz Andrade de Alonso, Tampere University
Sara Diogo, University of Aveiro and CIPES
Elias Pekkola, Tampere University
Johanna Pöysä-Tarhonen, University of Jyväskylä

For a description of the book and further information, please see the document here.