Facing the Russian invasion on the Ukrainian territory, we are expressing our solidarity with Ukraine, especially with students and HEd colleagues. We are a pan-European organisation promoting education and collaboration above borders and cannot be indifferent to a brutal violation of human rights. We also express our sincere hope that the nearest future will bring peace for Ukraine and the world.
Слава Україні!
EUNIS Board, SIGs Leaders & staff
EUNIS and UCISA are delighted to announce that they have signed a mutually beneficial collaborative agreement, recognising that their goals and objectives are complementary.
Under this agreement both organisations will:
EUNIS and UCISA will work together through their respective special interest groups, communities of practice and task forces to collaborate on projects, studies and events of mutual interest. Both organisations will join efforts to disseminate standards, IT policies and best practices for the use of information technology in education, research and administration, in accordance with relevant regulations and guidelines.
Speaking of the initiative, UCISA CEO, Deborah Green commented: “Collaboration to connect our members and stakeholders is at the very heart of everything UCISA does and EUNIS shares this commitment. It is our joint hope that this collaboration will open up many more opportunities for our combined membership to network and share best practice.”
EUNIS President, Raimund Vogl said: “EUNIS and UCISA have enjoyed a close working relationship for many years. Formalising our partnership now is one way to show that our associations are about communities not borders and that together they provide a gateway to collaboration between higher education institutions in Europe and the UK.”
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About UCISA:
UCISA (Universities and Colleges Information Systems Association) is the member- led professional body for IT and digital practitioners in the UK education sector: leading digital value in the sector. n. Open and inclusive, UCISA connects its communities of practice and key stakeholders, working together to share their collective technical knowledge and digital expertise to help transform teaching, learning and research by enabling operational efficiency and an excellent student experience.
UCISA also works closely with technology and digital service suppliers to the sector – helping them better understand the sector’s requirements so that they can deliver the solutions needed within member institutions. Ucisa supports its community by running a wide range of events and conferences, backed up with surveys, reports and best practice toolkits that help members better meet the ever-increasing digital demands of education in the UK.
UCISA is a registered Charity and a company limited by guarantee, registered in England. For more information visit: https://www.ucisa.ac.uk/)
About EUNIS:
EUNIS (European University Information Systems) is a not-for-profit statutory association governed by the French law. The mission of EUNIS is to help member institutions develop their information technology (IT) landscape by sharing experiences and working together. EUNIS fosters exchanges, cooperation, and debates between the higher education institutions (universities, research institutes, education-oriented organisations) within Europe. With special interest groups (SIGs) and task force, focused on top issues of the higher education IT community, EUNIS promotes knowledge exchange and sharing of best practices, helping to transform the topical areas. For more information visit: https://www.eunis.org/
Due to the pandemic, the ISE Digital Learning Summit has been postponed and will take place on Wednesday, 11 May 2022.
We still have the same great line-up of speakers. Find out more about the programme here.
Tickets (usually priced at €250) are free for EUNIS members. Contact Gill Ferrell to get the discount code to register for free: gill.ferrell@eunis.org
If you are not a EUNIS member yet – fix it! Check the list of member institutions and/or the info on how to apply!
This year the Integrated Systems Europe event moves to Barcelona and the Digital Learning Summit will again be hosted by our very own Gill Ferrell!
Zoom will give an inside view of its success and insights into its product roadmap as it positions itself at the heart of the learning ecosystem. There will be great success stories of universities developing creative solutions to deliver hybrid learning at scale and we look at how AR, MR and XR are helping deliver everything from just- in-time learning to more authentic assessment.
Tickets (usually priced at €250) are free for EUNIS members. Contact Gill Ferrell to get the discount code to register: gill.ferrell@eunis.
Read the newest EUA report on Open Science in university approaches to academic assessment.
This report analyses the place of Open Science in the academic assessment approaches of universities across Europe.
It answers important questions like, when institutions evaluate research, do they consider the openness of the research process and its outputs? If so, how and to what extent are open research practices acknowledged? And if not, what are the reasons and are there plans to include open research practices in the future?
Read the report here.