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Retention in Open and Distance Education
André Biederbeck (FernUniverstität in Hagen)

Personalisation of Education by AI and Big Data
Lourdes Guàrdia (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya)

Towards Personalised Education
Roland Ettema and Zuzanna Glogowska (Open Universiteit)

Student and staff mental wellbeing in online, open and distance higher education
Kate Lister (Arden University; Open University UK)

Conclusions

EADTU-EU Summit 2024 Conclusions

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Leveraging digital transformation for innovative higher education and training
Ivana Juraga, Policy Officer, Digital Education Unit, European Commission

Generative AI and LLM in Digital Education, Chat GPT
Mike Sharples (Open University, UK)

Quality perspectives on Microcredentials
Anna Gover, Director of ENQA

Inclusion and Digital Accessiblity
Ada Pellert, Vice-President EADTU, Rector FernUniversität in Hagen

Conclusions

EADTU-EU Summit 2023 Conclusions

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Higher Education in Emergency 
Svitlana Shytikova (Coordinator, National Erasmus+ Office – Ukraine)

DigiTel Pro training programme digital education; Synchronous hybrid, blended and online education models 
Iwan Wopereis (Open Universiteit NL)

Digital higher education and diversity and inclusion 
John Butcher (Open University UK)

Digital higher education and E-assessment Klaus-Dieter Rossade (Open University UK)

State of affairs Microcredentials, modularisation in continuing education George Ubachs and Alessandra Antonaci (EADTU)

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Consolidation of post-Covid approaches to digital education; Synchronous hybrid, blended and online education models
Marieke Pieters (Educational Researcher, KU-Leuven)
Martijn Ouwehand (Project manager Educational Innovation, TU Delft)
Wiebe Dijkstra (Adviser on Blended Learning & Trainer, TU-Delft)
Albert Sangra (Professor of Education, UOC)

Digital education and university alliances
Sanna-Katja Parikka (Chair of the Una Europa IT for Education)

Digital higher education and smart regions
Richard Tuffs (Consultant, former Director of ERRIN)

State of affairs Microcredentials, modularisation in continuing education
Mark Brown (Vice President Academic Affairs DCU)

Recognition of credited and non-credited microcredentials and short learning programmes
Clare Dunn (Recognition of Prior Learning Manager, Open University UK)

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Vanessa Debiais-Sainton, Head of Unit Higher Education EAC, European Commission

Microcredentials; the Common Microcredential Framework (CMF), the European MOOC Consortium
Catherine Mongenet, FUN- France
Matthew Hodges, MiriadaX

Embracing a new qualification Implementing CMF in (MOOC-Based) Short Learning programmes
Mark Brown, DCU (ECIU University; European University Alliance)
Kate Sandars, Futurelearn

The concept and role of online Short Learning Programmes in European Higher Education
Tom Melai, Open University of the Netherlands

Empowering education by artificial intelligence
Jesus Boticario, UNED

EMBED; the European Maturity Model for Blended Education; launch of the EMBED MOOC
Yi-Shan Tsai, University of Edinburgh

“Emergency Remote Teaching initiative” by Pastora Martínez Vice president UOC

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European report on Virtual Mobility Results of EADTU’s Task Force and Peer Learning Activity on Virtual Mobility - George Ubachs, Managing Director EADTU

The recognition and qualification of short learning and MOOC-based programmes Introduction and panel by the European MOOC Consortium partners - Mark Lester, Managing Director, Universities and Educational Partnerships, FutureLearn 

European university networking and the role of the “eU.University hub” - Maria Gravari-Barbas, Vice-President Panthéon Sorbonne Paris 1

The European University initiative. UNA Europa: mission and main actions - Katrien Vanelven, International Institutional Relations KU-Leuven

Read here the VM report on Innovative Models for Collaboration and Student Mobility in Europe.

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Internationalisation of HE extended by a Virtual Erasmus Programme: The “EADTU Mobility Matrix”: George Ubachs, EADTU

EADTU Mobility Matrix pdf version

Towards a European maturity model for blended degree education: Katie Goeman, presented by Veerle Van Rompaey, KU Leuven

The European MOOC Consortium and how MOOCs can have an impact on the European labour market: Catherine Mongenet, France Université Numérique (FUN)

The second Envisioning report for Empowering universities in the uptake of new modes of teaching and learning: Mark Brown, Dublin City University

The changing pedagogical landscape; CPL-study 2nd edition: Darco Jansen, EADTU

European Short Learning Programmes approach (E-SLP): Darco Jansen, EADTU

Closing panel: EMC-EADTU position paper & EHEA-EADTU position paper

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New approaches in Short Learning Programmes by Theo Bastiaens, FernUni in Hagen

The first Envisioning Report for Empowering Universities in the uptake of new modes of teaching and learning by Mark Brown, DCU

Supporting European Open education and MOOCS; governmental and institutional roles by Darco Jansen, EADTU

EIT online and blended programmes for continuous professional development by Scarlett Tokunaga, EIT-KIC-EDU

Improving education by learning analytics by Tinne De Laet, KU Leuven

Accreditation of online and blended education by George Ubachs, EADTU

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Memorandum of Understanding on Short Learning Programmes

Liz Marr - Director Centre for Inclusion and Collaborative Partnerships, The Open University, UK
Refugees and displaced people: what role can Open Universities play?

Paulo Dias - Rector Universidade Aberta de Portugal
Short Learning Programmes

George Ubachs - Managing Director EADTU
Empower

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Antonio Teixeira, President EDEN, Professor at Universidade Aberta, the Portuguese Open University - Challenges for Research in Open and Distance Learning

Paul Rullmann, Chair SURF, Association for ICT in Dutch higher education and research - Transforming Education; how to take the next steps

Anja Oskamp, President EADTU, Rector Open University in the Netherlands - Flexible education and the future

Mark Brown, Director National Institute for Digital Learning - Empowering European universities in their transition to new modes of teaching and learning

Antoine Rauzy, President FIED-France - MOOCs Strategies in Europe

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Anja Oskamp, Open University the Netherlands - EMPOWERing European universities in their transition to online and flexible education

Ana Carla Pereira, European Commission - Open and Online Learning and the Modernisation Agenda for European Higher Education

Jeff Haywood, University of Edinburgh - Changing Pedagogical Landscapes

Eva Gjerdrum, Norway Opening Universities - National developments in online higher education in Norway; recommendations of the MOOC Commission

Mark Brown, Dublin City University - A BOLD Agenda for Higher Education

Fred Mulder, Open University the Netherlands - Vision Values for OOLT

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Seamus Fox, Reflections on empowering universities

Pere Fabra, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain - The student experience through online learning

Fred Mulder, Open University the Netherlands - MOOCs OpenupEd

Paulo Dias, Universidade Aberta, Portugal - First experiences with MOOCs in Portugal

Yves Epelboin, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France - MOOCs in France

Tim Gore, University of London, United Kingdom - Online and flexible education within university partnerships

Anja Oskamp, Open University the Netherlands - Academic partnerships