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It has become an accepted fact, if not a truism, that we are undergoing a period of change anddisruption that poses numerous challenges to higher education, as well as for society at large.Building agility for unknown challenges that may emerge is thus a key issue for higher educationlearning and teaching. How can we prepare our students, teachers and institutions for the pathahead? Participants in this future-gazing edition of the European Learning & Teaching Forum willjointly discuss strategies to develop future-readiness in and through learning and teaching. Keyquestions include how higher education can safeguard its relevance through capacity foradaptation and how graduates can be equipped with responsive and adaptable mindsets.
Through a mix of plenary and parallel sessions, the Forum provides a platform for discussion andexchange of practice on how universities enhance learning and teaching. The Forum also presentsthe work of the 2024 Learning & Teaching Thematic Peer Groups. It aims to gather highereducation professionals working at different levels on matters of learning and teaching to exchangeand discuss institutional practice and policy developments. The Forum is an ideal event for vicerectorsfor academic affairs, deans, heads of learning and teaching centres, and managementinvolved in learning and teaching. It also welcomes students, policy makers and other stakeholdersin higher education.
University College Cork (UCC) is an award-winning institution with a history of independent thinking stretching back over 170 years and is proud to be ranked in the top 1.1% of universities in the world. UCC is a leading research-intensive university with over 3,500 staff supporting students from over 110 countries worldwide. UCC is ranked 9th globally in the UI Green Metric World University Ranking of sustainable universities and was the first higher education institution in the world to achieve ISO 50001 certification for energy management.
This beautiful university emerged at the height of the Great Irish Famine (An Gorta Mór), opening its gates to just 115 students in 1849. The student population now numbers over 24,000. UCC is a treasure trove of history and culture telling the story of the development of Cork from the 19th Century Industrial Revolution, through the Famine and beyond. The campus is an example of gothic and hiberno-romanesque architecture, situated on a beautiful 50-acre site with a rich arboretum of 2,500 trees including California redwoods and a Wollemia nobilis, one of the rarest trees in the world. It has Ireland’s largest collection of ogham stones, the only observatory on any Irish university campus, and is also home to the Honan Chapel, which houses famous stained-glass windows by acclaimed artist Harry Clarke.
Ireland’s second city, proudly referred to by Corkonians as ‘the Real Capital’, Cork is a forward-thinking, fast-growing, and friendly city and an important business and cultural hub, making it a great place to live and work. Home to 225,000 people, Cork is a cosmopolitan city set against a backdrop of stunning coastline, countryside and picturesque coastal towns. Located in the second largest natural harbour in the world, Cork is the heartland of Ireland’s energy, food, pharmaceutical and ICT industries. Seven out of ten of the world’s top pharmaceutical companies and Ireland’s top four food companies are located in the province. UCC graduates make a critical contribution to the local talent pipeline that is at the heart of innovation and competitiveness for the region. Cork is the fastest growing city in the country and has been ranked as one of Europe’s top 25 cities of the future.
Cork's ancient motto is ‘A safe harbour for ships’ and it was around this huge maritime haven that Cork grew from a tiny 7th century settlement into the compact and vibrant city it is today. This merchant city is a bustling hive of culture. Its list of award-winning restaurants and the famous English Market have made it Ireland's food capital, lauded by critics worldwide, while Cork's flourishing craft beer scene compliments the city’s cozy, friendly pubs and toe-tapping traditional Irish music gigs.
The call for contributions for the 2025 European Learning & Teaching Forum is now open. The call seeks proposals for workshops and presentations. The deadline to submit proposals is 18 October 2024.
