The European Higher Education Society (EAIR) organised the 44th Annual Forum on the theme “Accelerating the Future of Higher Education” at MCAST. The Forum, which was supported by APS Bank plc, ran from 4 until 7 September 2022 and brought together 200 participants from around the world.
The Forum was held in hybrid format with attendees able to attend on-campus or online. This year the event covered numerous topics, including ‘Enhancing effectiveness of quality assurance for the future of HEIs’, ‘Green transformation for sustainability’, ‘Accelerating change in learning and teaching practices’, ‘Governance management and collaborative internationalisation’, ‘Sustaining research practice & excellence’, ‘Building crisis resilience through digitalisation’, and ‘Cultivating creativity in education and R&I within HEIs’.
Rachael Blackburn, Head of Culture at APS Bank stated, “It is our pleasure to be supporting MCAST as they host this international gathering. Education is one of the pillars in the Bank’s CSR Programme. This future-looking forum is of particular importance as it seeks to link research, policy, and practice in higher education, in the context of a complex, evolving and dynamic world.”
