23–25 October 2023

Barcelona, Spain

The road to digital, equitable and green higher education

The challenges we face as a society and the coming labour market transformation require fast-growing skills and an agile, equitable and greener higher education system that can evolve and adapt to changing times.

Institutions across Europe face increasing challenges: planning for uncertainty; meeting rising expectations; and innovating to digitally transform their institutions to best serve students, staff and society. To succeed, they need to join forces to create meaningful collaborations that deliver impact at scale.

Co-hosted with UOC, Digital Universities Europe will address key challenges and opportunities of digital-first higher education and showcase tools, technologies and talent to accelerate education innovation.

Delegates will hear success stories, case studies, practical solutions and advice to equip them with the knowledge and skills to digitally transform their institution.

The digital transformation of higher education is indicative of an age when the only thing we can be certain of is change. To overcome the challenges that society faces, the answer is high-quality lifelong learning. Now is the time to act and show how universities are ready to lead large-scale social transformation and make a real impact on people's lives. Because if universities are transformed, society is transformed.

– Josep Planell, president, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

Agenda themes

Speakers

Pierre-Paul Cavalié

Chief digital officer

SKEMA

Josep Duart

President

EDEN Digital Learning Europe

Kati Hagros

Chief digital officer

Aalto University

Ulla Hemminki-Reijonen

Project manager, Global campus

University of Helsinki

Ari Hirvonen

Chief digital officer

University of Jyväskylä

Marta Turcsanyi-Szabo

Dean’s commissionaire for educational innovation

Eötvös Loránd University

What to expect

30+

sessions

70+

speakers

250+

attendees

Conference

Three stages of new perspectives with Europe’s brightest and best

Workshops

Practical advice and tips getting you to the heart of the discussion

Roundtables

Expert-led discussions on the future of a digital-first education

Opening night

A chance to meet speakers, partners and your fellow attendees

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Host

As host partner, your institution will lead the discourse and position yourself as a key innovator amongst business, industry, NGOs and government by highlighting your work and best practices. It’s an unrivalled opportunity to increase your brand exposure to influencers and policymakers.