UNICA Education
The cluster of Education concerns the efforts to strengthen the quality, innovation, and impact of higher education. It provides a platform for knowledge exchange, joint initiatives, and dialogue on innovative approaches to teaching and learning, and addressing common challenges in education.
The implications of the Bologna Process for European Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and the transformation of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) are particularly relevant in the context of this cluster.
Coordinator: Romita Iucu, University of Bucharest
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Actions include policy engagement, institutional cooperation, participation in initiatives that support the development of the EHEA, and organisation and participation in events dedicated to pedagogy and innovative educational frameworks.
The Education Cluster builds on the legacy of the UNICA EduLAB, established in 2014, but whose origins date back to 2002, with the creation of the UNICA Bologna Lab Coordinators Group. The group brought together Bologna Process coordinators to discuss challenges, share experiences, and exchange good practices related to the implementation of the Bologna Process through annual Bologna Labs.
Today, the Education cluster continues this evolution by providing a transversal space for dialogue and collaboration across UNICA, connecting with other clusters to address the complex, interrelated challenges and opportunities shaping the future of education.
Main themes
- Qualifications frameworks
- Digitalisation
- Skills development

Recent events
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21 January 2025 | 14:00 – 15:30 (CET)
4EU+ / UNICA webinar: Enhancing University-Employer Collaboration to Equip Students with Next Generation Skills
Online
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18 - 19 April 2024
EduLAB and King’s College London Collaborative Event: “The End of the Massification of Higher Education?” | 18-19 April 2024
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28 February - 1 March 2024
UNICA Days in Brussels | 28 February – 1 March 2024
European Parliament Info Hub & University Foundation, Brussels
Internationalisation UNICA Education UNICA Green & SDGs UNICA Libraries UNICA Research UNICA & the City PR & Communication Rectors Seminars UNICA Days Leadership & Governance -
21 Feb 2024
UNICA EduLAB – 4EU+ webinar: The European Degree, Students’ involvement and the role of European universities alliances I 21 February 2024, 10h00 – 11h40 CET
Online
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9 May 2023
UNICA EduLAB webinar “University-based Schools of Education serving capital cities in Europe” | 9 May 2023
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26-27 May 2022
UNICA EduLAB European Conference “Design of European degrees – Building flexible pathways beyond academic cycles”
University of Bucharest | Online
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08 Feb 2022
McGraw Hill, CIVIS & UNICA Virtual Symposium on “Innovative Medical Education in the Digital Era” | 8 February
Virtual event
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09 Dec 2021
UNICA EduLAB & CIVIS webinar: New European curricula for the new European Degrees. From bulk learning to modularisation
Online
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14 September 2021
Digitalisation of the Erasmus+ programme: strategies and tools
online
Internationalisation UNICA Education -
07 Sep 2021
M8 Alliance-UNICA webinar “The need for integration of migration health aspects in the education of health professionals”
online
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04 Dec 2020
Online UNICA EduLAB Workshop: Innovative pedagogies and virtual mobility in the (post) COVID-19 era
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19 Oct 2020
UNICA Webinar “The Challenges of Modernization of Higher Education: From Comenius to the Digital Era”
Online Conference
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01 Oct 2020
“Teach with Erasmus+” project stakeholder event
online conference
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23 Jun 2020
Webinar “Innovating HE Pedagogy in Turbulent Times” (University of Bucharest, UNICA, CIVIS)
Online Conference
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5 & 6 Dec. 2019
UNICA EduLAB 2019
Online Conference
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Archive 2004-2018
Archive – UNICA EduLAB
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Upcoming events
Latest news
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23 Dec 2025
Transforming European Higher Education: New Perspectives on Policy, Practice, and Mobility
From UNICA - From our Members - European Universities
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04 Apr 2025
New open access book featuring contributions from UNICA members explores the future of the EHEA
From UNICA - From our Members - European Universities
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09 Jul 2024
Erasmus+ project “NewFAV” final online conference: join the conversation on fundamental values and microcredentials in Higher Education | 19 July
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