The value of a European Higher Education Interoperability Framework
Interoperability in the context of higher education means
- virtual learning environments and campuses that are interconnected
- chances for joint enrolment processes, virtual mobility experiences and virtual exchange
The European Education Hub recognises the critical need for a collaborative and standardised approach in this area.
It runs a dedicated working group which will
- lay down the foundation for EU-wide alignment of standards and processes
- develop a framework which provides higher education institutions with practical guidelines and tools
Working group activities
Through a collaborative effort of sharing best practices and gaining a common understanding of existing challenges and solutions, the Hub seeks to develop actionable recommendations to enable the practical implementation, maintenance and governance of the framework.
Lavinia Hoesch ©️ European Union 2023
Outputs
Activities include
- Co-producing a Manifesto
- Drafting a reference architecture
- Preparing a comprehensive inventory map
- Creating a comprehensive mapping report
- Delivering the higher education interoperability framework
- Delivering implementation guidelines
- Delivering a proposal for a governance and decision-making model
Required qualifications (or similar)
- stakeholders currently involved in projects related to higher education interoperability
- representatives from university alliances that possess robust interoperability work packages in various roles including, but not limited to, university leadership, educators, IT support staff, work package leaders (digitalisation, enterprise architecture, interoperability programmes) and students (with an affinity for system thinking, system design and/or user experience)
- IT architects who operate at the national level within the field of educational IT
- professionals with expertise in educational standards from the higher education and policy-making sectors, as well as the edtech sector (education providers) and standards organisations
Members engage in regular online meetings, consultations, virtual presentations, design thinking workshops.
The working group will run until February 2025. The work carried out by members of the workgroup is voluntary and unpaid.
