An Introduction to Engagements

Led by the The Think Tank for the Social Mission of Universities, a part of the SGroup Universities in Europe network [TTSMU], Engagements is a groundbreaking SGroup conversations series dedicated to the multiple dimensions of Social Mission work in Higher Education. Intended to engage both experts in this fast-growing area of HE and colleagues who are just starting to explore it, Engagements will enable participants to share thinking around Social Mission opportunities, challenges and impact, and work cocreatively to enhance innovative approaches to the role of universities as agents of societal change.

 

Upcoming SGroup Engagements sessions in 2026:

SM, research, knowledge acquisition and exchange: what does good/innovative practice look like in the social mission arena?
Date: 21 April 2026
Format: online and in person (integrated into the Think Tank Academy Spring Conference in Kaunas, Lithuania)

Student-centred social mission: what does good/innovative practice look like? 
Date: 26 June 2026, 10h00-11h00 CEST
Format: Online 

 

SM: Meeting Global Challenges
Date: 15 October 2026
Format: Online and in person (integrated into the Think Tank Academy Autumn Conference in Gliwice, Poland)

 

Previous SGroup Engagements sessions

29th of April 2024: What is the Social Mission of Universities and Why is it Important?

18th of June 2024: Collaborating and Co-creating with Public and Private Sector Societal Partners

24th of October 2024: Social Mission and Learning in HE: Challenge Based Learning in a Learning Society

06th of February 2025: The Green Agenda: Social Mission, Sustainability, and Environmentalism

10th of April 2025: Social Mission and Responsible Internationalisation: what does good/innovative practice look like?

27th of June 2025:  Social Mission and HE engagement with equality, diversity and inclusion issues: what does good/innovative practice look like? 

16th of October 2025:  Meeting Global Challenges 

 

 

Please share news of SGroup Engagements and invitations to upcoming sessions widely with all your colleagues engaged with Social Mission work in Higher Education! We look forward to seeing you at Engagements and learning together by exchanging practice, knowledge, issues and aspirations in a collegial, inquisitive and dynamic space.

 

TTSMU Survey Report (download PDF)

 

The Think Tank for the Social Mission of Universities, SGroup Universities in Europe network