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 2024:

Date: 24th of October 2024

Topic: Social Mission and Learning in HE: Challenge Based Learning in a Learning Society.

Format: Hybrid

Venue: CY Cergy-Paris Université, Cergy Pointoise, France

Link: To be made available soon

Please register for the Engagements Sessions 

 

Topics for SGroup Engagements in 2025

• January - The Green Agenda: Social Mission, Sustainability and Environmentalism
  • Format: Online
  • Speaker: Adina Fodor, Babes-Bolyai University
• March - Social Mission and responsible internationalisation: what does good/innovative practice look like? 
  • Format: Online
  • Speaker: TBD
• June - Social Mission and HE engagement with equality, diversity and inclusion issues: what does good/innovative practice look like? 
  • Format: Hybrid (integrated into the Think Tank Academy Spring Conference to be hosted by the University of Westminster, UK)
  • Speaker: SDibyesh Anand, University of Westminster

• October - Meeting Global Challenges
  • Format: Hybrid (integrated into the Think Tank Academy Autumn Conference hosted by Szeged University, Hungary)

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

 

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 to learning together by exchanging practice, knowledge, issues and aspirations in a collegial, inquisitive and dynamic space.

 

TTSMU Survey Report (download PDF)

 

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