In early 2004, ACA held its first ever European Policy Seminar. On 14 October 2011, we will organize the 30^th seminar in this highly successful series. We invite you to join us for this milestone event, which we have devoted to the 'social dimension' in European higher education.

What exactly is meant by the term 'social dimension'? How do higher education institutions, national policymakers, and European-level actors make sense of this multi-faceted concept, and how do they endeavour to attend to it effectively in their longer-term planning and more immediate day-to-day activities?

This ACA European Policy Seminar will bring together researchers and institutional leaders, as well as representatives from national governments, the European Commission and other organisations, for a wide-ranging look at issues related to the social dimension. Among other things, the conversation will include perspectives on European level trends in the social composition of European higher education, and efforts to enhance access to tertiary education. Evolving notions of student service provision, and gender and diversity considerations, will also form part of the agenda.

Do consider joining us in Brussels for what promises to be an informative and thought-provoking examination of this important-and often elusive-subject.

To view the programme, click here.

The ACA team