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In a world where teaching and research are meticulously tracked, one vital piece of academic work too often slips through the cracks: engagement. From mentoring student internships to co-creating courses with businesses, many educators regularly bridge the gap between the university and the world beyond it. But how do institutions recognize that work? How do […]

The advent of the engaged university and the growing expectations around the role a university can play in societal development and economic growth has become a theme in recent decades. In the early 1990s the interplay between knowledge, science and public policy came to the fore with people like Henry Etzkowitz theorising on the potential […]

As higher education faces new expectations and evolving societal roles, a growing conversation is unfolding across Europe about how academic careers are shaped, assessed, and supported. One key voice in this transformation is the European University Association (EUA), who has been working on the recognition and rewards issue for academic careers. This brought timely attention […]

In recent years, a powerful movement has emerged to rethink how we assess and support academic careers. At the heart of this shift is the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA), an initiative committed to recognising the full diversity of academic contributions—beyond traditional metrics and publication counts. At MapEEC, a small but ambitious Erasmus+ cooperation […]

At the forefront of transforming higher education, the University Industry Innovation Network (UIIN) plays a pivotal role in the Erasmus+ funded project “Mapping Engaged Educator Career Pathways” (MapEEC). This ambitious initiative aims to address a critical challenge in academia: the lack of formal recognition and reward for educators who actively engage with external stakeholders and […]

Across Europe, the conversation around academic careers is evolving. In the Netherlands, the Recognition and Rewards programme has taken a pioneering role in rethinking how universities value and support their staff. By moving beyond narrow definitions of success based on research output alone, it offers a broader framework that embraces teaching, impact, leadership and collaboration. […]