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This open access Springer Brief provides a systematic analysis of current trends and requirements in the areas of knowledge and competence in the context of the project “(A) Higher Education Digital (AHEAD)—International Horizon Scanning / Trend Analysis on Digital Higher Education.” It examines the latest developments in learning theory, didactics, and digital-education technology in connection with an increasingly digitized higher education landscape. In turn, this analysis forms the basis for envisioning higher education in 2030. Here, four learning pathways are developed to provide a glimpse of higher education in 2030: Tamagotchi, a closed ecosystem that is built around individual students who enter the university soon after secondary education; Jenga, in which universities offer a solid foundation of knowledge to build on in later phases; Lego, where the course of study is not a monolithic unit, but consists of individually combined modules of different sizes; and Transformer, where students have already acquired their own professional identities and life experiences, which they integrate into their studies. In addition, innovative practice cases are presented to illustrate each learning path.

Higher Education --- Organization --- International and Comparative Education --- Business and Management --- Higher education systems --- Learning pathways --- Education organizations --- Practical case studies in education --- New didactics and learning theories --- Knowledge in a Digitalized World --- Digital learning --- Open Access --- Higher & further education, tertiary education --- Organizational theory & behaviour --- Education

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This open access book presents the proceedings of the 3rd Indo-German Conference on Sustainability in Engineering held at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India, on September 16–17, 2019. Intended to foster the synergies between research and education, the conference is one of the joint activities of the BITS Pilani and TU Braunschweig conducted under the auspices of Indo-German Center for Sustainable Manufacturing, established in 2009. The book is divided into three sections: engineering, education and entrepreneurship, covering a range of topics, such as renewable energy forecasting, design & simulation, Industry 4.0, and soft & intelligent sensors for energy efficiency. It also includes case studies on lean and green manufacturing, and life cycle analysis of ceramic products, as well as papers on teaching/learning methods based on the use of learning factories to improve students’problem-solving and personal skills. Moreover, the book discusses high-tech ideas to help the large number of unemployed engineering graduates looking for jobs become tech entrepreneurs. Given its broad scope, it will appeal to academics and industry professionals alike.

Industrial and Production Engineering --- Renewable and Green Energy --- Engineering/Technology Education --- Study and Learning Skills --- Energy Efficiency --- Energy Policy, Economics and Management --- Engineering and Technology Education --- Engineering --- Entrepreneurship --- Education --- Sustainability --- Learning factories --- International collaboration --- Open Access --- Production engineering --- Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology --- Higher & further education, tertiary education --- Technology: general issues --- Study & learning skills: general --- Energy technology & engineering

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This open access book critiques real world learning across both the curriculum and extracurricular activities. Drawing on disciplines as diverse as business, health, fashion, sociology and geography, the editors and authors employ a cross-disciplinary approach to examine how this concept is being applied in higher education. Divided into three parts, the authors and contributors analyse broader applications of real world learning, student experience of practicing in a real world setting, and how learning strategies can be employed to engage students in real world learning. The editors and contributors provide up-to-date, cross-disciplinary and international insights into how real world learning could be integrated into the higher education curriculum to support effective, relevant and life-long learning for 21st century students.

Professional & Vocational Education --- Higher Education --- Learning & Instruction --- Educational Policy and Politics --- Professional and Vocational Education --- Education --- Real world learning --- Applied pedagogy --- Higher education policy --- Graduate employability --- Academic development --- Placement years --- Innovative pedagogies --- Open Access --- Industrial or vocational training --- Higher & further education, tertiary education --- Teaching skills & techniques --- Cognition & cognitive psychology --- Educational strategies & policy

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This open access book explores cultural competence in the higher education sector from multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary perspectives. It addresses cultural competence in terms of leadership and the role of the higher education sector in cultural competence policy and practice. Drawing on lessons learned, current research and emerging evidence, the book examines various innovative approaches and strategies that incorporate Indigenous knowledge and practices into the development and implementation of cultural competence, and considers the most effective approaches for supporting cultural competence in the higher education sector. This book will appeal to researchers, scholars, policy-makers, practitioners and general readers interested in cultural competence policy and practice.

Higher Education --- Educational Policy and Politics --- Ethnicity in Education --- Sociology of Education --- open access --- Indigenous higher education --- student equity --- student transition --- higher education policy --- Indigenous research --- community engagement --- cultural competency policy and practices --- developing cultural competency in higher education --- implementing cultural competency in higher education --- culturally competent leadership --- culturally responsive pedagogy --- diversity, social justice, equity and inclusion --- culturally competent service learning --- Higher & further education, tertiary education --- Educational strategies & policy --- Education --- Sociology

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This open access book presents the major outcomes of the fourth edition of the Future of Higher Education – Bologna Process Researchers Conference (FOHE-BPRC 4) which was held in January 2020 and which has already established itself as a landmark in the European higher education environment. The conference is part of the official calendar of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) for events that promote and sustain the development of EHEA. The conference provides a unique forum for dialogue between researchers, experts and policy makers in the field of higher education, all of which is documented in this proceedings volume. The book focuses on the following five sub-themes: - Furthering the Internationalization of Higher Education: Particular - Challenges in the EHEA - Access and Success for Every Learner in Higher Education - Advancing Learning and Teaching in the EHEA: Innovation and Links With Research - The Future of the EHEA - Principles, Challenges and Ways Forward - Bologna Process in the Global Higher Education Arena. Going Digital? While acknowledging the efforts and achievements so far at EHEA level, the Paris Ministerial Communiqué highlights the need to intensify crossdisciplinary and cross-border cooperation. One of the ways to achieve this objective is to develop more efficient peer-learning activities, involving policymakers and other stakeholders from as many member states as possible for which this book provides a platform. It acknowledges the importance of a continued dialogue between researchers and decisionmakers and benefits from the experience already acquired, this way enabling the higher education community to bring its input into the 2020. European Higher Education Area (EHEA) priorities for 2020 onwards. European Higher Education Area: Challenges for a New Decade marks 21 years of Bologna Process and 10 years of EHEA and brings together an unique collection of contributions that not only reflect on all that has been achieved in these years, but more importantly, shape directions for the future. This book is published under an open access CC BY license.

Higher Education --- International and Comparative Education --- Educational Policy and Politics --- Bologna process --- EHEA --- European Higher Education Area --- Future direction of European Higher Education --- Evidence-based policies in Higher Education --- FOHE-BPRC4 --- Internationalization of Higher Education --- Advancing learning and teaching in the EHEA --- Challenges in EHEA --- Digital technology in Higher Education --- European policies higher education --- Open Access --- Higher & further education, tertiary education --- Education --- Educational strategies & policy