UCC welcomes UNIC visitors at EUA Learning and Teaching Forum

27 Feb 2025

Visitors from UNIC universities Erasmus University Rotterdam, Malmö University and Ruhr University Bochum formed part of a 250-strong delegation of attendees at the European University Association (EUA) Learning and Teaching Forum 2025, hosted by University College Cork on February 27th and 28th.

The Deputy President and Registrar, Prof. Stephen Byrne, welcomed the UNIC colleagues to campus for the event at a short reception also attended by the Vice President for Teaching and Learning, Prof. Paul McSweeney.

The group included Prof. Rebecka Lettevall of the University of Malmo; Prof. Kornelia Freitag and Susanne Lippold of Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), René Teunissen and Mirjam van de Woerdt of Erasmus University Rotterdam and RUB students Alexander Lueg and Sofie Rehberg.

The European University Association Learning and Teaching Forum was hosted by UCC's Office of the Vice-President for Learning and Teaching and the Centre for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning. Through a mix of plenary and parallel sessions, the Forum provided a platform for discussion and exchange of practice on how universities enhance learning and teaching. The theme for this year was '2030 and Beyond: Towards Responsive and Adaptable Higher Education' and provided space for the EUA to gather sectoral input into their Learning and Teaching Agenda establishing key priorities for the EUA’s Learning and Teaching activities up to 2030.