
Annual Meeting 2025
Date: May 5–6, 2025
Event Type: Annual Meeting
Location: Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Read moreEvent Overview:
The Global Observatory of Higher Education Changes (GOHEC) proudly hosts its Annual Meeting 2025 at the renowned Politecnico di Milano. This two-day gathering brought together leading scholars, researchers, and project partners to reflect on transformative shifts in global higher education and shape the Observatory’s strategic direction for the coming years.
Key Highlights:
Launch and discussion of the special issue “How Higher Education Has Changed in 2024?”
Insights from international networks and pioneering projects such as Future-AP, AI in Higher Education, EHESO and Women in Higher Education Management (WHEM)
Collaborative workshops on data collection methodologies and research infrastructure
Presenting HE Inventory pilot phase
Discussing results from the survey Shaping the Future of Higher Education Research: Insights from Researchers
A forward-looking roadmap session to define priorities for the next 3–4 years, including potential partnerships, funding opportunities, and thematic research clusters
Partnership: The meeting is organized in collaboration with the EFFEct Project, funded under the European Commission’s Horizon Europe programme.

Kick-off Event: GOHEC
Date: September 9–10, 2024
Event Type: Research Networking
Location: University for Continuing Education Krems, Austria
Read moreEvent Overview:
The Global Observatory of Higher Education Changes (GOHEC) proudly hosts its Annual Meeting 2025 at the renowned Politecnico di Milano. This two-day gathering brought together leading scholars, researchers, and project partners to reflect on transformative shifts in global higher education and shape the Observatory’s strategic direction for the coming years.
Key Highlights:
Launch and discussion of the special issue “How Higher Education Has Changed in 2024?”
Insights from international networks and pioneering projects such as Future-AP, AI in Higher Education, EHESO and Women in Higher Education Management (WHEM)
Collaborative workshops on data collection methodologies and research infrastructure
Presenting HE Inventory pilot phase
Discussing results from the survey Shaping the Future of Higher Education Research: Insights from Researchers
A forward-looking roadmap session to define priorities for the next 3–4 years, including potential partnerships, funding opportunities, and thematic research clusters
Partnership: The meeting is organized in collaboration with the EFFEct Project, funded under the European Commission’s Horizon Europe programme.