The outputs of Digital Education Hub’s work on education in times of crises
30 March 2023
In February 2023, the second Working Group (Squad 2) of the Digital Education Hub finalized its output. The Squad’s theme, “Digital education in times of crises: Emergency education enablers,” was a response to multiple ongoing crises affecting the educational sector, starting from the war in Ukraine to the Covid pandemic and climate changes. Squad members representing universities, schools and non-governmental organizations in the education sector worked together for four months, including the Community Workshop in Brussels in October 2022, analyzing the impacts of different crises, creating case studies portfolios and preparing action points proposals. Coimbra Group Policy Officer participated in works as a Squad member, sharing the experiences and conclusions of CG Universities concerning the Covid-19 crisis’s influence on the higher education sector. The takeaways from the CG reports “Universities’ Response to the Covid-19 Crisis: What have we learnt so far? Key messages and recommendations from Coimbra Group Universities” and “Practices at Coimbra Group Universities in response to the COVID-19: A Collective Reflection on the Present and Future of Higher Education in Europe” were included in the final output of the Squad published here (once Emmanuelle receives information from Leon Koch, Community Manager European Digital Education Hub, on publication of the output please add the link here). We encourage all interested parties to review the output.
Digital Education Hub was created as part of the European Education Area portal. During the preparation of the Digital Education Action Plan (2021-2027), extensive stakeholder consultations highlighted the need for reinforced cooperation and dialogue between stakeholders in the area of digital education. Digital Education Hub brings together the community working on digital education and provides a dedicated space for its information-sharing and cooperation needs, and ensures the visibility of the outputs of its community of practice. More information about the project is available here.
