EU-CHINA HIGHER EDUCATION
RESEARCH CENTER
The EU-China Higher Education Research Center (ECHE) was established in July 2012.
ECHE is a research center and platform at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel dedicated to research and cooperation on higher education issues and facilitate collaboration among European and Chinese higher education institutions.
Recent news
ECHE of VUB strengthens ties with Stellenbosch University
On 3 December 2025, the EU-China Higher Education Research Center of VUB co-organised the LEAD Academic Network meeting at Stellenbosch University, bringing together scholars and researchers from eight universities across Europe, Africa and China. Prof. Dr M.L. Botha and Prof.
ECHE advances global dialogue on AI and digital leadership at the University of the Western Cape
On 1 December 2025, ECHE held the International Symposium and the LEAD Academic Network Annual Meeting at the University of the Western Cape (UWC), gathering academic leaders and researchers from Africa, Europe and China to reflect on how artificial intelligence and digitalization are reshapin...
ECHE Hosts Guest Lecture by Prof. Xu Xiaozhou on Global Entrepreneurship Education
On 27 November 2025, the EU–China Higher Education Research Center (ECHE) at Vrije Universiteit Brussel hosted a guest lecture by Prof. Xu Xiaozhou, UNESCO Chairholder in Entrepreneurship Education and Distinguished Yangtze River Scholar Professor of Zhejiang University.
EU-China Guangzhou Forum on International Cooperation in Higher Education 2025 Successfully Held — ECHE Strengthens EU-China Collaboration on Higher Education Innovation in the AI Era
The EU-China Guangzhou Forum on International Cooperation in Higher Education 2025, hosted by Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University (GPNU) and co-organized by the EU–China Higher Education Research Center (ECHE) at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), was successfully held on October 20–21, 2025,
Upcoming events
Practical info24/04/2026 - 00:00 - 26/04/2026 - 23:00LEAD Academic Network International Symposium Challenges and Reshaping of College Students’ Leadership in the Digital Intelligence Era
The EU–China Higher Education
Practical info28/11/2025 - 13:00 - 28/11/2025 - 14:00DAL Webinar Series Launches: Exploring Digital Academic Leadership Through a Systematic Review
As part of the Digital Academic Leadership (DAL) Training Programme, the DAL Webinar Series will officially begin on 28 November 20
Practical info01/12/2025 - 08:00 - 02/12/2025 - 18:00ECHE to Co-host 2025 LEAD Academic Network Annual Meeting & International Symposium
📍 University of the Western Cape (UWC), Cape Town, South Africa
🗓 1–2 December 2025
Practical info21/08/2025 - 08:00 - 22/08/2025 - 18:00ECHE SYMPOSIUM: AI-Empowered Higher Education and Scientific Research Collaboration
📍 Sino-Danish Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing
21–22 August 2025
