Past events

The organising partners are pleased to announce the International Symposium on Higher Education Leadership, Innovation and Capacity Development, which will take place in the Republic of Mauritius from 27 to 31 July 2026 .

The ECHE–LEAD Academic Network Digital Academic Leadership (DAL) Webinar Series will continue on 29 May 2026 with a new session entitled “The Responsible Digital Academic Leader.” The webinar will be delivered by Marieta du Plessis from Stellenbosch University.

The ECHE–LEAD Academic Network Digital Academic Leadership (DAL) Webinar Series will continue on 24 April 2026 with a webinar entitled “Digital Academic Leadership Transformation.” The session will be delivered by Yasar Kondakci from Middle East Technical University.

The EU–China Higher Education Research Center (ECHE) at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, in collaboration with China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan University of Engineering Science and the LEAD Academic Network, is pleased to announce the International Symposium on “Challenges and Reshaping o...

You are warmly invited to join the upcoming session of the Digital Academic Leadership (DAL) Webinar Series, titled “Digital Academic Leadership: Vision and Strategies”, to be held online on Friday, 27 March 2026 (13:00–14:00 CET).

Following the successful launch of the Digital Academic Leadership (DAL) Webinar Series, the second webinar of the series will further explore how universities and academic professionals are responding to digital transformation through evolving leadership awareness, mindsets, and institutional readi...

📍 University of the Western Cape (UWC), Cape Town, South Africa 🗓 1–2 December 2025 The EU–China Higher Education Research Center (ECHE) at Vrije Universiteit Brussel is pleased to announce its co-organization of the 2025 LEAD Academic Network Annual Meeting and International Symposium, in collabor...

As part of the Digital Academic Leadership (DAL) Training Programme, the DAL Webinar Series will officially begin on 28 November 2025 with its first session titled: “Digital Academic Leadership in Higher Education: Understanding DAL Through a Systematic Review”   📌 Speaker: Dr.

The LEAD Academic Network Seminar "AI-Empowered Higher Education and Scientific Research Collaboration" will take place 21 August 2025 in Beijing.

📍 Sino-Danish Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 21–22 August 2025 Part of the EU–China 50th Anniversary Series of Academic Activities In celebration of 50 years of EU–China diplomatic ties, the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences – Sino-Danish College, the EU–Chin...

WERA IRN on Digital Academic Leadership in the New Era Understanding and Developing a Digital Mindset in Academic Leadership   6 June 2025, 9-11 AM CET/Brussels time Join the Webinar on “Understanding and Developing a Digital Mindset in Academic Leadership” as pa...

12 – 16 May 2025 📍 Brussels, Belgium & Zagreb, Croatia 🎓 Organized by the ECHE, LEAD Academic Network , University of Zagreb We are pleased to announce that the 2nd Edition of the Young Academic and Digital Academic Leadership Development Program will take place from 12 to 16 May 2025,