As part of the European Higher Education Observatory (EHESO), an interactive scoreboard was recently launched that illustrates current indicators and data on the European higher education landscape.
The European Higher Education Sector Scoreboard (EHESS) is a new tool for analysing and evaluating the European higher education sector. It provides data-based insights into key developments, challenges and progress in the higher education sector at European level.
The EHESS serves as a guide for policy makers, university leaders and other stakeholders by visualising key trends.
EHESS provides a thematic view, which allows comparing European higher education systems, and country pages, which present information for each included country. In the thematic view, users can compare European higher education systems according to key indicators organised around major themes corresponding to the main EU higher education policy objectives:
- Transnational cooperation in Europe in higher education, research and innovation.
- EU values such as institutional autonomy and academic freedom, fostering gender balance, diversity and inclusiveness.
- Future proof skills and cooperation with industrial ecosystems.
- International cooperation in higher education, research and innovation.
- Higher education sector context indicators.
‘The scoreboard is intended to create a data-based foundation for the further development of political strategies and reforms in the European Higher Education Area.’ Says Benedetto Lepori (AIT), Scientific Director of EHESO.
Under the title ‘Learning from the 1st edition of the European Higher Education Sector Scoreboard and looking at the future of EHESO’, the scoreboard was presented to over 200 stakeholders at a launch conference in Brussels on 30 January. The event brought together decision-makers, higher education representatives and interested parties to discuss key developments and future prospects for the European higher education sector.
The European Higher Education Sector Observatory is made possible thanks to funding from the Erasmus+ programme, the European programme for education, training, youth and sport. It is an initiative of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture.