A first glimpse into the fascination of painting: We have a conversation with Thomas Henriksson, painter and host at Werkhalle Wiesenburg, the hidden island of arts in Berlin. See also: https://www.werkhallewiesenburg.berlin/de ..read more

Kirill Abrosimov, Amanda Zilic, Olya Kasap in a conversation about the war in Ukraine - the Russian aggression, suppression of protest, conformism - Ukrainian cities and citizens under war - the situation of refugees, ways to support them Interviews by Tino Brömme / Olya Kasap / ESNA Media ..read more

The European Universities Initiative, a new EU funding programme for university networks, supports experimental models of collaboration across borders. We have François Taddei, in Paris, on the line. Monsieur Taddei is an educator, a teacher, he has co-founded a research and learning centre in Paris called CRI, which holds an UNESCO chair for “learning science”. He is also a counselor for one of the new European university networks. Our questions are: • What is this EUI about? • Is this initiative a continuation of the Bologna Process? Another push for more academic mobility? • What makes this ..read more

The European Commission has just announced the results of its latest university funding proposal, called the European Universities Initiative. The initiative attracted 17 alliances involving 114 higher education institutions from across the continent. In this podcast, we are talking to Olga Wessels, a delegate from the Brussels branch of the European Consortium of Innovative Universities, or ECIU, which is one of the largest alliances awarded funding via the initiative. This podcast forms part of a series, produced and disseminated by ESNA Media, on the subject of higher education and science ..read more

A big surprise in the EU Commission’s proposal of new European Education Area is the establishment of a new “Sorbonne Process”. It focusses on cross-border recognition of school, higher education and further education diplomas. We talk to Helge Schwitters, president of the European Students' Union about what this announced European Education Area is and what it means for the Bologna Process and student participation. This podcast forms part of a series, produced and disseminated by ESNA Media, on the subject of higher education and science policy. Produced and edited by Tino Brömme and Ewan Co ..read more

As the spread of English-taught Bachelors’ courses in Europe’s universities seems inexorable, some are concerned that it may inflate stupidity and alienate the general public from science. We talk to Annette de Groot, professor of psycholinguistics at the University of Amsterdam, about the implications of teaching and learning in English for European students. This podcast forms part of a series, produced and disseminated by ESNA Media, on the subject of higher education and science policy. Read Mrs de Groot's valedictory lecture [in Dutch] https://www.rd.nl/opinie/stop-met-verengelsen-academi ..read more

As the end of the gargantuan research funding programme, “Horizon 2020” comes into view, we talk to Mr. Martin Pigeon from the Corporate Europe Observatory about the problems the programme has presented since its introduction in 2014, and how its successor, “FP9” might become a “giant battle for subsidies”. This podcast forms part of a series, produced and disseminated by ESNA Media, on the subject of higher education and science policy. Produced and edited by Tino Brömme and Ewan Consterdine Music by Zende Music ESNA European Higher Education News, Berlin www.esna.tv FULL INTERVIEW TEXT AVAIL ..read more

What are the policy options in terms of foreign students’ fees, and how do they relate to current political events? Current political events with an impact on immigration – like Brexit and elections with xenophobic candidates in Europe – influence the way societies and governments behave towards international students. OECD policy analyst Gabriele Marconi took a closer look at the different tuition fee policies in a new "Education in Focus" brief. Tino Brömme asked Mr Marconi for ESNA Media: What is the main reason for goverments to set higher fees for international students? What importance h ..read more

Welcome to the ESNA podcast n°6 on higher education and science policy. It’s April 22nd, 2017, and in over 600 locations across the world people are taking part in one great March for Science. The March for Science, born as an anti-Trump demonstration in Washington D.C., has spontaneously caused this great participation of citizens who are concerned about a new wave of irrational opinion-making and policies. We’re here at the rally in Berlin, Germany, to hear what people have to say. So the March for Science in Berlin, arrives from Humboldt University at the Brandenburg Gate, many representati ..read more

Dr. Panagiotis Glavinis talks to us about the prohibition of private universities in Article 16 of the Greek constitution, why he thinks it should be changed, and how that change might happen. This podcast forms part of a series, produced and disseminated by ESNA Media, on the subject of higher education and science policy. Produced and edited by Tino Broemme and Barnaby Britten Audio editing and narration by Barnaby Britten Music by Zende Music ..read more