Micro-credentials: current practices and future developments?

Micro-credentials: current practices and future developments?

Online event for EUF universities

Audience: Staff members from EUF network universities (administrative and academic staff)

Date: February 10th, 2022, from 10:00 to 11:00 CET

Registration is open only to staff members from EUF network universities.

The third session of the EUF network Knowledge Exchange Community on micro-credentials will be held on February 10th at 10:00 CET, chaired by Ignacio Rodriguez, Policy Advisor for Internationalisation at the University of Alcalá. 

Micro-credentials provide a great tool to certify the acquisition of new skills, and have therefore gained growing interest among learners, education providers and policymakers. In order to reach their full potential, micro-credentials should adhere to common standards ensuring quality, transparency, cross-border comparability, recognition and portability.

In this session, we will discuss the role of universities in the ongoing developments and we will focus on the quality assurance, recognition and certification of micro-credentials by looking into current practices in higher education.

Agenda in brief

Session facilitator: Ignacio Rodriguez, Policy Advisor for Internationalisation, University of Alcalá

Micro-credentials: Removing Barriers to Learning or latest Universities craze?
Ignacio Rodriguez, Policy Advisor for Internationalisation (University of Alcalá)
Micro-credentials, from policy to practice
João Bacelar, Executive Manager (European University Foundation)
Early insights from the pilot programme on micro-credentials at Trinity College Dublin
Ruth Pritchard, Programme Director for Micro-Credentials (Trinity College Dublin)
Micro-credentials - current practices and future developments
Discussion facilitated by Ignacio Rodriguez, Policy Advisor for Internationalisation (University of Alcalá)

The number of participants is limited. Registration takes place on a first come first served basis. In the event of high interest, a general principle of a maximum of 3 representatives per university may be applied.