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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/

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

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 different from other EU higher education funding policies? • The EU call is all about 'internationalisation' and 'innovation' - how can that ever lead to pedagogic experimentation or student participation? • Was this the idea at the Sorbonne in 2017, when the French president Emanuel Macron first proposed to build university networks? • The first 17 university networks have been chosen in July 2019, the second call w

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 policy. Produced and edited by George Oliver and Tino Brömme Audio editing by George Oliver Music by Zende Music, Bologna ESNA European Higher Education News, Berlin www.esna.tv FULL INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE https://tinyurl.com/esna-wessels

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 Consterdine Audio editing by Ewan Consterdine Music by Zende Music, Bologna ESNA European Higher Education News, Berlin www.esna.tv FULL INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE https://tinyurl.com/esna-schwitters

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-academisch-onderwijs-1.1432857 Produced and edited by Tino Brömme and Ewan Consterdine Audio editing and narration by Ewan Consterdine Music by Zende Music ESNA European Higher Education News www.esna.tv FULL INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE HERE https://tinyurl.com/esna-degroot

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 AVAILABLE HERE https://tinyurl.com/esna-pigeon

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 have fees for international students’ choices? Just one week ago, students of the Free University of Brussels and of the Catholic University of Leuven occupied their respective rectorates for six days forcing them to abandon their plans to raise the fees for international students. What are his observations about this? Why has Germany a zero tuition fee policy? Interview and Editing: Tino Brömme Music: zende Music, Bo

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 representatives of science organisations are here, and even mayor Michael Müller. Altogether 2000 persons, maybe more, have come together in defense of science. My name is Tino Brömme, and we’ll be back soon with another podcast by ESNA Media. Interviews and Editing: Tino Brömme Music by Zende Music, Bologna ESNA European Higher Education News, Berlin www.esna.tv

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

Hans De Wit tells us how universities can attract the best and the brightest international scholars, in a discussion on brain drain and gain. This podcast forms part of a series, produced and disseminated by ESNA Media, on the subject of higher education and science policy. Produced, edited and narrated by Tino Broemme Audio editing by Peter Redmayne Music by Zende Music INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT: Welcome to the fourth ESNA podcast on higher education and science policy. Today, we are taking another look at internationalization. This time, we are asking how German universities attract top scientists. We will be talking to Professor Hans de Wit from Boston College in the United States, where he is Director of the Centre for International Higher Education ... VIEW FULL TRANSCRIPT HERE http://tinyurl.com/j7mmaja

Philip Mirowski explains how Science 2.0, the introduction of social media and other online services into the world of science, is a 'neoliberal project.' This podcast forms part of a series, produced and disseminated by ESNA Media, on the subject of higher education and science policy. Produced, edited and narrated by Tino Broemme Audio editing by Peter Redmayne Music by Zende Music INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT: Welcome to the third ESNA podcast on higher education and science policy. Today’s topic is a concept called ‘Science 2.0,’ which we will be discussing here in Berlin with Professor Philip Mirowski, historian and philosopher of economic thought at the University of Notre Dame in the United States... FULL TRANSCRIPT HERE http://tinyurl.com/j6xfgc9

Ulrich Teichler discusses how European universities can implement internationalisation to stay ahead in a fast-changing world. This podcast forms part of a series, produced and disseminated by ESNA Media, on the subject of higher education and science policy. Produced, edited and narrated by Tino Brömme Audio editing by Peter Redmayne Music by Zende Music ESNA European Higher Education News, Berlin www.esna.tv U. Teichler: Universities do not just need more strategic action in terms of being a little more aware why they do what they do, how they do it and what kind of results they have. Now, the message is, you have to do everything. Universities live in an age of super-complexity where they have to do internationalisation activities in dozens of different ways concurrently. And second, that they are told by society – “this is important, globalisation is important, employability is important”, they get one message after another. But the idea was these kinds of signals are so uneven and so selective that i

In ESNA Media's first podcast, Tino Brömme, Chief Editor at ESNA, interviews Thomas Jørgensen, Head of the EUA Council for Doctoral Education. This podcast has been prepared in the lead up to the 8th annual EUA-CDE conference in Munich, entitled “The Future of Doctoral Education”. This is a series of podcasts featuring interviews with experts in the field of higher education and science policy across Europe. Produced, edited and narrated by Tino Broemme Audio editing by Peter Redmayne Music by Zende Music Th. Jørgensen: It’s part of an overall trend that there is an increased political attention and public attention to doctoral education because it’s seen as an important element of innovation policy first of all. This is what we’ve seen in the last 10 to 15 years, is that you have this quite considerable growth in doctoral education. It’s become a much bigger field, and it’s much more important to national policies. If you want to have a ‘Knowledge Society’ you need to train researchers. This is very clea