Paris 2026

EUPHE 2030: Collaborative Actions for Our Network

The EUPHE European Congress 2026 brings together institutional leaders, senior experts, and practitioners to address the most pressing developments shaping higher education in Europe.

Beyond discussion, the Congress is designed as a working meeting—where participants exchange perspectives, identify shared challenges, and explore concrete opportunities for collaboration.

With focused sessions on mobility, accreditation and the European Degree, EU funding, and future skills, the event offers both strategic insight and practical takeaways.

For those looking to stay aligned with policy developments while building meaningful international connections, Paris provides a timely and relevant platform.

Target audience:

Institutional leaders, senior professionals,
and experts involved in

  • strategy,
  • internationalization,
  • EU engagement in higher education.
  • 18 June

    PSB Paris School of Business
    16 Rue Claude Bernard
    75005 Paris, France

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    Registration Form

    Schedule

    08:30 – 9:00

    Coffee and Registration

    09:00 – 09:15

    Welcome Addresses

    • Antonio Alonso, President of EUPHE
    • Joël Cuny, President of UGEI
    • Olivier Aptel, Chief Executive Officer of PSB
    09:15 – 10:00

    Opening Plenary Session

    10:00 - 11:00

    Cross-perspectives on European and international challenges in higher education

    International mobility and attractiveness
    Accreditations and the European degree
    Erasmus+ and EU funding opportunities
    Engineering and Technology

    11:00 – 11:20

    Coffee break

    11:20 – 12:45

    Round Table Focus ERASMUS+ and Experience Sharing

    12:45 – 14:00

    Networking lunch

    14:00 – 15:30

    Four parallel roundtable & workshop sessions

    International mobility and attractiveness
    Accreditations and the European degree
    Erasmus+ and EU funding opportunities
    Engineering and Technology

    15:30 – 16:30

    Synthesis of workshop outcomes

    16:30 – 17:00

    Closing Plenary Session

    🍹 17:00

    Networking cocktail

    Members

    Spain

    Asociacion Española de Escuelas de Negocios (AEEN)

    AEEN is the national Spanish association of private business schools, established in 2008 by 11 schools with the aim of contributing in a collegial manner to the process of management development through professional Master`s programs that enable their students to obtain highly effective business results. Currently, it has 62 member schools with around 63.000 students in 1300 programs and 603.000 alumni

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    Portugal

    Associação Portuguesa do Ensino Superior Privado (APESP)

    APESP is the national Portuguese association of non-state higher education institutions recognized as being of public interest under the terms of the Legal Regime of Higher Education Institutions Currently it has about 60 members with about 74.000 students in.... programs

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    Austria

    Österreichische Privatuniversitäten Konferenz (ÖPUK)

    ÖPUK is the national Austrian conference of private universities. Currently, it has 16 members with around 220 study courses and more than 18.000 students

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    Slovenia

    Skupnost Samostoijnih Visokošolskih Zavodov (SSVZ)

    SSVZ is the national Slovenian association of non-state higher education institutions and is officially recognized by the government as its representative. It currently has 35 members with about ....students in ....programs

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    Poland

    SWPS University

    SWPS is one of the leading Polish non-state universities, established in 1996 with currently 5 campuses in major cities of Poland with more than 17.000 students in 35 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs.

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    Ireland

    The Higher Education Colleges Association (HECA)

    HECA is the national Irish association of respected independent, private providers of quality higher-level education. It was established in 1991 and currently has 12 member colleges with 27.000 students in 379 QQI validated programs and around 127.000 alumni

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    France

    Union Des Grandes Écoles Indépendantes
    (UGEI)

    UGEI is one of the national French associations of non-state higher education institutions, established in 1993, with 37 member schools, among them 14 business schools, 22 engineering schools and 1 design school with about 81.000 students in ....programs

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    France

    Union Des Nouvelles Facultés Libres
    (UNFL)

    UNFL is one of the national French associations of non-state higher education institutions, established in 2004. It currently has 5 members which offer 58 including licences, masters and double degrees.

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    Germany

    Verband Privater Hochschulen e.V.
    (VPH)

    VPH is the national German association of non-state higher education institutions, established in 2004. It currently has around 82 members with about 263.000 students in more than 1200 programs.

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