Whereas the 6th edition of the BPRC will not expect the submission of articles linked to narrow, particular fields/topics, the authors could consider topics linked to subjects such as:
Internationalization in times of political turmoil
New forms of connectivity through digital innovation
Bringing the pieces together: European universities bridging into the future through mergers, alliances and strategic multi-level transformations
Polycentric governance in European higher education: Reconciling EHEA, EEA and ERA agendas
Vertical and horizontal alignment and the policy diffusion of EHEA vision, objectives and policies
Digital transformation and AI in higher education between disruption and democratic values
Tensions between fundamental values of higher education in European and global contexts
The Conference will be structured around several panel sessions, each featuring a distinguished professor designated as the chair and accompanied by three to four authors presenting their scholarly articles. This approach aims for a proactive involvement of participants, by identifying interdisciplinary themes and recommending suitable author-panelists for the proposed sessions.
A selection of international experts will evaluate the submitted abstracts (double-blind peer review) and subsequently provide feedback to authors for the development/finalization of their papers. The experts will provide editorial feedback and guidance prior and after the Researchers’ Conference, providing the organizers with a substantiated opinion regarding which articles are fit for publishing in the proceedings volumes.