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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 will be published in October. What is the kind of project that has the chance to be successful in the future?

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
Music by Zende Music, Bologna
ESNA European Higher Education News, Berlin
www.esna.tv

INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE
https://tinyurl.com/taddei-esna

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