Database
The Inclusive Higher Education Database consists of 47 examples and information about inclusive policies and practices in higher education institutions in Europe.
Use it together with the assessment, reflection and analysis tools (e.g. the Checklist, Canvas and SWOT-analysis template) in order to compare, reflect and analyze the challenges and opportunities identified in your institution or department.
Use it as a source of information and inspiration regarding good policies and practices of inclusive higher education, which may support you in drafting strategic goals for inclusion (using the Inclusive Higher Education Strategy Worksheet).
Access and browse the database or access and filter according to country or the challenges that your institution is facing with regard to inclusive policies, practices, or accessibility.
Department of Inclusion and Access to Learning, University of Malta
- Keywords: Inclusive teaching and learning
The mission of the Department is to promote the vision of inclusion, inclusive practices and pedagogies within the educational community in Malta. The Department seeks to create an inclusive culture, based on Universal Design for Learning and trans-disciplinary community based teams to ensure respect for difference and value of diversity within the University, the Faculty of Education, schools and the larger community.
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- Malta
InHERE Good practice catalogue in welcoming refugees in Higher Education
- Keywords: Collaboration, Financial support
The inHERE Good Practice Catalogue (GPC) is the product of an in-depth analysis of almost 300 initiatives from 32 countries of higher education institutions and organisations committed to welcoming refugees that have participated in EUA’s Refugees Welcome Map Campaign up until early 2017.
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- EU
Creating intercultural learning environments Guidelines for staff within Higher Education Institutions
- Keywords: Inclusive teaching and learning
This paper sets out guidelines for creating intercultural learning environments offering both practical and philosophical supports. The guidelines have been designed as part of the E+ project called HE4U2 (Integrating cultural diversity in Higher Education), coordinated by eucen in the years 2016-2018.
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- Transnational/EU
People with disabilities and special needs in Riga Technical University
- Keywords: Communication, Students with disabilities
Riga Technical University Student service team has developed guidelines for the university’s staff members in order to help create supportive and accepting environments for students with disabilities and special needs. Guidelines are based on the United Nations convention for inclusive education and developed following best practices in HE institutions all over the world. Guidelines have five sections: people with physical disability, people with visual impairment, people with hearing disability, people with learning disability and people with autistic spectrum disability. Each section contains two parts on how to appropriately and not offensively communicate with these groups and how to adjust the study environment in order to learn the most effective way. Although the guidelines are developed for the university’s staff members, tips and general information which is included in the booklet could be useful for students as well. Information is explained in simple language, complemented with pictures and explanatory drawings.
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- Latvia
Good Practice in Inclusive Language – University of Malta
- Keywords: Communication, Students with disabilities
The University is committed to an active engagement with diversity at every level of its activities. This commitment extends to the use of language, including avoiding the use of language that is insensitive to cultural differences, or offends any group on the basis of gender, disability/ability, age, body shape, ethnicity and race, religion or belief, gender identity and sexual orientation, etc. Recently, Senate approved the document “Good Practice in Inclusive Language – University of Malta”, which is available on the University website.
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- Malta
LEAD (Living Equality and Diversity) Programme
- Keywords: Inclusive teaching and learning
Irish Universities Association Equality Network eLearning programme on Equality and Diversity which offers online resources designed to give a general understanding of how we can all play our part in supporting inclusive environments which promote equality and value diversity.
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- Ireland
