Numerous scholars with international training and experience look at the most important global contemporary trends in higher education along 7 dimensions. Publication details the phenomena of the internationalization of higher education, its evolution in an evolving digital world, the importance of experiential learning, the application of AI in education or the adaptation of educational programs in an era of a rapidly evolving labor market and its expectations, and more.

Forecasting demographic trends is a formidable task, especially in countries undergoing upheaval and transition, as there is a high risk of many changes. This problem becomes particularly apparent when we look at the UN demographic forecast models. It is easy to see a marked decrease in accuracy as we move away from the present. For example, the demographic forecast model for the EU for 2100 predicts from 401 million inhabitants in the most pessimistic scenario to 830 million inhabitants in the optimistic version (UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Section, 2022).

A variety of external and internal factors that are difficult to predict make it difficult to estimate a clear trajectory of demographic development. However, there is no doubt this trajectory is going to have collossal impact on our and future generations’ way of life. Find out more in our report.