How can we anticipate the skills that will be needed in the future job market? What role should universities play in this transition? These questions will be at the heart of the International Forum on Skills Intelligence (IFSI) in Post-Secondary & Higher Education, which will be held, fully online, for the first time on 2 and 3 July 2025.
The forum, which is organized by the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), is a pioneering platform for reimagining higher and post-secondary education from a skills intelligence perspective.
The event will feature over 30 leading experts in this field, including Terence Hogarth (University of Warwick), Kathleen deLaski (Education Design Lab and Harvard Project on the Workforce) and Konstantinos Pouliakas (CEDEFOP), as well as representatives from major institutions such as the OECD, the European Training Foundation (ETF), Georgetown University, Maastricht University and the University of Aberdeen.
There will be over 15 live sessions, including keynote speeches, hands-on workshops, parallel sessions, and networking opportunities for different time zones. The rector of the UOC, Àngels Fitó, who will give the forum's welcome address, said of the new event, “In the face of urgent global challenges, higher education must not only adapt but lead the way toward a digital, green, and equitable future. Developing critical skills across disciplines empowers learners to become agents of change. I invite our academic community to engage in this workshop as a unique opportunity to reinforce our shared commitment to innovation and social responsibility in higher education"
You can register here: https://symposium.uoc.edu/131964/detail/international-forum-on-skills-intelligence-ifsi-in-post-secondary-and-higher-education.html
Cost is 50 per person, but free among our OpenEU community if your register as "invited guest"
