Knowledge Without Borders

A celebration of academic mobility, joint programmes and the partnerships that connect universities across continents.

The seventh edition returned to the spirit of the Bologna Declaration, the origin of 19 June, and asked how mobility, recognition of qualifications and shared research can stay open and fair in a more divided world.

The seventh edition returned to the spirit of cooperation that gave 19 June its meaning. Mobility, joint degrees, shared laboratories and fair recognition of qualifications depend on trust between institutions and between countries. The edition invited universities to celebrate the people who cross borders to learn and teach, and also those who cooperate across borders without leaving home, through virtual exchange and joint research.

How institutions marked the day

Institutions, student unions and organisations around the world marked the day on campus, online or in a hybrid form, on 19 June or in the days around it. Events held for this theme included:

• An international evening where students present their countries, languages and study traditions
• A panel with exchange students and alumni who studied abroad
• A virtual classroom or joint lecture connecting two or more partner universities
• A session on the recognition of qualifications and how to make study abroad count
• A "partnership speed dating" meeting for staff who look for new international partners

Official IHED Agenda

The IHED central organising team held the official event of this edition: a full day of seminars, sessions, conversations and celebration, in person at the host institution and online for participants everywhere. The agenda of the day:

• 09:00 Doors open, registration and coffee in the foyer
• 09:45 Opening ceremony by the host institution and the IHED organising team
• 10:15 Keynote: Cooperation as the foundation of higher education
• 11:15 Break in the foyer and networking
• 11:45 Panel: Mobility and recognition in a divided world
• 13:00 Lunch
• 14:00 Parallel seminars, in person and online
• 15:30 Workshop: Designing a joint programme or a virtual exchange
• 16:45 Fireside conversation with students, alumni and the host institution
• 17:30 Celebration: reception and cultural programme
• 18:30 Closing remarks and announcement of the next host

Tell the IHED organising team about your event

Did your institution mark the day with an event? Tell the IHED organising team. Use the registration form on this website and add your institution, the date, the format (on site, online or hybrid) and a short description, so that your event can be listed. The team reviews every submission and publishes approved events on the Events page. Questions? Write to the team through the contact page.