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/

Farbforscher - Faszination der Farben

In ESNA Media's first podcast, Tino Brömme, Chief Editor at ESNA, interviews Thomas Jørgensen, Head of the EUA Council for Doctoral Education. This podcast has been prepared in the lead up to the 8th annual EUA-CDE conference in Munich, entitled “The Future of Doctoral Education”.

This is a series of podcasts featuring interviews with experts in the field of higher education and science policy across Europe.

Produced, edited and narrated by Tino Broemme
Audio editing by Peter Redmayne
Music by Zende Music

Th. Jørgensen:  It’s part of an overall trend that there is an increased political attention and public attention to doctoral education because it’s seen as an important element of innovation policy first of all. This is what we’ve seen in the last 10 to 15 years, is that you have this quite considerable growth in doctoral education. It’s become a much bigger field, and it’s much more important to national policies. If you want to have a ‘Knowledge Society’ you need to train researchers. This is very clearly doctoral education. .............................

INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT HERE

http://tinyurl.com/j3jaanp

Podcast #1 - Doctoral Education in Europe: An Interview with Thomas Jørgensen (EUA), 13/05/2015

Philip Mirowski explains how Science 2.0, the introduction of social media and other online services into the world of science, is a 'neoliberal project.'

This podcast forms part of a series, produced and disseminated by ESNA Media, on the subject of higher education and science policy.

Produced, edited and narrated by Tino Broemme
Audio editing by Peter Redmayne
Music by Zende Music

INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT:

Welcome to the third ESNA podcast on higher education and science policy. Today’s topic is a concept called ‘Science 2.0,’ which we will be discussing here in Berlin with Professor Philip Mirowski, historian and philosopher of economic thought at the University of Notre Dame in the United States... 

FULL TRANSCRIPT HERE

http://tinyurl.com/j6xfgc9

Podcast #3 - Science 2.0: An Interview with Philip Mirowski (Notre Dame), 29/06/2015

Dr. Panagiotis Glavinis talks to us about the prohibition of private universities in Article 16 of the Greek constitution, why he thinks it should be changed, and how that change might happen.

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 Broemme and Barnaby Britten
Audio editing and narration by Barnaby Britten
Music by Zende Music

Podcast #5 - Will Greece Ever Allow Private Unis? Interview w/ Panagiotis Glavinis, 09/11/2016

Welcome to the ESNA podcast n°6 on higher education and science policy. 
It’s April 22nd, 2017, and in over 600 locations across the world people are taking part in one great March for Science. 
The March for Science, born as an anti-Trump demonstration in Washington D.C., has spontaneously caused this great participation of citizens who are concerned about a new wave of irrational opinion-making and policies. 
We’re here at the rally in Berlin, Germany, to hear what people have to say.
So the March for Science in Berlin, arrives from Humboldt University at the Brandenburg Gate, many representatives of science organisations are here, and even mayor Michael Müller. Altogether 2000 persons, maybe more, have come together in defense of science. My name is Tino Brömme, and we’ll be back soon with another podcast by ESNA Media.

Interviews and Editing: Tino Brömme
Music by Zende Music, Bologna
ESNA European Higher Education News, Berlin
www.esna.tv

Podcast #6 - March for Science in Berlin, 22/04/2017

What are the policy options in terms of foreign students’ fees, and how do they relate to current political events? 
 
Current political events with an impact on immigration – like Brexit and elections with xenophobic candidates in Europe – influence the way societies and governments behave towards international students. OECD policy analyst Gabriele Marconi took a closer look at the different tuition fee policies in a new "Education in Focus" brief. Tino Brömme asked Mr Marconi for ESNA Media: What is the main reason for goverments to set higher fees for international students? What importance have fees for international students’ choices? Just one week ago, students of the Free University of Brussels and of the Catholic University of Leuven occupied their respective rectorates for six days forcing them to abandon their plans to raise the fees for international students. What are his observations about this? Why has Germany a zero tuition fee policy?

Interview and Editing: Tino Brömme
Music: zende Music, Bologna
ESNA European Higher Education News, Berlin
www.esna.tv 

Download the OECD study: http://www.oecd.org/edu/skills-beyond-school/educationindicatorsinfocus.htm

Podcast #7 – International Tuition Fee Policies: An  Interview with Gabriele Marconi, 11/05/2017

As the end of the gargantuan research funding programme, “Horizon 2020” comes into view, we talk to Mr. Martin Pigeon from the Corporate Europe Observatory about the problems the programme has presented since its introduction in 2014, and how its successor, “FP9” might become a “giant battle for subsidies”. 

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

FULL INTERVIEW TEXT AVAILABLE HERE
https://tinyurl.com/esna-pigeon

Oscat

Podcast #8 – Corporate hands on Horizon 2020: An Interview with Martin Pigeon, 05/10/2017

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

Podcast #9 - Anglicising the European Student: An Interview with Annette de Groot, 18/12/2017

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

Oscar

Podcast #10 - “Sorbonne Process” - A Straightjacket for Bologna? w/ Helge Schwitters, 16/01/2018

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

Podcast #11 - European Universities Unite – A new EU initiative. w/ Olga Wessels, 28/06/19

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

Podcast #12 - Reinventing European Universities. An interview with François Taddei, 20/08/2019

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Podcast #3 - Science 2.0: An Interview with Philip Mirowski (Notre Dame), 29/06/2015

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