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European higher education is undergoing a significant transformation through initiatives addressing student mobility, the social dimension, the housing crisis, and innovative institutional collaboration models in Europe and across the world. These policy priorities create an opportunity to demonstrate and research the impact of Student Affairs and Services on student success, wellbeing, and civic engagement.
This session examines how Student Services and Affairs professionals can leverage current European policy priorities to build evidence-based research for their work, but also strengthen its visibility and professional recognition beyond national borders.
Drawing on European university and college Association's (EucA) engagement across Europe and emerging cross-border collaborations between national student affairs associations, the session will explore upcoming opportunities for collaborative research models that build comparative evidence across European contexts.
Mirela Mazalu is Secretary-General of the European University College Association (EucA), a Brussels-based organization representing universities, colleges, and university residences across 17 European countries.
With over 15 years of experience in European higher education, Mirela specializes in establishing student affairs and services as a recognized profession in Europe, with particular expertise in student housing, university residential life, soft skills training, active citizenship, and quality mobility frameworks.
Through strategic partnerships with leading student affairs associations in USA, Africa and South Korea, Mirela facilitates knowledge exchange on residence life and student success best practices among European higher education leaders, global experts, and EU decision makers.