WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS - Empowering Change: Navigating Twin Transitions and Enhancing Civic Engagement in Higher Education

This special issue, “Empowering Change. Navigating Twin Transitions and Enhancing Civic Engagement in Higher Education,” aims to promote interdisciplinary discussion on the link between environmental responsibility in higher education and active civic engagement, as well as on how higher education is evolving in response to digital, ecological, and demographic changes. 

It features the proceedings from the UP2YOU Workshop, "Navigating Twin Transitions and Enhancing Civic Engagement in Higher Education," held in conjunction with the 11th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd’25) in Valencia from June 17 to 20, 2025. 

The workshop aimed to showcase cutting-edge research and innovative ideas on utilizing digital tools and sustainable practices to create inclusive, future-oriented learning environments and to encourage civic engagement in higher education. This focus is particularly relevant in light of ongoing changes in the European Union labour market, which are shifting towards a service-based economy and are expected to drive growing demand for highly skilled workers by 2035. Rather than job polarization, a trend of job upgrading is emerging, with most job openings requiring high-level qualifications (Cedefop 2023). 

Published: 2025-10-18

Essays

  • Integrating Chatgpt Into Teaching: Students’ Perceptions Of Its Usefulness And Reliability As A Pedagogical Resource

    José Sánchez-Labella, Antonio González-Rojas, Isabel Pla Julián
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.61007/QdC.2025.2.376

  • Eco-Friendly Digital Educational Practices That Promote Sustainability

    Edita Lenkauskaite , Caio Cesar Souza
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.61007/QdC.2025.2.377

  • Leveraging LLM With RAG For Feedback In Medical Data Science Courses

    Ivan Letteri, Pierpaolo Vittorini, Francesca Tusoni, Leila Fabiani
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.61007/QdC.2025.2.378

  • Integrating Digital Feedback To Enhance Sustainable And Equitable Peer Collaborative Skills, Feedback Literacy And Reflective Practice In Undergraduate Groups: Learnings From Australian Case Studies

    Kirsty Emery, Susan Matthews
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.61007/QdC.2025.2.379

  • Digital Technologies For Environmental Education And Civic Engagement: A Case Study On A Pre-Secondary Pathway For Unaccompanied Foreign Minors Preparing For Entry Into High School

    Vincenzo Salerno
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.61007/QdC.2025.2.380

  • The Contribution Of Vet To Twin Transition: Quality, Competence And Participatory Improvement Through Peer Review

    Diego Boerchi, Laura Evangelista, Concetta Fonzo
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.61007/QdC.2025.2.381

  • Adopting An Evidence-Based Management Approach In Teaching: Perspectives, Barriers And Enablers Among Academics In Business And Management

    Katarzyna Tracz-Krupa, Vincent Cassar, Dorota Molek-Winiarska, Frank Bezzina
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.61007/QdC.2025.2.382

  • The Role Of Quality Assurance In Supporting Micro-Credentials In European Education And Training Systems

    Concetta Fonzo, Laura Evangelista
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.61007/QdC.2025.2.383

  • Innovating The Curriculum: Analysing The Transformation Of First Year Students’ Agency In The “Cultivating Knowledge And Care” Course

    Emiliane Rubat du Mérac, Astrid Favella
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.61007/QdC.2025.2.384

  • The Twin Transition Strategy Framework: How Universities Can Effectively Leverage Their Capabilities In Research, Teaching, And Collaborations

    Anna Kyawt Ni
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.61007/QdC.2025.2.385

  • Micro-Credentials And The Digital Transformation Of Higher Education

    Sergio Pappagallo
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.61007/QdC.2025.2.386