Hochschulforum Digitalisierung (Forum for Higher Education in the Digital Age)

Hochschulforum Digitalisierung (Forum for Higher Education in the Digital Age) is rated 3 out of 5 in the category higher education. Read and write reviews about Hochschulforum Digitalisierung (Forum for Higher Education in the Digital Age). Hochschulforum Digitalisierung (HFD) orchestrates the discourse on higher education in the digital age. As an innovation driver, it informs, advises and connects stakeholders from higher education institutions, politics, business and civil society. Founded in 2014, HFD is a joint initiative by Stifterverband, CHE Centre for Higher Education and the German Rectors’ Conference (HRK). It is sponsored by Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). As an independent national platform, Hochschulforum Digitalisierung (HFD) provides a framework for shaping the wide-ranging impact of digitalisation on higher education institutions, and especially on teaching and learning. HFD supports Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in making digitalisation an integral part of their institutional strategy and in incorporating it into their teaching activities. Together, HFD and HEIs develop forward-looking scenarios for higher education institutions in the digital age. Based on this collaboration, Hochschulforum issues recommendations to decision-makers in German and European higher education policy.