More than 200 students, academics and administrative staff from Arqus universities gathered from 4 to 6 April in Padua for the 2022 Arqus Annual Conference. The theme of this year's conference was "Free to Choose: Fostering Access to Higher Education in European Universities" and the event was held in the framework of the 800th anniversary of the University of Padua.

1st Day of the open sessions of the 2022 Arqus Annual Conference:

9 - 9:30 Official opening of the Annual Conference
- Prof. Daniela Mapelli, Rector of the University of Padua
- Prof. Federico Cinquepalmi, Director General for Students, Development and Internationalisation of Higher Education, Ministry of University and Research of Italy
- Ms. Vanessa Debiais-Sainton, Head of the Higher Education Unit at the European Commission (online participant)
- Mr. Carlo Pasqualetto, City Councillor of the city of Padua

9:30 - 11:00 Freedom and accessibility: how the European University Initiative can contribute to a more inclusive higher education
Plenary session moderated by prof. Manuel João Costa, Vice Rector for Student Affairs and Pedagogical Innovation, University of Minho
- Dr. Eva Egron-Polak, Former Secretary General, International Association of Universities
- Prof. Hans de Wit, Professor Emeritus International Higher Education, Boston College (online participant)

11:30 - 13:00 Action Lines and Arqus Research & Innovation
Update moderated by Prof. Rimvydas Petrauskas, Rector of Vilnius University

14:30 - 16:00 Looking forward: new perspectives for European universities
Plenary session moderated by Dr. Ligia Deca, Presidential Advisor to the President of Romania, Department of Education and Research
- Initial remarks by Ms. Vanessa Debiais-Sainton, Head of the Higher Education Unit at the European Commission (online participant)
- Prof. Massimiliano Zattin, Vice Rector for Postgraduate and Doctorate Programmes, University of Padua
- Prof. Patrycja Matus, Vice Rector for International Projects and Relations, University of Wroclaw

16:30 - 17:30 Presentation of the Arqus Openness Position Paper
Session moderated prof. Rui Vieira de Castro, Rector of the University of Minho
- Presentation by prof. Chérifa Boukacem-Zeghmouri (University of Lyon 1), prof. Christian Kaier (University of Graz), prof. Hildrun Walter (University of Graz)
- Final Remarks by Dr. Ruth Ladenheim, Former State Secretary in the Ministry of Research and Director General of the Centro Interdisciplinario de Estudios en Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación in Buenos Aires

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