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The education technology (EdTech) sector has grown strongly in recent years and is therefore an attractive international and national education market, as the management consultancy PwC recently found. Between 2015 and 2019, venture capital investments in education technology in Europe increased significantly, among other things. VC investments in education technology companies reached a record high of around EUR 570 million in 2019 and grew by 52.1% between 2015 and 2019 (PwC 2020).
The academic literature on education management (with a focus on higher education management) clearly describes the trend towards digitalization and has done so for several years (Dittler & Kreidel, 2017). The discussion in the literature about the “university of the future” (Ehlers, 2017) also clearly points in the direction of a consistent and comprehensive digitalization of academic education.
Internationally and also in large parts of Germany, the trend towards digital, innovative academic education has been in full swing for many years.
EdTech-U e.V. offers a forum for developers and providers of EdTech in the field of higher education and for universities that use EdTech.
We want to be the association for educational technology at universities across Europe in order to accelerate the digital transformation.
In close co-operation with EDUvation and the European Edtech Alliance (EEA), we form the chapter for universities: "EdTech-U" literally.
Findings from the Distance Learning Report (BIBB 2022), the Stifterverband (Higher Education Report 2020 and the Distance Learning Trend Study (IUBH 2023) also show that the demand in academic education for flexible and therefore digital programs is steadily increasing. Visions including the use of artificial intelligence (Handke 2017) in higher education – currently fueled by the publication of ChatGPT & Co. – have been considered and discussed for years but are currently (still) rarely (systematically) implemented.
It is becoming clear that higher education will be a digital education in the future, in which all sub-processes will also (have to) be considered and possibly implemented as digital alternatives if an academic education program wants to be future-proof (Brüggemann & Schmitz 2024).
The work of EdTech-U e.V. is aimed at the following points, among others
HEI & universities - both public and private - are a separate field of activity with very specific target groups and framework conditions. The association focuses on this particular field of education.
The association works closely with science and research on evidence-based educational technology solutions and on scientific research into the educational technology of the future.
The European Association for Educational Technology in Higher Education e.V. supports the continuous development of innovative technologies and provides test environments, among other things.
The development and implementation of educational technology at universities requires a legally secure framework. The association promotes the exchange between legal, technical and educational science interests.
The association strives for continuous quality management in dialogue with provider and user groups in order to further professionalize the EdTech sector at universities.
The association is committed to a "give and take" culture among its members. No member has to "reinvent the wheel" and although both the universities and the EdTech companies are often in competition with each other, they are all in the same boat.
From start-up consulting to support for established providers, the association has the development and expansion of the EdTech sector in its sights and with its goal.
Political framework conditions are currently inhibiting or preventing the innovative (further) development of the EdTech sector at universities in a number of places. This is where we need to fight for awareness of our situation and conditions for sustainable design, and this is what the association stands for!
Associate members can be natural persons or legal entities. The application for membership must be made in writing. Simply send an informal email to info@edtech-u.de.
Whether you are an interested individual, company or institution, membership of the EdTech-U e.V. association is always worthwhile.
Joint application for R&D projects at EU and country level
Networking between provider and user groups as well as relevant stakeholder groups
Advice for our members on individual cases
Workshops on all topics related to EdTech
Regular meetings with political decision-making levels for dialogue
EdTech-U is the association for educational technology at universities across Europe
In 2024 & 2025 the minimum membership fee is EUR 100.00 p.a. If a member joins within the second half of the year, the minimum membership fee will be reduced to EUR 50.00 for the expiring year. For the years from 2026 onwards, the General Assembly will agree on a graduated regulation in a scale of fees, the minimum contributions of which may not differ from the following limits.
Individual members
Individual members
& Higher Education Institutes
and other legal entities
founded a maximum of 3 years prior to application
May 15-17, 2024
International Conference on Educational Technology and Online Learning (ICETOL) https://www.icetol.com
Members receive a 50% discount
October 24 and 25, 2024
EdTech Next Summit
https://edtechnext-summit.com
Date announcement:
Workshop „EdTech-Law”
with RA Thies Ove Plath
Date on request
European Association for Educational Technology in Higher Education e.V.
Schwarzer Diek 3
33428 Marienfeld
www.edtech-u.de
info@edtech-u.de
Tel.: 01520 314 74 36
Represented by the chairman:
Prof. Dr. Tim Brüggemann