The 10th Plenary meeting of the Council of Europe Platform on Ethics, Transparency and Integrity in Education (ETINED) took place on 14 October 2026 in Strasbourg, marking ten years of ETINED plenary meetings. Through a dedicated roundtable and retrospective session, delegates, observers and experts reflected on the platform’s achievements and key milestones over the past decade, while reviewing ongoing work and considering future priorities.
Discussions focused on key developments in ETINED’s work, including:
- The guidelines on the development of Open School Data policies in European education systems;
- The development of a reporting methodology in the framework of the Centre for Preventing and Countering Education Fraud (PCEF) initiative.
Participants were also briefed on the latest developments concerning the new Council of Europe Convention on the Conditions of Transparency and Quality Assurance for Automatic Recognition of Higher Education Qualifications, with particular attention to its relevance to and links with the ETINED Platform.
Delegates also exchanged information on recent national and international developments, sharing experiences and perspectives from their respective contexts. Looking ahead, a dedicated breakout session explored priorities for ETINED’s 2028–2031 work programme, including continued efforts to prevent and counter education fraud.
International Forum on Transparency in Governance of Higher Education Institutions
On 15–16 October, ETINED held its first International Forum on “Transparency in Governance of Higher Education Institutions”, back-to-back with the 10th ETINED Plenary Meeting. Building on the Council of Europe’s collaboration with UNESCO’s International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP-UNESCO) on open school data, the Forum extended the discussion to higher education, examining how transparency can strengthen institutional accountability, public trust, student engagement and democratic governance.
Bringing together policymakers, representatives of higher education institutions, international organisations, researchers, students and other experts from Europe and beyond, the Forum explored policies and practices for collecting, managing and sharing data on higher education, research and institutional governance. Particular attention was paid to the student perspective and to the challenges of ensuring that higher education data are accessible, relevant and meaningful to different stakeholders.
Through panel discussions and collaborative group work, participants examined common principles for transparency in higher education data and considered how these could inform future Council of Europe work.
A report summarising the Forum’s key elements and takeaways will be prepared.
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