HUMANE Seminar
Harnessing the student journey: strategies to maximise student success
Hosted by the Warsaw School of Economics
October 8-9, 2026
Every university has a key responsibility to develop strategies, policies and approaches to address student dropout. Professional services play a key role in creating the conditions to maximise student success: adding value to the education experience, providing effective support services to underpin the student lifecycle journey, improving retention through data-informed initiatives, and operating the spaces in which students live, study and learn.
From mental health and wellbeing to challenges related to accommodation shortages in many countries, increased living costs and an unpredictable world, universities must support their students, monitor their progress and offer guidance. Furthermore, universities need to ensure that they provide students with sufficient curricular and extracurricular opportunities to develop labour market relevant skills and build intercultural connections – both within the university and in external environments, locally and globally. Offering such opportunities empowers students to reach their full potential as graduates.
The seminar will explore the many ways in which professional services in universities can positively influence the student journey and student success, drawing on case studies, practical examples, frameworks and tools from a diverse range of higher education sectors and institutions in Europe (including initiatives in European University Alliances).
The programme outline is available here.
The Seminar will start with lunch on Thursday 8 October and end at lunchtime on Friday 9 October
Staff from HUMANE Member Institutions and Residential School Alumni benefit from the members rate of €685. Non HUMANE Members will be charged €985.
The fee includes the two lunches, the Thursday dinner and coffee breaks. It does not include travel or accommodation.
Non HUMANE Members may attend if they meet the following criteria: they are from a higher education institution that delivers degree programmes in at least two of the three Bologna cycles (BA, MA, doctorate). Non-member applications are subject to review before acceptance. The Secretariat will apply the correct fee.