Europe is home to close to 5000 higher education institutions, 17.5 million tertiary education students, 1.35 million people teaching in tertiary education and 1.17 million researchers (Eurostat, 2022). During the COVID-19 pandemic, educational institutions across Europe had to switch to distance education. This affected half of the students’ world population, asking them to adapt to virtual modes of education (UNESCO, 2021).
 

However, despite the significant shift towards digital education, there is a lack of systematic approaches and practices to holistically address the development of resilient digital higher education systems.

To respond to the emerging needs, Digital4All project aims at strengthening universities’ readiness, faculty, and staff’s skills in supporting all learners to equally participate in digital learning experiences.

Through coordinated efforts like the Digital4All project, the European higher education landscape is striving to create a more accessible and equitable digital learning space for all students.