CHER NextGen Research Lab is a two-days PhD and early-career workshop hosted by the University of Bergamo and HEYE – Center for Higher Education and Youth Employability on 4–5 June 2026.
The workshop brings together emerging scholars in higher education research to present their work, receive feedback from senior academics and journal editors, and engage with an international research community. The programme includes four research sessions, networking opportunities and the roundtable “Meet the Editors – Inside Academic Publishing: A Conversation with International Journal Editors”, featuring editors of leading journals in the fields of higher education, innovation and entrepreneurship.
Short Program
4 June
13.30Welcome and Opening Remarks
14.00 –16.00 Session 1
16.00 –16.30 Coffee Break
16.30 –18.30 Session 2
18.30 Networking Aperitif
5 June
8.30 –10.30 Session 3
10.30 –11.00 Coffee Break
11.00 –12.30 Session 4
12.30 –13.30 Roundtable «Meet the editors»
13.30 Closing Remarks and Light Lunch