Open Resources for Inclusive Higher Education
Tools, guides, learning materials, and project outputs developed to support Higher Education Institutions in building inclusive, welcoming, belonging-oriented environments.
About the resources
All resources will be developed through research, co-creation, testing, and collaboration with students, staff, educators, institutions, and stakeholders.
The materials will support HEIs in identifying barriers to belonging, strengthening inclusive teaching practices, assessing institutional progress, and embedding long-term change into policies, curricula, and campus culture.
Resources will be made openly available on this page as they are developed and finalised.
From research to practical tools
Resources are developed through participatory research, co-creation, testing, and validation with students, staff, educators, institutions, and stakeholders.
This keeps the outputs practical: institutions can use them to identify barriers, strengthen inclusive teaching, assess progress, and embed long-term change.
Resource catalogue
Project Management & Quality Resources
WP label: WP1
Resource titles: Project Management Handbook and Strategies; Accessibility and Inclusion Guidelines.
Short description: Coordination, quality assurance, communication, budget control, risk management, accessibility, and sustainability planning resources that help partners deliver the project with transparency and shared responsibility.
Status: In preparation.
Target users: Project partners, coordinators, HEI managers, administrative staff.
Format: Handbook, guidelines, strategy documents.
Belonging Framework Resources
WP label: WP2
Resource titles: Belonging Opportunities Analysis and Best Practices Report; Co-Created Belonging Framework; Policy and Strategy Guidelines for HEIs; Engagement Toolkit for Educators and Administrators; Validation and Impact Report.
Short description: Participatory research outputs mapping barriers and facilitators of belonging, co-created with students, staff, educators, administrators, and stakeholders.
Status: In development.
Target users: HEIs, educators, administrators, student support services, inclusion officers, policy stakeholders.
Format: Report, framework, guidelines, toolkit.
Training and OER Resources
WP label: WP3
Resource titles: Comprehensive OER Modules; Pedagogical Guide for HEIs; Capacity-Building Workshop Materials; International Training Materials from Cagliari; User Testing and Validation Materials; Youthpass and Europass certification support.
Short description: Learning resources and training materials that help HEI staff, educators, students, and institutions apply the Belonging Framework in teaching, mentorship, wellbeing, and community-building contexts.
Status: Coming soon.
Target users: HEI educators, teaching staff, students, mentors, management staff, training facilitators.
Format: OER modules, pedagogical guide, workshop material, training material.
Self-Assessment Toolkit Resources
WP label: WP4
Resource titles: Comprehensive Self-Assessment Toolkit; Policy and Strategy Guidelines; Institutional Adoption and Piloting Materials; User Testing and Refinement Materials.
Short description: Digital and non-digital tools, guiding questions, benchmarks, best practices, and recommendations that help HEIs assess inclusion, belonging, participation, and student support.
Status: Coming soon.
Target users: HEI leaders, quality teams, educators, administrators, students, inclusion and equality officers.
Format: Toolkit, questionnaire, benchmark guide, policy guidelines.
Guidebook and Sustainability Resources
WP label: WP5
Resource titles: Guidebook on Embedding Educational Change; Training Sessions for Institutional Staff; International Sustainability Workshop Materials from Emmendingen; Institutional Commitments to Inclusion; Peer Learning and Engagement Pathways.
Short description: Practical guidance for embedding the Belonging Framework, OERs, and Self-Assessment Toolkit into institutional policies, curricula, student support structures, and long-term strategies.
Status: Coming soon.
Target users: HEI decision-makers, educators, institutional leaders, student support services, policy stakeholders, partner HEIs.
Format: Guidebook, training material, workshop material, action plan template.
Who are these resources for?
Institutional users
Higher Education Institutions, HEI educators, teaching staff, student support services, administrative and management staff, and decision-makers.
Inclusion stakeholders
Inclusion, diversity, and equality officers, policy stakeholders, NGOs, networks, and organisations working in education and inclusion.
Priority communities
The resources particularly support work with women and students from disadvantaged backgrounds, including migrants, refugees, low-income students, first-generation students, students with different abilities, and students experiencing exclusion or low sense of belonging.
Access and availability
All BELONG@HEI resources will be published on this page as they become available. The project is committed to open access, accessibility, and long-term use of its outputs. Resources will include the EU co-funding emblem, Erasmus+ disclaimer, and Creative Commons licensing where applicable.
Open access
Resources will be published on this page as project outputs become available.
Accessible formats
Materials are prepared for long-term use by HEIs, educators, staff, and student support teams.
EU and licensing
Outputs will include the EU co-funding emblem, Erasmus+ disclaimer, and Creative Commons licensing where applicable.