Investigating transitions to higher education : a conceptual framework / V. Donche, D. Noyens, L. Coertjens & P. Van Petegem -- Fear of academic failure as a self-fulfilling prophecy / D. Wagner, T. Brahm & T. Jenert -- Different transitions towards learning at university : exploring the heterogeneity of motivational processes / T. Martens & C. Metzger -- Transition to an international degree programme : preparedness, first-year experiences and success of students of different nationalities / E. Jansen, C. Suhre & S. Andre -- Study success in science bachelor programmes : predictive value of secondary school grades / A. Koster & N. Verhoeven -- "Cutting rough diamonds" : the transition experiences first generation students in higher education / J. Hope -- Transitions within university : concepts and cases / K. Trigwell -- Student engagement and the transition from the first to second year in higher education / V. Korhonen, M. Inkinen, M. Mattsson & A. Toom -- The development of learning strategies in higher education : impact of gender and prior education / G. Vanthournout, L. Catrysse, L. Coertjens, D. Gijbels & V. Donche -- Insights into the experienced stress and self-regulation of learning of veterinary students in educational transition phases / J. Laakkonen & A. Nevgi -- Who succeeds at the university and how much time does it take? : a longitudinal analysis at the University of Antwerp (Belgium) / P. Spooren & D. Mortelmans -- Learning journeys and master's literacies : Chinese first-degree students' transitions to postgraduate studies in the UK / W. Zhao, P. Sangster & D. Hounsell -- Transition from higher education to the labour market : state of the art / I. Grosemans & E. Kyndt -- The labour market's requirements profiles for higher education graduates / E. Braun & J-C. Brachem -- The transition from university to working life : an exploration of graduates' perceptions of their academic competences / T. Tuononen, A. Parpala & S. Lindblom-Ylänne -- How higher education may contribute to the development of graduates' generic competences / H. Knipprath -- Enrolment of first-year students in knowledge domains : unpacking transformative practices in three introductory courses / M. Nerland & K. Jensen -- Assessment of competences in knowledge work and object-bound collaboration during higher education courses / H. Muukkonen, M. Lakkala, A.Toom & L. Ilomäki -- Conclusion / E. Kyndt, V. Donche, K. Trigwell & S. Lindblom-Ylänne.