The European tertiary world is probably undergoing the most important transformation since Humboldt; nowadays we are discussing, once more, on the big issues of education: what is its goal and how to get it. In this paper we would like to highlight the contribution that capability approach can bring into higher education. Firstly, we will present this approach and the list of 10 basic capabilities for higher education suggested by Melanie Walker. After that, we will show a practical experience carried out at the University of Sheffield in which we highlight the results in terms of capabilities of a project based on research-enhanced pedagogies. Lastly, we will summary some contributions and advantages that capability approach can bring into the building process of Higher Education Area and the future of higher education.