Yearly Archives: 2021
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The New Regional Convention: an open door to innovation and cooperation
The Virtual Forum “The New Regional Convention: challenges and opportunities for its implementation” opened with welcoming remarks from the director of the UNESCO International Institute for ... -
A historical vision and future perspectives characterized the celebration of ESS magazine’s 30th anniversary
UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (IESALC) held a special webinar for the 30th anniversary of the journal ... -
Webinar release: Thinking higher and beyond; our experts talk about the futures of higher education
By Eglis Chacón | On 25 May 2021, UNESCO-IESALC launched the report “Thinking Higher and Beyond Perspectives on the Futures of Higher Education to ... -
Core values should be at the forefront of the Futures of Higher Education
On May 25, 2021, over 500 attendees from more than 50 countries representing all the UNESCO world regions participated in the launch of the ... -
First expert meeting to discuss publication on the impact of COVID-19 on #HigherEd
Universities should further promote intercultural understanding and academic mobility to tackle racism and xenophobia Institutional collaboration needs to come to the forefront of university ... -
Mellon/SAR Academic Freedom Workshop & Fellowships
Scholars at Risk (SAR) announces a call for applications for remote research fellowships for early career researchers studying, writing and/or teaching on academic freedom ... -
The New Regional Convention from the perspective of the Latin American university
Only 1 in 10 students in Latin America travel abroad; two out of three go to developed countries in North America and Western Europe, ... -
Farewell to South African higher education expert Professor Michael Cross
The team of global higher education experts convened by IESALC in March 2021. Professor Cross is in the middle of the fourth row in ... -
The Inaugural Issue of UNESCO-ICHEI’s Flagship Publication CLOUD
The inaugural issue of CLOUD, the flagship publication of the International Centre for Higher Education Innovation under the auspices of UNESCO (UNESCO-ICHEI), was officially ... -
Futures of education in the post-pandemic era / New Straits Times
Azulkifli Abdul Razak stresses in this article the importance for higher education to focus on “…human and non-human – based on holistic universal values ... -
Launch of the 2020 Annual Report
The UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (IESALC) presents its 2020 Annual Report in an interactive and brief ... -
Publication of the book “Global University Rankings and the Politics of Knowledge”
The book Global University Rankings and the Politics of Knowledge, edited by Michelle Stack (University of Toronto Press 2021), addresses the lack of empirical ... -
HE should prepare students for life not just livelihood / University World News
The mission of universities in the years to 2050 is to take active responsibility in the development of the potential of all humans; promoting ... -
Report on the Futures of Higher Education envisions collective and holistic responses to global challenges
On May 25, 2021, the report “Thinking Higher and Beyond: Perspectives on the Futures of Higher Education to 2050“ was launched at a virtual meeting attracting over 500 attendees. ... -
#HigherEdFutures project enters next phase | Proyecto #FuturosEdSup entra en su próxima fase
On 25 May 2021, IESALC launched a new report, Thinking Higher and Beyond: Perspectives on the Futures of Higher Education to 2050. The report ... -
Encontro virtual para comemorar o 30 Aniversário da Revista Educación Superior y Sociedad (ESS)
A Revista Educação Superior e Sociedade (ESS) completa 30 anos e o comemora com um encontro virtual em sintonia com seu trabalho acadêmico e ... -
The evolution of higher education governance structures at a national level: lessons from the Peruvian case
By Francesc Pedró and Harold Mera | These past days, the Education Commission of the Peruvian Congress approved the ruling of the Law of Organization ... -
Senior Policy Analyst Emma Sabzalieva wins Dissertation Award
Emma Sabzalieva, a senior policy analyst at UNESCO IESALC, has been awarded the 2021 Comparative & International Education Society (CIES) Eurasia Special Interest Group ... -
Second IAU Global Survey on the Impact of COVID-19 on Higher Education
The International Association of Universities (IAU) and partners are pleased to invite all Universities and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to take the Second IAU ... -
The impact of the digital divide on student mobility / University World News
“We had to pay three times more than we were initially paying for broadband internet so that I could attend my virtual classes. I ... -
Launch of the report Thinking Higher and Beyond: Perspectives on the Futures of Higher Education to 2050
On May 25, 2021, a webinar will mark the launch of the new UNESCO IESALC report, Thinking Higher and Beyond: Perspectives on the Futures ...