Yearly Archives: 2022
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Financing Higher Education
Panelists: Véronica Figueroa, Subsecretaría de Educación Superior de Chile, and Damtew Teferra, Professor of Higher Education, University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. Moderator: Francesc Pedró, ... -
New approaches to the right to Higher Education
Welcoming remarks: Borhene Chakroun, UNESCO Moderators: Sharlene Bianchi, UNESCO; Rolla Moumné, UNESCO; and Emma Sabzalieva, UNESCO IESALC. Panelists: Delphine Dorsi, Director, Right to Education Initiative, UK; Laura ... -
Transforming the futures of higher education
Opening words: Sobhi Tawil, Director, Future of Learning and Innovation. Panelists: Mpine Makoe, Commonwealth of Learning Chair in Open Education Practices/ Resources and a Research ... -
What would it take to ensure access to higher education for all?
Panelists: Diaka Sidibe, Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation of Guinea; Ibrahim Hassan, Minister of Higher Education of Maldives; Verónica Figueroa Huencho, ... -
Fireside chats on higher education and (inter)national development
Panelists: Romeela Mohee, Commissioner of the Higher Education Commission, Mauritius; Fernando León García, President of the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP) and President ... -
The role of the University Consortium of Small Islands States in sustainable development
Participants: Stefano Moncada, Director, Islands and Small States Institute University of Malta; Kalim U. Shah, Director Island Policy Lab, Joseph R. Biden Jr. School ... -
International cooperation to enhance synergies
With the participation of: Pam Fredman (President, International Association of Universities), and Oscar Alpa (Secretary of University Policies, Argentina – Ministry of Education) Moderator: ... -
Exploring international aid to higher education
Panelists: Michael Harms, Deputy Secretary General German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Germany; Hilde Elin Haaland-Kramer, Head of Department, Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and ... -
The impact of Covid-19 in higher education
With the participation of: Jandhyala B G Tilak (Council for Social Development from India); Roberta Cordano (President, Gallaudet University, a US specialized institution on ... -
Reimagining the futures of higher education
With the participation of: Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General of UNESCO; António Nóvoa, University of Lisbon; Sahle-Work Zewde President of the Federal Democratic Republic of ... -
Iberoamerican-European Union Meeting: A shared look at the future of education
On May 16 and 17, 2022, the Iberoamerican-European Union Meeting: A Shared Look at the Future of Education was held at the University of ... -
WHEC2022 set a roadmap for higher education for the next decade
The “living document” is a key to reimagining our futures together with education at the core. Calls for co-creating more open, inclusive, equitable and ... -
Joint research aims to transform the current higher education digital landscape in the LAC region
UNESCO IESALC and UNESCO ICHEI announced a partnership to create the resources to develop training and applied research for relevant higher education UNESCO IESALC announced ... -
UNESCO IESALC and Times Higher Education launch report on universities’ contribution to gender equality and women’s empowerment Part 2
In the 2022 academic year, more universities report performance indicators on gender equality and women´s empowerment compared to 2021. Universities use diverse initiatives to ... -
The right to higher education approached through a social justice lens
Access to higher education has expanded but remains inequitable The right to higher education must be upheld as an integral part of the right ... -
Cultural stereotypes and lack of support prevent Eastern African women from advancing in higher education
Inequalities in women’s participation in higher education persist in Eastern Africa. Even though there have been improvements in terms of enrolment, gender parity is ... -
Ibero-America in the age of knowledge
The new special of the Somos Iberoamérica web, which is dedicated to “Ibero-America in the age of knowledge“. This edition, which coincides with World ... -
Report reveals the state of higher education two years on from the disruption of Covid-19
The rapid return to in-person teaching and learning and the stabilization of enrolment patterns suggest that the changes will not lead to a fundamental ... -
A new report analyzes for the first time the global flows of international aid for tertiary education
The study states that international aid targeting tertiary education (TE) has almost doubled between 2002 and 2019, reaching US$5.3 billion in 2019 Nearly 35%-40% ... -
Alliances for the future: bridging education across Europe
How universities can enhance alliances? This question started the conversations at the University Pompeu Fabra, in Barcelona (Spain), during the agenda of events at ... -
UNESCO World Conference in Barcelona to shape the future of higher education
Press release | Paris/Barcelona, May 12, 2022 Faced with the challenge of growing student populations, the third UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education, will ...