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7th Higher Education in the World Report strengthens the interrelations between science, technology and humanities
“From politicians, to technicians, regulators, academics from different fields and financiers, everyone is convinced that humanistic education and cultural experience are key factors for a more dignified, fairer and more democratic society. ... -
Bringing the international education community together / World Education Blog
By Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO / As 2019 draws to a close and prompted by my colleague Julia Gillard’s recent blog, I would like to share my reflections on ... -
Towards the ratification of the new regional convention on higher education
In the 1970s, UNESCO proposed the creation of an instrument that would call on the member states of Latin America and the Caribbean to take the necessary measures to guarantee that students ...
Why is a Regional Convention for the recognition of higher education necessary?
When a student decides to leave his/her country to study in a higher education institution in another country, he/she is looking to complement and improve his/her learning experience, expand knowledge, ...What is the Global Convention on higher education? / UNESCO
Imagine a world where students can swiftly move around the world and pursue their studies without hitting any roadblocks. Well we might be one step closer to that. In November ...According to Times Higher Education, the best universities in Latin America and the Caribbean are in Chile, Brazil and Mexico
The Times Higher Education (THE), an English company dedicated to processing data on higher education in the world, recently published the Latin America University Rankings, a list that includes the ...
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7th Higher Education in the World Report / GUNI
Under the title ‘Humanities and Higher Education: generating synergies between Science, Technology and Humanities’, the 7th edition of the HEIW Report focuses on the future of the humanities and the ...Walling off teaching from research will block the road to eminence / THE
By Brian Schmidt / Of the many things I worry about as a university leader, the threat to the hallowed Humboldtian university model, where teaching and research are inexorably mixed, ...In higher ed tech, where’s the ‘hype’ and what’s the promise?/ Education Dive
Every few years new technology emerges that promises to improve student success and make it easier for college officials to do their jobs. Some tools have delivered on that promise, ...
