Yearly Archives: 2022
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UN condemns ban on Afghan women’s access to higher education and calls for repeal of measure
UNESCO IESALC calls the international community to support the right to higher education for all without any form of discrimination, to advance on the United Nations ... -
The UNESCO IESALC team wishes you happy holidays
The UNESCO IESALC team wishes you happy holidays and a year 2023 filled with opportunities to walk together on the roadmap to the transformation of higher ... -
Contribute to the UNESCO higher education roadmap
Following UNESCO’s 3rd World Higher Education Conference (WHEC2022) held in May 2022, UNESCO invites higher education stakeholders worldwide to provide feedback and contribute to enriching the Higher ... -
Benefits of a rights-based approach to higher education
Higher education needs a rights-based approach “more than ever” in the context of successive world crises, an international conference held to mark World Access to Higher ... -
The future of continuing education lies in the micro-construction of training offerings
Prior to his participation in the X Congress of Continuing Education from the Pacific to the World, the team of PUCP spoke with Francesc Pedró, director ... -
Francesc Pedró and universities in Latin America: “We are moving towards a globalization of higher education”
The head of UNESCO's International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean spoke at the space that Ticmas set up at the Virtual ... -
The launch of a survey for Latin American universities marks the commemoration of the International Day Against Violence Against Women
Until 31 January 2023 female students, professors, and staff are called to participate in a research about violence against women in higher education institutions -
The financial impact of the pandemic on higher education
We do not yet have sufficient data to measure the real impact of the pandemic on the financing of higher education in Latin America. Until they ... -
UNESCO IESALC and Laspau launch their first joint project to train university authorities committed to sustainability
The Leadership, Management and Training Program for Sustainable Higher Education seeks to install capacities in higher education institutions (HEIs) that will underpin their sustainable transformation process, ... -
Alliance for the quality of knowledge in Latin America and the Caribbean
Under the title "LAB Quality that unites us", a set of activities will be developed in a workshop format and in a network between the quality ... -
New Regional Convention for the Recognition of Studies, Degrees and Diplomas in Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean enters into force
The instrument seeks to harmonize the regulatory frameworks for recognizing academic degrees among ratifying States to promote academic mobility and regional integration in higher education. -
Launch of our podcast “Perspectivas: Global talks on higher education”
This newly launched space brings the general public closer to the fundamental issues of higher education through a near and accessible dialogue. -
On World Teachers’ Day
Let us use this celebration not only to recognize and celebrate the teachers' commitment but also to initiate the debate about the profession's transformation and how ... -
International expert group supports Moldova’s research and innovation system
The Government of Moldova requested support from the Horizon Europe Policy Support Facility (PSF) program to strengthen its research and innovation system. -
Young People on Transforming Education: A new joint project for an innovative pedagogy
Young People on Transforming Education Project (YPTEP) aims to explore how different generations of students can potentially use technology and techniques to improve efficiency of self-initiated ... -
What do youth say about higher education in the future?
An in-depth consultation with more than 100 young people from 43 countries defined the challenges, improvements, and opportunities for higher education in 2050 in a new ... -
More than 200 Peruvian teachers will receive training in the change management program
Following a model created by UNESCO IESALC, participants will strengthen, among other aspects, their scientific and academic skills and update their teaching techniques in virtual and ... -
The crossroads of higher education towards 2030
UNESCO IESALC led the chapter dedicated to higher education in the most recent report by UNESCO, UNICEF and ECLAC on the monitoring of SDG-4 towards 2030 ... -
UNESCO, UNICEF and ECLAC warn that at the current rate, Latin America and the Caribbean will not achieve the education goals set by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
The report highlights that while achievement with the education goals established in SDG4 of the 2030 Agenda was not assured before the COVID-19 pandemic, it is ... -
Honduras has opportunities to increase its higher education coverage
The director of UNESCO IESALC, Francesc Pedró, said in a television interview that Honduras' participation rate in higher education is below that of the region as ... -
After the World Higher Education Conference, what’s next on the global higher education agenda?
UNESCO IESALC played a leading role in the third UNESCO World Higher Education Conference (WHEC), facilitating and/or participating in 17 events, contributing to several background documents ...