Author: Claudia Delgado Barrios
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Some initial steps towards a vision of tertiary education international aid
During the Third UNESCO World Higher Education Conference (WHEC), UNESCO IESALC released its inaugural report on international aid in tertiary education (TE). This report highlights the ... -
Education for Sustainable Development Bootcamp trained teams from 21 universities on transformative pedagogies to include SDGs in curricula
During the 12 weeks of the Pedagogical Design and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Bootcamp, 85 people from 13 countries were trained in the development of ... -
The futures of higher education were discussed in Lima
The Universidad en Internet (UNIR) held last May, in Lima, the Congress “The Futures of Higher Education”, with the participation of 40 universities and institutions, including ... -
What was discussed at the WHEC2022? / EAIE Podcast
On 18-20 May, higher education experts and leaders gathered at the UNESCO World higher Education Conference in Barcelona to collectively reflect on the right course of ... -
IESALC’s leading role at the UNESCO World Higher Education Conference
The UNESCO World Higher Education Conference recently held in Barcelona engaged individuals and organizations in the debates around higher education globally. -
Towards a shared future of higher education digital transformation
Participants: LI Ming, Director of UNESCO-ICHEI; Mona Abdel-Al, Director of Education Strategy Administration, Ain Shams University, Egypt; David Atchoarena, Director of UIL; Lesley White, Huawei Europe; Francesc Pedró, Director of UNESCO IESALC; ... -
Applications of artificial intelligence in higher education
Panelists: Miguel Valle del Olmo, Spain Government, Director-General for AI and Digital Enabling Technologies; Maritza Rondón, Rector University Cooperativa Colombia; Juan Pablo Mena, CEO uPLanner; Maha ... -
Universities contribution to gender equality: a global perspective
Report presentation: Elizabeth Shepherd, Leader of the Consultancy team – Times Higher Education. Panelists: Gloria Bonder, UNESCO Chair of Women, Science and Technology and Director of the Department of ... -
Higher Education as a human right: Perspectives from youth and Special Rapporteur
Participant: Koumbou Boly-Barry, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education Youth perspectives on higher education as a human right: Kenisha Arora, UNESCO’s Youth Representative for ... -
The next decade of higher education in Latin America and the Caribbean
Panelists: Elena Ortiz Arias, Senior Education Associate at the Inter-American Development Bank(IADB); Ana Capilla, Director of Higher Education and Science of the Organization of Ibero-American ... -
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, UNESCO IESALC ... -
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 Giannecchini, Institutional ... -
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 Professor in ... -
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, Under Secretary ... -
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 of CETYS ... -
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 of Public ... -
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: Francesc Pedró ... -
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 Skills; Joanna ... -
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 sign language-English ... -
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 Ethiopia. Other ... -
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 collaborative systems. ...
