Author: Claudia Delgado Barrios
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Data and knowledge production in higher education | 5 April
This is the sixth in the series of Higher education conversations in the leadup to the 3rd World Higher Education Conference (Barcelona, 18 – 20 May ... -
UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education now open for nominations
Since 2000, there has been real progress made in advancing girls’ and women’s access to education at all levels. But far too many girls face persistent ... -
UTA and UNESCO IESALC look together into the futures of higher education
The UNESCO IESALC team, which leads the theme on the futures of higher education, shared its findings and visions with representatives of the Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial ... -
Academics will address the elimination of racism in higher education institutions and society
As part of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, four academics from Argentina, Nicaragua, the United Kingdom and the West Indies will meet ... -
Reflections on a new educational social contract
The book Dialogues for a New Social Contract for Education. Options for Reimagining Our Futures Together (available in Spanish) collects the reflections of several educational leaders ... -
Survey will evaluate the transformation of higher education in the post-pandemic period
It is undeniable that the COVID-19 brought about a change in the way people teach and learn. A survey, designed by the Inter-American Dialogue -a center ... -
Virtual conference visualized the futures of higher education towards 2050
The University of the Future Network (UFN), in partnership with UNESCO, held a virtual conference on the futures of higher education, hosted by the University of ... -
Tool strengthens hybrid education in Peruvian public universities
A self-diagnostic guide enables institutions to assess their digital capabilities In order for public universities to plan, organize and prepare the academic calendar for the first ... -
Study seeks to support the growing participation of women in Eastern Africa’s higher education institutions
Globally, women’s enrolment in higher education institutions (HEI) has grown significantly in the last decades. In Africa, it has doubled in the past 20 years, but ... -
Two on-line subjects to obtain a high school diploma: a pioneering measure from Canada | El País
March 2, 2022 | ByJaime Porras Ferreyra The Canadian province of Ontario is at the forefront of the use of new technologies in learning, amid criticism ... -
UNESCO IESALC strengthens links with INTEC in Dominican Republic
The director of UNESCO IESALC, Francesc Pedró, met with the rector of the Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC), Julio Sánchez Mariñez and the advisor, Altagracia ... -
Global universities address gender equality but gaps remain to be closed
Report from UNESCO-IESALC and Times Higher Education examines performance of 776 global universities across 18 indicators Female students outnumber male students, but there is a significant ... -
Towards #WHEC2022. Webinar 10: Impact of COVID-19 on higher education
One of the main axes of UNESCO World Higher Education Conference #WHEC2022, to be held in Barcelona (Spain) next May, , is the impact of Covid-19. ... -
Towards #WHEC2022. Webinar 9: Higher education and the ODS
One of the main axes of UNESCO World Higher Education Conference #WHEC2022, to be held in Barcelona (Spain) next May, is the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). ... -
Join the launching of two reports on gender equality in HE to celebrate International Women’s Day #March8
In 111 years, since International Women’s Day was founded, gender equality has advanced significantly. In spite of great achievements -like women’s right to vote in ... -
Future of international mobility will combine physical and digital experiences to reach a wider range of students
The number of internationally mobile students in higher education has grown dramatically from 0,3 million in 1963, to 2 million in 2000 and up to 6 ... -
Towards #WHEC2022. Webinar 8: Data and knowledge production
One of the main axes of UNESCO World Higher Education Conference #WHEC2022, to be held in Barcelona (Spain) next May, is data and knowledge production. In ... -
Launching of the report on opportunities and challenges of virtual student mobility
The UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (IESALC) launches a major new report “Moving minds: Opportunities and challenges for virtual ... -
A decade to prevent the disappearance of 3,000 languages
Ver la entrada Around 3,000 languages could disappear before the end of the century, at a rate of one every two weeks. Faced with this alarming ... -
Report reveals how virtual exchange helps build global competence
The Stevens Initiative’s third annual report focuses on data from evaluation of grantee programs, lessons learned, and recommendations for effective practices for implementing virtual exchange. At ... -
Towards #WHEC2022. Webinar 7: Academic mobility in higher education
One of the main axes of UNESCO World Higher Education Conference #WHEC2022, to be held in Barcelona (Spain) next May, is academic mobility in higher education. ...