Author: Yara Bastidas
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The indelible mark of Antonio Pasquali, director of CRESALC
Defender of the plurality and diversity of identities, Antonio Pasquali considered himself a “UNESCO priest”, always faithful to the status’ preamble that reads: “The organism must ... -
Why India is still not able to attract global faculty / University World News
It was reported recently that there are just 40 foreign teachers at all of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) – 1% of the total faculty ... -
Technology has come to stay in higher education
The III International High Tech Forum was held on October 2nd, 2019, at the Country Club Hotel in Lima, Peru. The event was organized by the ... -
The Observatory of the Universidad de Panamá raises awareness about the Sustainable Development Goals
Within the framework of the Conference on University Research and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), which was held at the Universidad de Panamá (UP), professor Rufino Fernández, ... -
El negocio de los rankings internacionales / El Mundo
Imaginen que cada vez que un cantante español se pega un batacazo monumental en Eurovisión, se reuniera un gabinete de crisis en el Ministerio de Cultura y se ... -
IAU 2019 International Conference: Transforming Higher Education for the Future / Eiseverywhere
Recognizing that higher education is facing a number of challenges brought about by today’s complex societies, the IAU 2019 International Conference is set to discuss the ... -
IAU-BBC series / International Association of Universities (IAU)
The purpose of the IAU AIMING HIGHER initiative is to reaffirm the fundamental values of higher education and its role in transforming societies. In order to do this, ... -
New scheme aims to boost student mobility within Latin America / ICEF Monitor
The UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (IESALC) has just published a new study that reveals that intra-regional mobility numbers are ... -
Colombia no es atractiva para los estudiantes extranjeros: Unesco / Semana
La movilidad internacional es un indicador para medir a las universidades públicas y privadas del país. El número de estudiantes que salen y el número de estudiantes que llegan ... -
Los retos de las universidades latinoamericanas para el siglo XXI / Mundo UNTREF
La adopción y difusión de prácticas sustentables y flexibles, el compromiso con los sectores socialmente marginalizados y la integración regional son para el nuevo director del ... -
De Colombia salen más estudiantes de ed. sup. de los que llegan / El Observatorio de la Universidad Colombiana
América Latina refleja un saldo de movilidad negativo; es decir, se trasladan al extranjero muchos más estudiantes de los que se movilizan hacia ella, advierte informe ... -
New convention will address poor intra-regional mobility / University World News
During the International Conference of States in July in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the Latin American and the Caribbean region adopted a new convention on the recognition ... -
OCDE revela que solo el 16% de los estudiantes superiores en Chile obtienen su título a tiempo / Teletrece
El informe Education at Glance elaborado por la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económicos (OCDE) fue lapidario en cuanto a la situación de la educación ... -
Erradicar el racismo, un desafío de las universidades / La Capital
“Cuando se tratan temas referidos al período colonial de la trata esclavista, todo el curso me mira como si, por ser afro, fuera la única que ... -
Bolsas para EUA e Suécia: presidente destaca as oportunidades / Fundação CAPES
Anderson Correia falou nesta quarta-feira, 25, em vídeo para as redes sociais, sobre dois editais que preveem até 18 bolsas para pesquisas na Suécia e nos ... -
Colleges Face Growing International Student-Visa Issues
The Trump administration’s immigration policies are beginning to be felt acutely by universities, as international students struggle to get the visas they need to study in ... -
How artificial intelligence will help shape the future of higher education?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) as an idea seems to have caught the imagination of both industry and academia alike. Although AI-related academic research has been in place ... -
Universities of the region must deepen research and Sustainable Development Goals efforts
On September 25, the panel “University Research and Sustainable Development Goals (ODS)” took place at the headquartes of the Universidad de Panama. Members of the UNESCO-IESALC ... -
Call to identify best practices in education with Intangible Cultural Heritage in Latin America and the Caribbean
UNESCO’s Regional Offices of Culture and Education for Latin America and the Caribbean, headquartered in Havana and Santiago, Chile respectively, invite universities, schools, cultural centres, museums, ... -
Rectores públicos afirman que la gratuidad universitaria ya no es suficiente / Grupo La Provincia
Rectores de universidades públicas aseguraron hoy que la gratuidad universitaria «en sí misma ya no es suficiente» para resolver los problemas de acceso y egreso universitario, ... -
Del papel a la nube: Cómo guiar la transformación digital de los Sistemas de Información y Gestión Educativa (SIGED) / BID
El objetivo del estudio regional sobre sistemas de información y gestión educativa (SIGED) es identificar cómo se realizan los procesos cotidianos de gestión y cuál es ...