Author: Yara Bastidas
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Critical higher education for social welfare, raised by experts | LaJornada
By Laura Poy Solano | LaJornada Specialists warned that a change is urgent in higher education, so as not to see university education only as a ... -
Past, present and future of higher education in the world
Blog | By Marco Antonio Rodrigues Dias [1] Participating in a meeting that celebrates the 30th anniversary of the journal “Higher Education and Society” (Educación Superior ... -
IESALC’S ESS Journal addresses the challenges of higher education in the region facing the pandemic
UNESCO IESALC’s Journal Educación Superior y Sociedad (ESS) presented its most recent edition (Vol.33, No. 2, 2021) which includes, in addition to its general content, a ... -
UNESCO presented in Barcelona the 3rd World Higher Education Conference: “Reinventing Higher Education for a Sustainable Future”
What impact has the COVID-19 pandemic had on higher education? How to guarantee an inclusive higher education with relevant and quality programs? How can academic mobility ... -
Cuba, Zambia and Tunisia acceded to conventions promoting mobility in higher education
Some 5.3 million students are studying higher education outside their home countries. This figure was just 2 million in year 2000. In order to facilitate mobility, ... -
People from around the world visualized what higher education could look like in 2050 and beyond
Higher education is expected to be inclusive, student-centered, responsive and connected Higher education plays a crucial role in individual empowerment, community development, societal progress and global cohesion Issues relating ... -
Reimagining equitable access to international student mobility | studyportals.com
Francesc Pedró, Director of UNESCO’s International Institute for Higher Education and a keynote speaker at Studyportals Global Student Satisfaction Awards, is interviewed by Studyportals Senior Editor ... -
Indigenous peoples and Afro-Descendants face multiple racism in higher education | jornada.com
In higher education institutions, indigenous and Afro-descendant students not only face obstacles related to their socioeconomic situation but also to their linguistic differences and educational disadvantages. ... -
Higher education both fights and reproduces racism
The webinar Racism in the Academy: Global perspectives on multiple forms of racism and struggles for equity revealed how higher education systems legitimate and reproduce racism while simultaneously ... -
2nd Campaign against Racism in Higher Education
The UNESCO Chair in Higher Education and Indigenous and Afro-descendant Peoples in Latin America of the National University of Tres de Febrero (UNTREF) invites to the ... -
The battle against inequity must begin in the family and in preschool education | Campus: Supplement on higher education
By Carlos Reyes | If higher education institutions commit themselves to educational equity and build strategies to reduce the gaps between students and the study centers ... -
#25Nov Webinar | Pathways to 2050 and beyond: Findings from a public consultation on the futures of higher education
Join UNESCO IESALC for the online launch of the second report on the futures of higher education, Pathways to 2050 and beyond: Findings from a public consultation on ... -
Kick-off meeting of the project to support women participation in higher education in Eastern Africa
The UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNESCO IESALC) and the UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa (UNESCO Office in ... -
Cuba Ratified Convention on the Recognition of Studies in the Region
With Cuba’s ratification, only one State Party’s signature is needed for the Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Degrees and Diplomas in Higher Education in Latin ... -
Virtual student mobility for a post-pandemic world
By Emma Sabzalieva | UNESCO IESALC’s research and analysis on virtual student mobility (VSM) aims to better understand the potential of VSM. During the pandemic, 60% of higher education institutions (HEIs) reported increased application of virtual forms of ... -
13th International Congress of Higher Education University 2022: “University and Innovation, for a Sustainable and Inclusive Development” | Cuba
In the framework of the 13th. International Congress on Higher Education University 2022, the director of UNESCO IESALC, Francesc Pedró, will participate in the Forum for ... -
Latin America and the Caribbean towards the World Higher Education Conference 2022
As part of the events leading up to UNESCO Third World Higher Education Conference #WHEC2022, an event that will re-formulate ideas and practices that guarantee sustainable ... -
60 volunteer mentors selected to transform society through sustainable development education
Following the call for professionals with pedagogical experience in sustainable development to apply as volunteer mentors for the first Bootcamp on Pedagogical Design and Education for ... -
#18Nov | Webinar Racism in the Academy: Global perspectives on multiple forms of racism and struggles for equity
Racism in the Academy: Global perspectives on multiple forms of racism and struggles for equity is the webinar to be hosted by the UNESCO International Institute ... -
Higher education in Latin America and the Caribbean, present and future
By Ana Lúcia Gazzola | First of all, I would like to talk about my joy at participating in this IESALC event, in celebration of the ... -
The transition to hybrid education will translate into a greater quality of teacher-student interaction, Francesc Pedró
“The use of management and e-learning platforms has made more progress in the world of higher education than in school education,” said UNESCO IESALC Director Francesc ...
