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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 ... -
A more conscientious population? Higher education can help
It’s not a secret that Latin America and the Caribbean have some problems with the quality of life for the majority of their population ... -
Towards a common higher education space in Southeast Asia
It is in UNESCO’s DNA to promote the internationalisation of higher education as this can contribute to its ultimate mission of building a culture ... -
Making the link for SDG 4: Higher education governance and the quality and equity of higher education systems
Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) commits all countries to equal access to affordable and quality education, including higher education, by 2030. This means ... -
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 ... -
The university reform of Cordoba in 1918 as a permanent invitation
As on every June 15, the Latin American and Caribbean region commemorates the events of Cordoba in 1918 and its University Reform movement. -
Public goods, common goods and global common goods: a brief explanation
By Emma Sabzalieva and José Antonio Quinteiro | April 2022 Background: The notions of “public goods”, “common goods” and “global common goods” have often ... -
Heightened focus on education after Kazakhstan’s deadly protests | Times Higher Education
January 29, 2022 | By Pola Lem Academics urge policymakers to tackle ‘root issues’ including corruption, unemployment and quality education Weeks after deadly protests ... -
Transforming the futures of higher education with and for youths
By Bosen Lily Liu, Dana Abdrasheva, Eglis Chacón, Luz Gamarra Caballero, Simon Wanda Makokha, and Emma Sabzalieva. 24 January 2022 | Education is a universal human ... -
UNESCO IESALC hosts students from IE university to undertake a capstone project
Capstone Projects have become an important modality of curriculum development in the quest to bring students closer to their experiences as professionals in the labour market. A Capstone Project is an opportunity for students to apply ... -
Higher education on hold at home, students stranded abroad | University World News
Dana Abdrasheva and Emma Sabzalieva | 14 January 2022 – Kazakhstan has been in the world’s headlines after a series of protests over energy price hikes ... -
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” ... -
Webinar release – Launch of the report Pathways to 2050 and Beyond. Results of a public consultation on the futures of higher education
Photo: Some of the report editors, guest speakers at the launch event and the Director of IESALC By Luz Gamarra Caballero | On 25, November, 2021, UNESCO-IESALC launched the report “Pathways ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Teachers at the center of higher education recovery
By Francesc Pedró | Since the beginning of the pandemic, most of the efforts of higher education systems around the world have focused on guaranteeing ... -
Higher education must be on the international education agenda | University World News
Francesc Pedró | The absence of higher education from the debates around the international education agenda may hide the relative importance that the sector ... -
University libraries facing the COVID-19 pandemic: better prepared than the university that hosts them?
By José Antonio Quinteiro Goris | The state of alarm derived from the COVID-19 pandemic was a trauma for most Latin American and Caribbean ... -
Higher Education in the recovery plans
By Francesc Pedró | It may still seem too early to start worrying about higher education’s presence in the recovery plans when millions of students ... -
UNESCO: RECOGNITION OF QUALIFICATIONS / AHORAEDUCACION.COM
The portal www.ahoraeducacion.com published the call for the course on UNESCO’s New Regional Convention. “In order to contribute to a better understanding of the ... -
The New Regional Convention: an open door to innovation and cooperation
The Virtual Forum “The New Regional Convention: challenges and opportunities for its implementation” opened with welcoming remarks from the director of the UNESCO International Institute for ...
