From the CRES 2018 to WHEC 2022
-
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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: ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Iberoamerican-European Union Meeting: A shared look at the future of education
On May 16 and 17, 2022, the Iberoamerican-European Union Meeting: A Shared Look at the Future of Education was held at the University of ... -
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 ... -
Joint research aims to transform the current higher education digital landscape in the LAC region
UNESCO IESALC and UNESCO ICHEI announced a partnership to create the resources to develop training and applied research for relevant higher education UNESCO IESALC announced ... -
The right to higher education approached through a social justice lens
Access to higher education has expanded but remains inequitable The right to higher education must be upheld as an integral part of the right ...
