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The futures of higher education were discussed in Lima
The Universidad en Internet (UNIR) held last May, in Lima, the Congress “The Futures of Higher Education”, with the participation of 40 universities and ... -
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 ... -
Cultural stereotypes and lack of support prevent Eastern African women from advancing in higher education
Inequalities in women’s participation in higher education persist in Eastern Africa. Even though there have been improvements in terms of enrolment, gender parity is ... -
Report reveals the state of higher education two years on from the disruption of Covid-19
The rapid return to in-person teaching and learning and the stabilization of enrolment patterns suggest that the changes will not lead to a fundamental ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Ukraine: UNESCO statement following the adoption of the UN General Assembly resolution
Following the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of the Resolution on Aggression against Ukraine, and in light of the devastating escalation of violence, ... -
UNESCO IESALC wishes you Happy Holidays
The UNESCO IESALC team wishes you Happy Holidays and a year 2022 filled with opportunities to walk together on the path towards the transformation ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Launching of the Panorama of Higher Education in the countries of the Network of Latin American and Caribbean Private University Associations – Realcup
On Friday, October 22, 2021, the virtual launch of the first edition of the Panorama of Higher Education in the countries of the Network ...