On September 29-30, 2022, the Independent Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (IQAA) is holding the annual V Eurasian Forum on Quality Assurance in Higher Education on the topic: "Sustainable development and the future of higher education". The Forum subthemes are: Values and new approaches to the quality of higher education. Expanding access and lifelong learning. Digitalization to improve learning and management efficiency. Enhancing the education system through training of school and university teacher. The program of the forum will feature rectors, vice-rectors and representatives of Kazakhstani universities, as well as heads of the international networks, foreign accreditation agencies and […]

The International Association of University Presidents (IAUP) and the Autonomous University of Bucaramanga (UNAB: Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga) organize the 2022 IAUP Regional Meeting “Recovery and Transformation: New Challenges for Higher Education Leaders”, to be held in Colombia on September 28-30, 2022. For three days, higher education leaders from around the world will come together to discuss highly relevant topics that contribute to the enhancement of senior leadership in the context of current trends and future need. On September 29th, from 11:30 to 12:30 (Colombia time / GMT-5), Victoria Galán-Muros, Head of Research and Analysis at UNESCO IESALC, will talk about […]

The XXXII International Congress on Education Credit "Towards equity, inclusion and comprehensive student training: challenges for higher education institutions and educational credit institutions and programs, facing new labor trends" will be held from Monday, October 3 to Wednesday, October 5, 2022, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Costa Rica time). It is organized by APICE and CONAPE. The objective of the International Congress is to identify and analyze the challenges that, within a framework of equity and inclusion, higher education institutions (HEIs) and educational credit institutions and programs face to promote access and student permanence, their comprehensive training and timely […]

The III Congress on Internationalization of Higher Education (CIES in Spanish): New Realities, organized by the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (National Autonomous University of Honduras), is a virtual congress with a wide participation of national and international institutions that address university activities: teaching, research, liaison, welfare and student life, and university management. The speakers will address topics related to online experiences of international research with a common goal, the adequacy of teaching and academic offerings to virtuality and its impact, the importance of strategic alliances to enhance internationalization between universities, virtual mobilities and all the experience of students, teachers, […]

The Global Education Summit Virtual Educa: transforming education from science, technology and innovation, to be held in Medellin - Colombia, October 19-21, 2022, aims to: favor in Latin America the implementation of objectives such as ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all; achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls; developing resilient infrastructures, promoting inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and fostering innovation; reducing inequalities between and within countries; as well as conserving and sustainably using oceans, seas and marine resources to achieve sustainable development. XIX Seminar on Quality in Higher Distance Education: New Scenarios […]

On October 20, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Costa Rica time GMT-6), the Fourteenth Edition of the Keynote Conference of the National System for Higher Accreditation's (SINAES) Chair will be held with the virtual theme: "Higher education in the current context of the economic, social and academic crisis ". Francesc Pedró, Director of UNESCO-IESALC, will be the keynote speaker. Conference in Spanish with English translation. To participate, please complete the following form: https://sinaes-ac-cr.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_41lJ7ksqR0ewGSg2rCUV1g 

The 4th International Virtual Exchange Conference (IVEC) 2022 will be held at the CEU Cardenal Herrera University (Valencia, Spain), on October 26-28, 2022 in hybrid format. IVEC is the largest and most prominent event on Virtual Exchange, providing a forum for instructors, administrators, instructional designers, and educational leaders from institutions around the world interested in technology, international education, and new pedagogies. Emma Sabzalieva, Head of Higher Education Research and Policy Analysis, will present research completed by UNESCO IESALC on virtual student mobility at the panel “Researching the Field: Leveraging large-scale virtual exchange research to improve practice and advocacy”. Organized by […]

THE’s Global Sustainable Development Congress, hosted in partnership with the University of Glasgow and The Times Higher Education aims to unite higher education, governments, industry and civil society to ensure a more sustainable future. The event named “Uniting Higher Education, Governments, Industry and Society for a Sustainable Future” will be held from 31 October to 2 November 2022, in Glasgow, UK. This three-day event will deliver an immersive, multi-track agenda tackling the big issues around Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with world leaders and influencers sharing their insights on the challenges faced in converting the goals into action and impact. In […]

UNESCO is convening a 30th anniversary celebration of the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme at its headquarters in Paris from 3-4 November 2022. This anniversary conference will celebrate the accomplishments over the last three decades and advance authentic interdisciplinary dialogues and the cross-sectoral mobilization needed to confront complex challenges on the horizon. Dedicated to the theme of “Transforming knowledge for just and sustainable futures”, the two-day event is grounded in the spirit of scientific, moral, intellectual, and academic solidarity. The conference is also an opportunity for networking to strengthen collaboration among members and with the UNESCO sector programmes. It will include special […]