Are you a busy policymaker, researcher, or higher education stakeholder seeking rapid insights into international and regional higher education trends from the HE Policy Observatory’s wealth of data? The UNESCO-IESALC Policy Insights Series is tailored to your requirements. UNESCO-IESALC policy insights are concise digests distilling essential information and data from the HE Policy Observatory, presenting key findings on specific indicators or questions while offering succinct analyses of variations in higher education systems across countries and global regions.
Each UNESCO-IESALC Policy Insights addresses a specific topic or question reflected in the HE Policy Observatory. Each Insight includes:
- A short description of the topic or question addressed, and why it matters
- A global analysis exploring how higher education systems in different countries, world regions or income groups compare
- Suggestions for further data exploration and, when relevant, potential implications for higher education policy
Publications
Policy Insight 1: Which countries guarantee free public higher education by law?
IESALC – November 2023
UNESCO
Policy Insight 2: Which government level is responsible for higher education policies?
IESALC – January 2024
UNESCO
Policy Insight 3: Do governments use national plans to steer higher education?
IESALC – February 2024
UNESCO
Policy Insight 4: National examinations to access higher education
IESALC – February 2024
UNESCO
Policy Insight 5: Do countries use external quality assurance in higher education?
IESALC – February 2024
UNESCO
Policy Insight 6: Are quality assurance agencies for higher education autonomous by law?
IESALC – March 2024
UNESCO