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The right to higher education (HE) is a crucial component of the right to education throughout life – but do you know how many countries guarantee this right by law? The latest UNESCO IESALC Policy …
Broad and meaningful partnerships are needed to ensure quality, inclusion and equity in higher education, is one of the conclusions of the UNESCO IESALC side event at the Economic and Social Council (…
A suite of reports presents the key findings from a series of regional and thematic consultations on the right to higher education as an integral component of the evolving right to education.…
UNESCO IESALC holds First Youth Dialogue on the Right to Higher Education in Latin America …
Higher education needs a rights-based approach “more than ever” in the context of successive world crises, an international conference held to mark World Access to Higher Education Day (WAHED) was…
Welcoming remarks: Borhene Chakroun, UNESCO Moderators: Sharlene Bianchi, UNESCO; Rolla Moumné, UNESCO; and Emma Sabzalieva, UNESCO IESALC. Panelists: Delphine Dorsi, Director, Right t…
Access to higher education has expanded but remains inequitable The right to higher education must be upheld as an integral part of the right to education at all levels and throughout life Systems and…
By Emma Sabzalieva and José Antonio Quinteiro | April 2022 Background: The notions of “public goods”, “common goods” and “global common goods” have often been used interchangeably. The bo…
UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (IESALC) announces a new partnership with the Open Society Foundations (OSF) to promote the right to higher educa…