Author: Claudia Delgado Barrios
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Meeting of Higher Education Networks and Councils of Rectors of Latin America and the Caribbean to be held in November in Asuncion, Paraguay
On November 22 and 23, university networks and rectors' councils in the region will meet to collectively reflect on the challenges involved in the necessary acceleration ... -
The number of displaced students has doubled in the last decade
Displaced persons are often denied the right to education, and higher education remains a distant aspiration for most: less than 6% of refugees are enrolled in ... -
A plan to increase student mobility across Latin America | University World News
Francesc Pedró | The Regional Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas and Degrees in Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean, known as the ... -
The United States of America announces its intention to rejoin UNESCO in July
The proposed financing plan must now be submitted to the General Conference of UNESCO Member States for their approval. -
45 participants in Bootcamp 2023 designed curricula integrating education for sustainable development
Throughout the program, the teams developed different activities to deepen their understanding of the key concepts of Education for Sustainable Development and how through transformative pedagogies ... -
Second preparatory meeting for CRES+5 to be held in Puebla (Mexico) in September
From September 5 to 6, 2023, the progress of the working groups on the 12 thematic areas of follow-up to the 2018 Regional Conference on Higher ... -
What have we done to promote meaningful and intergenerational partnership in higher education?
UNESCO IESALC initiated in ECOSOC Youth Forum 2023 a South-South intergenerational dialogue to explore synergies with and for youths, in order to build bridges to innovate ... -
ChatGPT, artificial intelligence and higher education
This blog post is based on the interventions of Dr Francesc Pedró, Director, UNESCO IESALC and Dr Axel Rivas, Director of the School of Education at ... -
New recognition convention boosts HE mobility, integration | #InThePress
Studies link student mobility with improvements in both the quality of higher education and the processes of scientific and technological innovation. -
Significance and policy implications of the Buenos Aires Convention on the recognition of higher education qualifications in Latin America and the Caribbean | #InThePress
The Buenos Aires Convention aims to promote academic mobility and access to education as a human right and a public good that States have an obligation ... -
CRES+5 to be held in March 2024 in Brasilia
The Regional Conference on Higher Education (CRES+5) follow-up meeting will be celebrated from March 13-15, 2024, in the federative capital of Brazil -
UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education now open for 2023 nominations
The Prize awards US$ 50,000 annually to two laureates making outstanding efforts in favour of girls’ and women’s education. -
Higher education leaders forged a consensus on the topics and participatory methodology for CRES + 5
The Secretariat of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education of the Federative Republic of Brazil and IESALC announced that the follow-up meeting of the conference ... -
Emma Sabzalieva recognized with the “Dolores Cacuango” Honorable Mention
In the framework of International Women's Day, Emma Sabzalieva, Director of Research and Foresight at UNESCO IESALC, was recognized by the Universidad UTE of Ecuador. -
UN treaty on qualifications recognition enters into force
The Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education came into force on Sunday 5 March, becoming the first legally binding United Nations instrument ... -
The entry into force of the Regional Convention and its implications for young people in Latin America and the Caribbean
The 2019 Convention opens up a range of opportunities to build a regional framework for the recognition of higher education studies, degrees and diplomas inspired by ... -
Preparatory meeting will approve the thematic axes of the Regional Conference on Higher Education+5
The initial event to take place in Córdoba, Argentina, will also serve to analyze questions to be asked and a methodology that guarantees the participation of ... -
Women and girls shared their stories on innovation and higher education
To celebrate the International Women’s Day 2023, UNESCO IESALC held a Fireside Chat with nine female innovators -
A pilot survey revealed that women suffer psychological violence and sexual harassment in their campuses in LAC
More than half (53%) of the respondents revealed that they had experienced some kind of psychological or emotional violence in higher education institutions. -
Effective policy approaches to bridge the gender gap in academia
In recognition of International Women's Day, UNESCO-IESALC has published a policy brief to outline the current situation of gender inequalities in academia and to propose ... -
Women and girls: Innovation and higher education
Join our Fireside Chat on March 6th to celebrate women and girls in innovation and higher education and engage in a conversation on how female innovators ...
