Author: Claudia Delgado Barrios
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Celebrating International Women’s Day! #8M2023
The UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (IESALC) joins the celebration of International Women's Day with three important events -
Transforming education is a journey we must take together
Everyone has a role to play in this societal journey to transforming education, including you and me. And the journey starts right here, right now! -
UNESCO recommends that university careers in Argentina should be shorter
Francesc Pedró, director of UNESCO IESALC, also spoke about the importance of having educational paths that adapt to the needs of the labor market. -
What’s your say on Innovative Learning?
We want to hear stories from you: Share an innovative learning practice in your own learning or around you! -
What have been the challenges and policy responses in Latin America and the Caribbean to advance towards SDG4 in higher education?
One of the central goals of SDG 4 is the expansion of opportunities for the entire population to access quality higher education throughout life, which has ... -
Young people are already transforming education, but do we know how? Let’s listen
Innovation in education can be technological. The current tech revolution has multiplied the innovative educational tools available, creating enormous opportunities to move us closer to achieving ... -
Students are united by their diversity
UNESCO IESALC holds First Youth Dialogue on the Right to Higher Education in Latin America -
Contribute to the UNESCO higher education roadmap
Following UNESCO’s 3rd World Higher Education Conference (WHEC2022) held in May 2022, UNESCO invites higher education stakeholders worldwide to provide feedback and contribute to enriching the Higher ... -
Benefits of a rights-based approach to higher education
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 ... -
The future of continuing education lies in the micro-construction of training offerings
Prior to his participation in the X Congress of Continuing Education from the Pacific to the World, the team of PUCP spoke with Francesc Pedró, director ... -
Francesc Pedró and universities in Latin America: “We are moving towards a globalization of higher education”
The head of UNESCO's International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean spoke at the space that Ticmas set up at the Virtual ... -
The launch of a survey for Latin American universities marks the commemoration of the International Day Against Violence Against Women
Until 31 January 2023 female students, professors, and staff are called to participate in a research about violence against women in higher education institutions -
The financial impact of the pandemic on higher education
We do not yet have sufficient data to measure the real impact of the pandemic on the financing of higher education in Latin America. Until they ... -
Launch of our podcast “Perspectivas: Global talks on higher education”
This newly launched space brings the general public closer to the fundamental issues of higher education through a near and accessible dialogue. -
Young People on Transforming Education: A new joint project for an innovative pedagogy
Young People on Transforming Education Project (YPTEP) aims to explore how different generations of students can potentially use technology and techniques to improve efficiency of self-initiated ... -
More than 200 Peruvian teachers will receive training in the change management program
Following a model created by UNESCO IESALC, participants will strengthen, among other aspects, their scientific and academic skills and update their teaching techniques in virtual and ... -
The crossroads of higher education towards 2030
UNESCO IESALC led the chapter dedicated to higher education in the most recent report by UNESCO, UNICEF and ECLAC on the monitoring of SDG-4 towards 2030 ... -
UNESCO, UNICEF and ECLAC warn that at the current rate, Latin America and the Caribbean will not achieve the education goals set by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
The report highlights that while achievement with the education goals established in SDG4 of the 2030 Agenda was not assured before the COVID-19 pandemic, it is ... -
Honduras has opportunities to increase its higher education coverage
The director of UNESCO IESALC, Francesc Pedró, said in a television interview that Honduras' participation rate in higher education is below that of the region as ... -
Article points to key areas of higher education in Latin America during pandemic
The latest issue of the Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research, published the article Closing Now to Reopen Better Tomorrow? Pedagogical Continuity in Latin American ... -
Making the link for SDG 4: Higher education governance and the quality and equity of higher education systems
Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) commits all countries to equal access to affordable and quality education, including higher education, by 2030. This means that education ...
