Author: Yara Bastidas
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Fighting climate change: actions from the Universities
The United Nations Academic Impact Initiative (UNAI) has been organizing global conversations in multiple languages with educators, researchers and students to discuss priorities for the future, ... -
“There is a triple disconnection in higher education”, Francesc Pedró
At the TICAL Conference and the Latin American e-Science Meeting held online on September 2nd, UNESCO IESALC’s director Francesc Pedró said that there is currently a ... -
39 Peruvian University Students received laptops and tablets in the digital leaders competition
During the month of August of this year, 39 young Peruvians received the prizes corresponding to the Digital Leaders Competition, broadcast live via Facebook on January ... -
#May2022 – 3rd World Higher Education Conference (WHEC2022)
In the view of the global health crisis, UNESCO World Higher Education Conference, initially planned to be held in 2021, will take place from 18 to ... -
Call for articles submission for the next ESS journal (Vol. 34, No. 1-2022) – Dossier B
UNESCO IESALC invites to submit articles for the thematic dossier of the journal Educación Superior y Sociedad (ESS) “Dossier B: Achieving mutually inclusive internationalization of higher education in Latin ... -
Extension of the deadline for reception of articles for Volume 34 of ESS Journal and its thematic dossier “Quality of Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean”
The Journal Educación Superior y Sociedad ESS (Higher Education and Society) of the UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (IESALC) ... -
Webinar release: Thinking higher and beyond; our experts talk about the futures of higher education
By Eglis Chacón | On 25 May 2021, UNESCO-IESALC launched the report “Thinking Higher and Beyond Perspectives on the Futures of Higher Education to 2050” with ... -
The New Regional Convention from the perspective of the Latin American university
Only 1 in 10 students in Latin America travel abroad; two out of three go to developed countries in North America and Western Europe, and only ... -
Farewell to South African higher education expert Professor Michael Cross
The team of global higher education experts convened by IESALC in March 2021. Professor Cross is in the middle of the fourth row in this composite ... -
The Inaugural Issue of UNESCO-ICHEI’s Flagship Publication CLOUD
The inaugural issue of CLOUD, the flagship publication of the International Centre for Higher Education Innovation under the auspices of UNESCO (UNESCO-ICHEI), was officially launched on ... -
Futures of education in the post-pandemic era / New Straits Times
Azulkifli Abdul Razak stresses in this article the importance for higher education to focus on “…human and non-human – based on holistic universal values in creating ... -
Launch of the 2020 Annual Report
The UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (IESALC) presents its 2020 Annual Report in an interactive and brief format that ... -
Publication of the book “Global University Rankings and the Politics of Knowledge”
The book Global University Rankings and the Politics of Knowledge, edited by Michelle Stack (University of Toronto Press 2021), addresses the lack of empirical research behind ... -
HE should prepare students for life not just livelihood / University World News
The mission of universities in the years to 2050 is to take active responsibility in the development of the potential of all humans; promoting well-being and ... -
#HigherEdFutures project enters next phase | Proyecto #FuturosEdSup entra en su próxima fase
On 25 May 2021, IESALC launched a new report, Thinking Higher and Beyond: Perspectives on the Futures of Higher Education to 2050. The report presents findings ... -
Encontro virtual para comemorar o 30 Aniversário da Revista Educación Superior y Sociedad (ESS)
A Revista Educação Superior e Sociedade (ESS) completa 30 anos e o comemora com um encontro virtual em sintonia com seu trabalho acadêmico e intelectual. A ... -
The evolution of higher education governance structures at a national level: lessons from the Peruvian case
By Francesc Pedró and Harold Mera | These past days, the Education Commission of the Peruvian Congress approved the ruling of the Law of Organization and Functions ... -
Senior Policy Analyst Emma Sabzalieva wins Dissertation Award
Emma Sabzalieva, a senior policy analyst at UNESCO IESALC, has been awarded the 2021 Comparative & International Education Society (CIES) Eurasia Special Interest Group Dissertation Award ... -
Second IAU Global Survey on the Impact of COVID-19 on Higher Education
The International Association of Universities (IAU) and partners are pleased to invite all Universities and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to take the Second IAU Global Survey ... -
The impact of the digital divide on student mobility / University World News
“We had to pay three times more than we were initially paying for broadband internet so that I could attend my virtual classes. I was always ... -
Campaign launch for the implementation of UNESCO’s New Regional Convention
On May 3, 2021, a new website will make available to the public the information related to the procedures for the recognition of studies, degrees and ...
