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World Conference on Higher Education closes with an appeal for investment and cooperation

World Conference on Higher Education closes with an appeal for investment and cooperation
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  • Dr Jill Biden, Second Lady of the United States

06-07-2009
The World Conference on Higher Education closed with a call to governments to increase investment in higher education, encourage diversity and strengthen regional cooperation to serve societal needs.

“At no time in history has it been more important to invest in higher education as a major force in building an inclusive and diverse knowledge society and to advance research, innovation and creativity,” says the final communiqué, adopted at the end of the World Conference on Higher Education that gathered over 1,000 participants from around 150 countries at UNESCO Headquarters from 5 to 8 July.  More

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