Higher education is rapidly expanding, diversifying, and attracting more students than ever before. At the same time, only 1 per cent of the poorest are spending more than four years in higher education, compared to 20 per cent of the richest, according to a recent analysis by IIEP and UNESCO's Global Education Monitoring Report. This edition of The IIEP Letter explores what is needed to enable higher education to fully play its central new role in the Sustainable Development agenda.
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IN THIS ISSUE...
EDITORIAL
The changing role of higher education
By Suzanne Grant Lewis, IIEP Director
Higher education on the road to 2030
By Michaela Martin
Meeting the challenges of a green future
By Taya Owens, UNESCO Education Monitoring Report
How does internal quality assurance impact quality and employability
By Michaela Martin and Christine Emeran, IIEP-UNESCO
BREAKING BARRIERS IN EDUCATION
Higher education can inspire the next generation of change-makers
Overcoming corruption and academic fraud in higher education
By Muriel Poisson, IIEP-UNESCO
The difficulties of reforming higher education in Chile
By Maria José Lemaitre, Centro Interuniversitario de Dessarollo (CINDA)
Reviving higher education in India
By N.V. Varghese, National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA)
New professional paths needed for students in Mauritania
By Oliver Pieume and Koffi Segniagbeto, IIEP-Pôle de Dakar
PERSPECTIVES
How does the cost of higher education impact your studies?
HIGHLIGHTS
Achieving equity in higher education
By Juana Barragan Diaz, IIEP-UNESCO
TRAINING PROGRAMMES
Monitoring and evaluating education's response to Hiv and Aids
By Stephanie Dolata, IIEP-UNESCO
IIEP PUBLICATIONS
A talk with the author professor N.V. Varghese