Tag Archives: tertiary education

Flexible learning during Covid-19: how to ensure quality higher education at a distance

Posted on 7 May 2020 by GEM Report

By Michaela Martin and Uliana Furiv, respective lead and consultant working at the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning programme specialist on a project on flexible learning pathways. The Covid-19 outbreak closed universities and other tertiary education institutions in 175 … Continue reading →

Posted in emergencies, higher education, technology, Uncategorized | Tagged coronavirus, covid19, higher education, technology, tertiary education | 4 Comments

Roxana, a Romanian student on an Erasmus exchange programme, “learned to look beyond stereotypes”

Posted on 19 March 2019 by GEM Report

This content comes from our newly released interactive youth version of the 2019 GEM Report. The EU’s higher education strategy includes a target for at least 20% of graduates to experience part of their study or training abroad. Erasmus is … Continue reading →

Posted in higher education, immigrant, immigration, migrant, migration, scholarships, tertiary education, Uncategorized | Tagged 2019 gem report, 2019 Youth Report, higher education, migrants, migration, target 4.b, tertiary education | 1 Comment

A new Qualifications Passport has global potential for recognising refugees’ qualifications

Posted on 20 December 2018 by GEM Report

By Terje Mørland, Director General in the Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (NOKUT) and Stig Arne Skjerven, Director of Foreign Education / Norwegian ENIC-NARIC in NOKUT and elected president of the European Network of Information Centres in the … Continue reading →

Posted in migrant, migration, refugees, Refugees and displaced people, tertiary education, Uncategorized | Tagged displaced populations, higher education, migration, refugees, tertiary education | 5 Comments

What a waste: Ensure migrants and refugees’ qualifications and prior learning are recognized

Posted on 18 December 2018 by GEM Report

Presented at the Global Education Meeting in Brussels, a new paper produced by our Report in collaboration with Education Above All and UNHCR shows that over a third of highly educated immigrants were overqualified for their jobs, compared to a … Continue reading →

Posted in immigrant, migrant, migration, refugees, Refugees and displaced people, tertiary education, Uncategorized | Tagged displaced populations, higher education, migration, refugees, tertiary education | 2 Comments

Everyone benefits from diversity on campus – why the problem with affirmative action?

Posted on 6 July 2018 by GEM Report

This week, affirmative action has been making the headlines in the United States. First introduced by President Kennedy in 1961, the policy was designed to ensure non-discrimination in university enrollment. Although originally some universities used strict quotas to admit a … Continue reading →

Posted in higher education, tertiary education, Uncategorized | Tagged affirmative action, higher education, Inclusion, target 4.b, tertiary education | 1 Comment

The Chilean students are back for more: protesting for education equality

Posted on 30 March 2018 by GEM Report

For the third time in the past 12 years, Chilean students are back on the streets calling for equality in education. This time they are protesting a decision taken by the Constitutional Tribunal to overturn the Higher Education Law, which … Continue reading →

Posted in accountability, higher education, right to education, tertiary education, Uncategorized | Tagged accountability, Chile, higher education, right to education, Target 4.3, tertiary education | 6 Comments

How to open doors to higher education for all: Look to the state of New York

Posted on 8 June 2017 by GEM Report

Jim Malatras, President, Rockefeller Institute of Government says that New York’s recent offer of free tuition for state residents is a game changer for making higher education accessible to all. In today’s world, the lack of economic means shouldn’t stifle … Continue reading →

Posted in Finance, higher education, tertiary education, Uncategorized | Tagged higher education, New York, Target 4.3, tertiary education, tuition fees | 2 Comments

Inclusive higher education in South Africa: not just a policy project but also an ‘ethical project’

Posted on 16 May 2017 by GEM Report

By Professor Ruksana Osman, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa As the recent GEM Report paper showed, equitable and affordable higher education remains elusive to the majority of students from working class … Continue reading →

Posted in higher education, tertiary education, Uncategorized | Tagged higher education, learning, south africa, Target 4.3, tertiary education, universities | 5 Comments

#FeesMustFall: South Africa’s Ongoing Higher Education Crisis

Posted on 1 May 2017 by GEM Report

By Dylan Barry, a post-grad physics student at the University of the Witwatersrand. Dylan headed up the #FeesMustFall News Media task team in 2015, and the #FeesMustFall Economic Research task team in 2016 at the University of the Witwatersrand. On … Continue reading →

Posted in Finance, higher education, tertiary education, Uncategorized | Tagged financing, higher education, south africa, Target 4.3, tertiary education | 7 Comments

Growing demand for higher education puts affirmative action in the spotlight

Posted on 1 May 2017 by GEM Report

By Michaela Martin and Alexandra Waldhorn, IIEP-UNESCO and Taya Louise Owens, GEM Report UNESCO Affirmative action in higher education is a controversial topic for many. On the one hand, some believe strongly that it is the route to equitable access … Continue reading →