Author: Claudia Delgado Barrios
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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
Female students, professors, and staff are called to participate in 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 ... -
Three volumes to commemorate the centenary of the University Reform
The National Commission for University Evaluation and Accreditation (CONEAU) published 100 years of University Reform. Appeals to the Argentine university, to commemorate this singular date as ... -
Some initial steps towards a vision of tertiary education international aid
During the Third UNESCO World Higher Education Conference (WHEC), UNESCO IESALC released its inaugural report on international aid in tertiary education (TE). This report highlights the ... -
Education for Sustainable Development Bootcamp trained teams from 21 universities on transformative pedagogies to include SDGs in curricula
During the 12 weeks of the Pedagogical Design and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Bootcamp, 85 people from 13 countries were trained in the development of ... -
The futures of higher education were discussed in Lima
The Universidad en Internet (UNIR) held last May, in Lima, the Congress “The Futures of Higher Education”, with the participation of 40 universities and institutions, including ... -
What was discussed at the WHEC2022? / EAIE Podcast
On 18-20 May, higher education experts and leaders gathered at the UNESCO World higher Education Conference in Barcelona to collectively reflect on the right course of ... -
IESALC’s leading role at the UNESCO World Higher Education Conference
The UNESCO World Higher Education Conference recently held in Barcelona engaged individuals and organizations in the debates around higher education globally. -
Towards a shared future of higher education digital transformation
Participants: LI Ming, Director of UNESCO-ICHEI; Mona Abdel-Al, Director of Education Strategy Administration, Ain Shams University, Egypt; David Atchoarena, Director of UIL; Lesley White, Huawei Europe; Francesc Pedró, Director of UNESCO IESALC; ...