The 2024 congress of the Colombian Postgraduate Network, Colombian postgraduate studies: Realities, challenges and possibilities will analyse the present and future of the Network, with the contribution and reflections of guest speakers and panellists, who will discuss academic innovation as a response to the demands of a globalised world impacted by artificial intelligence, the functional structure of postgraduate degrees in Colombian universities and the indicators that show the evolution of postgraduate training from the perspective of funding, permanence and demand for postgraduate training, among others. Francesc Pedró, director of UNESCO IESALC, will participate at 10:30h with the conference Educational innovation […]

Following two years of cooperation between the Global Student Forum, Dr. Manja Klemenčič, and various key member unions, the Bloomsbury Handbook of Student Politics and Representation in Higher Education is now launched. The book presents an unprecedented global comparative analysis of student politics and representation in higher education. It delivers a methodical and well-organized collection of specially commissioned chapters that delve into the historical context, contemporary practices, and ongoing debates surrounding student representation in higher education. The chapters scrutinize the organizational characteristics and political engagements of representative student associations within the multilevel governance of higher education while mapping out opportunities for student […]

From April 16 to 18, 2024, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (Caracas time, GMT-4), the Red Campus Sustentable de Chile (Sustainable Campus Network of Chile) and the Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana (Metropolitan University of Technology) will hold, with the collaboration of the Universidad Católica de Temuco (Catholic University of Temuco), Universidad Católica del Maule (Catholic University of Maule), Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins (Bernardo O'Higgins University) and the ENAC Technical Training Center, the III Ibero-American Congress on Education for Sustainability in Higher Education Institutions 2024. Its purpose is to review the progress made with respect to the inclusion of sustainability in the […]

The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction addresses the reciprocal relationship between vulnerability to disasters and inequality. They are two sides of the same coin. While unequal access to services such as finance and insurance leaves the most at-risk people exposed to danger, the impacts of these disasters exacerbate inequality, pushing the most at-risk groups deeper into poverty. The UN General Assembly decided to designate October 13 as "International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction" (resolution 44/236) to raise awareness among governments and the public to take measures to minimize risks. Likewise, disasters, many of which have been aggravated by climate […]