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SUMMARY:Higher education today and tomorrow: Launch of Transforming higher
  education: Global collaboration on visioning and action
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UID:indico-event-1022494@indico.un.org
CONTACT:hed@unesco.org
DESCRIPTION:For higher education to realize its full transformative potent
 ial\, its institutions and systems need to be transformed as well. UNESCO 
 convened the third World Higher Education Conference (WHEC2022) in Barcelo
 na in May 2022 as part of a once-a-decade process of multilateral policy d
 ialogue\, deliberation\, peer learning\, and agenda-setting. Drawing from 
 this process and further consultations involving over 15\,000 participants
 \, 250 sessions\, 1\,500 inputs and 250 knowledge products from all world 
 regions\, UNESCO has now developed a comprehensive roadmap to transform hi
 gher education.\nUNESCO’s Transforming higher education: Global collabor
 ation on visioning and action publication advances UNESCO’s vision of hi
 gher education as a critical part of the right to quality education throug
 hout life and as a global common good that benefits all.  It provides ins
 ights into developments and trends\; presents a set of seven forward-looki
 ng guiding principles to inspire and inform the work of all involved in hi
 gher education\; and identifies lines of transformation that point the way
  toward a new social contract for higher education. It is a call to action
  to help faculty\, students\, leaders and stakeholders change the sector i
 nto the transformative force the world and future generations need.\nIn th
 e context of converging challenges facing higher education\,  the UNESCO
  International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Car
 ibbean (UNESCO IESALC) has launched the Higher Education Policy Observato
 ry\, building upon the foundations laid by WHEC 2022. This freely accessib
 le online portal has already informed a range of analytical outputs\, incl
 uding regional mappings of higher education systems and policies\, as well
  as policy briefs and global reports such as the forthcoming 2026 Higher 
 Education Trends Report.\nThis publication launch event will serve as a gl
 obal platform for policymakers\, higher education leaders\, faculty\, rese
 archers\, students\, international organizations\, civil society and priva
 te sector partners to advance knowledge\, debate and action that will conn
 ect higher education today with the possibilities and opportunities of tom
 orrow:\n\nUNESCO will present the WHEC Roadmap Guiding Principles and Line
 s of Transformation\, highlighting their relevance for achieving the Susta
 inable Development Goals\, particularly SDG 4\, and building a new social 
 contract for education.\nUNESCO will also present the Higher Education Po
 licy Observatory\, a new freely accessible online tool designed to support
  evidence-informed policymaking in higher education. \nKey global higher e
 ducation stakeholders are invited to join the dialogue on policy action an
 d implementation pathways for higher education transformation\, considerin
 g diverse contexts and priorities across countries\, regions and instituti
 onal types.\n\n \nWatch the event live here.\n \n\nhttps://indico.un.org
 /event/1022494/
LOCATION:Fontenoy/Floor: -1-Room/Salle IX (UNESCO Headquarters)
URL:https://indico.un.org/event/1022494/
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