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A unique global identifier for all higher education institutions!
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IAU is pleased to announce that for the very first time, the higher education community can use a unique identifier for each accredited institution: the IAU Global WHED ID.
The rapid development of the higher education landscape, on all continents, triggered discussions with key stakeholders, initially UNESCO and the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), on the need to facilitate the identification of higher education institutions (HEIs). This led to the development of a new feature called IAU Global WHED ID, which uniquely identifies each HEI listed in the World Higher Education Database (WHED).
This project gained additional momentum during the drafting process of the UNESCO Global Convention on the recognition of higher education qualifications, adopted at the UNESCO General Conference in November 2019. The Global Convention aims to increase transparency in the higher education landscape at the global level, and to enhance orientation through the ever-expanding field of higher education, by providing a standard for the listings of HEIs.
These are the aims that the IAU global WHED ID serves and that are dear to the Association:
- Foster transparency of higher education on a global scale;
- Help facilitate communication within the global higher education community;
- Make the list of accredited HE institutions available to all;
- Increase access, speed and the reliability of information;
- Provide better overall administrative certainty;
- Finally yet importantly, combat fraud in higher education.
SHARE THE IAU GLOBAL WHED ID widely!
We invite you all to refer to your new global WHED ID if you are an institution, or to start using the global WHED ID to identify institutions in your databases if you are an organization.
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Aiming Higher,
the IAU series
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We invite you to discover Aiming Higher, the IAU series on higher education, produced by BBC StoryWorks. The series can be found at www.iau-aiminghigher.org. This ambitious project, launched at the IAU 2019 International Conference in Mexico, presents the diverse and innovative stories of 34 IAU Members from all around the world. Through mini films showcasing university initiatives with great social impact, they show how they instill core values in young people and society more generally, in order to foster prosperity, innovation and equity. We invite you to share our posts on Twitter and Facebook and amplify the global voice of higher education for the end of changing society for the better!
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IAU Horizons - Call for papers
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The ‘In Focus’ section of the next issue of IAU Horizons magazine will be devoted to the theme: How are financing models influencing the future of higher education?
If you wish to contribute a paper related to this topic, please send a message to Trine Jensen explaining briefly how you wish to address this topic in your paper.
Deadline for expressions interest:
31 January 2020.
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UNESCO Mobile Learning Week - Call for proposal
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The 2020 edition of UNESCO’s Mobile Learning Week will take place in Paris from 2 to 6 March 2020, with a focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Inclusion in education. The major topics of the Mobile Learning Week 2020 will be:
> How to promote inclusive access to AI and emerging digital opportunities?
> How to leverage AI and digital innovations to advance inclusion in education?
> How to ensure non-discriminatory and gender-equitable use of AI in education?
A call for proposals for sessions and speakers will be opening soon. Should you wish to submit a proposal with IAU, please contact Trine Jensen.
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Takeaways from #IAU2019 International Conference |
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The IAU 2019 International Conference has just ended in Puebla, Mexico. Organized in cooperation with BUAP, the Conference drew 250 participants from 60 countries to debate on the necessary transformations of higher education for the future. The presentations are available on the Conference website. Many insightful discussions took place, bringing new perspectives on the role of higher education today, the one we want for tomorrow and its relevance for societal development. This leads us to the theme for next year’s Conference, “Relevance and Value of Higher Education to Future Society”. Hosted on 3-6 Nov 2020 by University College Dublin, Ireland, this will be a General Conference where Members elect the IAU President and Administrative Board and adopt the next strategic plan. IAU will also be celebrating 70 years since its first General Conference which was held in Nice, France in 1950.
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IAU's 1st report on Technology in Higher Education
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The IAU is pleased to publish Higher Education in the Digital Era: The Current State of Transformation Around the World, which teports on a large consultation undertaken from Nov. 2018 to April 2019 in order to collect global views on the current state of play of the digital transformation of higher education. The report brings together experiences from different parts of the world, discussing the current landscape, risk of inequalities and ways to jointly leverage the potential of technological developments for a sustainable future. The outcomes of this report will inform a new Policy Statement that IAU is developing on the values that must accompany the digital transformation so that it contributes to the global common good.
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PODCAST: The Role Of Higher Education In Innovation
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This podcast has been recorded during the Annual EIT Digital Conference in Brussels, Belgium, where Dr. Hilligje van’t Land, IAU Secretary General, was a keynote speaker. Higher education is continually challenged to prove its relevance and value within our digital society. So what role do universities play in innovation and in the digital future? Dr. van ‘t Land argues that universities are leaders in innovation, transforming the future of our societies.
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IAU has welcomed new Members in November!
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Click on the flags to learn more about the new Members!
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Members and Partners in action
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Diversity, equity and inclusion: strategic issues for universities
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The European University Association (EUA) has released a key report on “Diversity, equity and inclusion in European higher education institutions”. It features different institutional strategies and measures, as well as analysis on success factors, challenges and needs for support to build institutional capacity. The study also provides examples of different institutional practices and approaches. A useful European overview, the report gives timely background information for the various policy debates that are currently taking place in different fora, such as the Bologna Process, or the negotiations on the future Erasmus+ programme at the EU level.
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Join the NCSE 2020 Annual Conference !
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The National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) 2020 Annual Conference will take place on January 6–9, in Washington, D.C. The Conference brings together a diverse community of experts for an enriching opportunity to collaborate on exciting projects, share research and best practices, and build professional relationships. Attendees include national and international leaders in education, government, civil society, and business. NCSE 2020 will focus on Science in Environmental Decision-Making. Don’t miss your opportunity to attend this important event. For more information on NCSE 2020, visit www.ncseglobal.org/conference.
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IAU Horizons, vol. 24.2
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This issue offers detailed information about IAU’s most recent activities and suggests ways to get involved. It also presents the topic of the next IAU General Conference in Dublin, Ireland next year on 3-6 November, as well as the various festivities that IAU is preparing as part of the celebrations of its 70th Anniversary. The In Focus section features contributions on the theme ‘Transforming Higher Education for the Future’, the topic of the IAU 2019 International Conference that just ended in Mexico, in order to offer additional perspectives that inform the conference deliberations.
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Free to think 2019
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Scholars at Risk (SAR) released the report Free to Think 2019 analysing 324 attacks on higher education communities in 56 countries between Sept. 2018 and August 2019. The report draws on data from SAR’s Academic Freedom Monitoring Project to identify trends related to violent attacks on higher education communities that challenge everybody’s freedom to raise difficult questions and share ideas. Free to Think demands urgent action from governments, higher education leaders, and civil society to actively protect higher education communities and defend academic freedom.
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SDGs: how can French higher education and research institutions contribute?
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What do universities, graduate schools, and food or student housing services have to do with the SDGs? How can they be included in institutional strategies? What are the advantages for governance?
This manual has been developed to provide practical answers, categorized by the major professional groups in higher education and
research institutions.
IAU was pleased to contribute to the development of this guide.
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Send us info about your upcoming initiatives!
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