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IAU Turns 70!
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On 9 December 2020, the International Association of Universities will mark 70 years of HE Cooperation
Please join us for a Special Celebratory Webinar as we reflect on these seven decades of Global Higher Education Collaboration, as well as look towards the future. We are grateful to our Members and Partners for their continued support, and are looking forward to celebrating this landmark occasion with you all.
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Take a walk down history lane with IAU Horizons
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It gives us immense pleasure to present this special edition of our biannual magazine IAU Horizons. The issue offers glimpses of every decade since the founding of IAU, highlighting each of those remarkable moments that have paved the way to what the Association has become today.
The In Focus section features a series of reflections on The Future of Higher Education with contributions from HE leaders from 16 countries.
We hope you will enjoy reading it and look forward to many more decades of working together with the IAU community to enhance international cooperation in higher education.
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The IAU webinar series continues
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Don't miss out on our free webinar series on the Future of Higher Education. Upcoming sessions include Reaching SDG16 through Higher Education: Are We Ready to Educate the Future Leaders in collaboration with UNODC and Fostering Sustainable Development: the Role of Higher Education with Magna Charta Observatory (MCO). Find out more about such virtual events and watch recordings of previous sessions by clicking below.
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Lifelong Learning Survey – Deadline Extended
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We invite you to participate in the Global Survey on the Role of Universities and other Higher Education Instututions (HEIs) in Promoting Lifelong Learning. Your contribution will inform collective policy-making and strategy development to enhance HEI engagement in lifelong learning. Please answer the online questionnaire by 15 December 2020. PDF available here.
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Be a Changemaker – Donate to IAU to Support the Global Higher Education Sector!
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IAU is a unique global Association of Higher Education institutions and organizations, which advocates for higher education worldwide. The current COVID-19 situation has reinforced the need for a stronger international cooperation in the field of education. IAU wishes to keep offering its services and activities to its Members and the broader higher education community. Help us reach our goals and contribute to advancing the HE sector with us by making a donation to IAU!
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Africa Knows! It is time to decolonise minds
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2020 is the year in which 17 countries on the African continent celebrate 60 years of independence. IAU Secretary-General Hilligje van't Land participated in a round table titled 'Leaving no Knowledge behind' to discuss what the future of knowledge cooperation with and among African countries, European countries and beyond could look like. Part of a wider international conference – Africa Knows! taking place from 2 December 2020 to 28 February 2021 – this session was organised by the Association of African Universities, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Nuffic and IAU.
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UNESCO Futures of Education Initiative
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IAU sits on the Advisory Board to UNSECO Futures of Education – a global initiative aimed at re-imagining how knowledge and learning can help create a brighter future for humanity and for our planet. We call on the HE community to help inspire future projects in this context. Read the outcome documents here.
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Building social impact and civic engagement
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Universities play a crucial role in creating new knowledge and educating the people who can apply this knowledge to benefit the society. Join IAU Secretary-General Hilligje van't Land along with other experts as they share their insights and expertise on how universities can contribute to social change. Hosted by University World News and Mastercard Foundation, this webinar will take place on Wednesday, 27 January 2021. Read more.
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IAU welcomes two new Members!
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Click on the logos to learn more about them
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics
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Members and Partners in Action
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Call for Applications – European Award for Excellence in Teaching
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IAU Member Central European University has launched the tenth annual European Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Social Sciences and Humanities. The award honors academics in the field who teach at higher education institutions in Europe. Click below for more information and application procedure.
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Sustainable on the Go Conference
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York University, IAU Cluster Lead for SDG4: Quality Education, is organizing an International Virtual Conference on Sustainable and Inclusive Internationalization: Reimagining Approaches in Higher Education in an Era of Global Uncertainties. From 20 - 22 January 2021, the event will bring together scholars, international mobility professionals and practitioners, policymakers, sustainability experts and other stakeholders to discuss the evolving status of international mobility in higher education in Canada and elsewhere in the world.
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EHEA 2020 Ministerial Conference
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The European Higher Education Area (EHEA) held their first ever virtual Ministerial Conference on 19 November. The Conference provided an opportunity to foster a debate on common objectives for the next decade of the EHEA and further strengthen cooperation, thereby ensuring a better future for our higher education systems and our societies.
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Free to Think 2020
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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to surge, threats to scholars, students, and higher education institutions persist unabated. Scholars at Risk (SAR) is an international network of higher education institutions and individuals working to protect threatened scholars, prevent attacks on higher education, and promote academic freedom and related values. Their annual report Free to Think 2020 analyzes 341 attacks on higher education communities in 58 countries.
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Education for Sustainable Development: A Roadmap
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The Education Sector of UNESCO has published
a roadmap for implementing the Global Action Programme on Education for Sustainable Development. A new framework – ESD for 2030 – was adopted by the 206th UNESCO Executive Board and the 40th UNESCO General Conference and acknowledged by the 74th UN General Assembly. Building on previous efforts, the new roadmap places a stronger focus on education’s central contribution to the achievement of the SDGs, and directly contributes to SDG 4 on quality and inclusive education.
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Send us info about your upcoming initiatives!
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