Newsletter - February 2022
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Call for contributions for the UNESCO World Higher Education Conference 2022 (WHEC2022) is now open!
Organisations and alliances are invited to produce and share knowledge, research, practices or impactful ideas to enhance higher education institutions and systems, locally and internationally for the UNESCO World Higher Education Conference 2022 (WHEC2022), which will take place from 18 to 20 May 2022 in Barcelona. The invitation is open to diverse entities (within and outside the UN system) willing to establish a partnership with UNESCO under the purpose and main themes of the WHEC2022. Read more here.
Send your contribution via email to [email protected]! Deadline for applications: 15th March 2022 at 11:59pm CET
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Barcelona will host the 3rd UNESCO World Higher Education Conference
What impact has the COVID-19 pandemic had on higher education? How to guarantee an inclusive higher education with relevant and quality programs? How can academic mobility be promoted globally? How can higher education institutions contribute to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals? These and other topics will focus the work of the 3rd World Higher Education Conference (WHEC2022) to be held in Barcelona (Spain), from May 18 to 20, 2022, under the title "Reinventing Higher Education for a Sustainable Future".
Read the summary of the official presentation here.
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Jaume Puy, new GUNi President
The Rector of the Universitat de Lleida, Jaume Puy, has been appointed President of the Catalan Association of Public Universities (ACUP) and GUNi President for one year. Read more here.
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GUNi hosts the webinar book launch “Socially Responsible Higher Education: International Perspectives on Knowledge Democracy”
Video now available! Read more here.
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Launch of the DECODE Council for Sustainable Development
The DECODE Council aims to support a community of European deans and other heads of academic units in their efforts to embed sustainable development at their institutions. Not a member yet? Register to join the council here.
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The Global University Network for innovation welcomes 8 new members
In February 2022, a series of innovative Higher Education Institutions and research centers joined the network after the approval of GUNi’s founding institutions. Read more here and join the network!
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Deepening into the area of conflict management and learn more about the "Design Thinking" approach
In the framework of TeRRIFICA, the pilot regions of this H2020 project have organized a series of capacity building workshops, also known as 'Social Methodology Labs'. Read the summary here.
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GUNi World Report-Special Issue - New Visions for Higher Education Institutions towards 2030 and the GUNi Int. Call for action 2022-2025
We are working on our new GUNi Higher Education in the World Report, entitled "New Visions for Higher Education Institutions towards 2030". This Report will be officially presented and launched at the UNESCO World Higher Education Conference 2022 (WHEC2022) in Barcelona. You will find more information and details in the document "Concept Note - GUNi World Report-Special Issue - New Visions for Higher Education Institutions towards 2030".
All members of the GUNi network will have the opportunity to participate on elaborating together the “Vision” of this new GUNi World Report. Stay tuned for updates in your inbox!
This new GUNi World Report will be the springboard of the “GUNi International Call for Action (2022-2025): Rethinking HEIs for Sustainable and Inclusive Societies”. This project seeks to open the debate on the future of higher education institutions in the current decade, to provide new and inspiring visions for HEIs and to guide and support them in their transformation processes, so that they finally become more relevant, inclusive, sustainable, innovative and socially responsible. We will share more information about this International Call for Action in the coming months.
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The impact of COVID-19 on higher education: a review of emerging evidence
Drawing upon 14 rapid-response surveys carried out in 2020 by university networks, student organisations and researchers, as well as over 50 journal articles, reports and publications, this analytical report synthesises the emerging evidence and presents policy recommendations on actions to be taken at the level of higher education systems and by higher education institutions themselves.
Author/s:
Thomas Farnell, Ana Skledar Matijević, Ninoslav Šćukanec Schmidt
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DECODE HEI Sustainability Analysis
During the first phase of the project, the DECODE team wrote a literature review, surveyed over 500 deans and 300 academics, interviewed 30 deans, and summarized insights in the final report:
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18-20/05/2022 - UNESCO World Higher Education Conference 2022
Organised by UNESCO in partnership with GUNi/ACUP, the WHEC2022 will bring together relevant stakeholders to define and prepare a roadmap for a new era of higher education.
Read more here.
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September 2022 - TeRRIFICA International Summer School in Barcelona
Join us and develop ideas for a positive future vision of the climate landscape for 2030 in Europe.
www.terrifica.eu/summer-schools
Stay tuned to our social media for updates on this event! #OurClimateFuture2030
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