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How does the pandemic shape the future of higher education?

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The COVID-19 pandemic has been a transformative moment in history. It mainly created new challenges, but also new opportunities and it also acted as a catalyst for already existing processes; it accelerated transformations, it exposed strengths and weaknesses of our societies. On one hand, it demonstrated the importance of global cooperation, of knowledge, research and science, but on the other hand, it showed the predominance of narrow interests leading to closeness, competition and eventually greater inequality in the world. This session will investigate higher education in this new reality, drawing from the results of the second Global Survey on the impact of COVID-19 on higher education: “Higher Education One Year into the COVID-19 Pandemic” by the International Association of Universities (IAU).
The survey, conducted in the first half of 2021, gathered replies from 496 HEIs in 112 countries and territories from all regions of the world. The survey covered a wide range of academic functioning and missions from governance, teaching and learning, research to community/societal engagement. The report includes the global results as well as a regional analysis in four regions of the world. The survey report includes national and regional perspectives written by organisations and associations of universities from different parts of the world.
This virtual side event is part of the UNESCO WHEC2022 programme. It brings together the leaders of regional and national organisations and associations of universities to discuss how the pandemic will impact the future of Higher Education, putting special emphasis on lessons learnt during the pandemic and how this experience will shape the future of higher education.

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May 12, 2022 12:00 PM in Greenwich Mean Time

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Message preview	Hi there, You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: May 12, 2022 12:00 PM Greenwich Mean Time Topic: How does the pandemic shape the future of higher education? Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bNRFDhwyTmaEyDnfr6rj7g After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. ---------- Webinar Speakers Trine Jensen (Manager, HE & Digital Transformation, Publication and Events @IAU) Trine Jensen leads the work on the strategic priority Higher Education & Digital Transformation at the IAU. She is spearheading projects spanning policy-shaping, strategy, advocacy, and monitoring of the digital transformation of HE with global partners and is the author of the IAU Global Monitoring Report on Higher Education in the Digital Era: the Current State of Transformation around the World (January 2020) and leads on the IAU Policy Statement: “Transforming Higher Education for the Global Common Good in a Digital World” in collaboration with an international Expert Advisory Group. In 2019, she launched a new IAU programme entitled: “Institutional site visits” fostering international peer-to-peer learning in relation to digital transformation of higher education institutions. She is also co-editor of the Associations’ magazine IAU Horizons . Finally, she works with the Secretary General on the IAU events and Administrative Board meetings. Maria Claudia Soler (Senior Analyst, Research @American Council on Education (ACE)) Maria Claudia Soler is a senior research analyst at ACE. Her experience centers on domestic and international policies and programs around access and success in higher education. Her current portfolio includes projects on student success, internationalization on U.S. campuses, organizational change, and survey design. Before joining ACE, Soler worked in the Community College Research Initiatives at the University of Washington and at the Office of Community College Research and Leadership at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where she authored and co-authored data notes, policy reports, book chapters, and research papers on community college bachelor’s degree policies and programs, transfer policies, multi-institutional attendance patterns, and career and technical education. She also conducted policy research at the Institute for Higher Education Policy and worked as a consultant for Development Services Group examining the effects of college aid programs. Amr Ezzat Salama (Secretary-General @Association of Arab Universities (AArU)) Dr. Amr Ezzat Salama is a Professor of Structural Engineering in Helwan University, Egypt. He is a holder of PhD in Structural Engineering from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK and has a Master in Maritime Civil Engineering, from Manchester, UK as well as a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degree from Cairo University. Dr. Amr Salama was the Counselor of The American University in Cairo and is the Former Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Technology of Egypt. He is also the Chairman of the Management Engineering Society and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees and the President of the Executive Bureau of 57357 Foundation as well as the Chairman of the Council of Housing and Building of Academy of Scientific Research and Technology. Michael Gaebel (Director of the Higher Education Policy Unit @European University Association (EUA)) Michael Gaebel is the director of the Higher Education Policy Unit, which focuses on issues related to higher education learning and teaching, including the Bologna Process, lifelong learning, e-learning and MOOCs, internationalisation and global dialogue. When he first joined the organisation in 2006, he was in charge of developing EUA’s international strategy and global exchange and cooperation. Before joining EUA, Michael worked for more than a decade in higher education cooperation and development in the Middle East, the former Soviet Union and Asia. From 2002 to 2006, he was the European Co-Director of the ASEAN-EU University Network Programme (AUNP) in Bangkok. Roberto Escalante (Secretary General @Union of the Universities of Latin America and the Caribbean (UDUAL)) After having graduated a Bachelor in Economics from the Faculty of Economics of the National Autonomous university of Mexico (UNAM), Dr. Semerena obtained a Master and a PhD in Rural Development from the University of London (UnitedKingdom). Dr Semerena was also the Dean of the Faculty of Economics at the UNAM where he is currently Professor of “Natural Resource Economics”. Dr. Semerena is also a member of professional bodies such as the Association of Faculties, Schools and Institutes of Economy in Latin America (AFEIEAL), the Mexican College of Economists, the Association of Former Students of Economics, Faculty of Economics - UNAM, the Latin American Society (England) and the European Association of Latino Americanisms. Philip Vaugther (Consultant @United Nations University, Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS)) Philip Vaughter joined the Education for Sustainable Development Programme at the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) in June of 2015. A native to Minnesota in the United States, he received an undergraduate degree in biology from Iowa State University in the United States and a post-graduate degree in Environmental Sciences from University of Victoria in New Zealand before returning to Minnesota to complete his PhD in Conservation Biology with a focus on Environmental Policy. Before joining UNU-IAS, he worked as a research fellow at York University in Canada. In Canada, his work focused on analyzing the synergies and obstacles in linking local, regional, and national education policies to UN policy objectives. Olusola Bandele Oyewole (Secretary General @Association of African Universities (AAU)) Accomplished Executive and Change Agent with more than 25 years in Higher Education, committed to excellence, creating and facilitating innovative programs, engaging educational initiatives, and progressive professional development. A Professor of Food Science and Technology (Food Microbiology and Biotechnology), and the immediate past vice-chancellor at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. I have served as a Senior Expert (Quality Assurance, Mobility, and Scholarships) at the Department of Human Resources, Science, and Technology of the African Union Commission in Ethiopia, Addis-Ababa, and as the Project Coordinator for Quality Assurance at Association of African Universities in Accra, Ghana. Before joining the African Union Commission, I was the coordinator of the British Government sponsored project on the “Mobilization of Regional Initiatives for the revitalization of higher education in Africa,” at the Association of African Universities (AAU), Accra, Ghana.

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