Working for a world where access and success in higher education is available to all
About World Access to Higher Education Network
Everyone from minority or disadvantaged majority populations should be able to benefit from participation in higher education.
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In 100% of the countries around the world, where evidence exists, participation in higher education (HE) is unequal.
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In 76 of the lowest income countries, the poorest people are 20 times less likely to complete a HE course than the richest.
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In 23 countries of the OECD, a child’s chances of participating in tertiary education are twice as high if their parents are tertiary educated.
What is WAHEN?
WAHEN is the professional, global organisation established to support equitable access and success in higher education. It provides members opportunities to share their practice, to collaborate with each other and to effect change within their own countries.
Applications for membership will open in 2025. In the meantime you can stay up to date with all our latest news by subscribing to our newsletter.
How you can get involved
The World Access to Higher Education Network will hold events throughout 2025, including our flagship event, World Access to Higher Education Day. To keep up to date with the latest developments please sign up for our mailing list below.
WAHEN activities
WAHEN will shortly announce its programme of activities for 2025.
WAHED
World Access to Higher Education Day will take place in the Autumn of 2025. Start planning what you can do to recognise WAHED 2025.
Join WAHEN
In 2025 WAHEN will be accepting applications from organisations to become members of WAHEN.
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