WAHED 2022 will take place next November
World Access to Higher Education Day
World Access to Higher Education Day is now in its fourth year.
WAHED is the only established global initiative tackling issues of inequity in access and student success in higher education. Last year, WAHED brought together over 30 speakers from six continents for a FREE online event entitled:
‘WAHED 2021: Who will be going to university in 2030?’
These sessions ran over 9 hours enabling those from across time zones to participate. To view the recording from the conference, please click here.
Following on from the fourth World Access to Higher Education Day we are conducting our largest ever survey on access across the globe. You can access the survey here.
As we learn to live with Covid 19 this survey examines what impact the pandemic has had on equity in higher education participation/success and, most importantly, what we need to do now if higher education is to become more equitable by 2030. This survey looks to capture the views of the international equity community regarding the potential for cross country collaboration and exchange of knowledge to address the challenges related to inequalities in access/success. It forms part of our ‘Equitable access and success in higher education across the world: the road to 2030’ research project which will complete in early 2022.
The survey will take only a short time to complete and will allow us to capture the global views on equitable access and success as well as shaping our work going forward at WAHED. It also presents an opportunity to share your innovative activities and practice with a global audience.
The deadline for completion is 1st April 2022.
By working collaboratively we can address the challenges we all face and ensure a more equitable system where everyone who has the opportunity to benefit from higher education is able to access it.
Survey
90%
In 90% of the countries throughout the world, where we have evidence, participation in higher education (HE) is unequal.
76
Across 76 of the lowest income countries, the poorest people are 20 times less likely to complete a HE course than the richest.
23
Across 23 countries of the OECD, a child’s chances of participating in tertiary education are twice as high if at least one of their parents has completed upper-secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education.
Higher education is contributing to global inequality as much as it is addressing it. It is time to act.
To make a difference we need your support. You can become part of the day by joining the dialogue through our global conferences, hosting an event that supports access and success in higher education, supporting our student voices campaign by sharing access success stories or student case studies and by signing up your organisation as a World Access to Higher Education Day supporter.
To make a difference we need your support
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Register your event to hold on or around World Access to Higher Education Day. What will you be doing for learners in 2021?
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Student Voices
We arere highlighting how higher education can transform the lives of students from underrepresented groups.
