The 2021 World Access to Higher Education Day online conference took place on Wednesday 17 November. ‘WAHED 2021: Who will be going to university in 2030?’ brought together over 30 speakers from 6 continents for a FREE online event. To view the agenda and list of speakers from the conference, please click here.
The event was biggest annual global conference focusing solely on equitable access and success in higher education and included 5 different sessions covering:
- Evidence and data: what do we know about how/where participation rates are changing?
- Roles of government: how can it support equity priority groups post pandemic?
- Role of universities: where is innovative practice and who are the ‘global equity leaders’?
- Flexible pathways into HE: – insight on case studies from Chile, South Africa and Finland
- The way forward for equitable access in HE: what steps should we take to make HE participation more equitable by 2030?
‘WAHED 2021: Who will be going to university in 2030?’ focused on how we can ensure that equitable access and success is a priority for universities and governments as we learn to live with the ongoing impact of the pandemic and where there may be examples of innovatory work emerging.
Recording and presentations
Please find the links to the recordings and presentations from the conference below:
- Recordings
Session 1: Evidence and Data: https://vimeo.com/647016933/6271147371
Session 2: Universities: https://vimeo.com/647027723/add2af3420
Session 3: Government: https://vimeo.com/647038904/41e330973b
Session 4: Pathways: https://vimeo.com/647054262/e0e755e644
Session 5: Way Forward: https://vimeo.com/647034285/7c57b04f31
Session 1: Evidence and Data:
- David Crosier, Education System Analyst, Eurydice: https://worldaccesshe.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/David-Session-1-.pdf
- Professor Graeme Atherton, Director National Education Opportunities Network: https://worldaccesshe.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Equitable-Access-to-Higher-Education-Are-we-making-progress-GA-Presentation.pdf
Session 2: Universities
- Hilligje van’t Land PhD, Secretary General, International Association of Universities (IAU) and Executive Director, International Universities Bureau: https://worldaccesshe.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/HvL_IAU_WAHED_-Who-will-go-to-university-in-2030-the-Role-of-HE.pdf
- Maud Kamatenesi Mugisha, Vice- Chancellor, Bishop Stuart University, Uganda: https://worldaccesshe.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Maud-Kamatenesi-WAHED-CONFERENCE-PRESENTATION-NOV-17-2021.pdf
Session 3: Government
- Leonie Nagarajan, Director, Education Department, Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF): https://worldaccesshe.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Leonie.pdf
- Ninoslav Šćukanec Schmidt, Executive Director, Institute for the Development of Education & Co-Chair Bologna Follow Up Group on the Social Dimension: https://worldaccesshe.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/WAHED-2021-N.S.Schmidt-presentation_pdf.pdf
- Dr Yiannis Kasoulides, Senior Educational Officer, Cyprus Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport and Youth: https://worldaccesshe.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/WAHED2021_Yiannis-Kasoulides_CYPRUS.pdf
- Dr Ivana Radonova, Higher Education Directorate, Ministry of Education and Science, Bulgaria and Co-chair of the Bologna Implementation Coordination Group: https://worldaccesshe.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Dr-Ivana-Radonova-Higher-Education-Directorate-Ministry-of-Education-and-Science-Bulgaria-and-Co-chair-of-the-Bologna-Implementation-Coordination-Group.pdf
- Anis Faudzulani Dzulkiflee, Senior Special Duties Officer, Head, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Brunei Darussalam: https://worldaccesshe.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Anis-WAHED-Access-into-HE-Brunei-Darussalam.pdf
- Associate Professor Dr. Wan Zuhainis binti Saad, Director of Academic Excellence Division, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Higher, Malaysia: https://worldaccesshe.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/MAL-WAHED2021.pdf
Session 4: Pathways: https://worldaccesshe.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/FLP-Bio-Presentation-final.pdf
Session 5: Way Forward
- Courtney Brown, Ph.D., Vice President of Strategic Impact, Lumina Foundation, USA: https://worldaccesshe.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/CBrown-WAHED-11.17.21.pdf
- Joanna Newman, Chief Executive and Secretary General of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU): https://worldaccesshe.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Joanna-Newman.pdf
- Dr Lande Ajose, Taskforce Chair and Senior Policy Advisor for Higher Education, Office of the Governor California (coming soon)
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