Equity and diversity: Understanding policy approaches across regions and countries
This Global Community brings together international expertise to examine how equity and diversity are understood, defined and addressed in different higher education systems worldwide.
The community provides a space to compare national and regional approaches, identify common challenges, and explore how policy shapes access, participation and success.
By focusing on policy frameworks, governance structures and implementation contexts, the community supports learning across systems while recognising the influence of history, culture and political priorities.
Fostering cross-regional dialogue
Equity and diversity policies play a crucial role in shaping who higher education serves and how inclusive systems become. Yet policy approaches vary widely, and lessons are often siloed within national contexts.
By fostering cross-regional dialogue, this community:
- Enables comparative understanding of policy design and impact
- Supports more informed and effective equity policy development
- Highlights transferable lessons while respecting local context
- Contributes to stronger global dialogue on equity and diversity in higher education
What the community focuses on
The community explores issues including:
- How equity and diversity are defined and prioritised in higher education policy
- Differences in national, regional and institutional policy frameworks
- The relationship between policy, funding and institutional practice
- How policy addresses intersecting forms of inequality
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