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“Advocating for Equity” Statement of support from SAICA South Africa
As in many countries around the globe, South Africa has experienced extreme challenges providing inclusive education for all, as well as the need to improve skills shortages currently lacking within the South African economy. South Africa’s higher education has...
read moreSecretary DeVos Finalizes Higher Education Regulations that Promote Innovation, Protect Students, and Reduce Regulatory Burden
As part of U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos' Rethink Higher Education agenda, the U.S. Department of Education today announced the publication of final accreditation and state authorization distance education regulations designed to expand educational options...
read moreEstonian minister: Free studies have improved accessibility of higher education
The Estonian Ministry of Education and Research said that the higher education reform has to a great extent fulfilled its purpose as access to higher educations has improved and admittance to several specialities, the specialists of which are lacking on the labor...
read moreMind the Gap: Addressing the Class Dimension in Higher Education
The debate in Higher Education (HE) in the UK is slowly starting to recognise that inequality in education is both the cause and consequence of societal elitism. As a result, there is an increasing debate about widening access to academia, and more and more newspaper...
read moreWAHED Newsletter – 18th October 2019 Issue
The World Access to Higher Education Day Newsletter provides regular updates on the latest news on equitable access to higher education from around the world and details recent developments with the WAHED initiative. WAHED headlines featured in this issue are:...
read moreGlobal Summit to Mark WAHED 2019
The World Access to Higher Education Day Global Summit, Advocating for Equity. To mark the second ever World Access to Higher Education Day, the University of Edinburgh will be hosting the WAHED Global Summit on 26th November 2019. The summit will present an...
read more2019 Social Media Pack Available
On the 26th November 2019, a series of WAHED-branded events and activities will take place across the world. The theme of this year’s WAHED is Advocating for Equity. We want to focus on encouraging governments, universities and others to make meaningful commitments...
read moreAccess Project Spotlight: Mosaik Education
Mosaik Education are a unique charity with a mission to empower a community of refugees to shape and lead programmes that improve access to university. We’ve asked them a few questions about some of the inspiring work they have done to support student refugees in...
read moreAccess to Education For Refugee and Migrant Children in Europe
Three UN agencies are calling on European States to increase resources and practical support for their school systems to ensure all refugee, asylum-seeking and migrant children can access and stay in quality education. In a briefing paper published on 11 September,...
read morePearson Releases Global Learner Survey
Pearson has published a new survey of 11,000 learners from across the globe exploring attitudes to education and training. Pearson conducted this study so learners in 19 countries could have their say on subjects such as the quality of their nation’s education system;...
read moreCroatia Adopts National Plan for Enhancing Social Dimension of Higher Education 2019-21
Croatia has passed this year a National Action Plan for Enhancing the Social Dimension of Higher Education. The importance of the social dimension of higher education has been heavily emphasised in several ministerial declarations and communiqués over the...
read morePRESS RELEASE: Second World Access to Higher Education Day Announced, 26th November 2019
The second World Access to Higher Education Day (WAHED) will be on November 26th 2019. WAHED is the global day of action focusing on increasing access and participation in higher education for those from low income and other marginalised groups. The first WAHED in...
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