Free Online Launch Conference of World Access to Higher Education Network & UNESCO Right to Higher Education Report

The first global network on addressing inequalities in higher education access and success across the world TIMEZONE OF THE EVENT IS GMT

  • Date: 10 DECEMBER 2024  from 10:00 to 16:30

  • Event location: In presence and online event

Unveiling Our Speaker Lineup for the World Access to Higher Education Network Launch Conference
We are thrilled to unveil an incredible lineup of speakers and we would love for you to join us online on 10th December 2024 from 10am to 4:30pm GMT.The new World Access to Higher Education Network (WAHEN) builds on the success of World Access to Higher Education Day (WAHED). This conference will focus on how to make all forms of higher education – domestic, international and transnational across all continents – more equitable, supporting low-income, disabled, rural students, those from different ethnic groups as well as other under-represented groups of students.Supported by Lumina Foundation and The Saville Foundation, this landmark conference will bring together global thought leaders, policymakers and advocates who are shaping the future of equitable access and success in higher education. Our speakers will provide valuable insights and engage in dynamic discussions on the most pressing challenges and opportunities for achieving equitable access to higher education globally.
Speakers include:
  • Dr Jamil Salmi, Global Tertiary Education Expert
  • Dr Emma Harden-Wolfson, UNESCO IESALC’s Right to Higher Education Lead and Assistant Professor at McGill University, Canada
  • Roberta Malee Bassett, Global Lead for Tertiary Education and Senior Education Specialist, World Bank
  • John Blake, Director for Fair Access and Participation, Office for Students
  • Professor John McKendrick, Commissioner for Fair Access in Scotland
  • Dr Romyen Kosaikanont, Centre Director, Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Institute for Higher Education Development (SEAMEO RIHED)
  • Ninoslav Šćukanec Schmidt, Former Co-Chair of Working Group on Social Dimension within the Bologna Follow-Up Group, European Commission and Executive Director and Founder of the Institute for the Development of Education, Croatia
  • Sonal Singh, Vice-President, Equity Practitioners in Higher Education Australasia (EPHEA
  • Fabrizio Mejia, Acting Vice Chancellor for Equity and Inclusion, and Julian Ledesma, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Equity and Inclusion (Interim) and Executive Director, Centers for Educational Equity and Excellence, University of California, Berkeley
  • Mo Malele, Student Development Advisor, The Saville Foundation
  • William Moses, Managing Director, Education at The Kresge Foundation
  • Professor Graeme Atherton, Director, National Education Opportunities Network (NEON)
  • More speakers to be announced.

At the conference, the UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNESCO IESALC) will also launch its important ‘Reaching for the right to higher education: Evidence from 15 countries’ report. Attend this conference to:
  • Hear from leading global voices in higher education equity policy and practice;
  • Explore the latest findings from the UNESCO Right to Higher Education Report;
  • Gain valuable insights about higher education access and success around the world today;
  • Get inspired by the steps different countries are taking to tackle higher education inequality;
  • Discuss what more can be done to create lasting changes around the world;
  • Learn about WAHEN and what it will be doing to address global inequalities in higher education in 2025 and beyond.
 Register now to attend this conference for FREE and be a part of this important movement: https://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/events/wahen-unesco-report-launch-24/ .
We look forward to spending 10th December with you for an inspiring day of learning, sharing and collaboration.