Launch of the UNESCO World Higher Education Conference 2022 Youth Platform - Call for contributions for WHEC2022 is now open
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UNESCO Headquaters, Paris -
3rd February 2022
Dear members, dear colleagues,
We are very glad to share with you the following information regarding the UNESCO World Higher Education Conference 2022 (WHEC2022), which will take place from 18 to 20 May 2022 in Barcelona, Spain.
Launch of the UNESCO WHEC2022 Youth Platform!
The UNESCO WHEC2022 Youth Platform is officially launched! You are invited to join us in the World Higher Education Conference Youth Strategy, participating in a range of dynamic activities including calls, webinars, masterclasses, consultations, and podcasts, among others.
The WHEC2022 (Barcelona, 18 to 20 May 2022) recognizes youth as game-changers contributing to the redefinition of higher education and its future demands. UNESCO calls for youth participation by means of dedicated youth programming that will: (i) empower youth from every background in order to leave no one behind; (ii) spark mutual inspiration among youth and the higher education community; (iii) involve youth in a co-building process of redefining higher education.
The WHEC Youth Platform youthwhec.org presents diverse opportunities for youth participation (before and during the Conference) and will remain active after the WHEC2022. Users will have the opportunity to attend online masterclasses, seminars, open discussions and forums, and participate in surveys, consultations, and calls for entrepreneurs, artists, and researchers, among others. At the same time, they will enjoy fresh, digital content uploaded regularly, such as higher education talks (HED Talks), podcasts, video messages by youth leaders, blog posts, etc. In addition, the Youth Platform contains all the information regarding the WHEC2022, and users can subscribe to a newsletter to stay tuned on the Conference and all youth activities.
All youth are encouraged to register on the platform and join us in the process towards the WHEC2022!
(WHEC2022) aims at reshaping ideas and practices in higher education to ensure sustainable development for the planet and humanity.
Barcelona, 18-20 May 2022
In the view of the global health crisis, UNESCO World Higher Education Conference, initially planned to be held in 2021, will take place from 18 to 20 May 2022. The goals and strategic scope of the conference remain, and the new time frame represents an opportunity to deepen and expand our common efforts of knowledge production, policy dialogue, exchange, and networking. UNESCO considers the process of collective construction as the greatest richness of this conference, which aims to become a global conversation nurtured by diverse narratives on higher education.
UNESCO thanks all organisations and individuals that have already expressed interest and are working to collaborate with and substantively contribute to the WHEC and even beyond. We encourage those who have not yet consider engagement to do so and coordinate via the WHEC Secretariat: whec2022@unesco.org
The WHEC will maintain a hybrid format to provide opportunities for broad participation.
About
The 3rd World Higher Education Conference (WHEC2022) will bring together relevant stakeholders to define and prepare a roadmap for a new era of higher education. This roadmap will respond to the challenges faced by humanity and the planet, with special attention to the global disruption created by the COVID-19. It will look at both the higher education systems (norms, policies, structures, stakeholders) and institutions (universities, specialized entities, networks).
UNESCO is organizing the WHEC2022 to offer new knowledge, innovative ideas creative alliances, and produce an enlarged and reinvigorated coalition of the global higher education community in favour of the 2030 Agenda for Development and beyond.
The WHEC2022 is organised by UNESCO with the generous support of the Government of Spain, the regional Government of Catalonia, the City Hall and the Regional Authority of Barcelona and in partnership with GUNi/ACUP.
When and where
The UNESCO World Higher Education Conference will take place from 18 to 20 May 2022 in Barcelona, Spain.
Participate
Information on participation and how to register for the conference will be made available shortly on this webpage.
Please note that you will only be able to do a pre-registration. UNESCO reserves the right to confirmation of the definitive registration, which will be carried out according to the participation criteria established for the Conference (regional representation, COVID measures and others).
All UNESCO Member States will be invited to attend the event and nominate a delegation of up to three, including participants from diverse backgrounds.
Contribute
Organisations and alliances are invited to produce and share knowledge, research, practices or impactful ideas to enhance higher education institutions and systems, locally and internationally. The invitation is open to diverse entities (within and outside the UN system) willing to establish a partnership with UNESCO under the purpose and main themes of the WHEC2022.
- Read the general contribution guidelines and download the related forms.
- National Commissons: read the specific contribution guidelines and download the related forms
- UNESCO Chairs and Networks: read the specific contribution guidelines and download the related forms
- Youth engagement strategy:
- presentation - concept note
- contribution guidelines and related forms - Survey for university professors
Life for university professors can be tough, especially during the COVID-19 crisis. This is why UNESCO is conducting a worldwide study to explore the critical factors behind work exhaustion and risk of burning out in university professors.
If you are a university professor, complete our survey and help UNESCO identify and create actionable strategies to prevent burnout and protect the wellbeing of professors at work.
Results will be presented at the Conference and you can be a part of this important initiative. Your response will contribute to improving the lives of thousands of professors worldwide. Do not miss out on this opportunity!
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