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Barriers To Achieving The Vision
07 July 08 03:20 PM

Themes: Access & Quality Delivering on the Needs of Employability Expert panel speakers:- Dr. Suaad Fahad Alharthi Saudi Ministry of Higher Education Dr. Bruno Lanvin INSEAD Dr. Jan-Martin Lowendah Gartner Dr Tarek G. Shawki UNESCO, Director, Bureau Read More...

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A Community Perspective
07 July 08 01:33 PM

Commissioner Jan Figel spoke well of the national benefits of education - and the true benefits to a society that lifelong learning can bring. Autonomy, and responsibility for all of those in the academic space was highlighted as a must, and the twin, Read More...

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Changing Contours of Tertiary Education: Role of ICTs
07 July 08 10:05 AM

Mr Abdul Waheed Khan, Assistant Director General for Communication & Information, UNESCO reminded us of the key challenges we face with HE. I know that these have been mentioned before, but it's well to constantly have them at the top of our minds Read More...

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Welcome to UNESCO
07 July 08 08:28 AM

A PDF copy of the Director General's speech may be found here . Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director General of UNESCO kicked off the proceedings by highlighting the sheer scope of the problems faced, worldwide, in education. But 'problems' is a harsh word, Read More...

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