The Occasional Paper presents the results of a survey launched in May 2020 among Presidents/Rectors, Vice Presidents/Vice Rectors and Offices of International Relations of UNIMED member universities in the Southern Mediterranean, aiming to better understand how universities have been reacting to ...
Lire la suite...One year into COVID: Prioritizing education recovery. UNESCO organises a high-level ministerial event on 29 March 2021
As the world enters a second year living with the COVID-19 pandemic, UNESCO will convene a high-level ministerial event on 29 March to take stock of lessons learnt, the greatest risks facing education and strategies to leave no learner behind, ...
Lire la suite...Invitation to participate in the Second IAU Global Survey on the Impact of COVID-19 on Higher Education
Following the first edition of the Global Survey on the Impact of COVID-19 on Higher Education around the world, the International Association of Universities (IAU) and UNIMED are pleased to invite all the associated Universities and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to ...
Lire la suite...Online conversations on digital higher education in the Mediterranean
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted social and economic life on an unparalleled scale, and it has resulted in a significant increase in the demand for online learning opportunities. There has been a lot of discussion about the promise of digital ...
Lire la suite...Webinar: Palestine During COVID-19: Impact, Response, and Co-Existence
An-Najah National University is organizing a virtual international conference through a webinar series to shed the light on the impact of the COVID-19 on the society in Palestine where people live in challenging environment. The first webinar will discuss the ...
Lire la suite...We cannot afford a COVID-19 Lost Generation – A Call to Action by Mr. Jorge Sampaio
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” this quoting of Nelson Mandela is the final sentence of the statement of Mr. Jorge Sampaio. Former President of Portugal (1996-2006) and Chairman of the Global ...
Lire la suite...UNIMED contributes to the UNESCO Global Education Coalition
In this challenging times when the Covid-19 outbreak is causing severe difficulties to education all over the world, UNIMED is glad to join the Global Education Coalition launched by UNESCO. The Global Education Coalition seeks to facilitate inclusive learning opportunities for children and youth ...
Lire la suite...The Palestine and Arabic Studies Program (PAS) online courses: Apply by June 10, 2020
Birzeit University’s Palestine and Arab Studies (PAS) program provides international students the opportunity to learn Arabic without leaving home. Due to the coronavirus lockdown and the international travel restrictions, the Palestine and Arabic Studies Program (PAS) is offering Arabic online ...
Lire la suite...Physically distant, socially close: Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange in times of COVID-19
Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange has provided much-valued opportunities to young people, educators and youth workers who are looking to learn, teach, and socialise online with their global peers. In a context of confinement and cancellation of youth and student exchanges, the ...
Lire la suite...ETF report in “Coping with Covid-19: Mapping education and training responses to the health crisis in ETF partner countries”
The world is facing an unprecedented crisis: social distancing measures to combat COVID-19 are having a massive impact on education and training, everywhere. Schools and training centres have had to close from one day to the next. To help people deal ...
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