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USM launches a Dialogue for African-Asian Academia
Representatives from Universities in Africa and Asia met in Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). to discuss the development of education in the two continents.
New UOC Citizen Ideas Competition
The Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) launched an ideas competition.
UNISA explores Community Engagement on the Africa Continent
“Exploring community engagement trends in an African developmental context” was the theme of Unisa’s first ever Engaged Scholarship Conference.
FLACSO-Ecuador and Oxfam presented a regional platform for training on women’s political participation
The training program tackled dilemmas, obstacles and struggles of the popular and diverse women from the region to have access to public and private powers.
The University of Sarajevo held its 6th Conference on Higher Education Reforming
The University of Sarajevo organized its annual Conference on Higher Education Reforming education compliant to Bologna principles.
UNIVERSIA and CINDA agree on terms for the publication of Ibero-american Higher Education Information
This collaboration will permit a major study of Higher Education in Ibero-american.
La Trobe University released the report Creating Futures
Creating Futures reports against the targets and actions set in the University's first sustainability report Responsible Futures.
Mahidol University joint the Asia Pacific Association of International Education (APAIE)
MU helps building network of universities for social responsibility.
The University of Jordan explores the role of women in economic development
The workshop "Small businesses and their Role in Economic Development" was organized by the Center for Women's Studies at UJ.
New publication of CIHE
“Paying the Professoriate” is a comparative analysis of global faculty salaries, remuneration, and terms of employment.
United Nations University Vice-Rector launches the International Society for Sustainability Science (ISSS)
At the third annual International Conference on Sustainability Science (ICSS) held in Tempe, Arizona, Kazuhiko Takeuchi formally launched this new initiative.
BarcelonaTech (UPC) participates in the “Feminine Future” project.
The project focuses on the mentoring of girls in secondary or vocational school by girls enrolled in tertiary educational programs related to the technological arena.
The Federal University of Technology Akure to host first annual School of Sciences Conference
The Federal University of Technology Akure (Nigeria) is set to host their first conference with the School of Sciences with the theme of "Science and Technology in an Evolving Economy".
UPC grants international mobility scholarships for student exchange with Chinese Universities
The Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), a founding member of GUNi and host of its Secretariat, handed out scholarships to 12 UPC students and 12 students from various Chinese Universities for international exchange of periods of up to six months, in an act presided over by GUNi President and UPC rector Antoni Giró.
CYD Foundation hosts conference on university system reform in Barcelona, Spain
The CYD Foundation, a GUNi Member, recently hosted a one day conference titled “Reform of the University System: competence? cooperation? specialization? fusions?”.
Universiti Sains Malaysia publishes a new book: “Decolonising The University: The Emerging Quest for Non-Eurocentric Paradigms”
This book of essays is a follow-up to the "International Conference on Decolonising Our Universities" held in Penang, Malaysia from June 27th to 29th, 2011.
Eight entities ratified as new GUNi Members during the Executive Committee Meeting, held in February
These eight institutions include six Institutional Members and two Associated Members.
The National University of Malaysia to host the inaugural Regional Conference on Higher Education-Community-Industry Engagement: Forging Meaningful Partnerships across ASEAN & Asia
This conference aims to bring together diverse practitioners from academia, industries, non-governmental organizations, government agencies, foundations who are passionate about university-community-industry engagement for regional development.
Mahidol and Society: “SIFE” Mahidol University From Knowledge in Classrooms to Sustain Community Development
“SIFE” or Students in Free Enterprise is a non-profit global organization which has been established in 1973, in the USA. It gives an opportunity to 1,500 teams of undergraduate students from 40 countries around the world to show their knowledge of business and economics, so as to teach business administration skills to individuals or communities which are in trouble.
The PUJ-Bogotá hosts “The Production of Clean Energy: A Challenge for the 21st Century”
The PUJ is hosting a conference aimed at tackling one of our era's major threats to sustainability.
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