UNESCO Chair in Higher Education Management and Policy

UNESCO Chair in Higher Education Management and Policy
UNESCO Chair in HE
Year of foundation: 
1971
Member since: 
02/06/2015
UNESCO Chair in Higher Education Management and Policy
Parent Institution's name (english translation): 
Polytechnical University of Madrid
Parent Institution's name (original language): 
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Contact

Institutional postal address: 
C/ Alenza, 4 28003
Region: 
Europe
Country: 
Spain
City: 
Madrid
Institutional e-mail: 
Institutional phone: 
+34 91 336 69 56
Institutional fax: 
+34 91 336 70 46

Goals

  • To constitute centers of excellence intended for specialized studies and advanced research with the support of the international community.
  • To strengthen the existing sub-regional, regional and interregional co-operation networks among higher education and research institutions and to create new networks where it would be necessary.
  • To give a global dimension to the twinning agreements and other forms of cooperation between higher education institutions of industrialized countries and higher education institutions of developing countries.

Partners

  • UNESCO. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
  • The Catalan Association of Public Universities (ACUP)

Sponsored by

  • Generalitat de Catalunya. Ministry of Business and Employment. Department of Research and Universities
  • Generalitat de Catalunya. Ministry for Foreign Action and Open Government