In preparation for the upcoming IAU 2019 International Conference in Puebla, Mexico, in November 2019, the ‘In Focus’ section of the next issue of IAU Horizons magazine, will be devoted to the theme of the conference: ‘Transforming Higher Education for the Future’ . In this In Focus, we aim to:

  Imagine different scenarios for the future of higher education and its relation to societal development
  Discuss different key challenges as well as opportunities for these transformations of higher education
  Present current initiatives and research being carried out to transform higher education and promote sustainable solutions for future societies.

The section will be divided into 4 parts:

1- The future of universities : anticipation and foresight
This part introduces the topic, questions the status quo and proposes possible perspectives on what higher education could look like in the future

2- Financing higher education
This part discusses how the shifts in higher education financing models impact the future of higher education and if these changes will be an obstacle to/ an opportunity for the transformation of higher education

3- Higher education and Technology
This part aims to analyse how best to take advantage of the digital transformation that is already happening and harness the potential of technology for the benefit of higher education quality and increased access to knowledge

4- Societal engagement
This part examines the role of higher education in addressing the big societal challenges of today and tomorrow and how it has to adapt to remain relevant locally

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