December 2022

 16 December
Higher Education at a Crossroads: Envisioning Future Scenarios for the Field and for Society
IAU Secretary General Hilligje van’t Land was invited to be the first speaker opening the Tokyo College series Higher Education at a Crossroads: Envisioning Future Scenarios for the Field and for Society on 16 December 2022. This seminar discussed the transformative power of higher education, and at the same, time debated what transformations the sector is required to undergo to better respond to the expectations of society. It identified strategic challenges and opportunities ahead. Watch the recording here, or learn more about the dialogue of the series online.

 15 December
Ubuntu Committee of Peers meeting at UNU
IAU Secretary General Hilligje van’t Land travelled to Tokyo to take part in the Ubuntu Committee of Peers meeting at UNU and to reflecting on the past, present and future of RCEs. As well, she met with IAU Members in Japan and in particular with Toyo University, Tsukuba University, Tokai University.

 7-8 December
Presentation on Strategic Internationalization at Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN) in Mexico City
On 7th and 8th December 2022, Giorgio Marinoni, IAU Manager, HE and Internationalization gave a presentation on internationalization as a strategic process (in Spanish: La internalización como Proceso Estratégico en las Instituciones de Educación Superior) at the event “1er Coloquio Internacional El IPN Sin Fronteras” organized by the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN) in Mexico City. Access the recordings here.

 24 November
IAU at OECD - EECOLE Project
IAU Secretary General Hilligje van’t Land and Isabel Toman, Programme Officer HESD, were invited on 24 November to take part in the 1st roundtable exploring how universities can become more entrepreneurial, foster creative and critical skills, and contribute to innovation, in the context of the EECOLE project, organised by the Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities at OECD in Paris.

 16-17 November
RCEP / UAE on Future Scenarios for HE
From November 16-17, 2022, the Regional Center for Educational Planning (RCEP) hosted its 6th international conference. IAU Secretary General Hilligje van’t Land delivered the keynote address on "Future Scenarios for Higher Education: Exploring Opportunities and Challenges”.

 17 November
SOTG 2022: IAU was pleased to be a partner for the second time at the Sustainable on the Go 2022 (SOTG22) on 17 November and take part in the discussions, which were guided by three themes – Connecting the Local and Global Classrooms, Sustainable and Inclusive Global Learning, and Local and Global Community Engagement– while Gender, Education for Sustainable Development, and Inclusivity were considered cross-cutting pillars for all conversations.

 17 November
2022 United Nations Transforming Education Summit
Hilligje van’t Land, IAU Secretary General, moderated plenary 1 with the keynote speaker Leonardo Garnier, Special Advisor for the 2022 United Nations Transforming Education Summit, Costa Rica. Furthermore, IAU hosted a Networking Session, which was facilitated by Giorgio Marinoni, Manager, Internationalization. Watch the recordings here.
https://yorkinternational.yorku.ca/sotg-2022/

 17 November
2022 Annual International Forum on Higher Education UNESCO Sub-forum
IAU Deputy Secretary General Andreas Corcoran presented on the role of the World Higher Education Database (WHED) developed by IAU in cooperation with UNESCO as a Resource for Recognition and the Global Convention at the 2022 Annual International Forum on Higher Education organised by the China Association of Higher Education, the UNESCO Beijing Office, and the Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

 16-17 November
RCEP’s 6th International Conference Co-designing the Futures of Education
From November 16-17, 2022, the Regional Center for Educational Planning (RCEP) hosted its 6th international conference. IAU Secretary General, Dr. Hilligje van’t Land delivered the keynote address on "Future Scenarios for Higher Education: Exploring Opportunities and Challenges”, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1npFE4nFsE

 7-9 November
2nd ERUA Summit Internal Programme: IAU sits on the Advisory Board to the European Reform University Alliance and took an active part in the discussions shaping the next developments of this European University Alliance.
https://erua-eui.eu/second-annual-summit/

 3-4 November
IAU at the UNESCO Chairs 30th Anniversary Conference, Paris, UNESCO headquarters
IAU attended the 2-day UNESCO UNITWIN Chairs Conference at UNESCO HQ in Paris, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the programme which connects academics, HEIs and UNESCO’s work all over the globe. IAU Secretary General Hilligje van’t Land, invited keynote speaker on the plenary Responding to Multi-dimensional Crises: Implications for Research, stressed the importance of collaboration in higher education for democracy, fairness and inclusion to transform knowledge systems for the future, including the role of research to achieve this. IAU was pleased to meet with many Member representatives at the Conference, as well as with colleagues from the IAU Global HESD Cluster.
https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/30th-anniversary-unitwinunesco-chairs-programme-transforming-knowledge-just-and-sustainable-futures

 21 October
Giorgio Marinoni, Manager, HE and Internationalization policy and projects, moderated a discussion panel on Internationalisation of higher education in the Covid-19 era: virtual and hybrid internationalisation, challenges and opportunitiesat at the “Higher Education – European Networking Summit” organised by garagErasmus Foundation, in Brussels, Belgium. The event saw the participation of 30 people, between experts and representatives of Higher Education Institutions, resulting in two days of intense activities and a fruitful exchange of ideas, opinions and best practices.

 7 October
IAU attended the 215th session of the Executive Board Meeting of the Committee on Non-Governmental Partners (NGP) to reaffirm IAU’s support to this mother organization to the IAU
https://www.unesco.org/zh/event/215th-session-executive-board-committee-non-governmental-partners-7

 6-7 October
Giorgio Marinoni, Manager, HE and Internationalization policy and projects, will represent IAU at the first ENIS Conference, a hybrid event, in Tartu, Estonia. The conference will present four thematic reviews on the impact of Covid-19 on international student mobility issues, social inequalities, the social and cultural integration of students, and labour market outcomes.

 5 October
Erasmus University and Council of Europe Conference on Academic Integrity
This conference at the Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) was organised in partnership with the Council of Europe Best Practice Programme on Promoting Academic. The Council launched this programme in 2021 to reward institutions and academics whose promotion of academic integrity can serve as an example and inspiration for others. The EUR won their Award with the Dilemma Game App in 2022. This conference provided a unique opportunity to showcase and celebrate the Dilemma Game App and to provide a forum for discussion and the sharing of knowledge. IAU was invited to present a keynote on the work of the IAU on the values to be upheld to ensure quality higher education .
https://www.eur.nl/en/events/conference-promoting-academic-integrity-2022-10-05

 28-30 September
Council of Europe Steering Committee for Education (CDEDU) – Strasbourg
After three years of virtual meetings, Hilligje van’t Land was pleased to attend the Steering Committee for Education (CDEDU) meeting at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg from 28-30 September. At this meeting, significant attention was given to the Russian aggression on Ukraine and its impact on higher education. In addition, 30 September was the occasion for the IAU and the Council of Europe to sign an MoU for the 6th IAU Global Survey on Internationalization. The CoE will sit on the survey advisory committee of the Global Survey. Learn more about the partners and sponsors.

 21 September
The Senate of Mykolas Romeris University (MRU) conferred an honorary doctorate to Prof. Dr. Pam Fredman, IAU President.
The MRU Honorary Doctorate is awarded for her significant contribution to increasing the role of higher education in strengthening democratic processes and sustainable development decision-making, forming an education and science policy based on humanism, promoting equal opportunities to pursue education, reducing segregation on regional and social education levels as well as in the field of science.

 21 September
On the International Day of Peace, Hilligje van’t Land joined the virtual panel of higher education experts to explore key contributions of higher education to building peace. In her talk, she addressed the contribution of higher education to the SDGs, citing the IAU publication How Higher Education Engages with SDG 16. The event was co-organized by CETYS University, an IAU Member, and the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP).

 20 September
IAU facilitated a virtual meeting of the IAU HESD Cluster. Twenty-two experts representing 15 HEIs and the IAU secretariat met for this bi-annual meeting to discuss updates and joint projects. Download the latest report on HEI activities for the SDGs from the Cluster.

 19 September
Trine Jensen, Manager, Digital Transformation and Higher Education, will be one of the panellists at the SDSN Leadership Council Meeting: Tech Innovation for Education and Training, a hybrid event held at Columbia University.

 17 September
Trine Jensen, IAU Manager, Digital Transformation and Higher Education, will present in the session: Transforming Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). The SDG Academy organized the session in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of Ireland and Ghana.

 14-16 September
Andreas Corcoran, Deputy Secretary-General, will represent the IAU at the annual Magna Charta Observatory international conference, 2022 MCO, alongside IAU Members at this event. Dr Corcoran will chair the World Café sessions on University engagement with the Sustainable Development Goals.

 13-16 September
Hilligje van’t Land, IAU Secretary General, and Giorgio Marinoni, Manager, HE and Internationalization, attended the EAIE Conference in Barcelona. Hilligje van’t Land spoke at one of the EAIE 2022 Critical Conversations: When values collide, on Thursday 15 September at 3:30.

 15 September
Giorgio Marinoni, Manager, HE and Internationalization, will join Maia Gelashvili, CIHE - Boston College, and Adriana Marroquin Rodriguez, OISE, University of Toronto, in the session The future of internationalisation after Covid-19 on 15 September at 9:30 CEST.

 9 September
High Level Event “Act Now to Protect Education from Attack”: the IAU contributed insights to the panel discussions and explored how to support initiatives and develop new ones:
https://events.unesco.org/event?id=603709163&lang=1033

 8 September
Isabel Toman, Programme Officer, Sustainable Development, spoke at the HEInnovate webinar “Embedding SDGs in HEI practices” .

 31 August
Giorgio Marinoni, Manager HE and Internationalization and Roberto Escalante, UDUAL Secretary General and IAU Board member, presented at the webinar “The University of the Future” organized by Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas UNACH. Webinar recordings and presentations will be available at “The University of the Future” (in Spanish)

 25 August
Giorgio Marinoni, Manager HE and Internationalization contributed to the closing panel of the “IEASA 2022 conference” together with other representatives from the Network of International Education Associations (NIEA).

 11-15 July
Hilligje van’t Land, Secretary-General, took part in the XXXI Annual Meeting of the Coimbra group at the University of Coimbra, Portugal

 5-15 July
IAU was active at the UN High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) 2022 and co-organised/spoke in different virtual events. See also the IAU at HLPF overview here

 30 June
Hilligje van’t Land, Secretary-General, and Giorgio Marinoni, Manager, HE and Internationalization, attended the “Campus of European Universities” in Versailles. As the closing event of the French presidency of the European Union, this event gathered representatives from 41 European university alliances and European and national policymakers and stakeholders.

 28-30 June
IAU attended the “UNESCO Transforming Education Pre-Summit” to represent the voice of higher education. IAU staff took part in the global dialogue on the actions needed to reinvigorate progress towards SDG4, reinforce lessons learnt during the pandemic, and reimagine education systems in a post-COVID world. Members of the IAU Global Cluster on HESD actively participated in this event.
On 29 June, Trine Jensen, IAU Manager “Digital Transformation in and of Higher Education” spoke in the session on “Transforming Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)” with FAIR OEERs, Digital Innovation, and Diamond Partnerships. It united speakers from the UN, government, academia and the private sector to discuss the importance of Digital Innovation and Diamond Partnerships around FAIR Open Educational Resource Repositories (OERRs). Recommendations will be made on implementing these initiatives as the basis for achieving SDG Target 4.7, creating access to SDG education and training at any stage of life around the world.
Furthermore, the Pre-Summit presented an opportunity to exchange with colleagues from the “IAU Global Cluster on HESD” including from the Open University of Catalonia (UOC) and York University, and partnering organizations such as the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU).

 23-25 June
Hilligje van’t Land, Secretary-General attended the Advisory Board meeting of the“Global Observatory of Academic Freedom (GOAF - Soros Foundation)” to define its future.

 21 June
Isabel Toman, Programme Officer, Sustainable Development, spoke at the HESI Webinar “Inspirational higher education initiatives for SDG 4, 5, 14, 15 and 17 ” .

 13 June
Hilligje van’t Land, Secretary-General, and Giorgio Marinoni, Manager, HE and Internationalization, spoke at the “Study in Europe” event organised by “Campus France” and the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, together with National Promotion Agencies from 24 European countries and the European Commission.

 9 June
Hilligje van’t Land, Secretary-General was invited to participate in the “Circle U” General Assembly and deliver a keynote to the discussions on their Global Strategy and CircleU 2030.

 6-8 June
The IAU expert panel, composed of Eva Egron-Polak, Former IAU Secretary-General and Giorgio Marinoni, Manager, HE and Internationalization, visited the “Bader International Study Centre of Queen’s University” in the United Kingdom. This visit takes place within the “ISAS (2.0) Planning and Strategy” service framework. Following this visit, the panel will submit a report to the university with recommendations on their global engagement strategy and activities.

 30 May
Hilligje van’t Land, IAU Secretary General, was invited to give a public lecture on Transformation in Higher Education virtually at “Sohar University, Oman” in which she reflected on the challenges facing higher education and presented potential means to respond to these. This gave way to lively discussions with the audience.

 18-20 May
IAU joined more than 1500 higher education stakeholders in Barcelona for the “UNESCO WHEC2022” to help reshape the future of higher education. As a key event partner, IAU actively contributed to the Conference by hosting and participating in roundtables, joint sessions, and virtual pre-events. Together with our partners and members, we advanced university perspectives in reshaping ideas and practices in higher education to ensure sustainable development for the planet and humanity.
On the final day of the Conference, UNESCO released the proposed WHEC2022 Roadmap for higher education - Beyond Limits: New Ways to Reinvent Higher. Education. The Roadmap is still a working document. Stakeholders are invited to engage with it to enhance the contribution of higher education institutions and systems worldwide under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development pledge to leave no one behind and shape a new future for education contract following UNESCO’s Futures of Education initiative.
To learn more about our actions and download the Roadmap, visit our dedicated IAU at the “UNESCO WHEC2022 web page.”

 16-17 May
Giorgio Marinoni, Manager HE and Internationalization participated in the first working group meeting of the “European Network on International Student mobility (ENIS)” that took place in Lisbon, hosted by The Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology (CIES-Iscte) of University Institute of Lisbon (Iscte-IUL). The event allowed ENIS’ members to collaborate together on the thematic reviews on the impact of COVID-19 on International Student Mobility and helped strengthening the network.

 9-11 May
The IAU expert panel, composed of Eva Egron-Polak, IAU Senior Fellow and former Secretary-General, Alessandra Scagliarini, Vice Rector for International Relations, University of Bologna, Italy, Harvey Charles Dean for International Education and Vice Provost for Global Strategy, University at Albany, State University of New York, U.S.A. and Giorgio Marinoni, IAU Manager HE and internationalization visited Queen’s University main university campus in Kingston, Canada in the framework of the “ISAS (2.0) Planning and Strategy” service.

 6 May
Giorgio Marinoni, Manager HE and Internationalization visited York University in Toronto, Canada and met with Charles Hopkins and Katrin Kohl, “UNESCO Chair in Reorienting Education towards Sustainability” and Helen Balderama, Director, Global Engagement Programs & Partnerships and the team of York International “York International”. Among other subjects they discussed the preparation of the “Sustainable on the Go Conference”

 5 May
Giorgio Marinoni, Manager HE and Internationalization visited the “Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)” and met with Elizabeth Buckner assistant professor in the Department of Leadership, Higher, and Adult Education at OISE and Project Director of The Future of Internationalization Partnership (FIP) project in which IAU is a partner.

 3 May
Giorgio Marinoni, Manager HE and Internationalization gave a presentation on Infusing sustainability in internationalization at the “KU Leuven International Staff Week” organized at KU Leuven Brussels campus.

 27 April
Giorgio Marinoni, Manager HE and Internationalization participated in the “Global Dialogue Panel” at the “FAUBAI 2022 virtual conference”: a panel with representatives from different Associations of International Education all over the world jointly discussing the challenges for the internationalization of higher education in the difficult and complex current context.

- 1 April
Hilligje van’t Land, Secretary-General, spoke at the virtual 2022 OECD Global Anti-Corruption & Integrity Forumfollowing an invitation by UNODC.

 24 March
Giorgio Marinoni, Manager Internationalisation gave a presentation on “The Global Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Higher Education” at EUA’s webinar “The pandemic two years on – what consequences for international cooperation?”. Two years ago, the pandemic hit Europe and the world and halted most physical travel. At the same time it also meant expansion and innovation in online, non-presential learning and demonstrated how global data sharing can make science respond quickly. What were the direct effects on universities and what does the future look like – will we build back better or go back to the old normal? This webinar looked at evidence of the impact of the pandemic as a basis for a discussion about the future.

 25-26 January
The IAU attended the Forum of universities for the future of Europe presenting the work plans of all European University Alliances. See: https://www.forum-des-universites-europe2022.fr/en/home/

 19-21 January
The Global Observatory on Academic Freedom (GOAF) (ceu.edu) is now launched and work on the the future of academic freedom has started. Dr van ‘t Land, IAU Secretary General sits on the Advisory Board

 17 January
The Recording of the joint IAU-ACE Webinar on “The global role of university associations” is available online. Feel free to circulate: https://youtu.be/LWghEIMxxjQ

 14 January
The Monitoring and Evaluation of Climate Change Education (MECCE) discussed and adopted its 2022 strategy. The IAU sits on the Advisory Board to the project – for More information on MECCE, see: https://sepn.ca/category/news/

 13 December
The University of Sassari, Member of the IAU, organizes a cycle of training activities on Public Engagement (PE) of research and the social impact of universities. This training is conceived as a series of action-learning initiatives aimed at sharing and increasing knowledge among participants, but also at identifying possible perspectives and developments aimed at fostering and enhancing PE in our University. Activities include: a) policy, strategic and governance aspects, and b) concrete "on the ground" practices of PE applied to teaching and research. These themes are debated through a series of online webinars and in-person workshops. Dr Van’t Land was invited to speak to the role of HE for sustainable development and the promise of higher education see recordings here https://www.uniss.it/formazione_pe

 13-15 December
The 8th Senior Officials Meeting and ASEMME8 (Asia Europe Ministers Meeting) hosted by Thailand (online) took place in December. It saw the launch of the ASEM Strategic Plan and the Action Plan. These ASEMM8 Documents along with the Conclusions by the Chair and the joint AUN – EUA and IAU Letter to the meeting can be downloaded here https://asem-education.org/documents/.
The ASEM Process is awaiting a new secretariat to continue its important work. https://asem-education.org/about/

 5-6 December
UARCTIC Rectors’ meeting: Rectors representing the Universities member of UArctic and IAU met in Versailles at Université de Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines (UVSQ) and Paris Saclay in December. Dr van ’t Land was invited to chair one of the plenary sessions. The Conference came with a beautiful hosting at the Chateau de Versailles thanks to UVSQ: https://www.uarctic.org/news/2021/12/uarctic-rectors-meet-in-versailles/

 2-4 December
ERUA Summit in Sofia (online): Dr van’t Land, IAU Secretary General sits on the Advisory Board to EUEA – the European Research University Alliance, one of the 41 University Alliances funded by the European Union. ERUA met for the first time in December http://erua-eui.eu/summit/

 1-2 December
The IAU took the lead on a TAM session on “Higher Education and Research for Sustainable Development – Getting started and taking action” for all universities in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan and developed as part of the SPHER project (Support and Promotion for Higher Education Reform Experts). Universities in that region of Azerbaijan are developing new strategic approaches on how to best engage with Agenda 2030 and the SDGs. The session welcomed the presentations of Hilligje van’t Land, IAU; Nomeda Gudelienė, Advisor to Deputy-Rector on Sustainable Development, Community Wellbeing Centre, Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania: „How leadership can introduce/build up a strategy and encourage action for SD”; Wim Gabriels, project coordinator of our SocialErasmus+ and Social Inclusion and Engagement in Mobility projects, Erasmus Student Network (ESN) and Roger Petry, University of Regina/Luther College, Canada, sharing experience on working with the UN Agenda 2030 and SDGs at their institution.

 1 December
Giorgio Marinoni, Manager of Higher Education and Internationalization at the International Association of Universities (IAU), presented IAU and the benefits and the importance of internationalization for universities at the event “VII Café Internacional” organized by Universidade Estadual do Maranhão, Brazil.
The video message is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX3zd4zZoMI

 30 November
Joint ACU, Wellcome Trust and IAU organized webinar to debate the Wellcome commissioned Report on “Language equity in health sciences in Africa”.

• Consult the policy brief and key findings here https://cms.wellcome.org/sites/default/files/2021-06/language-based-equity-in-african-health-science-research-policy-brief.pdf.
• For further information, see: https://www.acu.ac.uk/acu-events/language-based-equity-african-health-research/

 18-19 November
HERE Annual (Final) Conference 2021 offered an opportunity to take stock of achievements and to look forward: What is in store for the new EU cooperation programmes for higher education and where is emphasis placed? How do HERE envisage the university of the immediate future and how can this be achieved? How have the dynamics of global cooperation changed and where are there new challenges and opportunities? Dr van ‘t Land chaired one of the sessions and reflected on two TAM sessions organized by the IAU in the context of the HERE programme – one in Israël and the other one in Azerbaijan. More info: https://supporthere.org/finalconference & https://supporthere.org/event/here-annual-conference-2021

 17 November
The 4th World Access to Higher Education Conference (on WAHE-Day) 2021 asked the question: “Who will be going to university in 2030?” and welcomed Dr van’t Land as keynote speaker, see: https://worldaccesshe.com/event/wahed-2021-who-will-be-going-to-university-in-2030/ . – The WAHED Conference series aims to bring global attention to inequality in access to higher education and accelerate action.

 9-24 November
41st General Conference of UNESCO: IAU took an active part in the General Conference, in particular in the sessions on education - https://www.unesco.org/en/general-conference/41

 13-15 October
IAU is an observer to the Steering Committee for Educational Policy and Practice (CDPPE) which oversees the Council of Europe’s programmes in the field of education and advises the Committee of Ministers on education issues. Dr van ‘t Land presented the work on the local mission of the university to which the IAU contributes. A Global Forum to debate on the topic is scheduled for June 2022 in Dublin.
See: https://www.coe.int/en/web/education/cdppe

 11 October
IAU Secretary General Dr. Hilligje van’t Land is invited to a pre-COP26 webinar on Higher Education, Knowledge Democracy and Sustainability on Monday, 11th October 2021 from 4-5:30 CEST. Based on the book Socially Responsible Higher Education: International Perspectives on Knowledge Democracy, this webinar will focus on two themes: knowledge democracy and place-based learning, offering perspectives from India, Africa, Latin America, and North America. The event is a joint initiative between the UNESCO Chair in Community-based Research and Social Responsibility, the Centre for Research and Development in Adult and Lifelong Learning (University of Glasgow) and the Low and Middle Income Countries Research Network (University of Glasgow).
Registration and more information here: onhttps://policyscotland.gla.ac.uk/events/pre-cop26-webinar-series/.

 7-9 October
IAU Manager Digital Transformation of HE and IAU Secretary General took part in an in person meeting to work with partners on the development of deliverables in the project ‘Innovative Doctoral Courses for Sustainability’ (IDOCOS), in Sweden. IAU Secretary General also met with the leadership of UKÄ to plan for a study visit to France in Spring 2022.

 6-8 October
2nd Universities South Africa (USAf) Higher Education Conference 2021 focused on “The engaged university”. The conference provided a platform for thought leadership, debates, deliberation and shared understanding among senior academics, researchers, executive leadership of public universities, government, business and civil society and offered to reflect on the state and purpose of South Africa’s higher education system – looking at the past, the present and the future.. The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) endorsed the conference as a key national event for the sector. The IAU was invited to take an active part by presenting and taking part in the debates, see: https://www.usaf.ac.za/2nd-national-higher-education-conference-2021/

 30 September
IAU co-hosted a series of sessions on the future of internationalisation of higher education - EAIE
https://www.eaie.org/exchange-2021/programme/schedule/session/spotlight-on-social-responsibility.html

 15 September
Joint IIUM-IAU International Webinar on Higher Education Leadership : Future of Education with a Soul – see: https://www.iium.edu.my/v2/event/international-webinar-on-higher-education-future-of-education-with-a-soul/

 14-15 September
ASEM SOM https://asem-education.org/events/senior-officials-meeting-1-som1/

 13-15 September
IAU organised a session on Higher Education and Research – How universities around the world engage with Sustainability and build partnerships for the SDGs" as part of the 9th World Sustainability Forum (WSF), which took place virtually from 13-15 September (https://wsf-9.sciforum.net/). Experts from the IAU network made a strong case for higher education’s role in sustainable development, and also linked it with IAU’s work on its strategic priority of Higher Education and Research for Sustainable Development (HESD). Strategies for increased collaboration between universities and other higher education institutions around the world were outlined, supported by presentations from representatives from the IAU Global HESD Cluster. The session focused specifically on SDG 3: Good Health and Wellbeing; SDG 4: Quality Education; and SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals.
The recording is available on the IAU Youtube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQjEjOvT3wU

 10 September
Giorgio Marinoni, Manager Internationalisation and Hilligje van ‘t Land, IAU Secretary General spoke to Inclusive International Mobility of People and Knowledge at the 8th ASEF Regional Conference on Higher Education (ARC8)
https://arc.asef.org/arc8/arc8-agenda/

 10 September
IAU Secretary General contributed to the Meeting of the National Correspondents for Qualifications Frameworks (QFEHEA) as an expert – see: http://www.ehea.info/Upload/BFUG%20Board_SI_AM_77_QF%20Annual%20Meeting%202021%20Report.pdf

 9 September
Together with Ocean Sustainability Bergen, Cluster Lead for SDG 14: Life Below Water, IAU organised a session at SANORD Conference on "Bringing SDG 14 to the forefront of Higher Education". Speakers included Lise Øvreås (UiB), Hilligje van’t Land (IAU), Stacy Kennedy (UWI), Martin Visbeck (Geomar Kiel), Isabelle Ansorge (University of Cape Town), and Aschneel Chandra (UiB).
More information here: https://t.co/fDKxYaMWmH?amp=1

 7 September
IAU Secretary General presented the outcomes of the IAU UIL global survey on the role of higher education in lifelong learning at the September EUCEN Policy Talks “Messages and consequences of recent trends in ULLL across Europe to Policy Makers | Equity, Management, Pedagogy, Quality, HE-VET” - see https://eucenstudies.eucen.eu/policy-talks/

 26-27 August
Pam Fredman, IAU President, opened the 2021 Gothenburg International Research Conference on SDG 8, which was organised by the team at Gothenburg University also working with the IAU HESD Cluster as Lead for SDG 8. Fredman was also a discussant in a session on higher education’s role for the future of work on one of the conference days.
More information: https://ui.ungpd.com/Events/15b6a516-39e8-4f15-82d9-d6a7fb6544dc#

 23 August
Pam Fredman, IAU President took part in policy makers’ panel on: Universities for the future: the contribution of research in learning and instruction , which took place during the 19th Biennial EARLI Conference 2021. Participants presented results and ideas on state-of-the-art research in learning and instruction, specifically around the topic "Education and Citizenship: Learning and Instruction and the Shaping of Futures ". https://www.earli.org/EARLI2021

 30 July
IAUP Triennial Virtual Conference : Key Priorities for Higher Education in a Post Pandemic World, Virtual/Mexico 2021. The conference focused on ‘Major Challenges in Higher Education’, ‘Innovation: Universities and the Future’, ‘Inclusion: A Major Challenge for Globalized Universities’. Pam Fredman, IAU President talked about Trends in HE in 2021.
https://www.cetys.mx/iauptriennial2021/

 6-15 July
For the third consecutive year, IAU was actively involved in the UN High-Level Political Forum.
All events and details here: https://www.iau-aiu.net/HESD?onglet=3

 22 June
Giorgio Marinoni, IAU Manager HE and internationalisation, member of the Steering Committee, contributed to the session "Capitalizing on the existing regional networks and collaborations” at the launch event of the report of the study “The Internationalisation of Higher Education: current and prospective trends”. The event was organised by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the study was commissioned by UfM and conducted by UNIMED Mediterranean Universities Union.
The recordings of the event are available on the UfM YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhhZySWU0k8

 16 June
Giorgio Marinoni, IAU Manager HE and internationalisation presented the first results of the second edition of the IAU Global Survey on the impact of Covid-19 on higher education during a session at the Going Global conference. The session recordings are not available to the general public, but some highlights of the second day are available at https://www.britishcouncil.org/going-global/programme/highlights/day-2

 11 June
Giorgio Marinoni, IAU Manager HE and internationalisation presented IAU’s work in research, with a special focus on research on internationalisation, at the WES-CIHE Summer Institute 2021 Fourth Panel: Practitioner-Oriented Research. The session recordings are available on the CHIE YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YFv878fhmk

 10 June
7th EWORA Conference "Leadership in Higher Education and Research in Times of Dynamic Global Change" was organized online jointly by ETH Zurich and EWORA on 9-10 June 2021. Pam Fredman represented the IAU at this event.
See: https://www.ewora.org/7th-ewora--quot-online-quot--conference

 9-10 June
The IAU President Pam Fredman spoke on Gendered Impacts of the Pandemic in the context of Higher Education, during the 7th EWORA (European Women Rectors Association) online Conference. See programme

 2-4 June
Global University leaders council, Hamburg, on The Role of Universities and their Leaders facing the Grand Challenges of Climate Change and Sustainability (see https://www.guc-hamburg.de/): 45 University leaders from 27 countries, including Pam Fredman, President, International Association of Universities, met virtually to discuss the contribution of universities to tackling climate change and making society more sustainable.
In their final declaration, the university leaders committed their institutions to taking a holistic approach to climate protection and sustainability.