BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:514@ukfiet.org DTSTART:20230526T130000Z DTEND:20230526T140000Z DTSTAMP:20230518T085428Z URL:https://www.ukfiet.org/events/global-convention-on-the-recognition-of- higher-education-qualifications/ SUMMARY:Global Convention on the Recognition of Higher Education Qualificat ions DESCRIPTION:26 May 13:00-14:00\nThis online webinar is organised jointly by the Comparative Education and International Development (CEID) research g roup and the Higher Education Research Group (HERG) at Moray House School of Education and Sport\, the University of Edinburgh. Stig Arne Skjerven a nd Sjur Bergan will discuss the UNESCO 2019 Global Convention on the Recog nition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education. After individual pre sentations\, there will also be time for the Q&\;A session.\nREGISTER H ERE\nContext: \nToday\, out of 235 million students worldwide\, 6 million are studying abroad\, up from 2 million in 2000. More than half of the 6 m illion are studying outside their region. In November 2019\, the Global Co nvention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education was adopted by the 40th session of the UNESCO General Conference\, becomin g the first United Nations treaty on higher education with a global scope. \nThe Global Convention establishes universal principles for fair\, transp arent and non-discriminatory recognition of higher education qualification s and qualifications giving access to higher education and offering avenue s for further study and employment. With provisions on non-traditional lea rning modes\, the Global Convention also facilitates the recognition of qu alifications\, prior learning and study periods earned remotely. In additi on\, it promotes the recognition of refugees’ qualifications\, even in c ases where documentary evidence is lacking.\nBy ratifying the Global Conve ntion\, countries commit to strengthening international cooperation in hig her education\, raising its quality at home and worldwide\, and helping ma ke academic mobility and the recognition of qualifications a reality for m illions around the world.\nIt is open to UNESCO Member States and the Holy See. The Global Convention received its 20th ratification on 5 December 2 022\, and entered into force on 5 March 2023. As of January 2023\, 21 coun tries have ratified.\nIn this webinar\, we offer contextualisations\, holi stic summaries and informed conversations around the Convention. We explor e its inception and contours\, the webs of interests and stakeholders part aking of it and the many different issues and challenges involved\, mainly \, but not exclusively\, with respect to implementation. For more details about the Convention\, please visit https://www.unesco.org/en/higher-educa tion/global-convention\, and join us to hear from world-renowned experts!\ nSpeakers:\nSjur Bergan\, Former Head of the Council of Europe's Education Department\nSjur Bergan was Head of the Council of Europe’s Education D epartment until February 1\, 2022. He led the Council of Europe projects o n Competences for Democratic Culture and the European Qualifications Passp ort for Refugees. Sjur represented the Council of Europe in the Bologna Fo llow Up Group and Board between 2000 and April 2022 and chaired working gr oups on structural reforms in 2007 - 15. He remains a member of EHEA worki ng group on the fundamental values of higher education and the group overs eeing the Roadmap accompanying San Marino’s accession to the EHEA.\nSjur was a member of the editorial group for the Council’s White Paper on In tercultural Dialogue and a main author of the Lisbon Recognition Conventio n as well as of recommendations on the public responsibility for higher ed ucation\; academic freedom and institutional autonomy\; and ensuring quali ty education.\nSjur was series editor of the Council of Europe Higher Educ ation Series and the author of Qualifications: Introduction to a Concept a nd Not by Bread Alone as well as of numerous book chapters and articles on education and higher education policy. Sjur was also one of the editors o f the Raabe Handbook on Leadership and Governance in Higher Education (200 9 – 15) and one of the session coordinators at the Bologna Process Resea rchers’ Conferences in 2015\, 2018 and 2020. He is the recipient of the 2019 European Association for International Education Award for Vision and Leadership. In June 2022\, Dublin City University awarded Sjur the degree of Doctor of Philosophy honoris causa.\nStig Arne Skjerven\, Norway's Dep uty Permanent Representative to UNESCO\nStig Arne Skjerven is Norway’s S pecial Envoy / Deputy Permanent Representative to UNESCO in Paris\, a role he has held since 2020. During the last decade\, since the idea was put o n the table by Norway\, Skjerven has contributed to the development of UNE SCO’s 2019 Global Recognition Convention for Higher Education Qualificat ions\, which finally entered force in March 2023. In his previous role as head of Norway’s ENIC-NARIC office\, he was twice elected as president o f the ENIC Network. Skjerven is an experienced speaker and contributed in professional media on themes related to mobility and recognition. His back ground also includes being Director of Academic Affairs at a university co llege in Norway\, and he is an historian by profession.\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ukfiet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/0 5/UOE-26-5-23.jpg CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR