Archive for June, 2009

On Monday June 22,  Professor María del Pilar Velasco Muñoz-Ledo  assumed the new role of  Executive Manager  for the Institute for University Management & Leadership (IGLU). The announcement for the new post is provided  in accordance with the  norms established in the Letter of Intent, which was  signed in Mexico (Gaudalajara)  on April 22 by [...]

On  July 7, Dr. Luis Miguel Romero,  President of the Inter-American Organization for Higher Education, participated  as  guest speaker in the 2009 UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education. Dr Romero ‘s participation in the parallel session entitled “Partnerships for Institutional Capacity Building” took place between  1630 -1800hrs. During his presentation, Dr. Romero  also discussed the   [...]

June 17, 2009 F.A.O: OUI-IOHE VICE PRESIDENTS IGLU COORDINATING CENTERS Dear Sir/Madam, First and foremost, please accept my warmest greetings on behalf of the IOHE.  Second,  I would like to inform you that as a result of the consultation process with the IOHE Board Members on Monday June 22, Maria del Pilar Velasco Muñoz-Ledo has [...]

GUNI has been part of the 2009 World Conference Committee and it will play an active role during the conference presenting its new publication Higher Education at a Time of Transformation: New Dynamics for Social Responsibility. This publication, which is a compendium of the three GUNI reports published so far, was commissioned by UNESCO and [...]

GUNI has been part of the 2009 World Conference Committee and it will play an active role during the conference presenting its new publication Higher Education at a Time of Transformation: New Dynamics for Social Responsibility. This publication, which is a compendium of the three GUNI reports published so far, was commissioned by UNESCO and [...]

Position Number: 721 Location: Montevideo, Uruguay Salary Range: $86,383 – $107,979. This position may be filled at a lower level of experience (i.e. minimum of 5 years for Senior Program Officer.) Duration: Term 3 Years. Possibility of becoming indeterminate. Closing Date: June 28, 2009 at Midnight (Canadian EST) Who Can Apply: IDRC employees and the [...]

More than 200 experts in doctoral education from across Europe gathered  at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland for the Annual Meeting of the EUA Council for Doctoral Education (4-5 June 2009). This second annual meeting of the EUA-CDE provided  an important forum  to discuss  developments in European doctoral programs. One of the highlights of the meeting was  a presentation about the results [...]