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Session Overview
Session
Panel Discussion: Global perspectives on the futures of higher education
Time:
Wednesday, 25/Sept/2024:
9:15am - 10:45am

Session Chair: Professor Mpine Makoe, University of South Africa
Location: Room 1

Building 2, room 1-3, ground floor FernUniversität in Hagen Universitätsstraße 47 58097 Hagen
Session Topics:
English

Panelists:

  • Prof Edith Braun, Chair Higher Education Teaching/Teacher Education at Justus Liebig University Giessen and Vice president Association of Higher Education Research (Germany)
  • Prof Glenda Cox, UNESCO Chair in Open Education and Social Justice (South Africa)
  • Loes Damhof, UNESCO Chair on Futures Literacy in Higher Education (The Netherlands)
  • Wayne Mackintosh, PhD, UNESCO Chair Open Education Resources (New Zealand)
  • Prof Romeela Mohee, Education Commissioner (Mauritius)

Session Abstract

An international panel of UNESCO chairs and experts from various continents and regions will lead a discussion on major issues associated with the evolving landscape of education that will have major impacts on the future of universities which is likely be likely to be digital, open, inclusive, and highly networked.  This session will delve into the visions of the future of open, distance, digital and distributed education practices that aims to widen participation in higher education through inclusive and equitable practices.




 
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