At 11:15 am Barcelona time on 20 May 2022, The International Centre for Higher Education Innovation under the auspices of UNESCO (UNESCO-ICHEI) was invited to attend the meeting themed "Applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education" hosted by The UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (IESALC) during the World Higher Education Conference (WHEC2022). The purpose of the meeting is to present an overview of AI applications in higher education, using various projects launched over the past two decades as a jumping off point. Ms DUAN Xiaotong, Senior Programme Officer at UNESCO-ICHEI, attended the meeting.

Ms DUAN Xiaotong (third from the right) attended the meeting hosted by UNESCO IESALC.

Ms DUAN Xiaotong spoke at the meeting.

Created by the UNESCO General Conference in 1997, The UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (IESALC) is the only specialized institute within the United Nations system aiming to facilitate the improvement of higher education in UN's member States. It is also one of the organisers of the 2022 World Higher Education Conference (WHEC2022). Programs initiated by UNESCO IESALC run the gamut of Research, Capacity building, Technical cooperation, and concerted advocacy. In 2022, UNESCO IESALC and UNESCO-ICHEI officially established partnerships to improve the digital transformation of higher education in Latin America and the Caribbean.