On 18 May, 2022, the UNESCO World Higher Education Conference (WHEC2022) officially opens in Barcelona, Spain!

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The Conference brings together more than 1500 participants onsite and over 8000 online attendees, including 27 ministers, 15 deputy ministers, and around 200 rectors and vice-rectors, who have participated in 40 enriching sessions during the first day of the Conference. WHEC2022 provides a platform where global stakeholders are able to debate and share ideas and knowledge, with the aim of shaping a new path towards a sustainable and resilient future and charting a renewed vision for higher education in the next decade.

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The International Centre for Higher Education Innovation under the auspices of UNESCO (UNESCO-ICHEI) and UNESCO have successfully held the UNESCO-Shenzhen Funds-in-Trust Africa Project Outcome Metting within the framework of WHEC2022 on 16 May. On 20 May, UNESCO-ICHEI, along with partner higher education institutions (HEIs) will host a roundtable around the theme of the International Institute of Online Education (IIOE), one of UNESCO-ICHEI's flagship projects. The roundtable meeting will invite global partners to map IIOE's future development plan towards a shared future of higher education digital transformation. Stay tuned for this event!