The UNESCO-ICHEI Flagship Publication CLOUD: Third Issue
On January 13th, 2022, the third issue of CLOUD was officially launched by UNESCO-ICHEI, themed “Back to the Basics: Quality Assurance for the Futures of Higher Education”.
CLOUD is the quarterly publication launched by the International Centre for Higher Education Innovation under the auspices of UNESCO (UNESCO-ICHEI) in 2021. The name CLOUD symbolisesa global network for knowledge sharing driven by Information and Communications Technology (ICT). CLOUD aims to build an exchange platform that connects professionals in the realm of global higher education by sharing knowledge, project updates, data and best practices related to the digital transformation of global higher education. Institutions, enterprises, international organizations and other stakeholders are invited to co-create with the UNESCO-ICHEI, and nine of them directly contributed to the contents of the third issue and shared their voices from Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Uganda, France (UNESCO Headquarters), China, South Africa, Australia, and Senegal (listed in no particular order).
The third issue of CLOUD focuses on Africa and West Asia Region, with the theme of "Back to the Basics: Quality Assurance for the Futures of Higher Education". Based on the outcome of the International Institute of Online Education (IIOE) Partnership Meeting 2021 (Africa and West Asia) and the International Institute of Online Education (IIOE) Quality Assurance 2.0 Consultation Meeting, the third issue focuses on the latest IIOE Quality Assurance 2.0 released by UNESCO-ICHEI, initiating a series of discussions around building, promoting, and supporting an ecosystem of institutions for online and blended teaching and learning (OBTL). The issue also recorded actions and experiences of IIOE's partner HEIs in Africa and West Asia to ensure continuity and quality of higher education during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as good practices of how IIOE supported partner HEIs in West Asia and Africa in online and blended higher education and digital transformation.
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