GIVING PLASTIC A SECOND CHANCE
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Regarding World Recycling Day, celebrated last May 17, we want to share the story of Nel-Ange ST CYR, an agronomy student from one of our pilot universities, Quisqueya University in Haiti. She, at 24 years old, is positively impacting the environment with her VALPLAST initiative Example of the brick made by VALPAST from plastic waste […]
TRANSFORMING HIGHER EDUCATION AT THE TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF CONKAL
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Appropriation and empowerment: Actions that generate co-responsibility for the success of the Transforming Higher Education Project. Author: Jorge Gamboa, facilitator of the Transforming Higher Education project at the Technological Institute of Conkal, Mexico. The Transforming Higher Education project is an educational initiative that seeks to transform the educational model of universities to graduate ethical leaders […]
The importance of tertiary education in Africa
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Africa has been focusing on the way forward for the transformation of Tertiary Education Institutions across the continent. We are very happy to share this document where RUFORUM shares some of the highlights of the thinking on the issues and path forward for the transformation of tertiary education in Africa. As you will see from […]
LEADING BY EXAMPLE
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The American University of Beirut, founded in 1866, is distinguished for being the top ranked university in Lebanon, and among the top 250 universities in the world. Its graduates reside in more than 100 countries. Currently, AUB is working on various initiatives, including environmental conservation, refugees, civic engagement, social entrepreneurship, actions against COVID, and more. […]
MEXICAN COMMITTEE FOR AGRONOMIC EDUCATION ACCREDITATION (COMEAA) AND THE HIGHER EDUCATION TRANSFORMATION PROJECT JOIN EFFORTS TO PROMOTE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
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December 2021. The Global Confederation of Higher Education Associations for Agricultural and Life Sciences (GCHERA) and the Mexican Committee for Accreditation of Agronomic Education (COMEAA) established a cooperation alliance to promote accreditations of agricultural careers in Mexico and Central America. For the Transforming Higher Education project, the inclusion of COMEAA in its network of allies […]
READ THE STORIES OF OUR PILOT UNIVERSITIES IN OUR NEWSLETTER
The Transforming Higher Education project is committed to publicizing the actions of the pilot universities and other visionary institutions that work with innovative educational models for the benefit of students and the communities they impact. Therefore, we have prepared newsletters with experiences and interviews with its lead characters, success stories and more inspiring information for […]
EDUCATION EXPERTS WILL TALK ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES IN HOW UNIVERSITIES CAN PARTNER WITH COMMUNITIES TO ENHANCE STUDENT LEARNING
Transforming Higher Education will hold a webinar called “University-community partnerships and student learning: global experiences” with the objective to share experiences about different forms of University-Community Engagement, such as service-learning courses, participative or collaborative research, extension, and entrepreneurship, and to present the main student learning developed during those experiences. Join our broadcast on October 6 […]
A new transformation hub, check out our brand new website
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To expand our communication channels and strengthen our alliances with different actors around the world, we are launching our new website. The site features testimonials and experiences from our partners and pilot universities, evidencing the work we do to bring transformative change to universities and their communities through actively involving the university In addition, it […]