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World BankTertiaryEd

@WBTertiaryEd

Tertiary (and higher) education news from the World Bank Group. (RMB = Roberta Malee Bassett; NA = Nina Arnhold)

 Washington, DC, USA
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Joined June 2009
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5 Days to go!!! Africa Universities’ Day Celebrations: “Building Technology Based Resilient Universities, Now!” The Africa Universities’ Day is commemorated each year to celebrate the day of the AAU's establishment on November 12, 1967. Register: lnkd.in/g_QYUFRg #Africa
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🤔Looking for a #job at the @WorldBank Group? 🌐Get some advice from our recruiters. Post your questions on @LinkedIn using #BehindTheMissionWBG, and join the discussion💬 on 📆Oct. 26, ⏰at 11 am EST ℹ️ wrld.bg/qqu450GuGeJ
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💭Should #DigitalSkills and digital technologies be part of investments in #TertiaryEducation in low-income countries? 💬We asked this question to Nina Arnhold, @WorldBank Global Lead for Tertiary #Education 🎞️Check the video and her 🆕blog: wrld.bg/jtBX50GuI3J
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🤔#DYK? Our new report📑 “Steering #TertiaryEducation" proposes a framework to respond to the present & future needs in higher #education👩🏾‍🎓 by also adopting 5 principles: 🌐Systems 📡Technologies ⚖️Equity ⏱️Efficiency 💪Resilience ℹ️ Learn more: wrld.bg/XXpc50Gu5Br
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Our Education at a Glance 2021 report focuses 🔍 on equality of opportunity for access, participation and progression in education Read the full report 👉 oe.cd/EAG #OECDEAG
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💬"With the closure of schools & universities, most of 🌍#Africa's youth are at home. The #youth can volunteer in schools by helping younger students catch up on their lessons [...]" - Kidus Fikremariam, #Ethiopia 🇪🇹 📝Read his #Blog4Dev: wrld.bg/rZbZ50Gu5cB
Kidus Fikremariam is the 2021 Blog4Dev winner from Ethiopia

ALT Kidus Fikremariam is the 2021 Blog4Dev winner from Ethiopia

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📣We invite all young people aged 16-19 to participate in our @WorldBank / @FT @ft4s 2022 blog competition on how to improve #learning! 👀Read more and ✍🏽register here: wrld.bg/jSxL50GrGQe 🏆Check also the winners of the past editions: wrld.bg/GKhz50GrGQf
Photo: Winners of the 2021 World Bank and Financial Times blog competition for high school students: Shirin,Tarik and Najya.

ALT Photo: Winners of the 2021 World Bank and Financial Times blog competition for high school students: Shirin,Tarik and Najya.

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Our launch events for “The Promise of Higher Education: Essays in Honour of 70 Years of IAU” supported by @SNSPA_oficial take place this week! 19 Oct & 21 Oct 2021📅 2:30 pm CEST / 12:30 pm UTC🕒 Sign up: Part1⃣ bit.ly/3AxlMR7 Part2⃣ bit.ly/3aS5Iix #IAUat70
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🤔How can countries strengthen their #TertiaryEducation systems to build the professional expertise necessary to drive public & private sector development needed to support growing economies? Read the 🆕 blog by @MamtaMurthi, N. Arnhold & R. M. Bassett wrld.bg/j24l50GqTEI
A group of happy college graduates standing in a row. Copyright (c) 2014 michaeljung/Shutterstock

ALT A group of happy college graduates standing in a row. Copyright (c) 2014 michaeljung/Shutterstock

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🤔Will the sustained expansion of access ensure the closing of equity gaps in #HigherEducation? 💬Get the answer directly from Roberta Malee Basset, @WorldBank Global Lead for #TertiaryEducation and Lead #Education Specialist ℹ️ Learn more: wrld.bg/NMzn50GshNL
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👩🏽‍🎓Tertiary #education has become a fundamental requirement for employment in the sectors & industries driving development. How to support the sector to build the #HumanCapital for the knowledge economy? 🆕blog by @MamtaMurthi, N. Arnhold & R. M. Bassett wrld.bg/Ybm150GqTmb
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📆 #WorldTeachersDay Roundtable: Supporting #Teachers to Accelerate #Learning Recovery 🔴 Live message: @DavidMalpassWBG President @WorldBank ℹ️ wrld.bg/x0xf50Gm8rv #WBTeachers
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Our online event launching our publication ‘Perspectives on the challenges to access and equity in higher Education across the world in the context of COVID’ featured in @uniworldnews #access #equity #WAHED2021 universityworldnews.com/post…
Has access to higher education been a victim of COVID-19?

Has access to higher education been a victim of COVID-19?

While it is true that the disruptions caused by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic have affected both rich and poor countries, the impact on students...

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🎯Smart investments and reforms in #TertiaryEducation systems are at the heart of the big transformations required throughout economies and societies - @JaimeSaavedra22 ℹ️ wrld.bg/Pat950GhqUT @MamtaMurthi @SteGiannini @Langat_Kipkirui @Dev_Meeja @ariasdiazomar
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💬 It is crucial to strategically diversify #TertiaryEducation to support retraining, retooling, and reskilling – @MamtaMurthi Learn more about our new Report on Steering Tertiary #Education: wrld.bg/QCvc50Gibch
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🤔How can we best support #teachers to accelerate #learning recovery? 👩🏻‍🏫 🤝Join us on #WorldTeachersDay for a conversation with @JaimeSaavedra22 @RobertG_Jenkins @SteGiannini @DaveEvansPhD @ElisaGuerraCruz Students and Teachers! ℹ️ wrld.bg/oQzK50GkLGA #WBTeachers
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⏯️Replay the launch of the @WorldBank Steering #TertiaryEducation Report to respond to the present & future needs in #HigherEducation 👩‍🎓🧑‍🎓 🎞️wrld.bg/4xZh50GjMnU @MamtaMurthi @JaimeSaavedra22 @SteGiannini @Langat_Kipkirui @Dev_Meeja @ariasdiazomar
Panelist Group Screenshot taken during the launch of the Steering Tertiary Education Report on Sept. 27, 2021

ALT Panelist Group Screenshot taken during the launch of the Steering Tertiary Education Report on Sept. 27, 2021

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🌍Should low-income countries invest public resources in #TertiaryEducation, including #research?👩🏻‍🎓 💬We asked this question to our expert! 🎞️Let's hear from Roberta Malee Basset, @WorldBank Global Lead for Tertiary #Education ℹ️ Learn more: wrld.bg/QZVW50GkLs0
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🧑‍🎓👩‍🎓To STEER tertiary systems & institutions toward greater relevance and impact, our new Steering #TertiaryEducation Report encourages to adopt 5 principles: 🌐Systems 📡Technologies ⚖️Equity ⏱️Efficiency 💪Resilience ℹ️ Learn more: wrld.bg/loJZ50Gh27l
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