World Higher Education Week 2022
7 days / 17 events / 28 institutions
Barcelona 16-22 May 2022
About
What is the World Higher Education Week 2022?
Welcome to the World Higher Education Week (Barcelona 16-22 May 2022)
Barcelona will be home for a series of side-events between 16th and 22nd May 2022 in the framework of the UNESCO World Higher Education Conference 2022. We will offer innovative ideas, knowledge and creative alliances for the higher education community in favor of the 2030 Agenda for Development and beyond. Join us!
Barcelona will be home for a series of side-events between 16th and 22nd May 2022 in the framework of the UNESCO World Higher Education Conference 2022. We will offer innovative ideas, knowledge and creative alliances for the higher education community in favor of the 2030 Agenda for Development and beyond. Join us!
Schedule
Check out all the Barcelona World Higher Education Week 2022 events.
D1 / Mon, May 16
THE Europe Universities Summit
Organized by Times Higher Education, Pompeu Fabra University and EUTOPIA European University
12:00 – 17:00 | Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona.
12:00 – 17:00 | Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona.
Conference: Universities and Lifelong Learning
Organized by Ministry of Universities, Ministry of Labour and Social Economy, CRUE – Spanish Universities, University of Barcelona
10:00 – 12:30 | Universitat de Barcelona, Aula Magna. Gran via de les Corts Catalanes, 585.Barcelona
10:00 – 12:30 | Universitat de Barcelona, Aula Magna. Gran via de les Corts Catalanes, 585.Barcelona
Meeting Iberoamerica – European Union: a shared vision on the future of Higher Education
Organized by Universitat de Barcelona y SEGIB
15:30 – 17:30 | Aula Magna – Edificio Histórico Universidad de Barcelona
15:30 – 17:30 | Aula Magna – Edificio Histórico Universidad de Barcelona
Dialogues in the Horizon (scanning)
Four – stranded dialogues
Four brief dialogues outlining how higher education faces the challenges of a society that is being reformulated and becomes more resilient
Organized by Departament de Recerca i Universitats de la Generalitat de Catalunya
16:00 – 19:00 | Palau Reial de Pedralbes, Avinguda de Diagonal, 686, Barcelona
Organized by Departament de Recerca i Universitats de la Generalitat de Catalunya
16:00 – 19:00 | Palau Reial de Pedralbes, Avinguda de Diagonal, 686, Barcelona
D2 / Thu, May 17
THE Europe Universities Summit
Organized by Times Higher Education, Pompeu Fabra University and EUTOPIA European University
9:00 – 17:00 | Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona
9:00 – 17:00 | Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona
The challenges in Higher Education and the scientific investigation. How to transform universities?
Organized by CUIMPB
10:00 – 13:30 | Aula 1 CCCB
10:00 – 13:30 | Aula 1 CCCB
(simultaneous translation available into Spanish and English)
Watch it HERE (Streaming)
(simultaneous translation available into Spanish and English)
Watch it HERE (Streaming)
Cities and Universities: creating alliances for the social progress and the economy of the territory
Organized by ACUP, Ajuntament de Barcelona, Generalitat de Catalunya, CRUE and Ministerio de Universidades
16:30 – 18:45 | CaixaForum, Barcelona.
16:30 – 18:45 | CaixaForum, Barcelona.
OBREAL Global General Assembly 2022
Organized by OBREAL Global
15:00 – 16:30 | Sala Ramón y Cajal, Universitat de Barcelona
15:00 – 16:30 | Sala Ramón y Cajal, Universitat de Barcelona
Public presentation of the TRESAL survey
Organized by OBREAL Global y ENLACES
17:00 – 17:45 | Sala Ramón y Cajal, Universitat de Barcelona
17:00 – 17:45 | Sala Ramón y Cajal, Universitat de Barcelona
Debate and Cocktail Reception. Higher Education and the SDGs: Inter-regional perspectives.
Organized by DAAD, ENLACES, AAU, and OBREAL Global
18:15 – 20:30 | Gardens of the Historic Building of the Universitat de Barcelona
18:15 – 20:30 | Gardens of the Historic Building of the Universitat de Barcelona
Meeting Iberoamerica – European Union: a shared vision on the future of Higher Education
Organized by Universitat de Barcelona y SEGIB
9:30 – 16:00 | Aula Magna – Edificio Histórico Universidad de Barcelona
9:30 – 16:00 | Aula Magna – Edificio Histórico Universidad de Barcelona
GIRONA
International Cooperation for the training of researchers in the face of global challenges
Organized by Universitat de Girona
16:00 – 21:45 | Capella del Roser – Aula Magna de la Universitat de Girona
16:00 – 21:45 | Capella del Roser – Aula Magna de la Universitat de Girona
D3 / Wed, May 18
Re-thinking access to Universities
Organized by Fundació "La Caixa" i CATESCO
18:30 – 20:30 | CaixaForum Barcelona (in person) i educaixa.org (streaming)
18:30 – 20:30 | CaixaForum Barcelona (in person) i educaixa.org (streaming)
People-centered health care, Public-patient Involvement in Health Research, Community-University Engagement and training needs to make it happen
Organized by Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona and Universitat de Barcelona
15:00 – 17:00 | Magna Room, Historic Building of the University of Barcelona, Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585 · 08007, Barcelona
15:00 – 17:00 | Magna Room, Historic Building of the University of Barcelona, Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585 · 08007, Barcelona
D4 / Thr, May 19
Regional Dialogue Meeting: Towards Strategic Agenda for Cooperation on Higher Education and Research in the Mediterranean
Organized by UfM Secretariat
17:00 – 21:30 | UfM Secretariat Headquarters.
17:00 – 21:30 | UfM Secretariat Headquarters.
The inequality in access to higher education
*Language of the event: Spanish with simultaneous translation into English
Organized by Fundació "la Caixa"
18:30 – 20:00 | CaixaForum, Barcelona
Organized by Fundació "la Caixa"
18:30 – 20:00 | CaixaForum, Barcelona
Democracy, justice and equality: a dialogue between Spain and Latin America"
Organized by CLACSO
11:30 – 13:00 | Auditorium of the UPF – Barcelona School of management (c/balmes 132)
11:30 – 13:00 | Auditorium of the UPF – Barcelona School of management (c/balmes 132)
Higher Education challenges from the Euro-latinamerican perspective: a university dialogue Argentina – Catalonia
Organized by OBREAL Global, CIN, ACUP
11:00 – 12:30 | Sala Ramón y Cajal, Universitat de Barcelona
11:00 – 12:30 | Sala Ramón y Cajal, Universitat de Barcelona
D5 / Fri, May 20
Vita Global Focus Group
Organized by Universitat Rovira i Virgili, OBREAL Global, ACUP and Vita Global
16:00 – 18:00 | Sala Joan Laporte, UOC
16:00 – 18:00 | Sala Joan Laporte, UOC
About
ACUP-GUNi
The WHEC2022 is organized by UNESCO in partnership with GUNi/ACUP, with the support of the Government of Spain, the Government of Catalonia, the Barcelona Provincial Council and the Barcelona City Council. We are very honored to be UNESCO’s main partner in the organization and celebration of such an event. The Conference is a unique opportunity for the higher education sector all over the world.
UNESCO World Higher Education Conference (WHEC2022)
The Conference aims at reshaping ideas and practices in higher education to ensure sustainable development for the planet and humanity.
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📣 Arriben dies intensos per debatre sobre l’Educació Superior!
Aprofitant la celebració de la Conferència Mundial d’Educació Superior de la UNESCO (#WHEC2022), #Barcelona introdueix la Setmana Mundial de l’Educació Superior (#BarcelonaHEWeek)
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🗣️ El #becarisFundlaCaixa Antoni Plasència, director de @ISGLOBALorg, ha participat aquesta setmana en “Diàlegs a quatre bandes”.
Un acte per a repensar l’educació superior, en el marc de la #WHEC2022 #BarcelonaHEWeek.
https://www.isglobal.org/ca/-/repensar-la-educacion-superior-a-partir-del-dialogo
