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In Focus
The State of Higher Education in the World Today
29.06.09
Around the world higher education is being shaken by profound changes. Exploding enrollments over the last decade are putting severe financial strains on tertiary systems. At the same time, computers and the internet have allowed previously unimaginable forms of global knowledge transfer. Institutions are becoming increasingly competitive, vying for scarce resources at home and for the rapidly gro... read more >>
UNESCO Courier: Diversity, a synonym for culture
29.06.09
This month's Courier illustrates the key relationship between culture and diversity.... read more >>
Latest News
Regional Workshop on Equivalency Programme for Achieving EFA Goals and Promoting Lifelong Learning, 13-17th July 2009, Semarang, Indonesia
03.07.09
Learning is undertaken in a variety of settings as informal, non-formal and formal. It is particularly important to recognize learning outcomes and establish equivalencies between what is learned through formal and non-formal...
Photo Contest 2009 for Promoting Gender Equality in Education
30.06.09
As part of the initiative to promote gender equality in education, UNESCO Bangkok - along with the United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI), East Asia and Pacific (EAP) and South Asia (SA) - is pleased to invite entries...
13 new sites have been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List which lost one site while three were placed on the Danger List
29.06.09
The World Heritage Committee holding its 33rd session chaired by María Jesús San Segundo, the Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Spain to UNESCO, has inscribed two new natural sites and 11 cultural sites on UNESCO’s World...
Dresden is deleted from UNESCO’s World Heritage List
25.06.09
“Every time we fail to preserve a site, we share the pain of the State Party,” declared María Jesús San Segundo, the Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Spain to UNESCO who is chairing the 33rd session of the World Heritage...
Top teachers are the key - Tried and trusted methods pay the biggest dividends in the classroom
10.06.09
Bangkok Post, 9 June 2009
Teaching Children with Disabilities in Inclusive Settings
10.06.09
New title from the series "Embracing Diversity: Toolkit for Creating Inclusive, Learning-Friendly Environments Specialized Booklet".