Global ‘Roadmap to 2030’ for higher education announced Brendan O’Malley and Rebecca Warden  25 May 2022 After 120 roundtable sessions, 86 ‘HED’ talks and five youth-led activities, the UNESCO World Higher Education Conference 2022 concluded on Friday 20 May in Barcelona, Spain, with

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