In March 2023, the UNESCO Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education entered into force. Four months later, in July, the First Intergovernmental Party of the State Parties (COP1) of this convention was held at UNESCO’s Headquarters in Paris. A Process Taking Over a Decade   These important milestones in 2023 are […]

Sjur Bergan* In the recognition of qualifications, the Council of Europe/UNESCO Lisbon Recognition Convention introduced a novel approach by committing parties to recognize foreign qualifications unless they could demonstrate a substantial difference between the qualification for which recognition is sought and the corresponding qualification(s) in their own system.  In 1997, when the Convention was adopted, […]

Neil Lent* It can be argued that in the last few years we have seen a few moral panics centred on perceived opportunities for academic misconduct by students. These panics include the use of essay mills for contract cheating, the change to remote assessment due to the pandemic, and, now, the use of technology such […]

Nidal Al Haj Sleiman*   The last few decades have witnessed increased ‘globalisation’ of educational leadership and administration frameworks (Samier, 2020), particularly those associated with narratives of effectiveness and improvement. Concurrently, there have been growing debates in educational leadership research in western (Anglo-phonic) contexts between functionalist and educative approaches and multiple perspectives in between. While […]