Tag: UNESCO

Number of students in higher education more than doubled in 20 years, but inequalities remain

Stuart Mitchell

UNESCO’s first Higher Education Global Trends Report shows that the number of students enrolled in higher education worldwide has more than doubled over the past two decades, reaching 269 million in 2024. International mobility has tripled over the same period, with nearly 7.3 million students studying abroad, half of them hosted in European and North American countries. Women now outnumber men in higher education but lag behind at doctoral level. Serious geographical inequalities remain with lower enrolment and completion rates in regions such as sub-Saharan Africa. This new report shows…

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Marking 28 years of impact, the 2026 L’Oréal–UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards honor five pioneering researchers

Stuart Mitchell

UNESCO and The Fondation L’Oréal are proud to announce the names of the five international Laureates of the 2026 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards. On 11 June at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, these researchers will be recognized for their pioneering contributions to life and environmental sciences. This year’s selection highlights their major roles in tackling global health and environmental challenges, from revolutionary tissue engineering and genomic research to agricultural innovation and the impact of nutrition on mental health. For this 28th edition, the programme has reached an unprecedented…

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UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2026 awarded to the Sudanese Journalists Syndicate

Stuart Mitchell

UNESCO has announced the Sudanese Journalists Syndicate as the laureate of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize, in recognition of the role the collective has played in condemning the deliberate targeting of journalists in the ongoing conflict in the country. Since fighting broke out in 2023, the Syndicate has documented 32 journalists’ deaths; 556 violations against media workers, and the cessation of numerous newspapers and radio stations, making Sudan one of the most dangerous countries to be a journalist. The members of the Sudanese Journalists Syndicate have demonstrated extraordinary…

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UNESCO and University of Oxford launch a free global course on AI and Rule of Law

Stuart Mitchell

Artificial intelligence is no longer a future challenge for justice systems. It is already being used in courtrooms, shaping evidence, decision-making, and access to justice. Yet many judicial professionals lack the guidance and tools to assess these systems in line with fundamental rights and the rule of law. To address this gap, UNESCO and the University of Oxford have launched AI, Justice and Rule of Law. This Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) is designed to help justice professionals navigate the ethical, legal and human rights challenges of AI. Developed by…

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Over 100,000 schools have aligned to UNESCO’s green school guidance

Stuart Mitchell

On Earth Day, celebrated on 22 April, UNESCO and partners highlight the growing global movement toward greener education systems. nearly 112,000 schools in 98 countries have become green schools and received the badge, as part of the Greening Education Partnership. These include 32,944 nursery schools, 54.292 primary schools, 17,138 secondary schools and 7,535 higher education establishments globally that have adopted UNESCO’s Green school quality standard, published in 2024.  The green school quality standard defines for the first time the minimum requirements for creating ‘green learning environments’ around four dimensions: governance,…

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