In preparation for the upcoming third UNESCO World Higher Education Conference, the University of the Future Network (UFN), in partnership with UNESCO is organizing a conference hosted by the University of South Africa (UNISA) with the aim of bringing together global higher education stakeholders to rethink and reimagine the higher education of the future. The focus of the conference is on the Futures of Higher Education, which is one of the 10 themes that will contribute to WHEC 2022 theme on “Reinventing Higher Education for a Sustainable Future”. Hence, the proposed UFN conference theme will be on “Reimagining the Futures of Higher Education Towards 2050″. The aim is to stimulate discussions as we reimagine the futures of higher education. The UFN two-day virtual conference will take place on 24-25 February 2022.

During these two days education experts, such as Keri Facer, Ronald Barnett, Asha Kanwar, Duzulkifli Razak and many more, will debate about the futures of Higher Education concerning its methodologies and policies. The resulting conclusions of the meeting will be presented at The 3rd World Higher Education Conference (WHEC2022) in Barcelona from 18 to 20 May 2022.

Registration is now open for the upcoming UFN Conference in partnership with UNESCO titled “Reimagining the Futures of Higher Education Towards 2050” will be hosted virtually (online) by the University of South Africa on the 24th and 25th of February 2022, both days starting at 15:00 (SAST). Now it’s your turn to reimagine how Higher Education would look like in 2050!