In honour of International Women’s Day this week, we’re highlighting three powerful conversations from the Empowering Women and Girls webinar series. In discussion with global experts and practitioners, the webinars explore:
Inclusive Education in Action: Unlocking inclusive learning everywhere - youtu.be/BCZJyOR2xus?si=4WLbC_donjKyz8pu
AI, Algorithms, and Abuse: How technology can both harm and help women online - youtu.be/cSwnU--qREw?si=ZNdabSJq69Ecsmbu
Learning in Emergencies: Gender-responsive approaches for women and girls - youtu.be/0h6jMpRk9zo?si=wt230m0fQwgzWY7L
🎥 Revisit the webinars at the links provided!
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Happy 58th Independence Day, Mauritius!
COL works with the Ministry of Tertiary Education, Science, and Research in Mauritius, and with local education institutions and civil society organisations to support initiatives in higher education, teacher education, and technology-enabled learning. Mauritius is also an active member of the Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth (VUSSC) network and benefits from programmes implemented by COL’s regional Centre, the Southern African Development Community’s Centre for Distance Education in South Africa.
Since 2021, COL has helped six higher education institutions develop and implement institutional policies for technology-enabled learning and has delivered skills courses to over 3,400 learners.
Just last year, COL supported Mauritius in launching a National OER Repository and Guidelines on the use of AI in Higher Education. The National OER repository, launched at PCF11, marks an important milestone in the country’s commitment to expanding quality open learning for all with 88 open courses.
The Honourable Minister of Tertiary Education, Science and Research, Dr. Kaviraj Sharma SUKON, was also conferred as an Honorary Fellow of COL at PCF11, in recognition of his leadership in advancing innovative, accessible higher education in Mauritius and beyond.
As the nation celebrates another year of progress and achievement, COL is proud to collaborate with the Honourable Minister and other partners across Mauritius to strengthen the country’s education ecosystem.
GIS Mauritius Academy of Design and Innovation Higher Education Commission, Mauritius Mahatma Gandhi Institute Mauritius Institute of Education Open University of Mauritius UNIVERSITÉ DES MASCAREIGNES University of Mauritius University of Technology, Mauritius - UTM
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Boys’ educational underachievement in the Caribbean has been widely documented. But what can we learn from those who succeed despite the odds?
In a new publication commissioned by COL, researchers from The University of the West Indies, Mona, examine the experiences of 11 young men from Jamaica, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago who remained engaged in education despite significant challenges.
Their stories reveal the personal, familial, institutional and community influences underlying their success, offering insights into how to support boys and young men facing similar challenges.
📘 Read the report: hdl.handle.net/11599/6106
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