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Date
04 April 2022 - 13:02

New paper: Reflections on SPHEIR’s approach to promoting gender equality and social inclusion in and through higher education

Papers looking at SPHEIR's approach to promote gender equality and social inclusion.

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Access, inclusion and gender
Date
18 November 2021 - 10:07

Working in partnership: how the SPHEIR programme is driving forward the safeguarding agenda

Hear from the Fund Manager team how they are creating a strong culture of safeguarding across the SPHEIR portfolio and beyond.

Tags
Access, inclusion and gender
Date
05 March 2021 - 08:34

Women and inclusive, transformative leadership in higher education

To mark International Women’s Day, we share an case study based on PedaL looking at what attributes of female leadership are transformative for gender relations and inclusive outcomes.

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Access, inclusion and gender
A small group of students in class
Date
12 November 2020 - 13:59

How to make university classes more gender responsive

Higher education has made progress in gender inclusion and equity… but there’s still a long way to go. Find out how gender responsive pedagogy works in practice.

Tags
Access, inclusion and gender, Curriculum design, Pedagogical development
Three students sharing ideas during their class
Date
28 September 2020 - 11:34

Accessing higher education: Online mentoring for Syrian students

PADILEIA's new mentoring programme in Jordan and Lebanon is helping Syrian and local students to apply for a scholarship and access a higher education course.

Tags
Access, inclusion and gender, Refugee education
Five students in a row in class
Date
28 July 2020 - 14:40

Inclusive higher education in Sub Saharan Africa

LEAP helps talented students to access quality higher education. Find out about some of the barriers to higher education for disadvantaged students - and novel strategies for inclusion.

Tags
Access, inclusion and gender
Group of students celebrating graduation by cutting a big cake
Date
17 June 2020 - 15:33

Helping young Syrian refugees to access university and support their communities

Across Lebanon and Jordan, many talented young people are desperate to study for a university qualification but face significant barriers. What can be done to address this?

Tags
Distance education and blended learning, Refugee education, Access, inclusion and gender
Three students sharing ideas during their class
Date
30 October 2019 - 15:32

Breaking down barriers to higher education for Syrian refugees

The Partnership for Digital Learning and Increased Access (PADILEIA) produces and delivers blended higher education programmes to Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon.

Tags
Refugee education, Access, inclusion and gender, Distance education and blended learning
Two people listening during a meeting
Date
11 September 2019 - 11:40

Widening access to higher education through affordable finance

LEAP provides affordable finance to otherwise under-funded talented youth across Sub-Saharan Africa. Here Joseph Di Silvio and Liesbet Peeters reflect on LEAPs impact to date.

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Access, inclusion and gender

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