CLACSO at the 14th International Congress of Higher Education University 2024

Within the framework of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and in accordance with the implementation of the Roadmap proposed by UNESCO , Higher Education must consolidate its link with society in order to find more effective and innovative solutions to the problems of each country and, in this way, guarantee inclusive and quality education, promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all.

The commitment that such involvement and demand represent obliges the university, as an agent of sustainable development, to strengthen its relevance, the effectiveness and efficiency of its processes, its responsibility, and its inclusive practices in favor of social transformation in all its dimensions, primarily the economic, sociocultural, and environmental. At the same time, this reaffirms higher education as a public and social good, a universal human right, and a duty of states.

In this regard, the Ministry of Higher Education of Cuba and its Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are organizing the 14th International Congress of Higher Education University 2024 , in Havana, Cuba, from February 5 to 9.

There will be an inaugural Conference, a meeting of Ministers and Authorities of Higher Education and the Forums “Higher Education and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”, “UNESCO’s Prospects for the Higher Education of the Future. Vision from the Latin American and Caribbean Context” and “Knowledge, Innovation and Sustainable Territorial Development”.

Within this framework, CLACSO is participating in the Forum “Higher Education and Social Transformation” , which will include the presence of authorities from its Executive Director Karina Batthyány , CLACSO Member Centers in Cuba, CLACSO Working Groups and Postgraduate Networks.

It will take place on Tuesday, February 6th , at the Havana Convention Center from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.