Registration open: Join the Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar on MOOCs for Higher Education (11-13 June 2018, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China)

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Registration open: Join the Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar on MOOCs for Higher Education (11-13 June 2018, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China)

Greetings from UNESCO Bangkok!

We hope this message finds you well.

We are pleased to announce that the Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar on MOOCs for Higher Education: Seizing digital opportunities to achieve SDG4, will be held from 11-13 June 2018, in Shenzhen, People's Republic of China. The regional seminar is being co-organized by the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau for Education (UNESCO Bangkok), the National Commission of the People's Republic of China for UNESCO, the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) and the International Centre for Higher Education Innovation under the auspices of UNESCO (ICHEI).

The main objectives of the seminar are:

Highlight state-of-the-art technologies from the public and private sectors to enhance the quality of teaching and learning in higher education;
Identify strategies to strengthen institutional governance and partnerships for technology-enriched learning to reach the most vulnerable in Asia-Pacific;
Convene experts from national platforms to exchange experiences and assess readiness for a regional network on MOOCs in Asia-Pacific;
Develop a research framework for a new flagship publication to analyze gaps and opportunities for MOOC policies and practices to achieve SDG4.

For more information and further updates, please visit the event's webpage:
http://bangkok.unesco.org/content/asia-pacific-regional-seminar-moocs-higher-education-seizing-digital-opportunities-achieve

To join the Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar on MOOCs, please register online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Asia-PacificMOOCs2018 by 25-April-2018 (Wednesday). Official letters will also be sent to UNESCO National Commissions. Please note that limited funding is available for participants to cover their travels, accommodations and meals during the seminar. Due to limited space, please wait for confirmation of acceptance to join the seminar.

Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at eisd.bgk@unesco.org.

We look forward to your responses and are excited to welcome you in Shenzhen in June 2018.

Best regards,

Section for Educational Innovation and Skills Development (EISD)