World Access to Higher Education Network

✅ Did you host or take part in a WAHED event this year? We’d love to hear from you! Please take a few minutes to complete our feedback form: forms.office.com/e/g9r8riUgAj Together, we can continue building a global movement for equitable access and success in higher education.

Join us next week for an important global discussion on accessibility in higher education. We’ll explore how universities worldwide can advance inclusion for disabled students. 15 Jan | 2 PM GMT | Zoom | Free eventbrite.co.uk/e/197619291119…

📣 Did you know? 🎓 Only 12 countries have achieved gender parity in higher education access and attainment.

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📊New report shows students from higher socioeconomic backgrounds are 2x more likely to access university than lower-income peers in every country 🔗PRESS RELEASE – New WAHEN report shows inequalities in higher education access and success in all countries in the world | WAHEN

At PCC, we advocate for policies that improve the #highereducation experience for Illinois students. Our team members, Kyle Southern and Paola Salgado, share their perspectives on why equitable access is important for all higher ed students on #WAHED25!

Hoy celebramos el World Access to Higher Education Day #WAHED25, una jornada global que reúne a personas e instituciones para visibilizar el acceso y permanencia en la educación superior. ¡Más de 1.000 organizaciones en 100 países participan! #SDG4 #AccessHE #WorldAccessHE #HigherED

🔌 WAHED Conference 2025 Update We’re experiencing power outage at the University of the Western Cape and are running a reduced programme on generator power. Apologies for the disruption, thank you for your patience and support!

At NERAP, we believe that higher education is be a right, not a privilege. Every learner deserves the opportunity to reach their full potential, regardless of their background or circumstance. Together, let’s break down barriers and build pathways to opportunity💙 @WorldAccessHE

On World Access to Higher Education Day, here’s a stark reminder of why the work of Uni Connect partnerships up and down the country is critical now and in the future! Here at Aspire to HE, we will always believe in Higher Education for ALL. #WAHED25 #UniConnect

It’s World Access to Higher Education Day, a global day of action campaigning for fair access to, and success within, higher education! Find out more at worldaccesshe.com/activities/wah… #WAHED25 @WorldAccessHE

Fantastic work being done by @Outreach_NE 🎉 #wahed25

🌍 WAHED25 is global! 20 events | 16 countries | 9 time zones | 6 continents From Cape Town to Columbia, educators and changemakers are coming together to champion equity in higher education. Let’s celebrate access for all! 🎓 #WAHED25

🎓 Today we celebrate World Access to Higher Education Day — a global call to ensure that opportunity, equity, and inclusion are at the heart of postsecondary education. Let’s keep working to break down barriers and open doors for learners everywhere. 🌍 #WAHED2025

🌏World Access to Higher Education Day 📚 Today marks a global day of action dedicated to raising awareness of inequalities in access to and success in higher education.  To recognise the day, ACSES is involved in a number of events. Earlier today, EPHEA (Equity Practitioners in Higher Education), UTS Centre for Social Justice & Inclusion, and ACSES, hosted a compelling three-part online event. In this series of online panel sessions, speakers explored student equity from global, national, and local perspectives, highlighting the shared challenges and innovations. The Global session "Student equity across boarders", featuring ACSES Executive Director @prof_saggar , was pre-recorded and is available to watch now. This session brings together international experts to explore higher education equity across regions, sharing lessons from Africa, the UK, and globally to inform policy, practice, and advocacy. 💻 Watch the session here: youtube.com/watch?v=4ph15Z… Recordings from the other sessions will be shared when available. Later today, Professor Shamit Saggar will also be participating in the World Access to Higher Education Day Conference 2025 in Cape Town. 📅: Tuesday, 28 October (AWST & SAST) | Wednesday, 29 October (AEDT) ⏰: 10:00pm AWST | 1:00am AEDT | 4:00pm SAST 🔗 Register here for the online livestream: eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-access… 📰 View the Conference program here: worldaccesshe.com/wp-content/upl…

Only five days to go until #WAHED25 ! Join our flagship hybrid conference at the @UWConline and online - 28th October, 9:30am -5:00pm SAST. Online tickets still available here: wahed-conference-2025.eventbrite.co.uk

🎓 Join @UoDHealthSci on 28 Oct, 10am GMT for Beyond Access - panel exploring how their partnership with ICD is widening access to nurse education & transforming lives. 📍 Online 🔗 teams.microsoft.com/meet/332221967… #WAHED2025

Join @csshescees for their webinar "Indigenous Visions for Access and Success in Higher Education" next week and celebrate #WAHED25 #accesstoHE

Celebrate #WAHED25 with a special EUROSTUDENT Talks webinar on disability inclusion in higher education in Europe! Speakers from across Europe will share insights & innovations in student support. 📅 23 October 🔗 Join here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… #HigherEd #DisabilitySupport

Higher Education for all? Not Yet. In every country where data exists, access to higher education is unequal. Join us on 28 October for WAHED - a global online event bringing together educators and policymakers to tackle inequality in HE. #WAHED2025 #EducationForAll