Following the devastating earthquake that destroyed Haiti last Jan. 12, 2010, UNESCO-IESALC has initiated a series of actions in favor of the reconstruction of the island’s Higher Education system.
Caribbean Conference on Higher Education
- During the First Caribbean Conference on Higher Education, celebrated in the city of Paramaribo, Suriname Apr. 11-13 2010, a space was opened for the discussion and formulation of proposals regarding this topic. Click here to see coverage of the event.
To read the Declaration of Paramaribo, with a section dedicated to Haiti, click on the language of your preference: English, Español, Français, Português
Forum to Support the Reconstruction of the Higher Education System of Haiti
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Between May 11-12, 2010, in Port of Prince, Haiti, the International Forum to Support the Reconstruction of the Higher Education System of Haiti took place with the participation of UNESCO-IESALC. To learn more about this meeting click on the following links:
MESCyT sponsors International Forum for the Reconstruction of the Higher Education System in Haiti
The Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology of the Dominican Republic, as part of the collaborative process in the reconstruction of Haiti, jointly organized with
Progress Made in the Reconstruction of Haiti's Higher Education System: Minister of Higher Education Republic of Dominican Republic.MESCyT, Haiti's Minister of Education, and International Organizations participate in Forum for Support of the Reconstruction of Haiti's Higher Education System...
Forum to support the reconstruction of Haiti's Higher Education system begins
Haiti's Ministry of Education together with the Ministry of Higher
Education, Science and Technology of the Dominican Republic will open...
Latest news about Higher Education in Haiti
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More news about Higher Education in Haiti
The Chronicle on Higher Education
04 February, 2010: Pulling Haiti's Culture From the Rubble
http://chronicle.com/article/Pulling-Haitis-Culture-From/63942/
22 January, 2010: At State U. of Haiti, Officials Count Their Losses and Mourn Their Dead
http://chronicle.com/article/At-State-U-of-Haiti/63713/
21 January, 2010: American Universities Rush to the Front Lines in Haiti http://chronicle.com/article/American-Universities-Rush-to/63692/
14 January, 2010: Amid Haiti's Devastation, More Missing Students Turn Up, and Some Are Evacuated
http://chronicle.com/article/Amid-Haitis-Devastation-More/63524/
University World News
21 February 2010 HAITI: Francophone agency plans reconstruction http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20100219125240351
31 January, 2010 HAITI: Earthquake shatters already weak university system http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20100129064109190
The New York Times:
13 February, 2010: Education Was Also Leveled by Quake in Haiti http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/14/world/americas/14schools.html
Le Monde
29 January, 2010: Haiti : pour une mobilisation de la communauté scientifique internationale, par Justine Martin
Inside Higher Education
15 January, 2010: How We Can Help Haiti by Tracy Fitzsimmons (president of Shenandoah University)
http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2010/01/15/fitzsimmons
20 January, 2010: Help for Haitian Students,
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/01/20/haiti
Other Sources
Boston.com
05 February, 2010: Haiti's hope lies in access to education
02 February, 2010 : Haïti Education : quel avenir pour l'enseignement supérieur ? http://www.rfi.fr/contenu/20100202-haiti-education-quel-avenir-enseignement-superieur
01 February, 2010: HAITI: Universities Feel Strain After Earthquake http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=50181
01 February, 2010: International Students Unite to Help Haiti
29 January, 2010: Haiti watch: Education after the quake
http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/01/29/haiti_watch_education_after_the_quake
Tulsa World
28 January, 2010: Higher education's role in rebuilding Haiti By Don Betz
http://www.tulsaworld.com/opinion/article.aspx?subjectid=65&articleid=20100128_65_A13_Report32557
28 January, 2010: Haiti and Higher Education: What Might Be Done? http://www.profhacker.com/2010/01/28/haiti-and-higher-education-what-might-be-done/
International and Regional Organizations
UNESCO
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/haiti-quake/
UN
http://www.un.org/apps/news/infocusRel.asp?infocusID=91&Body=Haiti&Body1=
World Bank
EU
26 January,2010 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/10/15&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
25 January, 2010
http://ec.europa.eu/echo/aid/caribbean_pacific/haiti_earthquake_en.htm
AUF (Agence universitaire de la Francophonie)
Haiti Relief Efforts : Mise à jour des informations sur la situation en Haïti http://www.auf.org/communication-information/actualites/haiti-2010.html
Pétition internationale pour « la reconstruction du système éducatif et de recherche d'Haïti » http://www.awid.org/fre/Femmes-en-Action/Appels-et-Actions-Urgentes/Petition-internationale-pour-la-reconstruction-du-systeme-educatif-et-de-recherche-d-Haiti
IOHE (Inter-American Organization for Higher Education)
19 January, 2010: HAITI: Personal Testimony of the Rector of Quisqueya University http://www.oui-iohe.org/blogoui/en/2010/01/19/1623/
