USAID Higher Education Global Evidence Summit: Engaging Higher Education for Change through Employability, Innovation, and the Private Sector
Higher Education Global Evidence Summit Summary resource pages now available!
The resource pages for the Higher Education Global Evidence Summit Summary are now available! Explore the pages for session information, material, videos, and other summary content for the Summit.
USAID is committed to advancing the evidence base to inform the future of our higher education programming. To honor this commitment, we hosted the inaugural Higher Education Global Evidence Summit virtually over three weeks during May 3-18, 2022. The Summit sought to expand evidence on how the core functions of higher education systems can be strengthened to promote social and economic development in USAID partner countries by focusing on three interrelated themes in support of the USAID Higher Education Learning Agenda – Innovation, Employability, and Private Sector Engagement.
The Summit provided an opportunity for more than 160 academics, researchers, donors, and practitioners to showcase emerging research, new data, trends, and promising practices in 60+ plenary, research to practice, poster, and lightning talk sessions.
About the Event
The inaugural USAID Higher Education Global Evidence Summit took place virtually over three weeks in May 2022: May 3 & 4, May 10 & 11, and May 17 & 18. Event programming consisted of two half-days over the three weeks, with four hours of programming during the morning (EDT) each day. The agenda for each week can be viewed below.
Weekly Agendas
The Summit sought to expand evidence on how the core functions of higher education systems could be strengthened to promote social and economic development in USAID partner countries by focusing on three interrelated themes: Employability, Innovation, and Private Sector Engagement in support of the USAID Higher Education Learning Agenda. The Summit provided an opportunity for academics, researchers, donors, and practitioners to showcase emerging research, new data, trends, and promising practices as they related to higher education in a global forum.