This week, Going Global 2016 hit the beautiful city of Cape Town, South Africa. We were lucky enough to attend, and we’ve selected 15 tweets that sum up a really remarkable three days.
The event brought together some truly inspirational people from across the globe:
#GoingGlobal2016 800 delegates, 80 countries, 12 ministers of education , 1 Head of State. Together for education and its contribution
— Robyn Whittaker (@robmwhit) May 3, 2016
Getting to the heart of the global value of higher education #GoingGlobal2016 pic.twitter.com/ykDHP8V5NX
— British Council Higher Education (@HEGoingGlobal) May 3, 2016
Inequality is still a major issue in higher education, and debates about colonialism and #RhodesMustFall were prominent at the event:
Need to do away with some colonial features in our #highered system shown up by #Rhodesmustfall – Nzimande #Goingglobal2016 #Africa
— UniversityWorldNews (@uniworldnews) May 3, 2016
Walls are coming down between societies, going up within societies, says Ian Goldin. Inequality growing in all countries. #GoingGlobal2016
— Natalie Marsh (@natalie__marsh) May 3, 2016
The continued existence of racial prejudices in higher education needs to be tackled. This was represented by a display of Robben Island Bible quotes:
Last night we saw these #ShakespeareLives quotes chosen by political prisoners of Robben Island.#GoingGlobal2016 pic.twitter.com/zaIZk4fQvN
— British Council South Africa (@zaBritish) May 4, 2016
STEM subjects are vital, but so are the humanities:
Science *might* produce more knowledge than humanities or soc sci but these help us use knowledge #GoingGlobal2016 https://t.co/qGhQkkwhsT
— Julie Litchfield 🕷 (@JulieL_Sussex) May 4, 2016
Society is developing rapidly, what effect is this having on higher education and industry?
2 billion people were literate in the 1980s; 5 billion are literate today. World is changing fast. Connectivity. #GoingGlobal2016
— Lara_One (@Lara_One) May 3, 2016
#GoingGlobal2016 @IanGoldin Our ability to integrate with technology is critical pic.twitter.com/s1DDxf653z
— Robyn Whittaker (@robmwhit) May 3, 2016
#GoingGlobal2016 @pearson outline of essential 21 Century skills pic.twitter.com/BfpEkjdGpf
— Robyn Whittaker (@robmwhit) May 4, 2016
Wise and eloquent words from the president of Mauritius:
https://twitter.com/Remo_BC/status/727797138525147137
Collaboration, not competition, is the key to development:
Strong message on EU referendum from Prof Janet Beer – UK must remain open, engaged & connected; we remain European #GoingGlobal2016
— Gabriel Huntley (@GabeHuntley) May 3, 2016
#Pandor one of the weaknesses we have is the absence of collaborations between Institutions on the continent #GoingGlobal2016
— Colm McGivern (@ColmMcGiv) May 4, 2016
China's leap in HE rankings has been driven by increased publications which has been driven by international partnerships #GoingGlobal2016
— British Council Higher Education (@HEGoingGlobal) May 4, 2016
And finally: women still face an uphill struggle in higher education, and change is needed. #HeForShe
Women are 50% of academy at Wits but as you go up hierarchy it declines rapidly, & worse when add race on top of gender #GoingGlobal2016
— Jon Harle (@jonharle) May 5, 2016
A poster from our recent #SDGs exhibition – @MaryRobinsonCtr sums it up perfectly #GoingGlobal2016 #HeForShe pic.twitter.com/W2U1wiuLmZ
— Christine Wilson (@SonicWhirls) May 5, 2016
Did we miss anything? Tweet us your favourite moments from the conference @QS_Digital
