Abstract
The United Nations is not known for international higher education involvement, yet this type of programming is increasingly prevalent within the organization. From actual universities and degree programs to higher education networks, internships and curricular development, the UN engages in a range of activities related to international higher education knowledge diplomacy. This article examines which of these initiatives may hold most potential for the UN and its member states.
Highlights
More on the UN, higher education and training appears in her book, The United Nations as a Knowledge System
The term “knowledge diplomacy” has been used with increasing frequency in recent years to describe many things, including how international higher education (IHE) can become an instrument of soft power and a tool through which smaller nations may position themselves to negotiate beyond the parameters of their traditional power base
As the quintessential agent of world diplomacy, the United Nations (UN) should be included in these discussions as they relate to knowledge—even with regard to IHE, though this is not an area typically associated with the UN
Summary
The term “knowledge diplomacy” has been used with increasing frequency in recent years to describe many things, including how international higher education (IHE) can become an instrument of soft power and a tool through which smaller nations may position themselves to negotiate beyond the parameters of their traditional power base. The United Nations, International Higher Education, and Knowledge Diplomacy More on the UN, higher education and training appears in her book, The United Nations as a Knowledge System. University Degree Programming Much of UN international higher education involvement revolves around university level training and degree granting.
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