Patrick Blessinger - Democratization of Higher Education (Episode 2)

2022-12-22

This is the second episode we meet Patrick Blessinger, Director, and founder of the International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association or HETL. In the second episode, hear Patrick Blessinger Director and Chief Scientist HETL discuss Democratization in Higher Education, equity, equality, inclusion, and SDG’s Goals. According to Swedish research, democracy is in decline and 70 percent of the world’s population is living under autocracy (Lindberg, 2022), this was the catalyst for Blessinger to write a short article with colleagues titled, SDGs...

This is the second episode we meet Patrick Blessinger, Director, and founder of the International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association or HETL.

In the second episode, hear Patrick Blessinger Director and Chief Scientist HETL discuss Democratization in Higher Education, equity, equality, inclusion, and SDG’s Goals.

According to Swedish research, democracy is in decline and 70 percent of the world’s population is living under autocracy (Lindberg, 2022), this was the catalyst for Blessinger to write a short article with colleagues titled, SDGs for a more democratic world, the article will be published January 2023 in University world News.

Articles.

Patrick Blessinger, Abhilasha Singh, Amudha Poobalan, and Sarwat Nauman (22 October 2022). Our future demands critical and creative thinking skills. https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20221019140828579

Patrick Blessinger, Fareeda Khodabocus, Mirela Panait, and Beena Giridharan (2023) SDGs for a more democratic world. Available January 2023.

Website to Swedish V-dem Project and Prof Staffan Lindberg

https://www.v-dem.net/about/v-dem-project/global-team/staffan-i-lindberg/

CONTACT:

Patrick Blessinger

linkedin.com/in/patrickblessinger