Welcome to the Higher Education Teaching & Learning Association

The aim of the International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association (referred to as HETL) is to bring together higher education professionals and thought leaders from around the world to dialogue, network, and collaborate on issues relevant to teaching and learning in higher education.

We welcome you to join our vibrant global community and get involved in our activities.​ Advance your career by becoming a member today.

Focus Areas

HETL focuses on the following focus areas to bridge the gap between higher education and UN’s SDGs for an inclusive future.

Rights,
Democracy, and Sustainability

Educational Development and Capacity Building

Advanced Research, Innovation, and Publishing

Educational Futures, Networking, and Collaboration

HETL Talks & Conferences

Webinar: Towards a more sustainable future

What can HE Leadership do to get there?

  • 08:30AM – 10:30AM Eastern Standard Time

  • March 29th, 2022

2023 HETL Aberdeen Conference

Re-Imagining Education: Collaboration and Compassion

  • University of Aberdeen

  • 12-14 June, 2023

Feature Stories

Higher education for a sustainable future

For much of human history people used renewable resources to provide the basic…

Higher education’s role in sustainable development

As such, sustainable development not only deals with environmental issues, but…

Higher education report charts rise of the Global South

The inexorable shift of higher education’s centre of gravity from the Global North…

Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education

The Journal of Applied Research in Higher education (JARHE) is an internationally peer-reviewed journal focuses on the scholarship and practice of teaching and learning and higher education. The Journal is published in Affiliation with Emerald Publishing.

JARHE – Literati Award Winners

Emerald Literati Awards - Logo

Focus Areas

  • Higher education teaching, learning, curriculum, assessment, policy, management, leadership, and related areas
  • Digitization, internationalization, and democratization of higher education, and related areas such as lifelong and lifewide learning
  • Innovation, change, and reflections on current practices
  • Issues around teaching and learning, especially those discussions which seek to inform practice are encouraged, ensuring the journal has validity and relevance in the fast-change higher education landscape

Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards (ODRAs)

Publications

Learning Futures Newsletter

Reimagining and rethinking how education, learning, and knowledge can transform the future of humanity.

HETL Frontiers

HETL Frontiers is a new peer-reviewed magazine committed to publishing concise, high-quality magazine-style articles on cutting-edge issues and topics in higher education.

News & Updates

Television interview with Dr. Diana Al Jahromi, HETL Country Director of Bahrain.
Dr. Abhilasha Singh representing HETL at Digital MENA 2022, UAE.

Call for Papers – Pedagogical Innovations in Higher Education

HETL’s Latest Written Statement for The United Nations ECOSOC

Affiliations & Partners

Consultative Status
Media Partner
Publishing Partner
Global Partner
Global Partner
Academic Blog

HETL Books

Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning Book Series

Teaching & Learning Strategies for Sustainable Development Book Cover
Teaching & Learning Strategies for Sustainable Development

Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger & Taisir Subhi Yamin

University Partnerships for Sustainable Development Book Cover
University Partnerships for Sustainable Development

Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger & Taisir Subhi Yamin

Civil Society & Social Responsibility in Higher Education Book Cover
Civil Society & Social Responsibility in Higher Education

Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger & Craig Mahoney

Introduction to Sustainable Development Leadership and Strategies in Higher Education Book Cover
Introduction to Sustainable Development Leadership and Strategies in Higher Education

Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger & Taisir Subhi Yamin

Integrating Sustainable Development into The Curriculum

Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger & Taisir Subhi Yamin

University Partnership for International Development Book Cover
University Partnership for International Development

Edited by Patrick Blessinger & Barbara Cozza

Engaging Dissonance - Developing Mindful Global Citizenship in Higher Education Book Cover
Engaging Dissonance - Developing Mindful Global Citizenship in Higher Education

Edited by Amy Lee & Rhiannon D. Williams

University Partnership for Pre-Service and Teacher Development Book Cover
University Partnership for Pre-Service and Teacher Development

Edited by Barbara Cozza & Patrick Blessinger

Strategies for Facilitating Inclusive Campuses in Higher Education Book Cover
Strategies for Facilitating Inclusive Campuses in Higher Education

Edited by Jaimie Hoffman, Patrick Blessinger & Mandla Makhanya

Strategies for Fostering Inclusive Classrooms in Higher Education

Edited by Jaimie Hoffman, Patrick Blessinger & Mandla Makhanya

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Context for Diversity and Gender Identities in Higher Education

Edited by Jamie Hoffman, Patrick Blessinger & Mandla Makhanya

Strategies, Policies & Directions for Refugee Education

Edited by Enakshi Sengupta & Patrick Blessinger

Perspectives on Diverse Student Identities in Higher Education

Edited by Jamie Hoffman, Patrick Blessinger & Mandla Makhanya

Language, Teaching & Pedagogy for Refugee Education

Edited by Enakshi Sengupta & Patrick Blessinger

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