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During their Jan/Feb 2015 meeting, ​
​the ​
Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations
​,​
 which is part of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) 
​of the United Nations, accredited the International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association (HETL) with special consultative status with the UN. 
This officially makes HETL part of The Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations.

With this accreditation, HETL will expand its mission to include the following thematic areas: human rights and social-economic justice. This accreditation further fosters HETL's role as an inclusive global think tank for advanced educational research and international higher education development.

Regards,
-- 
Dr. Patrick W. Blessinger, @DrBlessinger
Executive Director and Chief Research Scientist, International HETL Association
Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Education, St. John's University (NYC)
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, Emerald
Director and Senior Scholar, Institute for Meaning-Centered Education
Senior Editor and Author, Higher Education Tomorrow Blog
Scholar and Policy Analyst, Scholars Strategy Network
Country Champion for USA, OER World Map Project
Contributing Writer, University World News