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On December 9, 2023, the Colombian Government, the African Union, the Association of African Universties, ASCUN, and OBREAL hosted the launch of the Third Interregional Dialogue on Higher Education and Development, setting the stage for a significant event planned for November 2025 in Bogotá. The launch of the Third Interregional Dialogue was chaired by the…
OBREAL, within the framework of the SUSTurismo international cooperation project, is promoting a series of training courses in sustainable tourism for students from Cape Verde and Angola. The results and experiences of these trainings were presented last November 29th at the III International Meeting of the SUSTusimo Project. At this meeting the project consortium reaffirmed…
OBREAL, with member THENSA, was joined by partners of the UniiCoCreate project at the virtual conference of UEED Africa (Universities, Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development in Africa), for a virtual panel discussion on Entrepreneurial Universities. The session marked the first public activity of the project, which is an important Erasmus+ Strand 3 Capacity Building for Higher…
Obreal took part in the Continental Conference on Transforming STEM in Africa, a continental conference organised by the African Union and UNESCO together with other international partners. The event brought together institutional leaders, experts and representatives from the academic community to discuss the strengthening of policies and strategies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)…
Obreal took part in this year’s Annual Meeting of African Science Academies (AMASA), organised by the Network of African Science Academies. The meeting brought together representatives of science academies, experts and institutional stakeholders to discuss the role of science in addressing key challenges across the African continent. As part of the programme, Obreal chaired a…
The Open Forum for Science in Latin America and the Caribbean (CILAC) has invited OBREAL to pre-launch the Third Interregional Dialogue on Education and Development in Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa to be held in Colombia in 2025. CILAC, recognized as the “science hub” in the region, is a biannual space for debate and…
International, regional and local actors recently came together in an online dialogue to exchange perspectives on youth empowerment in the context of migration and refugee integration, highlighting the value of cross-border dialogue in informing public policy. The online exchange brought together organisations and institutions from Spain, Cyprus, Ireland and France, alongside representatives from Catalonia, creating…
Obreal welcomed Dr Jean Koulidiati, representative of the Pan African University (PAU), to Barcelona as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen interregional cooperation in higher education between Africa and Europe. The visit, held on Thursday, 14 November 2024, provided an opportunity to advance dialogue on shared priorities in higher education development, research, and regional integration….
“Education is not just of the five pillars of the Global Gateway but it is the enabler of the others”, according to Martin Seychell, Deputy Director General for International Partnerships of the European Commission. Seychell opened the S-DHG Forum 2024 held in Brussels this week and which was attended by OBREAL. S-DHG, or the Forum…