EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT
LATIN AMERICA, THE CARIBBEAN, AFRICA AND EUROPE
Since 2022, the Interregional Dialogues on Education and Development have become a key platform for strengthening ties between CELAC and the African Union, promoting strategic alliances between governments and universities, engaging the private sector, and deepening mutual understanding among regions through the recognition of shared histories, challenges, and values.
The third edition, co-organized by the Government of Colombia —in its role as pro tempore presidency of CELAC—, the African Union, Obreal, the Colombian Association of Universities (ASCUN) and the Association of African Universities (AAU), aims to build on the achievements of previous editions and promote joint initiatives in education and sustainable development, offering shared responses to common challenges across Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe.
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Road to Bogotá
Following the conclusions of the Second Interregional Dialogue on Education and Development between Africa, Latin America, and Europe, the organizing institutions launched a collaborative roadmap to co-develop the agenda for the upcoming meeting in Bogotá.
This roadmap includes open preparatory workshops and activities, as well as participation in regional and multilateral political dialogue spaces. It not only consolidates a platform for exchange among governments, universities, academic networks, the private sector, and other key stakeholders, but also ensures that the agenda of the Third Dialogue reflects the political priorities of the participating regions.
29 May 2025
The Role of Women in Science and Development
10 June 2025
Women, resilience and peace building in Africa, Europe and Latin America
Several activities have already taken place, generating key inputs for the design of the Dialogue’s agenda, while others are currently being organized.
The organizing institutions of the Third Dialogue — Obreal, the Government of Colombia, the African Union, ASCUN, and AAU — are actively engaged in public policy discussions, both bilaterally and through intergovernmental forums and inter-university platforms. These spaces bring together representatives from the higher education sectors of Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, and Europe.
These engagements are essential to gathering strategic input and aligning the Dialogue’s agenda with the educational, political, and development priorities of the regions involved.
Institutional presence in forums (2024–2025)
Previous editions of the Interregional Dialogues
This Interregional Dialogue in Colombia 2025 is the third edition of a series of high-level meetings aimed at promoting the exchange of experiences and cooperation between key regions in the field of higher education.
Previous editions were held in:
2024: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2023: Buenos Aires, Argentina
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