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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…
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…
“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…
OBREAL organized the virtual kick-off meeting of a newly awarded Erasmus+ Capacity Building project for Higher Education entitled Impact HE. This four year structural project involves universities and ministries of education from Kenya and Ethiopia as well as EU partners in Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. It intends to build capacity in African higher…
OBREAL is pleased to have delivered a keynote speech at the FICCI Higher Education Summit 2024, a gathering that has drawn more than 1.000 participants. The Summit featured education luminaries, policymakers, scholars, and experts, “converging in a common platform to shape the future of higher education in India”. OBREAL’s Director of Strategy, Nicolás Patrici, articulated a…
OBREAL was present once again at the annual Advisory Committee meeting of the DTI Foundation. This important gathering allows us to reflect on the achievements of the past year while setting the stage for our initiatives in the coming year. During the meeting, we reviewed the foundation’s key accomplishments, including impactful projects and partnerships that…
The IUCEA Stakeholder Forum is taking significant steps to advance higher education data management across East Africa. The forum’s objectives include the following: OBREAL has a long-standing partnership with IUCEA. It is driven by the belief that higher education is a catalyst for regional integration and development. Effective data collection, management, and analysis are crucial…