Interregional Dialogue on Education and Development
in Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa.

March 27-31, 2023
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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agenda

8:00 hs.

Meeting point: Parking lot Ministry of Education
Pizzurno 935

8:30 hs.

Transfer to Junín, Province of Buenos Aires

12:30 hs.

Arrival at ECANA – School of Agricultural, Natural and Environmental Sciences
National University of the Northwest of Buenos Aires (UNNOBA)
National Route N° 7 and Gaucho Argentino

13:00 hs.

Institutional welcome, visit to ECANA and lunch.*
  • Florencia CASTRO, Vice rector UNNOBA
  • Dra. Virginia PASQUINELLIi, Dean of ECANA
*The session will be conducted in a multilingual fashion

15:00 hs.

Presentation of the week’s agenda and introduction to the activity.*
  • Marina LARREA, Head of International Cooperation, Ministry of Education, Argentina
  • Apiyo OKWIRI, Project Manager, OBREAL Global
*English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese interpretation will be available.

15:30 hs.

Panel discussion “Education, health, food security and development”.*
“The development agenda in Africa: Vision 2063 and the challenges of African universities linked to health and food security”
  • Olusola OYEWOLE, Secretary General of the Association of African Universities – AAU.
Panel discussion:
  • Elizabeth KLEINMAN, Responsible for Sustainable Agrifood Systems, FAO Argentina
  • Aleandra SCAFATI, President Ecomujeres Foundation
  • Jimena ESTRELLA, Senior Advisor on Innovation and Development, OBREAL Global
Moderator:: Virginia PASQUINELLI, Dean ECANA, UNNOBA
*English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese interpretation will be available.

17:00 hs.

Coffee break

17:30 hs.

Institutional presentation UNNOBA*
  • Guillermo TAMARIT, Rector
*English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese interpretation will be available.

18:15 hs.

Transfer to Hotel Copahue
Cornelio Saavedra 80, Junín, Province of Buenos Aires

19:15 hs.

Transfer to Rectorate UNNOBA
Libertad 555

19:30 hs.

Dinner and cultural activity

22:00 hs.

Traslado al Hotel Copahue

8:30 hs.

Check out and transfer to the city of Buenos Aires

12:30 hs.

Side event by invitation:
Meeting of the Latin American and Caribbean Higher Education Area (ENLACES) Expanded Board of Directors.
National Inter-University Council
Ecuador 871
  • Signature of the Memorandum of Understanding between the AAU and the ENLACES

19:00 hs.

Welcome cocktail*
  • Jaime PERCZYK, Minister of Education of Argentina
Cultural Center CCK
Sarmiento 151
*English interpretation will be available.
The morning session will be held at the headquarters of the Ministry of Education of
Argentina, will consist of an intergovernmental dialogue at ministerial level as well as the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for Educational Cooperation and will be chaired by the Minister of Education of Argentina, Jaime Perczyk, and the Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation of the African Union, Mohammed Belhocine.

8:15 hs.

Registration of participants
Ministry of Education
Pizzurno 935

9:00 hs.

Official opening and welcome *
  • Andrea GARCÍA, Secretary of Educational Cooperation and Priority Actions,
    Ministry of Education, Argentine Republic
*English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese interpretation will be available.

9:15 hs.

AUC – The framework for South-South cooperation and development in
perspective*

  • Mahlet TESHOME, Department of Education, Science, Technology and
    Innovation, African Union Commission

*English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese interpretation will be available.

9:30 hs.

Opening session*
“South-South Cooperation/ Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. Challenges and opportunities”
  • Mohammed BELHOCINE, Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation of the African Union Commission
Round table – intergovernmental dialogue
  • Daryll MATTHEW, Minister of Education, Sports and Creative Industries of
    Antigua and Barbuda
  • Oscar ALPA, Secretary of State for Higher Education of Argentina
  • Jaime RODRÍGUEZ, Deputy Secretary of Education of Honduras
  • Olivier SAGNA, Director of Studies and Cooperation, Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation of Senegall
  • Alberto Armindo TONELA, National Director of Planning, Studies and Cooperation, Ministry of Education of Mozambique
  • Román GARCÍA BÁEZ, Advisor, Ministry of Higher Education of Cuba
  • Rui OPPERMANN, Director of International Relations, Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education (CAPES), Brazil
  • Enrique MAMMARELLA, President of the National Inter-University Council (CIN) of Argentina
  • Carlos GRECO, Vice-President of the National Inter-University Council (CIN) of Argentina
  • Olusola OYEWOLE, Secretary General of the African Association of Universities (AAU)
  • Boaventura ALEIXO, Reitor da Universidade Licungo, Mozambique
  • Dinesh BHATIA, Ambassador of the Republic of India in Argentina
Moderator: Óscar DOMÍNGUEZ, President ENLACES
*English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese interpretation will be available.

11:15 hs.

  • Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Education of the Argentine Republic and the African Union Commission
  • Photo of signatory authorities

11:30 hs.

Closing remarks *
  • Jaime PERCZYK, Minister of Education of Argentina
*English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese interpretation will be available.

12:00 hs.

Lunch at the Ministry of Education

12:30 hs.

Family photo
Sarmiento Palace, Ministry of Education

13:00 hs.

Transfer to National University of San Martín (UNSAM)

14:00 hs.

Reception and welcome*
  • Ana María LLOIS, Vice rector
  • Valeria PATTACINI, Secretary of Internationalization and Cooperation
  • Lovisa ERICSSON, Director of International Relations
*The session will be conducted in a multilingual fashion

14:30 hs.

Panel: “Research and development” *
“The development agenda in Africa: Vision 2063 and the challenges for African universities in research and development”
  •  Wail BENJELLOUN, Presidente Honorario de la Unión de Universidades Mediterráneas (UNIMED)
Panel discussion:
  • Rui OPPERMANN,Director of International Relations, Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education (CAPES), Brazil
  • Ana FRANCHI, President National Council for Scientific and Technological Research (CONICET), Argentina
  • Carlos GRECO, Rector UNSAM
 
Moderator: Pablo BENEITONE, Advisor at the Secretariat of University Policies and Expert in Higher Education Policy at OBREAL Global
*English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese interpretation will be available.

16:00 hs.

Coffee break

16:30 hs.

Visit and institutional presentation UNSAM*
  • Carlos GRECO, Rector
*English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese interpretation will be available.

18:00 hs.

Cocktail debate “Climate change, energy and development”.*
  • Myriam MOÏSE, Executive Secretary Universities Caribbean
  • Carlos ALVARADO CEREZO Secretary General of Central American Higher University Council – CSUCA
  • Maria Luisa CHICOTE, President, National Council for Higher Education Quality Evaluation of Mozambique
Introduction and moderation:
  • Marina LARREA, Head of International Cooperation, Ministry of Education of Argentina
  • Nicolás PATRICI, Director of strategy and development, OBREAL Global
*The session will be conducted in a multilingual fashion

20:00 hs.

Transfer to the City of Buenos Aires

8:15 hs.

Meeting point
Ministry of Education parking lot
Pizzurno 935

8:30 hs.

Transfer to the National University of Hurlingham (UNAHUR)
Av. Gdor. Vergara 2222, Villa Tese

9:30 hs.

Welcome coffee *
  • Walter WALLACH, Rector
  • Lizzie WANGER, Secretary of Academic Affairs
*The session will be conducted in a multilingual fashion

10:00 hs.

Panel: “Education, work and development” *
“The development agenda in Africa: Vision 2063 and the challenges of African universities for work and development.”
  • Gaspard BANYANKIMBONA, Secretary General, Inter-University Council for Eastern Africa (IUCEA)
Panel discussion:
  • Gerardo MARCHESINI,Executive Director, Institute of Technological Education (INET), Ministry of Education of Argentina
  • Silvia MARTÍNEZ, Prof. Seminary Education and Employment, Masters Program in Educational Policy, UNAHUR
  • Carlos DE FEO, CONADU
  • Daniel RICCI, FEDUN
  • Walter MERKIS, FATUN
Moderator: Wail BENJELLOUN, Rector of Mediterranean Universities Union -UNIMED, Morocco

*English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese interpretation will be available.

11:30 hs.

Closing panel: “Perspectives of educational cooperation and development from the South”. *
  • AAU – Olusola OYEWOLE
  • ENLACES – Óscar DOMÍNGUEZ
  • AUC – Mohammed BELHOCINE
  • CELAC – Jaime PERCZYK
Moderation and reading of conclusions:: Nicolás PATRICI, Director for Strategy and Development, OBREAL Global
*English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese interpretation will be available.

13:00 hs.

Lunch – traditional Argentine asado

15:00 hs.

Visit and institutional presentation UNAHUR*
  • Walter WALLACH, Rector
*English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese interpretation will be available.

17:00 hs.

Transfer to the City of Buenos Aires / Ezeiza International Airport