Obreal, as the coordinator of the SPHERE (Support for Higher Education Reform Experts), with partner EUA, is organizing a topical seminar on “The End of Degrees? Micro-credentials, skills and employability” in Rabat Morocco 2-3 June, 2025). Hosted by the International University of Rabat and facilitated by the National Erasmus+ Plus office and the Moroccan HERE…
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…
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 University of Buenos Aires (UBA), in collaboration with OBREAL, has launched a hybrid workshop aimed at enhancing the strategic research and management capabilities of its researchers and research institutes. This initiative focuses on developing competitive international research proposals and advancing strategic research within the framework of various EU-funded research programs. The workshop’s launch, held…
OBREAL is glad to contribute to empowering African Universities by leading a key Interregional Dialogue at the QS Africa Summit. More specifically, OBREAL’s Senior Coordinator Higher Education Policy, Marina Larrea, moderated the panel discussion titled “Interregional Dialogue in Higher Education to enhance the role of Universities as Agents of Innovation, Integration and Sustainable Development”. This…
OBREAL was present at the SPHERE‘s Study Visit to Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK) in Finland. Under the premise of enhancing University-Industry collaboration for current and future employment, innovation and Sustainable Ecosystems, the study visit provided a comprehensive understanding of how an institution utilises diverse modes of industry cooperation to meet different objectives. SPHERE…
OBREAL participated in three key meetings on higher education integration in Africa held in Mauritius. OBREAL’s Director of International Projects, Elizabeth Colucci, and the Project Manager Africa, Apiyo Okwiri, travelled to Mauritius to participate in these three key meetings organized under the HAQAA3 initiative, financed by the Global Getaway program of the European Commission. These…
OBREAL, the Association of African Universities, and the Mozambican Conselho Nacional de Avaliação de Qualidade do Ensino Superior (National Council for Quality Assessment in Higher Education (CNAQ) have organized, on behalf of the HAQAA3 Initiative, the first national policy visit to Mozambique. The objective of these policy visits is to gather the contributions of relevant players in the definition, implementation,…
The First Interregional Dialogue on Education and Development in Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa held in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, facilitated the creation of a series of interregional graduate courses. Argentine professors devised and developed a series of 6 courses that were taught during the second quarter of the year at universities in…