In a context of increasing fragmentation of the international order and questioning of traditional multilateral architectures, the CELAC-Africa High-Level Forum (Bogotá, March 18–21, 2026), promoted by the Vice-Presidency of Colombia, is positioned as a strategic space for the articulation of new interregional dynamics. Invited by the Vice President of Colombia, Francia Márquez, Obreal will actively…
Obreal’s Director for Education Policy and Programs, Elizabeth Colucci, has just concluded three days of intensive meetings with Chinese universities and associations in Beijing, an important step towards opening and consolidating partnerships with the Chinese higher education sector, in pursuit of common development goals. The visits have been facilitated by UNESCO-INRULED, a UNESCO institute based…
Obreal has officially launched the 2026 edition of the Julio Cotler Program at an event held at the Office of the Delegation of the Government of Catalonia in the Southern Cone, in Buenos Aires. The debate and networking event featured the participation of Josep Vives, Delegate of the Government of Catalonia to the Southern Cone;…
El acuerdo, que incluye la coordinación conjunta de actividades, fue firmado por Sandra D’Agostino, subsecretaria de Gobierno Digital, y Nicolás Patrici, director de Estrategia y Desarrollo de Obreal.
Obreal has returned to the annual APAIE (Asia-Pacific Association for International Education) Conference for the third time, hosted this year in Hong Kong. Welcoming over 2500 participants globally under the theme “Asia-Pacific Partnerships for the Global Good”, this conference has been an important forum for scanning internationalisation trends in Asia-Pacific, and for promoting Obreal’s work…
Obreal has released the first episode of the second season of its podcast, focusing on a topic that is increasingly present in public debate: international cooperation. Often reduced to aid or framed as a one-directional gesture, international cooperation is far more complex. It involves shared responsibility, partnerships, long-term investment, and mutual learning across regions. At…
This week Obreal officially launched two new international cooperation projects co-funded by the European Commission. The goal of the two is to improve higher education both in the Latin American countries where they will be implemented and in Europe. One of them focuses on creating an innovative educational model designed to respond to local challenges,…
Representantes de Obreal se han reunido con autoridades de la Asociación de Universidades Árabes y con el ministro de Educación Superior e Investigación Científica de la República Árabe de Egipto, Dr. Mohamed Ayman Ashour, para iniciar los preparativos de la organización del 4.º Diálogo Interregional sobre Educación y Desarrollo. Estos encuentros, celebrados en El Cairo, marcaron un primer…
Obreal ha renovado y reforzado su histórica relación de cooperación con Marruecos en el ámbito de la educación superior y el aseguramiento de la calidad. En el marco de la 5.ª Asamblea General de la red RAFANAQ, Nicolás Patrici, director de Estrategia de Obreal, y Rachid Hilal, director de la Agencia Nacional de Evaluación y Aseguramiento de la Calidad de la Educación Superior y la Investigación Científica…
Obreal has released a new series of short interviews recorded during the Third Interregional Dialogue on Education and Development between Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa and Europe held in Bogotá in November. The videos feature insights from high-level representatives including the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation of Colombia, the Commissioner for ESTI of the…