Unesco and Obreal have signed a Letter of Intent formalizing their cooperation in support of inclusive, high-quality and internationally connected education systems, in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The agreement was signed by Borhene Chakroun, Director of the Policies and Lifelong Learning Systems Division at Unesco, and Ramon Torrent, President of Obreal….
Obreal took part in the 2026 Annual Conference of the WTO Chairs Programme (WCP), held from July 1 to 3 at the World Trade Organization headquarters, the Centre William Rappard, in Geneva. The conference gathered WCP Chairs from Africa, Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean, together with WTO Secretariat staff, members of the WCP…
The Fourth Interregional Dialogue on Education and Development took a significant step forward this week, as Obreal convened its Latin America and Caribbean launch in Montevideo, Uruguay. The event brought together representatives from a wide range of governments, university associations, and regional bodies across Latin America and the Caribbean, reflecting the broad interest the dialogue…
African and European higher education stakeholders, including many of Obreal’s key partners, convened in Bled, Slovenia, to advance a shared understanding of what equitable cooperation means in practice, and to finalize a joint position paper outlining concrete recommendations. In a two-day workshop organized by DAAD on 8 and 9 June 2026, “Co-creating knowledge with Africa:…
Obreal participated in the 1st Brazil–Africa Rectors’ Forum, held in Brasília from May 25 to 27, 2026. The Forum was organized by Brazil’s Ministry of Education, CAPES, and ANDIFES, and brought together more than 150 Brazilian and African university leaders, academic associations, and multilateral actors. The event aimed to strengthen higher education, scientific, technological, and cultural cooperation between…
The conference “International Trade after the Trump 2.0 Shock”, co-organized by Obreal in Berlin on May 28–29, 2026, together with KDI School and Freie Universität Berlin, brought together leading scholars and WTO Chairholders from Europe, Africa, Latin America, and Asia to discuss the future of the multilateral trading system in a context of increasing geopolitical…
The EnoTour project, co-funded by the European Union under the Erasmus+ “Alliance for Innovation” programme, is the latest expression of a mission that Obreal has been pursuing for years: building ecosystems of collaboration between universities, businesses and territories that generate real impact in sectors with strong local roots. Wine tourism and gastro-tourism, activities deeply connected…
The Third Mission of universities, that is, contributing to society beyond teaching and research, has been on the table for years. The problem is that too often it fails to translate into action. In a new Obreal paper, “Promoting Open Innovation and the transformation of higher education from an Obreal perspective” Project Managers Ángel Manuel…
Obreal hosted a follow-up meeting in Barcelona as part of the Interregional Dialogue Process, bringing together regional institutions, university associations, and cooperation agencies from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe, the Arab world, and China. The meeting advanced a shared agenda for cooperation in higher education, science, innovation, and development. It also confirmed the…
In recent years, Obreal has built an active and growing working relationship with UNESCO, one that takes shape through shared projects, joint participation in high-level spaces, and a common agenda. Obreal’s recent participation in the launch event for the new UNESCO report Trends in Higher Education is the latest example. Obreal’s Senior Advisor, Wail Benjalloun,…