Innovative Strategies for Higher Education in Latin America and Europe: International Collaboration and Regional Development
From 12-14 November 2012, the Asociación de Universidades Grupo de Montevideo (AUGM), the European University Association (EUA), and the Observatory on EU-Latin American Relations (OBREAL) are co-organising a conference on innovative strategies for Higher Education in Latin America and Europe in São Paulo, Brazil, within the framework of the Alfa Puentes programme.
Over the past decades, higher education sectors have expanded and diversified, and higher education has become an important driver for social and economic innovation and development. In a period of intensifying international interconnectivity and economic transition, it is particularly important to draw attention to the role of universities in generating knowledge, driving innovation, and tackling global challenges.
This conference is a unique opportunity to merge these issues in a bi-regional perspective, and debate the present changes faced by higher education institutions and systems in Latin America and Europe. The event will stress the relevance of regionalisation trends, analyse the current growth in Latin America university systems, and promote collaboration with emerging countries of the region. Hosted by four globally engaged universities of São Paulo and supported by 23 national regional university associations – partners of the Alfa-Puentes project- it will provide an excellent opportunity for LA and European university associations and individual institutions to meet, exchange and network.
To learn more about the seminar, please visit the event website here.