On 10 June 2022, the EU-LAC Foundation and the CLACSO Working Group on Politicised Social Science organised the Workshop “Good practices to reduce inequalities in education and strengthen links between universities and society: Contributions of Universities in Latin America and the Caribbean and Europe to the achievement of the SDGs” in the framework of the 9th Latin American and Caribbean Conference on Social Sciences, which took place in Mexico City from 7 to 10 June 2022, at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).
This workshop was convened based on an understanding that one of the fundamental functions of universities has been to address global, regional and local challenges and the co-production and/or transfer of viable solutions to society, the economy and the environment. The objective was to generate an exchange about good practices, tools and methodologies developed by Higher Education institutions in the European Union and in Latin America and the Caribbean, and to promote the creation of knowledge and practices that derive positive impacts in the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through guiding questions, the EU-LAC Foundation and CLACSO aimed to foster an inter-subjective and inter-institutional dialogue in order to recognise relevant experiences, discuss challenges in implementation and the potential transferability of these experiences, as well as share lessons learned.