Research and universities at the heart of the EU-Africa agenda
Sergio Passariello
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The European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU) have made official the intention of much more extensive cooperation in the fields of research and innovation. The announcement came at the end of the sixth EU-AU summit, held recently in Brussels, which produced a new ‘Innovation Agenda’ that will see universities as the true gateway between the two continents, putting science at the heart of development and creating a new paradigm of collaboration based on equal partnerships.
The summit gave the green light to an investment package of at least €150 billion ($170 billion) and proposed a series of cooperation actions in four priority areas: public health, green transition, innovation and technology, and scientific skills.
With regard to the last area, the common intention is to intensify support for scientific cooperation between European and African researchers in order to jointly develop new knowledge and skills, as well as sharing technology. Exchanges of young citizens, volunteers and students will also be encouraged through an expansion of the Erasmus+ academic mobility programme, which has a budget of €350 million and will see Africa among the priority destinations for European students. There will also be partnerships between individual universities in order to increase mutual knowledge and promote their respective excellence.
The European and African Unions have thus given a gratifying response to the call on the eve of the summit by university networks in Africa and Europe – the African Research Universities Alliance and the Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities (GILDA) – which had urged their counterparts to prioritise investment in research and innovation (R&I) in Africa by encouraging the development of centres of research excellence.
GLOBAL GOODWILL AMBASSADOR ALMA MATER UNI SUSSEX UNI SIENA LEWES COLLEGE BERLITZ. ERASMUS GENERATION , WS INSTITUTE
11 个月well done Sergio Passariello Welcome to the Erasmus Generation ?? Erasmus in Sussex was the best choice of my life.?? A study and training experience abroad in an international context allows you to improve your ability to study, learn, work, and then, if you decide, teach.
Director, Institute for Sustainable Energy, University of Malta
2 年Not only is it the right thing to do to increase cooperation to accelerate African countries' development, but it also helps us in Europe. Africa is the future. Few regions will see the growth that Africa will see. By forging close ties with our southern neighbours and helping them now, it will position Europe well to participate in their growth in the future.
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2 年This is excellent. It is needed and necessary. We'll done.