Collaborative Partnership for Sustainable Solutions in Africa and Europe
Africa and Europe face common challenges that require collaborative efforts in science, technology, and engineering. The Cluster Working Group at KU Leuven aims to enhance research, education, and service to society for a shared future. Through initiatives like Erasmus+ and capacity building projects, partnerships with institutions in Tanzania are also being pursued for mutual growth and development.
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CLUSTER working group Africa Department of Chemical Engineering, KU Leuven
Defining mission Why? Africa and Europe face several common challenges that will determine the future of both continents Science, technology and engineering will play a critical role in many of these solutions. to learn from each other, strengthen each other s capacities and take responsibility jointly for this common future What? all means available for collaboration need to be deployed: research, education and service to society
Defining mission How? In the field of research, we will be looking for collaboration on these complex common challenges Beyond project funding, we aim to initiate elements for a more sustainable, long term partnership. In the field of education and training we have an excellent opportunity to learn from one another. Student and staff mobility between Africa and Europe, as well as joint programs and virtual exchanges will be deployed to reach as large a number of students as possible. CLUSTER values Student and staff mobility between Africa and Europe, as well as joint programs and virtual exchanges will be deployed to reach as large a number of students as possible
Erasmus+ Plans for application to Erasmus+ Capacity building in the field of higher education Strand 2 The Capacity Building in Higher Education (CBHE) action supports international cooperation projects based on multilateral partnerships between organisations active in the field of higher education. It supports the relevance, quality, modernisation and responsiveness of higher education in third countries not associated to the Programme for socio-economic recovery, growth and prosperity and reacting to recent trends, in particular economic globalisation, but also the recent decline in human development, fragility, and rising social, economic and environmental inequalities exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Tanzania Challenge-based learning: a bridge between Europe and Tanzania
Erasmus+ Plans for application to Erasmus+ Work Package 1: Innovation as driving force Analysis of the situation/needs analysis) Entrepreneurship Engaging external partners: industry Building trust Employability Remake courses to make them relevant for community, university and industry Hybrid inter-university courses Exchanges: students as catalyst, but also teacher mobility Internationalisation on campus Accreditation! Work Package 2: Curriculum modifications
Erasmus+ Plans for application to Erasmus+ Partners: Europe/CLUSTER: KU Leuven TU Eindhoven KTH Tanzania: Nelson Mandela African Institute for Science and Technology (NM-AIST) University of Dar es Salaam Ardhi University Mbeya University of Science and Technology
Erasmus+ Plans for application to Erasmus+ Work Package 3: Management and leadership Support to teachers Europe/Tanzania: learning from differences in context The ethical dimension Policy development and impact on decision making (Jonas) Global/intercontinental competences Work Package 4: Understanding the role of contextual knowledge Work Package 5: Dissemination and impact
Erasmus+ Progress Call came too early Slow progress Plan to set up parts that can be initiated without funding Submission planned for next call
