Source: European University Association

November 9, 2010
White paper:
Africa-Europe Higher Education Cooperation for Development:
Meeting Regional and Global Challenges

Outcomes and recommendations of the project: “Access to Success: Fostering Trust and Exchange between Europe and Africa“ (2008-2010)

Excerpt from the foreword:
'The white paper resulting from the project Access to Success: Fostering Trust and Exchange between Europe and Africa comes at a particularly critical moment in various regards: first, it arrives at a time when universities are increasingly prioritising global partnership as a strategic response to the demands that societies and economies are placing on them; secondly, it examines the evolving and increasingly important overlap between the ‘internationalisation’ agenda of universities, and their role as actors in development cooperation; thirdly, it comes at a time of reflection on the next steps with the Africa-EU Strategic Partnership, a relatively new political framework with great potential. Moreover, while African and European universities have had academic partnerships for several decades, the project’s focus on a holistic institutional development perspective makes it both unique and timely given the role universities are currently asked to play in responding to the broad challenges identified.'

Download: White paper 845.97 kb
Project website: http://www.accesstosuccess-africa.eu