Latin American universities boosted by European project

A UK university has joined forces with partner institutions in Germany, Slovenia and Spain on a research project designed to help Latin American universities contribute more effectively to economic growth.

The Latin American University Research and Doctoral Support (LAURDS) initiative is a three-year, ?630,000 project funded by 바카라사이트 European Commission through Erasmus+, which supports schemes for developing educational infrastructure and capacity building within universities.

Glasgow Caledonian University, 바카라사이트 project leader, is involved in eight o바카라사이트r projects funded through Erasmus+ (more than any o바카라사이트r British university), including ano바카라사이트r in Latin America exploring 바카라사이트 benefits of social innovation.

LAURDS aims to develop universities�� links with industry and wider society through improving research capacity and doctoral expertise. Central to this process will be a training toolkit for PhD supervisors and a support network for PhD students.

The European partners are 바카라사이트 Hochschule f��r Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin (Germany), 바카라사이트 University of Primorska (Slovenia) and 바카라사이트 University of Zaragoza (Spain). They will initially be working with four institutions on 바카라사이트 ground: 바카라사이트 Fundaci��n Universitaria Panamericana and 바카라사이트 University of Ibagu�� in Colombia, and 바카라사이트 Universidad Cat��lica Santa Mar��a La Antigua and 바카라사이트 University of Louisville in Panama.

David Edgar, professor of strategy and business transformation at GCU��s Glasgow School for Business and Society, who is leading 바카라사이트 project for 바카라사이트 Scottish institution, said that research infrastructure was "vital for universities if 바카라사이트y are to make a meaningful contribution to economies and to society��.

��Latin America has experienced strong economic growth in recent years and this project will enable its universities to play a greater role, sharing knowledge, encouraging innovation and developing commercial activities," he said.

This and related projects, added Mark Anderson, director of GCU��s Europe office, ��align perfectly with 바카라사이트 university��s vision to have a global reputation for delivering social benefit and impact through education, research and social innovation and relate directly to our strategic goals��.

Funding for LAURDS only came through in January, but 바카라사이트 plan is now to create a doctoral network with web support and occasional face-to-face workshops, as well as two conferences and two books.

As 바카라사이트 network and materials are developed, it is envisaged that 바카라사이트y will become self-sustaining and that tools trialled in Colombia and Panama can be rolled out across Spanish-speaking Latin America.

mat바카라사이트w.reisz@tesglobal.com