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The Universidad ISA of Santiago, the University of Stirling in the UK and the University of Guyana have held the constituent assembly of the Institute of Aquaculture and Aquaponics-INAQUAP- in Georgetown, Guyana, on October 28, 2015. The Institute of Aquaculture and Aquaponics (INAQUAP) is being established as a key outcome of the project funded by the ACP-EU EDULINK II called "PESCADO - Pioneering Education for Sustainability of Caribbean Aquaculture Development & Opportunities" - its acronym in English.

"The 1st Regional Conference 'Sustainable Fisheries in the South-Western Indian Ocean: the importance of the Education, Management and Governance' took place in Mahajanga (Madascar) on the 10th and 11th of September and it helped to be a meeting point for academics, researchers, managers and civil society in general. During two days the discussions were focused on the importance of the fisheries resources as a source of food and wealth for the region; the different problems that challenges its sustainability like overfishing, destructive fishing practices and habitat destruction; and the need for a good management system that ensures sustainability."

The AgIM (Agriculture Information Management and Precision Farming) has released its fourth newsletter covering the second semester of 2015. AgIM project is co-ordinated by NOVA Information Management School and is designed to reinforce and elevate the EU-ACP partnership in the filed of higher education through the creation of an inter-institutional network, rooted in a long-term sustainable strategy, to promote the academic excellence in agriculture education in Mozambique and Cape Verde.

"The objectives of the project is to contribute to food security in areas of poverty in the region of the Caribbean and to strengthen management capacity at the University in terms of learning and practice in the field of food security in areas of poverty, and in this order, during the period of the project, the results obtained are considered of great importance for the final beneficiaries."

Défis, menaces et opportunités pour l'Afrique

A new Call for Proposals under the Intra-Africa Academic Mobility scheme was launched, with a deadline of 15 June 2016.

HLPD' is short for EU-Africa High Level Policy Dialogue Platform on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI). Senior officials from African and EU countries use this platform to discuss research and innovation policies. They aim to formulate and implement long-term priorities to strengthen bi-regional STI cooperation, in the framework of the Joint Africa-EU Strategy (JAES).

The EGALE project will support partner HEIs in the development of an international consortium and new third level curricula (PhD) complying with international standards and capitalising on local expertise, including the spread of innovative and powerful teaching technologies such as distance learning. Relevant staff of the participating HEIs will be targeted to increase their qualifications.

Du 14 au 16 septembre 2015, s'est tenu à Cotonou au Bénin un atelier d'harmonisation et de validation de curricula de master dans le cadre du projet "Construction en synergie avec les milieux socioprofessionels de masters innovants en agronomie durable en réseau dans 3 EES d'Afrique de l'Ouest".