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1st International Seminar on University Cooperation: Technologies, Entrepreneurship and Innovation


International event debates university cooperation & sustainable development
Collaborative work in partnership between institutions from different countries and
sectors has become a global trend, and it is starting to gain strength in Higher Education. In
order to deepen the debate on the subject, the 1st International Seminar on University
Cooperation: Technologies, Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Sustainable Development will
be held virtually from May 24th to 27th, 2021. This initiative is led by the Brazil Center of the
Regional Center for Cooperation in Higher Education (CRECES); the Colombian Technological
Industrial Corporation (TEINCO) and the National Open and Distance University (UNAD), with
the support of the Fund for the Development of Higher Education of the Colombian Ministry of
Education (FODESEP), the Capacity Building Center of the University of California (UCLA) and
fifteen other Ibero-American institutions.
The event will bring together the university community and other regional actors
interested in the materialization of the 2030 Agenda and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs), a global effort coordinated by the United Nations, which calls for engagement in actions
that work for the reduction of social inequalities, in inclusive economic development and
respectful of the environment, as well as the fight against global warming and climate change, a
mobilization aligned with the post-covid-19 international resumption.
The International Seminar will be broadcasted by Youtube TEINCO La Tecno, counting
with simultaneous translation into Spanish and Portuguese, and offering certificates of
participation to the public. More information about the program and the speakers can be found
at https://landing.teinco.edu.co/primerseminario-internacional-2021/