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

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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/