More than 400 participants took part in the Africa-Europe conference on higher education collaboration in Brussels on 25 October 2019. On this page, you will find an overview of all conference outcomes: the speakers' presentations, the recommendations produced by each workshop as well as the full event report.

• To the web-stream of the entire opening session
• To the full web-stream of the entire closing session

Download: Event Report Africa-Europe Conference 25.10.2019 (pdf, 1.18 MB)

Sector-specific recommendations

Conference delegates produced sector-specific policy recommendations on how to further develop the chapter "Investing in people by investing in education and skills" of the Africa-Europe Alliance, first announced by Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in September 2018. Among the key recommendations for the future of European-African collaboration in higher education, delegates expressed the need for

• increased cooperation with the private sector,
• continuous professional development for academic staff,
• the promotion of a Pan-African Quality Assurance and Accreditation Framework,
• stronger linkages between higher education and Technical and Vocational Education and Training,
• the strengthening of transnational educational partnerships,
• a comprehensive approach to refugee integration in tertiary education.

Presentations of the conference