"The project ""Strengthening expertise and bioinformatics to control antimicrobial resistance in West Africa"" (SEBA) will improve the quality of higher education in Benin and Burkina Faso, enabling them tackle the challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). AMR genes allow bacteria to become resistant to antibiotics used to treat human and animal infections. In West Africa, as in other resource-poor settings, control of the occurrence and transmission of AMR is challenging due socioeconomic constraints, lack of expertise, and inadequate facilities to educate the experts. Through SEBA, we will strengthen the human and technical capacities of partner universities, enabling them to provide high-quality education and to train future experts in AMR management. We will design and implement a new Advanced Training Programme in AMR, providing 18 months’ training at MSc level. The training will include e-learning, partner country contact teaching, independent learning, and placement in a stakeholder institution. The crosscutting principles for the programme are: application of active learning techniques based on the modern learning theories; and application of the One Health approach, whereby human, animal and environmental health are treated as one entity, influenced by socioeconomic structures. Training in molecular biology techniques and bioinformatics will equip graduates with the skills to contribute fully in global AMR activities. Furthermore, they will develop their ability to interact with communities and stakeholders, including potential employers. The broad and deep hands-on training SEBA provides will enable students to become world-class experts in AMR management and control, able to positively impact West-Africa and globally. The universities will improve their competence in developing educational programmes, and will increase societal impact. Training will be subject to quality control and accreditation procedures to meet European higher education standards."

The goal of the PEP project is to develop institutional and staff capacity for Professional English at 6 universities in Mali, Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso. In the short run (by the end of the project, 2025), this will strengthen the English language and scientific writing capacity of students and researchers at the francophone universities and the capacity of partners to offer Professional English Programs. In the medium to long run (2025-30), the modernization of their Professional English Programs will increase the universities’ ability to do more international research, education and collaboration.The specific objectives are:1. Develop strategies, frameworks and activities for Professional English Programs2. Strengthen the capacity of language teachers for Professional English teaching3. Increase the skills of students and researchers for scientific communication and writing in EnglishThe PEP project combines staff/teacher training and exchanges of good practices in language teaching with piloting new courses and strategic discussions of institutional implementation/upgrades of Professional English Programms. 4 target groups: 1. Professional English Programs: Upgrade/implement 6 Professional English language programs with a focus on oral communication and academic writing skills. 2. Language teachers: The project will train 12 language teachers in teaching innovative Professional English courses. 3. Master/PhD students: In the test phase of course pilot 1, our 12 African language teachers will deliver a new oral communication/presentation skills in English course to a total of 90 graduate students (6x15 participants)4. Researchers: In the test phase of the pilot course 2, our African language teachers will deliver an academic writing in English course to 90 researchers (post-doc and professor level, 6x15 participants)We will publish a handbook with recommendations, good practice examples and the course models developed by the PEP consortium.

This proposal focuses on migration and mobility as one of the key priorities addressed by the EU’s Comprehensive Strategy with Africa. By addressing capacity building in higher journalism education, the project will promote the quality of information and public discourse about migration and mobility in countries of origin and transit of migration towards Europe. Thus, not only HEIs and the media industry, but also societies at large will be impacted. The project is entitled Communicating Migration and Mobility – E-Learning Programs and Newsroom Applications for Sub-Saharan Africa. CoMMPASS will conceptualize a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) curriculum on media and migration for Sub-Saharan Africa HEIs. Thus, the project will support the highly needed digital transformation of higher education in Sub-SaharanAfrica (SSA). Six HEIs from three LDCs (Burkina Faso, Malawi, Uganda) will participate in the project, alongside 8 HEIs from further African countries as associated partners. The African Media Initiative will serve as an industry partner; the Media Challenge Initiative will ensure the students’ perspective throughout the project. UNESCO is among non-HEI partners. The CoMMPASS project will train 100 researchers and teachers at partner and associated partner HEIs, 380 students participating in pilot teaching of the MOOCs, and 250 practicing journalists. CoMMPASS will furthermore support sustainable regional networks by stipulating the establishment of an Alliance of African Journalism Educators (AAJE) and a Forum for African Journalism Students (FAJS). Major outputs will be the 14-module sets of MOOCs in four key languages for SSA (English, French, Portuguese, Swahili), the pilot teaching and a comprehensive multimedia stakeholder communication strategy aimed at key decision makers for journalism education in SSA.

CCD–STeDe aims to prepare experts in the area of sustainable territorial development in the context of global climate and environmental emergencies. This unique, inclusive, high-quality, innovative, multi-languages, Erasmus Mundus Joint Master is jointly managed by a consortium of 2 EU and 3 non-EU universities and 3 EU and 1 non-EU professional partner. In line with the E+ Work Programme and the EU’s priorities for building carbon-neutral societies, under the environmental and climate justice perspective, CCD-STeDe objectives are to reinforce and disseminate knowledge and competencies and enhance career prospects for young people in the field of sustainable territorial development and climate change, in Europe and beyond; create a network of academic and professional institutions cooperating to increase international dimension and attractiveness, improving the quality and the excellence of their academic offer and research; promote dialogue between academic, state and civil society organisations, facilitating processes of active citizenship, social cohesion and constructive collaboration in the direction of an equal and sustainable change; respond to societal and labour market needs of talented professionals for just transition. Based on the needs analysis, specific objectives are reached implementing activities of 2 work packages: WP1: Management and implementation of the Master programme; WP2 Selection and supervision of students. CCD-STeDe will support 80 most talented selected students (receiving a scholarship), and 40 self-sponsored students with inclusive, quality and innovation-driven education. The consortium is committed to engage 2 students with special needs. Output: Double or joint degrees; Website, Social network, Newsletter; the Permanent table of consultation among Partners, students, labour market, civil society; publication of best thesis; Alumni network.