Launch of TODOS Erasmus+ CBHE project coordinated by the University of Groningen

TODOS – TransFormación para el Desarrollo Local Sostenible – is an Erasmus+ CBHE inter-regional initiative that brings together 6 Universities & 3 National Quality Assurance & Accreditation Agencies from 3 different countries in 3 regions of the world: Cuba, Costa Rica & Mozambique. Working together & with support of 4 European institutions highly experienced in fostering transformation & quality improvement in HE, partners from Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America seek to transform the university-territory relationship, promoting relevant responses to the needs of their local communities & in line with the imperative of Local Sustainable Development.

The desired impact will be ensured through a rigorous programme of capacity building activities, grouped around 3 lines of work:

1. Curricular innovations for Local Sustainable Development

2. Professional development for university teachers as Agents of Sustainable Local Transformation

3. Quality assurance & certification from the perspective of relevance

Focusing on micro-credentials, key transversal competences for Local Sustainable Development (SDGs), professionalisation of HE teaching, & processes, mechanisms & tools for recognition of prior learning, TODOS products will benefit all higher education institutions (HEIs) in the 3 regions, as well as in Europe & elsewhere in the world.

20+ dissemination events will bring on board other HEIs & Quality Assurance & Accreditation Agencies in the Caribbean, Latin America & Africa, engaging students, academics, employers, HE authorities, & representatives of local communities into joint efforts to transform HE & make it more relevant in the 3 countries.

The project runs for 36 months, starting on 1 February 2025.

Partners:

Cuba:

- Universidad de la Habana
- Universidad de Artemisa
- Junta de Acreditación Nacional

Mozambique:
- Universidade Joaquim Chissano
- Universidade Lurio
- Conselho Nacional de Avaliacao da Qualidade

Costa Rica:
- Universidad Estatal a Distancia
- Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
- Sistema Nacional de Acreditación de la Educación Superior (associate partner)

European Union:
- University of Groningen, the Netherlands (coordinating institution)
- Asociación de Educadores y Expertos Tuning, Spain
- University College Dublin, Ireland
- Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Croatia

To learn more about the project explore the project website (coming soon), join one of the project online dissemination events (in Spanish/Portuguese) or contact project coordinator Dr. Maria Yarosh at m.yarosh rug.nl