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Cross Continental Collaboration and Partnerships in Higher Education (EN/FR)

Friday, June 5, 2026 09:45 – 11:00

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EN/FR interpretation available

Collaboration is becoming a central feature of higher education. This session looks at how institutions are working across borders to strengthen provision and capacity, and examines approaches such as virtual exchange, shared infrastructure and project-based collaboration. Drawing on practical examples, it considers how partnerships can be structured to extend access and support more inclusive and resilient forms of higher education.

Speakers

Omo Oaiya

West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN)

“Reimagining Education Through a Distributed Campus for Open Scholarship and Federated Learning”
Nesma Mostafa

British Council

“Scalable Digital Higher Education Partnerships and Micro-Credential Ecosystems for African Contexts”
Rob Branch

University of Georgia

“Reimagining Global Partnerships: A Case Study of Cross-Institutional Collaboration for Locally Relevant Research in Africa”
Daniel Agyapong

University of Cape Coast

“Building Bridges Across the Continents of Africa, Asia, Europe and North America: Evidence from Interdisciplinary Virtual Student-Led Projects”
Rosine Urujeni

Carnegie Mellon University
Jacques Dang

L'Université Numérique / AUNEGe

“International Collaboration in Open Education to Support Human and Economic Development”

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