The Project Coordinators Erasmus+ AngoSAP (101128979 — AngoSAP — ERASMUS-EDU-2023-CBHE) coordinated by the University of Cádiz (UCA), led by the Dr José I. Navarro, with the participation of Dr. Álvaro Rodríguez (Department of Psychology at UCA) and Mariló Gómez (International Relations at UCA), actively participated in the international meeting entitled: «Internationalisation in the Context of Higher Education Institutions: Experiences, Challenges and Perspectives of Network Cooperation».
The event, held virtually on the 24th of March, was jointly organised by University of the State of Bahia (UNEB) from Brazil and the Gregório Semedo Higher Polytechnic Institute (IGS) of Angola led by Dr. Juan Silvio Cabrera Albert, Vice-President for Scientific Affairs and Postgraduate Studies. This forum has consolidated itself as a strategic space to debate the role of collaboration networks in the transformation of contemporary higher education.
The AngoSAP Model as a Benchmark for Cooperation
During their intervention, the UCA team shared the Project's progress. Erasmus+ AngoSAP (Establishing university-based psychological and psychoeducational services in Angola). This initiative, co-financed by the European Union, focuses on the creation and implementation of Psychological and Psychoeducational Support Centres in four key universities in Angola.
Dr. Navarro stressed that internationalisation should not be understood solely as student mobility, but as deep technical and human cooperation. «Our aim is not just knowledge transfer, but the joint development of support infrastructures that guarantee academic success and the well-being of the university community in Angola.», he highlighted during the panel.
Challenges and prospects of the International Network
The meeting allowed for the identification of common challenges between Portuguese-speaking and Spanish-speaking institutions, such as:
- The need for digitalisation and open access to research.
- The importance of South-South and triangular cooperation (Spain-Brazil-Angola).
- The creation of international certification mechanisms to validate continuous teacher training.
- The generation of a Euro-African Psychology Network as a result of the AngoSAP Project.
The UCA's participation in this event reinforces its leadership in cooperative development projects and its commitment to the 2030 Agenda, positioning the Cadiz-based institution as an essential bridge in transatlantic academic cooperation.