The Industrial University of Santander (UIS) hosted the Central-Eastern Regional Workshop, “Sowing Decisions for the Territory,” an event held within the framework of the COL_DECISIONSEED project. The workshop brought together strategic stakeholders from the region to reflect on and contribute to the development of an internationalization model aimed at supporting Colombia’s territorial development.
Main objective of the meeting was to create a space for dialogue, participation, and collective construction, where key representatives from different sectors shared experiences, identified challenges, and proposed initiatives to strengthen higher education, innovation, knowledge transfer, and opportunity generation.
Erasmus+ Project COL_DECISIONSEED
COL_DECISIONSEED is the first Colombian consortium to receive co-financing from the European Union through the Erasmus+ CBHE Strand 3 program, which focuses on influencing public policy.
The project is led by the Catholic University of Manizales and includes the participation of the Ministry of National Education (MEN), the Colombian Association of Universities (ASCUN), the Colombian Network for the Internationalization of Higher Education (RCI), Colombia Challenge Your Knowledge (CCYK), the Higher Education Development Fund (Fodesep), the Network of Public Technical, Technological, and University Institutions (RedTTU), the Technological University of Pereira, CEU Cardenal Herrera University in Spain, and The Hague University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands.
Its purpose is to strengthen the internationalization of higher education in Colombia and promote a more cohesive, intersectoral, and inclusive ecosystem based on sustainable economy, education, and territorial development.
UIS Joins the Project as a Strategic Partner
La Casona La Perla hosted working groups and exchange sessions where participants contributed initiatives for the formulation of actions aimed at consolidating internationalization processes with tangible impacts on local territories. These contributions will be taken into account in the development of a roadmap that responds to regional needs, fostering knowledge generation, economic development, and social well-being.
