Category: Results

In this phase of the project, delegates from Ibero-American universities carried out several activities, such as: (1) attending a three-month online training program related to the latest trends in methodologies used for articulation with the productive sector, (2) spending two weeks at European institutions learning about their best practices and relationships with companies, and (3) members of Latin American universities prepared a document and a toolkit that included the working methodology to be implemented in the pilot program.

In this phase of the project, delegates from Ibero-American universities carried out several activities, such as: (1) attending a three-month online training program related to the latest trends in methodologies used for articulation with the productive sector, (2) spending two weeks at European institutions learning about their best practices and relationships with companies, and (3) members of Latin American universities prepared a document and a toolkit that included the working methodology to be implemented in the pilot program.

D2.1, "Institutional Diagnosis Analysis," is presented, establishing the baseline from which to begin our future action plans. For the design and development of this strategic deliverable, we began with the main conclusions and agreements reached during the kick-off meeting (WP1), project requirements, and also from project follow-up meetings. We do this by focusing on the strengths and best practices we have identified in our ecosystem (Ibero-America and Europe) in terms of university-business-society relations, as well as on what the different target groups have been telling us, their needs, interests, and overall vision. We opted for a participatory and inclusive research model, and our main concern during the development of D2.1 was that all voices were heard.

The deliverable is attached

The systematization of experiences presented in this document was built from the scaling process of the adjusted Ibero4Jobs methodology. This allowed the recovery of lessons learned and good practices in the relationship between four Latin American universities and the productive sector in favor of the employability of students and graduates, based on the resolution of challenges and the strengthening of soft skills. IBERO4JOBS was an international project financed by the European Union (Erasmus+ CapacityBulding in Higher Education - Strand 2), whose objective was to improve the employability of Ibero-American students through partnerships between the productive sector and academia.

After 36 months of collaborative work between universities in Europe and Latin America, we celebrate the fulfillment of 100% of the project's indicators ✅

📊 Some of the most outstanding achievements:

🎓887 students benefited from employability strategies.

🏫 4 Latin American universities articulated under a common methodology.

🤝 58 participating companies collaborating in training and solving real challenges.

💡 17 solutions developed by multidisciplinary teams.

📚 10 academic programs transformed.

📢 15 launch and socialization events.

These results reflect the power of international collaboration, educational innovation and linkages with the productive sector to strengthen the employability of young people.

🌍Thanks to all the institutions, teachers, students and companies that made this impact possible.

🇪🇺Funded by the European Union.

🤝 Ibero4Jobs Consortium:

🇨🇴 Universidad de Caldas.

🇨🇴 Universidad Autónoma de Manizales - UAM.

🇲🇽 Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit.

🇲🇽 Universidad Tecnológica de Nayarit.

🇪🇸 Universidade de Vigo.

🇵🇹 Politécnico do Porto.

🇪🇸 ronsel foundation.

🇨🇴 Fundación Luker.

🇨🇴 Manizales Chamber of Commerce for Caldas.

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