Erasmus Mundus Action 3
REALITY
Research Cooperation of
European and Latin America
Universities
in Innovation Technologies
1.11.2012 – 31.10.2014
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PARTNERS
Coordinating institution:
University of Economics in Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Partner institutions:
University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic
University of Economics and Business, Vienna, Austria
Vienna Technical University, Austria
Slovak Technical University, Slovak Republic
University of Granada, Spain
Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey, México
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We build on previous cooperation an
results
• 1) Socrates-Erasmus 2003-2006
„Intercultural Communication and International
Economics Relations - Iberian and Latin American
Studies“
63827-IC-4-2001-1-SK-ERASMUS-PROGUC-1
• 2) Erasmus Lifelong Learning 2008-2011
„Knowledge Triangle and Cooperation European Union –
Latin America and The Caribbean“
142711-lP-1-2008-1-SK-ERASMUS-ECUE
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Main objectives:
 To achieve sustainable relationship
between participating universities from
EU – LAC
 Based on “knowledge triangle”
 Supporting innovation and technology
transfer and other relations between
both regions
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Objectives:
1. To raise awareness on the EU higher education
 Promotional kit
 Road shows
2. Exploit potential synergies between higher
education research and university business/enterprises
 Testing a model of students’ stages abroad
 Workshops with businesses
3. To promote the accessibility to educational and
research processes between EU - LAC
universities and exchange of students and
experts between partners from EU and LAC
 Developing a model cooperation agreement and a portal
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for sustainable cooperation
ACTIVITY 1
6 Coordination Meetings
(Bratislava, Prague, Vienna, Mexico City, Granada)
 Presentation and promotion kit
EU Higher Education, participating universities and
countries, EU – LAC dialogue, knowledge triangle, etc.
 Preparation of project activities
research, workshops, publication, LA students stage
in Europe, etc.
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ACTIVITY 2
ROAD SHOW TO MEXICO
 Exhibition
Mexico City + Puebla
 Presentation
Uni Austria, Uni Czech Republic,
Uni Slovakia, Uni Spain
 Workshop with businesses
 Project presentation
Tec Monterrey
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ACTIVITY 3
STUDENTS´CREATIVE WORKSHOPS
12 students from Tec Monterrey:
Two weeks road-show in EU: Prague, Bratislava,
Vienna
 Area study courses
 Applied research
(technology + economic aspects together with
local students)
Results of the students´ research projects will be
presented at the final event in Bratislava
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FINAL RESULTS
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Presentation of the project´s results
Presentation of students´ research projects
Workshops with businesses
Model agreement on sustainable
cooperation after the project life signed at
the final event in Bratislava
 Joint portal HITECH + TRIANGLE
for cooperation after the project life
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