The OPT-IN project has the overall objective of developing a transnational and intercultural culture in the countries of the Andean Community (CAN) to strengthen policy integration between the Andean countries and between Europe and CAN with enphasis on peace and nature defence.This objective will be accomplished by means of an innovative academic program in social, political and legal sciences in Latin American Universities partners.Therefore, the project has the following objectives:- Build a professional profile of transnational and intercultural operator (OPT-IN) with comparative, multidisciplinary and cross-cultural skills that still does not exist in LLM Latin American programs.- Activate an innovative Master, with a new teaching methodology and the study of subjects not included organically in the currently instituted Masters. This new proposal aims to enrich the LLM proposals and positively impact on career opportunities for students within the context of Latin American integration and international EU-CAN relations.The main results of the project are:- Awareness by the student, academic and stakeholders communities on the importance of the inclusion of a postgraduate program, specifically oriented to the profile OPT-IN- knowledge of comparative legal methodology and new subjects (Comparative Law, EU law, transnational law, among others) by the trainees- 3 training Schools in Europe organized and 12 professors trained- Various teaching materials published- 2 pilots courses organized and at least 20 students each trained- Master OPT-IN included in university LLM courses and accredited by the Ministry- The establishment of research groups on the topics of the Master- The implementation of a data base for teaching and researching in the subjects of the Master- The creation of a Network of interest in the OPT-IN project (READY TO OPT-IN) - Two events organized to promote the project, the first to create the network, the second to launch the Master

The REMOVE project aims to the general objective of developing an intercultural and inclusive educational offer concerning human mobility, through a didactic methodology shared among the Universities of the member countries, encouraging the creation of a common legal framework within the CAN, for the promotion and protection of the rights of migrants.The project has the following specific objectives:• build a specific professional operator profile in the context of migration, endowed with comparative, multidisciplinary and intercultural skills;• Activate innovative academic programs in order to modernize and internationalize the postgraduate educational offer and respond to the migratory emergency of the Region;• create a common theoretical framework, in order to share responses on human mobility among CAN countries.The planned methodology consists in: realizing a preparatory study on the labor market situation and the existing educational offer; high training of Latin American lecturers and professors during training schools in Europe; common creation of the new educational curricula; conducting a pilot course; accreditation and activation of the corresponding courses.The main results of the project will be:- the awareness of students, academics and stakeholders about the importance of an intercultural, inclusive and common management of migration;- dissemination of best practices in the field of migration;- the organization of 3 schools in Europe and 22 trained lecturers and professors;- publication of didactic manuals;- 1 pilot course and minimum 30 students trained;- REMOVE programs included in the university educational curricula;- creation of research groups on the issues of migration and human mobility;- creation of a Network of interest in the REdMOVE project;- events organized in order to promote the project and launch the new programs.

A global discussion is taking place among Higher Education (HE) stakeholders to strive for HE that does better justice to the needs of the learner and of society. The relevance of study programs is probably the most pressing issue in HE today worldwide, including the countries in South America. In the public eye HE institutions should offer high quality programs that contribute significantly to the welfare of society by preparing graduates well for work and for civic and social engagement. To meet this need, a paradigm shift is required from traditional expert-oriented teaching to student-centred and active learning, based on competences and learning outcomes. Although there is full awareness that this shift is to be made, HE institutions and their academic staff in SA (and beyond) lack capacity, expertise and experience to make this happen. Building on work already done in Europe and in LA, ACE aims to develop effective mechanisms to give student-centred education a serious boost by acting as a catalyzer in 6 South-American countries, involving 13 key universities. ACE covers in each country 1-4 core academic fields, Nursing, Environmental Engineering, Education and History, representing as many HE sectors. At the heart of the project are 20 local working groups (WGs) consisting of 5 academics and of 5 student representatives each. The broad involvement of (local) staff and students is a unique feature. The WGs are all represented in transnational Subject Area Groups. Its members will be empowered to train their local WGs to reform their own programs. For this purpose, subject area qualifications frameworks will be made, based on (updated) meta-profiles developed in earlier LA projects. These will be complemented with in-depth training at 7 transnational meetings. As a result, ACE will result in 20 well informed learning communities that have reformed their programs and be equipped to assist other programs to make the reforms so urgently needed.