Giving focus to the Cultural, Scientific and Social Dimension of EU - CELAC relations
About EULAC-FOCUS
Challenges
The global context of the EU-CELAC partnership has evolved and there is a need to critically review the bi-regional cooperation to detect bright spots, successful initiatives and new emerging issues of importance in both regions.
There is a need to connect cooperation in the cultural, scientific and social fields, improving cross-cutting interaction and visibility with an emphasis on distinctive initiatives for the direct benefit of civil society.
Activities
- To analyse the role of social and political actors in promoting cultural and scientific exchange, and social collaboration at the EU-CELAC biregional and bilateral levels.
- Proposing a set of high impact actions and initiatives to strengthen the cooperation.
- Addressing beneficiaries in both regions through dissemination of the research results, open source publications and conferences, and building partnerships for upscaled pilot initiatives.
Structure
EULAC Focus is structured with three thematic work packages on the cultural, scientific and social dimensions, and three horizontal work packages to establish cross cutting pathways, development of a common vision and dissemination, outreach and uptake of the results.
Outcomes:
EULAC Focus will reinforce the common vision between the EU and CELAC by “giving focus” to the cultural, scientific and social dimensions of EU – CELAC relations, reinvigorating the strategic partnership.
Sobre UELAC-FOCUS
Desafíos:
El contexto global de la Asociación Estratégica entre la UE y CELAC ha evolucionado y existe actualmente una necesidad de revisar críticamente la cooperación birregional para detectar los puntos destacados, iniciativas exitosas y nuevos temas emergentes de importancia en ambas regiones.
Existe una necesidad de conectar la cooperación en los temas culturales, científicos y sociales, mejorando la interacción transversal y la visibilidad, con énfasis en las iniciativas distintivas en beneficio directo de la sociedad civil.
Actividades:
- Analizar el rol de los actores sociales y políticos en la promoción del intercambio cultural y científico, así como la colaboración social en los niveles bilateral y birregional de la relación entre la UE y CELAC.
- Proponer un conjunto de acciones e iniciativas de alto impacto para fortalecer la cooperación.
- Dirigirse a los beneficiarions de ambas regiones a través de la difusión de los resultados de la investigación, publicaciones y conferencias, construyendo alianzas para iniciativas piloto.
Estructura:
EULAC Focus tiene una estructura matricial con tres paquetes de trabajo temáticos enfocados en las dimensiones culturales, científicas y sociales, así como tres paquetes de trabajo horizontales que establecen la metodología, la asimilación de los resultados y la difusión del proyecto.
Resultados:
EULAC Focus fortalecerá la visión común entre la UE y CELAC orientando las dimensiones culturales, científicas y sociales de las relaciones birregionales, reforzando así la Asociación Estratégica.
News
EULAC FOCUS PROJECT - WEBINAR “Diplomacy of Innovation and Science Diplomacy: A Vision for EULAC” more
“Opportunities for Cooperation between Latin America and Europe” Info Day Report more
Science Diplomacy Workshop more
EU LAC FOCUS FIFTH HOT TOPIC WEB CONFERENCE: THE ETHICS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE more
Conferencia Final de EULAC-Focus more
EULAC-FOCUS Final Conference more
VINCULANDO ESTRATEGIAS DE INNOVACIÓN Y COOPERACIÓN BIREGIONAL: CUARTA CONFERENCIA WEB DEL PROYETO EULAC FOCUS SOBRE ESPECIALIZACIÓN INTELIGENTE more
Analysis of EU-CELAC Collaboration in Science, Technology and Innovation more
Mapping and Analysis of Academic Networks and Mobility Schemes between the EU and LAC more
Literature repository on EU-CELAC cultural relations more
Events
Workshop extending to viticulture the approach of the 6-8 June workshop on milk production in Manizales
Date: 09/10/2019
Joint CAMINOS/OBREAL/EULAC Mesa de discusión on synergies between EU-funded projects
Date: 10/06/2019
VINCULANDO ESTRATEGIAS DE INNOVACIÓN Y COOPERACIÓN BIREGIONAL: CUARTA CONFERENCIA WEB DEL PROYECTO EULAC FOCUS SOBRE ESPECIALIZACIÓN INTELIGENTE
Date: 05/09/2019
Presentation of EULAC Focus approach and the OBREAL/EULAC Focus initiative on Clustering
Date: 22/01/2019
Workshop on EU – LAC Higher Education relations Advancing in the EULAC Foundation’s Matrix)
Date: 27/06/2019
Synergies between research and higher education in the framework of EU-funded projects
Date: 18/07/2019
Round Table on Open Science: “Hacia una estrategia regional para el acceso a las revistas científicas”
Date: 29/08/2019
Synergies between research and higher education in the framework of EU-funded projects
Date: 07/10/2019
Reunión sobre las relaciones entre CELAC y la UE focalizando los dimensiones cultural, científica y social en la UBA el 10 de diciembre
Date: 10/12/2018
“El trato a los trabajadores migrantes: Eje transversal de las relaciones UE – CELAC”
Date: 04/12/2018
EULAC FOCUS PROJECT - WEBINAR “Diplomacy of Innovation and Science Diplomacy: A Vision for EULAC”
Date: 03/12/2019
Sessions on synergies between EU-funded projects in the framework of the CAMINO A FIESA series of events
Date: 09/09/2019
Panel: La dimensión científica de las relaciones entre Europa y América Latina: complejidades y desafíos, 25th May, Lasa Congress
Date: 25/05/2018
THE ROAD TO A COMMON LANGUAGE, EU LAC FOCUS PROJECT’S FIRST WEB CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES
Date: 13/06/2017
¿Cuál es el papel de la cultura en las relaciones entre la Unión Europea, América Latina y el Caribe?
Date: 12/07/2017
Chamber of Labour Austria: „Institutional power shifts in the EU and its consequences for social policy and gender relations“
Date: 11/05/2017
"Europa – América Latina y el Caribe: ¿Asociación estratégica o distanciamiento paulatino?"
Date: 28/11/2016
¿Rebasar la brecha científica? La circulación de conocimiento como alternativa a la dependencia
Date: 20/02/2017
“HOT TOPIC” WEB CONFERENCE: TOWARDS AN OPEN SCIENCE AND OPEN ACCESS SCIENTIFIC EULAC RELATIONS 18th of April 2018- 10-12 Quito Time
Date: 18/04/2018
How to Give Focus to EU - CELAC cultural, scientific and social relations: Who, What, Where and How?
Date: 26/05/2018
WP3, Cultural Dimension Event: Buenos Aires, Argentina - Introduction of WP3 and team members Delphi analysis (Diagnosis and Strategies)
Date: 07/11/2017
CATALYST - Harmonising Actions in the Caribbean Creative Ecology - A Creative Ideas Lab
Date: 13/06/2018
Public event at C3 Institute - “Gender and Transnational Knowledge Networks: Status and Participation in the international scientific exchange”
Date: 08/11/2017
Public event at IFTH - “Diversity and Inequality: Challenges for EU-CELAC Relations”:
Date: 29/03/2017
Public event at the IAI - “Mobility and the geopolitics of knowledge: Challenges of scientific exchange between EU and CELAC”:
Date: 29/08/2016