The University of Bristol and the Coimbra Group Global Partnerships Working Group with the support of the University of Bergen are jointly organizing a two part workshop to present and discuss the Africa Charter for Transformative Research Collaborations. The Africa Charter, co-created by Africa’s major higher education constituencies, is an Africa-centred framework for advancing a transformative mode of research collaborations.

The 1^st part of the workshop on Wednesday 6 November from 10:00-19:30 at the Fondation Universitaire (Rue d’Egmont 11, 1000 Brussels) will combine plenary sessions with small group discussions on the relevance and translation into practice of the Africa Charter’s 10 principles in the evolution of Africa-Europe research collaborations. It will conclude with a networking reception.

The 2^nd part on Thursday 7 November from 09:00-14:00 at Norway House (Rue Archimède 17, 1000 Brussels) will explore the implications of the Charter’s 6 aspirations on change in higher education policy and regulatory architectures, for the further shaping of Africa-Europe R&I policy and funding, including within the AU-EU Innovation Agenda as well as in the EU framework programmes for R&I. It will conclude with a networking lunch.

The event will be relevant to university Rectors and Vice-Rectors, academics and staff, policymakers and funders, and the wider R&I community from both continents. The draft programme is available here and registration is open here. You can also find all this information on the event’s webpage.