Tuesday 3.11.2026

10.00-11.00 Plenary Session 1: Africa-Europe relations in a changing geopolitical reality with shifting alliances?

• Keynote, Dr. Servah Prembeh, Africa Policy Research Institute, Berlin
• Commentary (virtual) input by Samuel Mue, African Youth leader
• Q&A session with the audience

11.45 -13.00 Session on Ukraine: Building Resilient Universities in Times of Conflict and Uncertainty

Chair: Huw Davies, British Council

Panelists: Ukrainian Higher Education Leader (tbc); Kateryna Suprun, Doctoral Researcher, Tampere University, Finland; Mykola Trofymenko, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine

14.00 – 15.15 Session on Global Gateway in the current Erasmus+ programme: concrete examples and discussion

Speakers: Luisa Bunescu, DG INTPA; Claire Herrmann, DG EAC (online)

15.45-17.00 Plenary session 2: EU perspectives on international higher education partnerships: taking stock and looking forward?

• Keynotes: Luisa Bunescu, European Commission, Directorate General for International Partnerships, DG INTPA, and Claire Herrmann, DG Education and Culture, DG EAC (virtual)
• Commentary input by Irina Ferencz, Director, The Academic Cooperation Association (ACA)
• Commentary input by Dr. Servah Prembeh, Africa Policy Research Institute 
• Moderated by EDUFI: Q&A session with the audience 
  
  
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