CAPACITY BUILDING PROJECTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION CBHE

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Capacity building in Higher Education

The Capacity Building in Higher Education (CBHE) action supports international cooperation projects based on multilateral partnerships between organisations active in the field of higher education. The activities and outcomes of CBHE projects must be geared to benefit the eligible third countries not associated to the Programme, their higher education institutions and systems. In line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement, this action supports the relevance, quality, modernisation and responsiveness of higher education in third countries not associated to the Programme in addressing socio-economic recovery, growth and prosperity and reacting to recent trends, in particular economic globalisation but also the recent decline in human development, fragility, and rising social, economic and environmental inequalities. Projects in capacity building in higher education are envisioned to contribute to the broader policy objectives that are being pursued between the European Commission and the third countries not associated to the Programme or region concerned, including the Global Gateway investment packages.

Objectives of the Action

In third countries not associated to the Programme the action will specifically:

• enhance the relevance of higher education for the successful implementation of the EU’s Global Gateway strategy and the investment priorities set within
• improve the quality HE and enhance its relevance for the labour market and society
• improve the level of competences, skills and employability potential of students in HEIs by developing new and innovative education programmes
• promote inclusive education, equality, equity, non-discrimination and the promotion of civic-competences in higher education in the third countries not associated to the Programme in HE
• enhance the teaching, assessment mechanisms for HEI staff and students, quality assurance, management, governance, inclusion, innovation, knowledge base, digital and entrepreneurial capacities, as well as the internationalisation of HEIs
• increase the capacities of HEIs, bodies in charge of HE authorities to modernise their higher education systems, particularly in terms of governance and financing, by supporting the definition, implementation and monitoring of reform processes
• improve the training of teachers and continuous professional development in order to impact the longer term quality of the education system
• stimulate cooperation of institutions, capacity building and exchange of good practice
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• foster cooperation across different regions of the world through joint initiatives