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The ANGLE project, as all international projects, has as Vice-Rector of University of Porto elected main purpose to bring close member of the Administrative Board of the different cultures, to provide International Association of Universities (IAU) enriching experiences, which will be translated in an acknowledged advantage for Founded in 1950, IAU acts as the independent students, teachers and staff. representative of universities around the world to We know that the world has UNESCO and other national, regional and international changed with the Erasmus organizations in the field of education. One of the more strategical programme and its associassociate institutions of the ANGLE project, IAU has as main goal the promotion ates and it changed because of cooperation among higher education institutions, applying the fundamental values and the programme provided, as principles that sustain the search, dissemination and application of knowledge. IAU also promotes the it never happened before, an respect for different points of view, the social responsibility and the mutual knowledge at an inter-institutional level. exchange that largely surpasses the academic scope Prof. Fátima Marinho, Vice-Rector of University of Porto for International Cooperation and Culture, was elected and has definitive interferences in the ways of being and one of the 20 effective members of IAU’s Administrative Board, the responsible body for the execution of the perceiving the existence. Even policies defined by the organization’s General Assembly and for the providence of guidance to its Permanent about to be concluded, the ANSecretariat. The Vice-Rector from University of Porto was elected together with the other members of the GLE project does not end, that is th Administration Board during the 15 IAU’s General Assembly, which took place in Bangkok (Thailand) between to say, the obtained results endure th th the 13 and the 16 of November 2016. in those who benefited from it and favours futures mobility flows, with short or long duration. The acknowledgement of the other minors the fear of difference and eases chances of studASSUMPTA SCIENTIFIC CENTRE: ies in specific scientific fields; the demand of post-graduation courses (Master A COMMITMENT WITH SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION and PhD) at partner institutions is an evident proof of that. The Assumpta Centre was developed with the main goal of praising the scientific education in Africa through informal learning activities. Young students work together with volunteer teachers and experts from several parts of the globe who, by their turn, develop synergies with their African colleagues. These activities are developed under the supervision of the Pontifical Counsel for Culture in Italy, the Centre’s main patron. Nigeria’s Minister for Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, assumed the Nigerian government’s compromise to develop the science and technology sectors as a way to work as the main drivers in the promotion of the country’s quick development. During his speech two weeks ago during the opening of the Assumpta Center Dr. Onu affirmed that this project was in line with the government’ s commitment regarding the internationalisation of the country’s universities, and with the science learning as the motor for the sustainable development of the country. Dr. Onu also underlined that the difference between Africa and the developed nations is the permanent scientific, technological and innovation update of these nations. The Assumpta Centre is located in Ofekata, an autonomous community part of Orodo city, in the south of Nigeria, and it is foreseen that it starts functioning in full speed within a few months.

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The strategy of the University of Porto is, without any doubt, to maintain the strong emphasis in international partnerships which legitimize the creation of a true research university, a university without borders. Fátima Marinho ANGLE Project Coordinator

CREATION OF NETWORK OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS IN CENTRAL AFRICA The Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) and its memberinstitutions in Central Africa reunited last December in order to discuss the development and consolidation of a scientific cooperation space at an inter-university level. The main theme of the constructive meeting, which took place the 8th December 2016 at University of Douala (Cameroon), was precisely the creation of the Network of Higher Education and Research Institutions in Central Africa (REESIRAC, French abbreviation). The following countries were represented in the meeting: Angola, Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Central-African Republic and Chad. A delegation of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEEAC, French abbreviation) was also part of the meeting. This Network will intervene in a very strategic context for AUF: the one of the universities’ social mission as operators of the local and global development. For Prof. François-Xavier Etoa, Rector of the University of Douala and host of the meeting, REESIRAC «will allow to compensate the delay of universities in Central Africa regarding the definition of their own university strategy, in line with the inter-regional and international challenges regarding higher education.” The present responsible members of the institutions adopted the status and rules defined in the meeting. The designation of the members of REESIRAC’s executive counsel and respective installation in the new functions also took place.

My name is Daniel Eric Madingou, a Congolese student from Brazzaville (Université Marien Ngouabi of Brazzaville) and beneficiary of the ANGLE grant for Full Master in Educational Sciences, Subjects’ Didactics branch, at Université de Lille (France). The 17th of June 2013 will be forever on my mind, because it was the date in which I received the selection email as a beneficiary student of the EU excellent grant, ANGLE. After many months of waiting, that day sounded as the beginning of a new adventure and, I can really affirm, of a new life. Until today I consider that this was the best day of my life. After some complications at the French Embassy in Congo regarding the issuing of my visa, this is the moment to express my gratitude to Mrs. Victoria Ngouala for her total dedication regarding the resolution of all complications. I cannot forget Ms. Sara Martins, who compromised to ensure that I obtained my visa. I also express all my recognition to Prof. Ndongo Ibara and Ms. Martine Hamiache for their contribution, without which I would not have my visa. After this, I arrived in France on the 17th September 2013, with two weeks of delay regarding the date of beginning of the course. And it was like this that I have initiated an unforgettable adventure. I had the opportunity to discover Europe, namely France, and study in the biggest university in Northern France. This scholarship allowed me to acquire an excellent training in Educational Sciences in an ideal environment and be taught by eminent teachers. The reception was exceptional, mainly because I was received by a Conglose peer, Pacôme Kouela, PhD student and also a beneficiary of the ANGLE grant. My integration went naturally, despite the cold climate which insisted in reminding me that I was far away from my home Congo. I need to say that it was very difficult for me to adapt to the Northern climate because winter was very rigorous. However, in time I adapted and everything went progressively. I was driven to discover the great Erasmus Mundus family at Lille and the different nationalities. I met new people, as it was the case of Joëlle Lantosoa Rasamimalala (also an ANGLE grant holder), who was very close to me and marked me a lot. My training at ULille went well, due to the fact that the university provided to its students all the possible means in order to ensure that students were successful in their studies. The libraries and the Informatics rooms, for example, were the best you can have. I am very happy by having undertaken my studies at this university because today I have a European Master degree, with an excellent final grade. It is in this perspective that I truly thank the European Commission in general and in particular to the ANGLE project’s coordination team for having believed in me and selected me. It was a blessing for me having undertaken a mobility period in a European institution.

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