Achievements and challenges of international academic cooperation. The case of the VISIR+ Project

MARÍA ISABEL POZZO

IEEE Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologías del Aprendizaje (IEEE RITA)

Education Society of the Institute of Electric and Electronic Engineering

Lugar: Vigo; Año: 2019 vol. 14 p. 145 - 151

1932-8540

This article presents the results of a research on the achievements and challenges of international academic cooperation to contribute to professional training in higher education. Methodologically, it describes relevant aspects inherent to the modality through a case study of a multilateral Project; specifically, the VISIR+ Project that involves engineering careers taught in six Latin American and European countries. Data collection is based on participant observation in different instances of its implementation (in person meetings and virtual interchanges). The results allow systematizing its achievements and challenges, in order to promote international academic cooperation as a fundamental strategy for the improvement of higher education.