1st PACES Workshop on Employability of Higher Education Graduates with Special Needs

From 12th March to 15th March 2019, a delegation of the International Project Management Office (OGPI), together with representatives from Student Support Center of the University of Alicante, participated in the 1st PACES Workshop on Employability of Higher Education Graduates with Special Needs and the PACES Mid-Project Management Meeting in the city of Cairo (Egypt).

During the event, they joined colleagues from 4 universities from Morocco, 4 Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) from  Egypt, 1 from Slovenia, 1 from Greece and 1 from United Kingdom. It  was a very productive opportunity to share expertise on accessibility to Higher Education, work with student with disabilities and discuss issues linked to international project management strategies within the sector of Higher Education. Partners also reached important agreements to orientate the implementation of future activities in the project, which comprise the creating of Volunteer Support Scheme at partners institutions lead by the University of Alicante.

PACES project is a Capacity Building Higher Education project, co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union, which aims to enhance accessibility to Higher Education for students with disabilities in North Africa, particularly in Morocco and Egypt.  The University of Alicante, relying upon its expertise on capacity and international building in the field of disability, participates in this project as a partner in order to contribute to the “ Progression of Accessibility Centres in Higher Education for Students with Disabilities in North Africa”.