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Brokerage Events strengthen collaboration between Universidad Panamericana and Universidad de La Sabana

Mexico City, February 11, 2025. As part of the Universidad Panamericana Bilateral Fund, launched on November 27, 2024Bilateral Fund, launched on November 27, 2024, both institutions organized three Brokerage Events on January 24 and 31, and February 7. These meetings promoted the internationalization of researchby promoting the development of interdisciplinary projects with a regional focus.

These activities were designed to enable researchers from both institutions not only to discover new opportunities for joint work, but also to effectively share ideas and find key strategic partners to comprehensively address global challenges with a regional focus.

Promoting interdisciplinary research

The Universidad Panamericana Bilateral Fund was conceived to finance research that addresses common problems between Mexico and Colombia.

Following the success of this initiative, the Brokerage Events emerged as a space for meeting and meeting and matchmaking around global challenges global challenges previously identified: biomedicine and health, environment and biodiversity, digital divide, energy, food security and nutrition, and family well-being.among other key issues for the region.

Throughout the three Brokerage Events sessions of Brokerage Events, more than 120 professors participated more than 120 professors from both institutions, demonstrating the great interest in generating projects with an interdisciplinary vision. Thanks to this approach, numerous researchers identified potential collaborators and created new research ideas. and created new research ideas that integrate different disciplines and that integrate different disciplines and visions.

Dynamics of Brokerage Events

Each Brokerage Event was structured in three phases:

  1. Introduction and resolution of doubts about the call.
  2. Matchmaking guided by global challenges with facilitators from both institutions.
  3. Closing and feedback of the sessions.

Role of facilitators

Professors of the Universidad Panamericana and Universidad de La Sabana assumed the role of facilitators. facilitatorsfacilitators, in charge of facilitators, in charge of energizing the discussion rooms and encouraging the participation of all the researchers. This work was key to breaking down disciplinary barriers and fostering the generation of interdisciplinary interdisciplinary proposals to address the challenges identified.

"Our mission was to make it possible for researchers to talk in a natural way and without barriers, finding connections between their lines of research and global challenges."commented Mirabell MoscoteMirabell Moscote, coordinator of International Cooperation and Visibility at La Sabana. "The goal was not to lead the conversation, but to create the right environment for high-impact interdisciplinary projects to emerge"she added.

A decisive push towards the deadline of the call for proposals

Brokerage Events are a crucial milestone crucial milestone milestone in the Bilateral Fund calendar, preparing researchers for the final stage of the final stage of the applicationwhich is due to expire on March 31, 2025.

It is expected that the collaborative work initiated in these sessions will result in solid and viable solid and viable proposalscapable of combine different areas of knowledge to address the priority needs of Mexico and Colombia.

"These events allowed us to turn ideas into concrete collaborations. The synergy between diverse areas and the international perspective represent the DNA of this Bilateral Fund."said Mtro. Abraham Baltazar León Soto, institutional research coordinator of Universidad Panamericana.institutional research coordinator of Universidad Panamericana.

Join this great initiative!

Universidad Panamericana and Universidad de La Sabana invite academics who have not yet defined their proposals to take advantage of the resources and interdisciplinary networks generated during the Brokerage Events.

Interested parties may consult the global challenges described in the official document and contact the participating researchers to explore additional collaborations. For more information, or in case of questions about the call, please contact:

Both institutions are grateful for the participation of all the academics who contributed to strengthen this international alliance, promoting interdisciplinary research and innovation in higher education.

The Brokerage Events reaffirm the strong alliance between the two partnership between the two institutions and are a stepping stone to the creation of transnational, multidisciplinary research projects that transform global challenges into sustainable that transform global challenges into opportunities for sustainable progress.

Learn more about what Universidad Panamericana is doing in research at: https://www.up.edu.mx/investigacion-noticias/