Boosting Employability and Educational Capacity in African HEIs

The goal of COPAFEU (Co-Producing Knowledge On Sustainable Growth through Service Learning Pedagogy between African and European HEIs) is to enhance the capacity of HEIs to align the skills and knowledge of their graduates to ensure employability and entrepreneurial skills to meet the needs of the local and global labour market, while actively contributing to and shaping sustainable local growth. To do so COPAFEU will develop an innovative, enhanced service-learning methodology (E-SL) for the production and dissemination of high quality open-access teaching material on sustainable local growth.

COPAFEU objectives focus on enhancing the skills and employability of Higher Education Institution (HEI) staff and students through the implementation of enhanced service-learning (E-SL) methods. We aim to improve staff capacity in creating digital open-access teaching materials and equip students with practical and digital skills for better employability in local and global markets. Strengthening inter-African collaboration is a key goal, achieved through shared E-SL projects and the integration of open-access materials across programs. Additionally, we seek to foster shared value by supporting sustainable growth for local beneficiaries, including firms, NGOs, and entrepreneurs. Finally, our efforts aim to build stronger relationships between HEIs and their surrounding communities through impactful E-SL initiatives.