Dr. Javier Hernández Andrés, representing the coordination team of the twin Erasmus Mundus project of Ánimo, ¡Chévere! Monesia was invited by the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) funding agency of the Erasmus Mundus iniciative, and the research and consultancy company Ecorys to participate on the Erasmus Mundus Joint Workshop: Recognition of Degrees and Joint Degrees and Sustainability, celebrated in Brussels last 26-27 March 2012.

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Last week February 14th 15th February, the project Erasmus Mundus – Ánimo, ¡Chévere! hold its final meeting in La Habana, Cuba. Celebrated as a satellite event of the international Congreso Universidad 2012 (attended by more than 3000 representatives of HEI from all over the world), the meeting gathered the project’s consortium and a delegation of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). During two days, the partnership discussed the results of the project to date (as part of the Quality Assurance Committee session) as well as the future of the partnership in the framework of the new call for Erasmus Mundus Action 2. The Coordinator of the project, Dr. Artur Schmitt, was invited on February 16th to present the results of the Erasmus Mundus – Ánimo, ¡Chévere! project at the congress forum about postgraduate studies in Latin America in one of the forums of the Congreso Universidad 2012.
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The coordinator of the Erasmus Mundus - Ánimo, ¡Chévere! project was invited by the Spanish Ministry of Education to chair the session about University Politics on Joint Degrees (Jornadas de Política Universitaria sobre Títulos Conjuntos). During the session, he give an overview about the Erasmus Mundus partnership between European and Third Country higher education institutions, known as Action II of the Erasmus Mundus cooperation and mobility programme (former Erasmus Mundus Cooperation Window) providing some hints about the preparation of proposals and explaining the pros and difficulties that entail the coordination of projects.

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On Friday 9^th of April 2010 an announcement of the Ánimo, ¡Chévere! scholarships has been published in the newspaper "El Universo" (Ecuador).