ISEL and the University of Cape Verde (Uni‑CV) signed an institutional cooperation agreement on 27 March, strengthening a strategic partnership in the fields of education, research, and innovation in engineering and technology.

The ceremony took place at the Palmarejo Grande Campus of the University of Cabo Verde, in the city of Praia, coinciding with the inauguration of Uni‑CV’s new Rector, Professor Astrigilda Pires Rocha Silveira. This event marked the first formal act of her term of office. ISEL was represented by Professor António Serrador, Advisor for Internationalization.

Cooperation in Engineering, Innovation, and Digital Transformation

The agreement establishes a broad framework for cooperation that includes academic mobility for students, faculty, and technical staff; collaboration in digital transformation and technical capacity building; the development of applied research and innovation projects; joint supervision of academic work; participation in international projects; and the organization of seminars, workshops, and other scientific initiatives.

During the ceremony, the Rector of Uni‑CV highlighted the importance of digital transition and artificial intelligence as key pillars of the partnership, emphasizing the need to involve the entire academic community in the implementation of the planned projects.

A Partnership with Strong Academic Roots

At the ceremony, António Lobo de Pina, a faculty member of the Faculty of Science and Technology of Uni‑CV, recalled that the initial contact between the two institutions arose in the context of the creation of the Civil Engineering bachelor’s degree at the University of Cabo Verde. This was the first academic partnership between Uni‑CV and ISEL, with the Portuguese institution recognized as a reference in practice‑oriented and applied engineering education.

Professor António Serrador also underscored the symbolic importance of ISEL’s institutional presence on the first day of the new Rector’s mandate, reinforcing ISEL’s commitment to academic cooperation within the Community of Portuguese‑Speaking Countries (CPLP) and in the European context.

The ceremony was also attended by Vice‑Rectors, heads of academic units and technical services of Uni‑CV, as well as faculty members and researchers from the technological fields.

Photography: Uni-CV