FIDUCA - Fostering Innovation and Transdisciplinary Research in Universities for Sustainable and Inclusive Development in the Central American Region

FIDUCA is a project of alliances and sharing of capacity building of allies from Central America and Europe, which reinforces the capacities of Central American universities for the development of entrepreneurial and innovation skills, as well as the generation of transdisciplinary research, which promotes the local development of vulnerable communities indigenous youth, contributing to reducing existing social and inequality gaps, and expanding the impact of university management so “as not to leave anyone behind”. Is aligned as a main priority to the Sustainable Growth and Employment Action and the focus priority of the Erasmus+ Program is Inclusion and Diversity and is aligned with the vision of the New Global Gateway Strategy, and the values of the UE. General Objective: “to strengthen the capacities of Central American universities for the implementation of sustainable academic projects and actions focused on youth entrepreneurship and the generation of transdisciplinary research, which promote local development of vulnerable communities (indigenous), helping to reduce existing social and inequality gaps”. Specific Objectives: SO.1: Strengthen the capacity and management of Central American universities to develop academic, training and transdisciplinary research actions and programs with the population in Central American vulnerability. SO.2: Generate entrepreneurial human capital of the vulnerable population. SO.3 Develop a system of support, for the Central American indigenous enterprises. The implementation is defined by 5 work packages, controlled by monitoring, follow-up and quality tools and a team of committed people and institutions. Most relevance products: entrepreneurial skills training and materials for vulnerable populations and academics, new generation of mentors, entrepreneurship guides, academic projects and transdisciplinary research guides and the creation of the ODES - I+d Observatory. People addressed and training: +7,500.