During the week of May 15th, the third edition of the Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) “Strengthening Partnerships through Erasmus Cooperation Projects,” organized by the University of Cadiz (UCA), was held in Cadiz, bringing together university experts from 33 countries. On the second day of the programme, Rafael Jiménez Castañeda, the academic coordinator of the Erasmus+ K2 project “Development of Transversal and Sustainable Skills for the Production of Electricity and Heat from Renewable Energy: SILKWAY,” presented this Capacity Building in Higher Education project.

Recalling the journey of the project—which has been developed across seven universities in Central Asia and Europe and coordinated by the University of Cadiz—Professor Jiménez Castañeda highlighted the importance of SILKWAY’s educational offerings for the internationalization and accessibility of renewable energy education in EU external partner countries. At the same time, he emphasized the value of intercultural learning for European Green Deal projects.

The SILKWAY project, which includes specific courses tailored to an advanced level, aims to address real-world challenges in clean energy production for electricity and heat, as well as the development of renewable energy technology in Central Asian countries. The project complements its academic offering with the acquisition of transversal skills through multidisciplinary courses on energy efficiency, the circular economy, and business advancement in the energy sector, while also planning for the development of students’ practical skills in collaboration with local companies.