The VET EcoLume project presented in Colombia

The regional Erasmus+ cluster meeting and contact-making seminar for Latin America and the Caribbean was held in Bogotá, Colombia. On 7 and 8 October 2025 our partner organisation from Germany, represented by Daniel Almeida, presented our joint project VET EcoLume under the theme “Educational institutions as beacons of green behaviour”.

The event, organised by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (DG EAC) and the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), centred on one subject: “The role of education in the green transition”. Over two days, participants examined how education and education policy give priority to knowledge about the climate crisis and to learning for the green transition. VET EcoLume encourages cooperation between Europe and Latin America, sharing good practice and innovation in sustainable lighting. That matches the aim of the Erasmus+ cluster meeting, which is to support cooperation between educational actors from Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe and to encourage project partnerships addressing climate and sustainability challenges.

Sustainability is being built into the whole educational spectrum, from curriculum design and the training of educators to institutional infrastructure and day-to-day operations. The event also included networking sessions meant to foster project partnerships between stakeholders from Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe. VET EcoLume is a practical example of the cross-regional, sustainability-focused educational initiative the cluster meeting sets out to promote. Both the project and the meeting are part of a wider movement of education, international cooperation and advocacy to advance the green transition and address global environmental challenges.

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