The goal of the project was not only to map institutional and national good practices and identify case studies, but also to establish a better understanding among the participating institutions and people on how institutions shape their missions in response to specific socio-economic contexts and environments. By doing so, it aimed at enhancing institutions' capability to cooperate and exchange, in particular with regards to student and staff mobility schemes and capacity building partnerships.

The project recommendations, which should be of interest to institutions as well as government agencies and donor organisations, were published in a White Paper of Project Recommendations: Africa-Europe Higher Education Cooperation for Development: Meeting regional and global challenges

Important research articles on access and retention issues in Africa and Europe, as well as all event outcomes have been published in the project compendium.

As mentioned in its title, the project aimed in particular at building trust as a indispensible condition for collaboration and partnership.