Panorama Bolivian Catholic University International Seminar “Fundraising and Research Management in Renewable Energies" Bolivian Catholic University 20th November 2009 On 20th November 2009, the Bolivian Catholic University hosted the international capacity-building seminar “Fundraising and Research Management in Renewable Energies” with about 50 participants from local universities and from the international consortium of the JELARE Project. The main objectives of the seminar were to exchange experiences in fundraising and research management in renewable energies at the JELARE partner universities and to train university staff in fundraising and research management skills, as well as to enable them to develop long-term research strategies in the field of renewable energies. The programme included speeches from experts of the Bolivian government, NGOs and international cooperation, e.g. “Fostering the nexus between HEIs and the renewable energy market” by the Vice Minister of Science and Technology or “International Cooperation in Environment, Climate Change and Renewable Energy” by the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation.