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High-energy and astroparticle physics require long, integrated training that combines theory, advanced computing, detector instrumentation, and collaboration within large international experiments. Effective education, therefore, must connect graduate training to real research tasks, strong mentorship, and transferable skills such as software development, data analysis, electronics, and reproducible workflows, all of which are valuable beyond academia.
Although Latin American universities host strong research groups, the region faces major inequalities in access to funding, infrastructure, laboratories, and stable early-career positions. These limitations fragment training, reduce research time, and contribute to brain drain, particularly where instrumentation-intensive education and international mobility are scarce. As a result, scalable and cost-effective cross-border training models are needed that can operate under heterogeneous connectivity conditions while still providing hands-on experience.
The ERASMUS+ projects LA-CoNGA Physics and EL-BONGÓ Physics address some of these challenges by integrating open e-learning resources, shared code and data repositories, and remote laboratories accessible via low-bandwidth connections. They also include a formal research apprenticeship stage that links training to vocational outcomes. Building on LA-CoNGA, EL-BONGÓ (launched in 2025) expands to Central America, develops four research-learning communities, and adds research-driven courses and a FABLab network to strengthen sustainability, local autonomy, and employability.
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