11-13 February 2015, Portorož (Slovenia) The UfM Secretariat will participate in the EMUNI Annual Conference 2015 entitled “Science Diplomacy: Re-thinking the EuroMed Cooperation Agenda” which will be held on 11-13 February 2015 in Portorož, Slovenia. The UfM Secretariat will be represented by its Deputy Secretary General in charge of Higher Education and Research, Prof. IlanRead more
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The creation of the Euro-Mediterranean Institute of Technology as part of the University, the launch of a recruiting campaign for executive staff and professors and the commencement of the first two accredited Master’s degree programmes in temporary offices are among the main project’s achievements of 2014.
High Opportunity for Mediterranean Executive Recruitment (HOMERe) Higher Education & Research Ongoing Labelled projects Context and objectives The High Opportunity for Mediterranean Executive Recruitment (HOMERe) project is predominantly aimed at high-achieving students in their last year of study before graduation, with the objective of easing their transition from an academic environment to a graduate position in their own country.Read more
Mediterranean New Chance (MedNC) Higher Education & Research Ongoing Labelled projects Context and objectives The Mediterranean New Chance (MedNC) project addresses the socio-professional integration of young people, particularly of those who are not in education, employment, or training (NEET). It does this by strengthening cooperation among stakeholders, in particular second chance schools. The project, part ofRead more
In the framework of the Italian EU Presidency in the second semester of 2014, the Italian Ministry for Agriculture, Food and Forestry held the Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on Agriculture in Palermo, Sicily on 28 November 2014.
• The Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation through ERANET Joint Activities and Beyond (ERANETMED) initiative launches its first transnational call for research project proposals with the following themes: Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency, Water Resources Management and the Energy-Water Nexus.
• The proposal submission deadline is 31 January 2015. The total budget allocated for project funding under the ERANETMED initiative is €13,720, 000.
• The Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Fathallah Sijilmassi, and the Secretary General of the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM), Cosimo Lacirignola, signed a cooperation agreement to undertake joint initiatives benefitting higher education and food security in the Euro-Mediterranean region.
• The UfM-CIHEAM project “Higher Education on Food Security & Rural Development” was officially launched.
• Within the frame of this project, 20 scholarships have been allocated to Southern Mediterranean female students in the four CIHEAM institutes for the 2014-2015 academic year.
On 22 September, the Euro-Mediterranean University of Fes will launch the first two Master Programmes on Renewable Energies and Environmental Engineering accredited by the Ministry of Higher Education of Morocco. The University will also launch the “INSA-Euro-Méditerranée’’ Engineering School, co-developed in partnership with INSA Group -France and a consortium of Universities from Morocco, Spain, ItalyRead more
• The UfM Secretariat presented its cooperation projects in higher education and research and invited universities from Barcelona to actively participate in UfM initiatives in the Euro-Med region.
• An official welcome address was given by the Honorable Conseller of Economy and Knowledge of the Government of Generalitat de Catalunya, Andreu Mas-Colell, and the Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean, Fathallah Sijilmassi.
A lecture on “UfM: an Operational Platform for Dialogue and Regional Integration” will be given by UfM Secretary General Sijilmassi this evening at 7:00 pm at the Barcelona Institute of International Studies (IBEI).
