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Barcelona, 19 November 2020 – The UfM Secretariat organised today a Webinar on how the challenges posed by the acceleration of digital transformation in higher education due to the covid-19 pandemic can be transformed into opportunities for the improvement of the quality and inclusiveness of teaching. Eight speakers, representing the diversity of stakeholders concerned byRead more
19 November. The UfM Webinar on the acceleration of digital transformation of higher education in the Mediterranean will take place online on 19 November from 10:00 to 11:30 CET. Digital transformation of higher education was already a reality before the coronavirus crisis, but the current pandemic is accelerating the process. The confinement measures forced universities, at very different stages of digital transformation, to findRead more
29 April 2020. The UfM will organise an informal online discussion with a view to taking stock of the impacts of the pandemic, as well as lessons learned and deficiencies, while facilitating exchange of best practices and encouraging policy transfer, and indicating the possible way forward as regards adequate and affordable housing in the region. TheRead more
10 April 2020. The UfM Secretariat participated in the virtual meeting of the Euro-Mediterranean University (EMUNI) Management Board to discuss potential responses to the educational challenges and opportunities of the COVID-19 pandemic. Specific proposals on issues such as new relevant study programmes or the digital transformation of teaching and training were developed in preparation ofRead more
20 February 2020, Rome. The MedNC Steering Committee will take place in Rome on 20 February 2020. The MedNC Steering Committee will focus on developing synergies, exchanging experiences and sharing best practices among the local partners of the MedNC consortium. The main objective of the Mediterranean New Chance (MedNC) programme is to provide young people who have been excluded from the labour marketRead more
The UfM Secretariat gathered representatives from Ministries for Higher Education and Research, regional networks of universities and of students, higher education institutions and research centers. Participants recommended a change of scale in the support mechanisms and to aim for an ambitious higher education initiative embracing the whole UfM region. 1 December, Cairo. The Union forRead more
Cairo, 1 December. This meeting is jointly organized by the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Egypt. It will bring together representatives from Ministries of Higher Education of UfM Member States, key regional and international partner organizations, higher education institutions and relevant regionalRead more
