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12-14 February 2019, Matosinhos, Portugal. The MedNC Steering Committee will take place in Portugal on 12-14 February 2019. 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 fromRead more

16 January 2019, Barcelona. The meeting of the Second Chance Schools Europe will take place in the UfM headquarters in Barcelona on 16 January 2018. The UfM-labelled regional project Mediterranean New Chance (In French, Méditerranée Nouvelle Chance MedNC) addresses the challenge of socio-professional integration of young people and, particularly, of those youngsters who are not in Education,Read more

Fes, 29 November 2018. The Secretary General of the UfM, Nasser Kamel, participated in the annual meetings of the governance bodies of the Euromed University of Fes on 29 November 2018. The SG had a working session with the President of the University, Mr. Mostapha Bousmina and the Chancellor of the University, where they exchangedRead more

26-28  November, Marseille. The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfMS) and the European Institute for Cooperation and Development (IECD) will jointly organise, on 26-28 November 2018, the Annual Conference of the Mediterranean New Chance network (MedNC). The event, that will take place in Marseille (France), will be held back to back with the 10thRead more

25-27 October 2018, Hakfar Hayarok, Israel.  The annual YOCOPAS Conference – Youth Organized Collaboration for Peace and Sustainability Conference is one of the highlights of the academic year at the Eastern Mediterranean International School(EMIS), a project labelled by the Union for the Mediterranean. The theme of this fourth edition is: “My Story. Your Story. Our Story”.Read more

25-26 October 2018, Venice, Italy. A delegation from the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) chaired by designated Secretary General Amb. Nasser Kamel will participate to the General Assembly of the Mediterranean Universities Union – UNIMED, hosted on the 25th and 26th of October 2018 by the University Ca’ Foscari of Venice onRead more

18-19 October 2018, Trieste. The Annual GSO Meeting of the Western Mediterranean Forum for Higher Education, Research and Education under the Italian Presidency will take place in Trieste on 18-19 October 2018. For more information please contact: education@ufmsecretariat.orgRead more

18-20 September 2018, Bari, Italy. The 2nd Mediterranean Forum – Doctoral Platform will take place in Bari on 18-20 September 2018. For more information please contact: education@ufmsecretariat.orgRead more

11-12 September 2018, Paris. A delegation of the UfM will participate in the first UNESCO’s Partners Forum”, a Structured Financing Dialogue to take place on 11 and 12 September 2018 at UNESCO’s Headquarters in Paris. For two days, UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, brings together for the first time all ofRead more

The future of knowledge institutions was debated at the Annual Conference of the Euro-Mediterranean University (EMUNI), held on the occasion of its 10th Anniversary, in Piran (Slovenia). The EMUNI University was created in 2008 as a key initiative of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM). Experts discussed the increase of internationalisation of higher education institutions,Read more