4 October 2023, Barcelona – The 29th Meeting of the Union for the Mediterranean Regional Platform in Research and Innovation will be taking place on Wednesday 4 October 2023 at the UfM premises in Barcelona. The discussion is meant to track progress pertaining to four main pillars highlighted in the implementation plan for the agreed three R&I RoadmapsRead more
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3 October 2023, Barcelona – The Euro-Mediterranean region has a long tradition in science diplomacy as an established tool for cooperation between Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries and Europe; a vibrant area where philosophies, cultures, knowledge and innovation have been exchanging for millennia, creating the basis for common understanding and shared identities. The Union for theRead more
20-22 September 2023, Tangier, Morocco – UNIMED and the Erasmus Student Network (ESN), with the support of Abdelmalek Essaadi University, and under the patronage of the Union for the Mediterranean, will organise in Tangier the 2nd Mediterranean Student Summit, an initiative that will bring together Higher Education students from both shores of the Mediterranean toRead more
20-21 September 2023, Barcelona (Spain) – The 43 UfM Member States in the last 5th UfM Ministerial Declaration on Strengthening the Role of Women in Society committed to promote the transition to formal employment for women employed in the shadow economy, home-based work, care activities and in micro-small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as workRead more
19 September 2023, 10h – 13h CET online – The last of the four Working Group (WG) meetings that gathered throughout 2023 will take place online on 19th September from 10h to 13h CET. The WGs aim at gathering feedbacks and recommendations for the operationalization of the UfM Youth Strategy 2030, in order to elaborate theRead more
July 2023, Barcelona – Research and innovation are key for innovating the Mediterranean economies and for employing its students and researchers. Structured dialogue between academia, business sector and policymakers is a powerful way to connect this sector more closely with the regional sustainable economy agenda. While the region experiences high rates of graduate unemployment, 32%Read more
Khadija Jallouli took part in the initiative MENA Women Business Club, jointly promoted by the UfM and UNIDO In the heart of Tunisia, a remarkable startup is breaking barriers and revolutionizing the concept of accessible transportation. Meet Khadija Jallouli, the cofounder and CEO of Hawkar, a Tunisian startup that is making waves with its innovative electricRead more
24-25 July 2023, Casablanca (Morocco) – Following the results of the 1st Euro-Mediterranean Conference on the Socio-Economic Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities (Barcelona, January 2022), the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) launched a process for the definition of a future Euro-Mediterranean agenda for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities with the main goal of promoting a regional Disability Agenda. The initiativeRead more
13 July, Rome, Italy – The UfM is coorganising with RIDE (ALF Italian Network) a session on “Collective Identities, Higher Education Science Diplomacy, and Innovation on Sustainability” within the frame of 5th Medi-Jer annual inter-institutional Euro-Med initiative. Following the recognition of Science Diplomacy as a UfM priority through the UfM R&I Ministerial, contribute to develop scienceRead more
The Workshop on Minimum Viable Product (MVP) Development, co-organized by UfM and Womenpreneur-Initiative, and supported by GIZ, was held online on July 11th from 9h30AM – 12h30PM CEST. The workshop was attended by 60 female entrepreneurs from the Euro-Mediterranean region working in diverse industries and start-ups. The Expert trainer, Mr Ismail Zohdy. covered the knowledgeRead more
