17 March 2023, Alicante (Spain). A UfM Higher Education Stakeholders’ Meeting gathering representatives from Higher Education Institutions and Networks is aimed at presenting and debating on the results of the Public Consultation in view of the 1st Union for the Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on Higher Education (15 February as deadline for contributions). The results of theRead more
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16 March. In preparation of the UfM Ministerial Conference on Higher Education, to be held in the last quarter of 2023, a first Ad hoc Senior Officials Meeting on Higher Education will be convened on 16 March afternoon, in Alicante, Spain, at the premises of Casa Mediterráneo. This meeting, which will be chaired by theRead more
A roundtable discussion on research and innovation and PRIMA projects was held in Egypt during an Italian-led mission on Agriculture, Agri-food and Food Security. The UfM Secretary General Nasser Kamel highlighted the important contribution of PRIMA to the UfM framework, and the need to upscale research projects at Mediterranean level 13-15 March 2023, Cairo –Read more
In line with the theme chosen for UN International Women’s Day, 8 March 2023, “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”, the UfM held a Webinar on Innovation and technological change for Gender Equality on 7th March 2023 from 11h to 13h. Representatives of European Commission, international (UNIDO) and regional organizations and networks (EMA), asRead more
7 March 2023 – 11h – 13h CET. A gender-responsive approach to innovation, technology and digital education can facilitate a full social and economic inclusion of women and girls. In order to celebrate the International Women’s Day of 2023 which is also the EU Year of Skills, the UfM will organize an online event on March 7Read more
The Union for the Mediterranean is hosting a webinar on 7 March with the theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”. The webinar will explore the impact of the digital and technology gender gap on widening economic and social inequalities. Leading female experts and entrepreneurs will join the discussion to share their success stories and toRead more
The female-led Tunisian company InstaDeep is a true success story. Recently bought by the global biotechnology company BioNTech, the deal made history as the largest move in the African Artificial Intelligence sector, for a record amount of €408M Zohra Slim had the courage to start in a field she was not experienced in, and sheRead more
27 February – 10h – 13h CET. The First Meeting of the National Focal Points Network (NFPN) on Youth took place on 11th November 2022 online, counting with the active participation of Focal Points from different UfM Member States. Moreover, representatives of the UfM Co-presidency from the Jordan Ministry and DG NEAR were present andRead more
Give us your input! The Union for the Mediterranean welcomes input from interested parties in bringing forward cooperation in the field of higher education in the Euro-Mediterranean region. Share your views on the state of play of Euro-Mediterranean cooperation on higher education, its achievements so far and how to foster its further developments! Contributions areRead more
Building on the outcomes of the UfM Ministerial Conference on Research and Innovation held in June 2022, the UfM co-organised an event on the ‘International Cooperation in Research and Innovation (R&I) for Mediterranean resilience – Launch of Mediterranean Initiative: Horizon Europe WP 2023-2024’, together with the European Commission and the EU Delegation in Cairo. TheRead more
