18 November 2021, online. How can universities and research centres contribute to sustainable economic development? How can business and academia cooperate for sustaining innovative careers for Mediterranean students and researchers? The UfM Forum on Innovation and Employability will be live online on 18 November 2021 from 13:00 to 16:00 hrs CET. Even though there are substantial differences in political, social, and economic conditionsRead more
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Women’s Entrepreneurship Day – 19th of November The MENA Women Business Club will offer hundreds of women-owned and women-led businesses from across the MENA region the opportunity to grow their business, expand their network and develop new competencies through dedicated mentoring and networking programmes. To join the initiative, MENA Women entrepreneurs and businesswomen areRead more
27 to 29 October 2021. An Online Workshop entitled “Increasing Awareness of Science Diplomacy in The Mediterranean” was held by the UfM from 27 to 29 October with the support of CREAF. This training programme was aimed at exploring how regional multi-stakeholder cooperation across the Mediterranean can help achieve long-term sustainability and prosperity in theRead more
Click here to access the registration form. 27, 28 and 29 October 2021–The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) invites participants from UfM Member States to participate in the workshop ‘Increasing Awareness of Science Diplomacy in The Mediterranean’. This event is organized by the UfM and implemented by CREAF. The workshop will be held online from 10:00 toRead more
26 October 2021, Online. The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) regional platform on research and innovation organises a stakeholder event on the future of Euro-Mediterranean cooperation in R&I that will be held virtually on 26 October 2021 from 9:00 to 13:00 CEST. The event will provide an overview of the latest developments in Euro-Mediterranean cooperation inRead more
After a digital training held on 1-13 September, two additional pilot trainings were provided in Jordan and Tunisia. A high-level follow-up Forum on Innovation and Employability will be held on 18 November. Jordan, 27 and 29 September 2021 / Tunisia, 21-22 October 2021. Decision-makers of higher education institutions (HEIs) and research centres, policymakers, as well asRead more
FLOWER – Fostering Local market Opportunities for Women’s Empowerment and Resilience Social & Civil Affairs Completed Grant scheme projects Context and objectives 6.5 million women in Morocco work in rural food production, and 1.8 million in Tunisia; more than half of these women are informal workers without a contract, and therefore without access to socialRead more
Euromed-RRM – Implementing a Rapid Response Mechanism for Higher Education in Emergencies in the Euro-Med region Higher Education & Research Ongoing Labelled projects Context and objectives Euromed-RRM aims at running an emergency scholarship programme to test the feasibility of a systemic, full-scale academic response to needs of young people caught in humanitarian crises or in forcedRead more
The initiative provides a regional emergency solution to implement an innovative Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) for Higher Education in the Euro-Mediterranean region. This project will enable 300 refugees and students from the host communities to access higher education institutions in the next 3 years. 21 October 2021, Barcelona. The Member States of the Union forRead more
