5 May 2020. The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), supported by the German Development agency GIZ, is launching an initiative targeting staff from universities, research centres, education ministers, and all complementary stakeholders dedicated on the best practices reinforcing career opportunities of researchers and students. The initiative will be shaped through Steering Committee Meetings that will takeRead more
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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
The UfM Secretariat and the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development discussed with EU mayors and other local and regional authorities the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. 17 April 2020. The UfM Secretariat participated in an online discussion organised by PLATFORMA, the pan-European coalition of towns and regions, along with their national, EU and global associations that areRead more
16 April 2020. PLATFORMA – European platform of local and regional authorities for development is holding a webinar supported by the European Commission to discuss and explore the ongoing pandemic that has hit all over the world. Pandemics know no borders and the impact of COVID-19 is enormous and has disrupted everyone’s daily lives inRead 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
UfM Member States met this week to discuss actions to tackle the COVID-19 crisis through research and innovation as well as a strategic regional cooperation approach to accelerate evidence-based healthcare decision-making. 8 April 2020. Conscious of the pressure that COVID-19 puts on health systems, the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) is exploring ways to speed and scale–up actions in the field of research and innovation. This was the objective of the virtual meeting of the UfM Regional Platform on Research and Innovation, held earlier this week. The wide spectrumRead more
This event has been postponed. During a side event of the UfM Ministerial on Employment and Labour (April 2019), the need to support the interconnections between the academic world and the private sector was highlighted. UfM is developing tools for supporting actions on employability skills in universities, research centres, and intermediate institutions, spreading awareness onRead more
This event has been postponed. The UfM is organising on 6 April 2020 the 25th EuroMed Group of Senior Officials on Research and Innovation. For further information about the event, please contact Higher Education & Research Division: education@ufmsecretariat.orgRead more
UfM Member States will present the actions currently being performed to tackle the COVID-19 crisis through Research and Innovation. Experts, university networks and joint research initiatives from across the region will help identify the most urgent priorities to speed up cooperation in this unprecedented juncture. 2 April 2020. An e-brainstorming meeting of the UfM RegionalRead more
TBC, Barcelona. The UfM Secretariat has partnered up with different schools in Barcelona to implement an UfM stimulation program for youth, called DIA-MED/Barcelone (les Dialogues pour la Méditerranée de Barcelone). This event takes the form of UfM model negotiation programme benefiting young students aged from 15 to 19, interested to develop capacities, enhance decision-making and shape betterRead more
