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
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4 December 2018, Barcelona. The UfM Secretariat is co-organising and hosting, on the 4th December 2018, an Info day aimed at informing relevant Euro-Mediterranean stakeholders on the PRIMA Work Programme 2019 and on the launch of next year’s calls for project proposals. The PRIMA Info Day will be livestreamed in the website of the PRIMARead 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
19-20 November 2018, Barcelona. This GUNi International Conference aims to be an international meeting to debate on the role of the humanities, and the interrelation between humanities, science and technology in the 21st Century with a special focus on Higher Education. The main objective of the Conference is to open a worldwide debate on the current role of humanities in the social, academic andRead 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
Globally, women make up 40% of the agricultural labor force, both formal and informal, in unpaid and paid work in fields and on farms. Yet, women are also the largest unpaid care workforce, women are less likely to own land – with only 13% of agricultural landowners globally being women1 – and more likely toRead more
The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), in partnership with the Portuguese Republic, organised the fourth edition of the regional conference on women’s empowerment in the Euro-Mediterranean region. In the presence of the President of Malta, Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, more than 300 participants including ministers, international experts and prominent actors of civil society and the private sector attended the conference, which coincided with the tenth anniversary of the UfM. Participants discussed recent achievements, the most pressing challenges ahead, and how the UfM is working to address them.
