The project “Enhancing the civic and social engagement of women and youth in preventing violence and extremism” was granted the UfM labelling until 2022. The project aims to support on one hand the active involvement of young women and men in their local communities, in particular by building their capacity to engage in preventing violence andRead more
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In the wake of the collaboration initiated on occasion of the GUNi International Conference on Sustainable Development Goals: Actors and Implementation, held in September 2017, the Global University Network for Innovation (GUNi Network) and the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) established, on the 23rd of May 2018, a cooperation framework for the upcoming three years through the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding covering all UfMRead more
6 to 9 July 2018, Tarragona. The Youth Forum for the Mediterranean is a new initiative supported by the Union for the Mediterranean and the City Council of Tarragona, organized back to back with the Tarragona Mediterranean Games and with the active implication of youth organizations from across the Mediterranean. This four-days partnership-building activity willRead more
The core mission of the EuroMedMig-ReNet network is to promote research, training, and knowledge transfer on the key current issues and main challenges connected with the migratory research Agenda in the Mediterranean. The Network was launched during the 15th IMISCOE Annual Conference 2018, held under the title “Europe, migrations and the Mediterranean: human motilities andRead more
The Mediterranean Sea has no match as regards biodiversity and the links between human activities and environmental characteristics. A unique asset of natural and cultural value, the area is changing fast in response to natural and anthropogenic pressures. Climate change, maritime traffic and pollution, overexploitation of fish stocks and invasions of alien species are amongRead more
2-4 July 2018, Barcelona.- The 2018 IMISCOE Annual Conference will take place in Barcelona, 2 – 4 July 2018. The conference covers the theme Europe, migrations and the Mediterranean: human mobilities and intercultural challenges and will be organized by Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona. The Union for the Mediterranean is a partner of Pompeu Fabra University, through theRead more
28 and 29 June 2018, Barcelona. Ideaborn, in collaboration with the UfM Secretariat, organise on 28-29 June 2018 in Barcelona a regional Seminar on “Civic Education for Youth in the Mediterranean” with the objective to discuss the central role of civic education in the current emerging challenges in the region, such as the prevention of violence,Read more
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The future of knowledge institutions was debated at the Annual Conference of the Euro-Mediterranean University (EMUNI), held on the occasion of its 10th Anniversary, in Piran (Slovenia). The EMUNI University was created in 2008 as a key initiative of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM). Experts discussed the increase of internationalisation of higher education institutions,Read more
22 June – 1 July 2018, Tarragona.– The Mediterranean Games are a multisport competition that is organised within the Olympic movement, with the recognition by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The 18th Mediterranean Games are not only an event of social transformation and international projection, but also an opportunity of being more than a sports event: a connecting link inRead more
