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Twenty-two young women from around ten Southern Mediterranean countries, selected on the basis of their background and ambition to develop a culture of gender equality, took part in a two-week training course on equality and leadership, in Paris and Strasbourg from 9 to 20 May.

Eastern Mediterranean International School (EMIS) Higher Education & Research Ongoing Labelled projects Context and objectives The Eastern Mediterranean International School (EMIS) is a new international boarding school located in Hakfar Hayarok, Israel, which welcomes around 200 students from countries all over the world, with significant representation from the Euro-Mediterranean region. EMIS combines high-quality education with intercultural exchanges andRead more

Brussels, 26-27 May 2016 For further information please contact the Social & Civil Affairs divison: socialaffairs@ufmsecretariat.orgRead more

University of Barcelona, Barcelona, 25-27 May 2016  Reflecting on society and contributing to its development through research and education in collaboration with key stakeholders is at the core of the universities’ mission. While being part of the society and subject to their specific social, economic and political developments, universities and their communities are able toRead more

Zaragazoza. 25 May 2016. With the support and participation of the UfM, the first annual meeting of the Second Chance Schools of Spain (E2O) will take place in Zaragoza on the 25th of May 2016. Participants will include representatives from national, regional and local authorities and from the private sector, academics and stakeholders from social andRead more

UfM Headquarters, Barcelona,  18 May 2016 For further information about the meeting, do not hesitate to contact Higher Education & Research Division by e-mail: education@ufmsecretariat.orgRead more

The UfM-labelled project Young Women as Job Creators is currently benefitting more than 2,000 young Mediterranean women eager to set up their own enterprises. The project was presented as a best regional cooperation practice at the Cairo International Women Empowerment, Entrepreneurs and SMEs Summit.

Barcelona, 5 May 2016. In the framework of the VIII Mediterranean Women Entrepreneurs Forum, held in Cairo on 28 April, UfM Deputy Secretary General, Ambassador Delphine Borione, presented the results of the UfM-labelled project Young Women as Job Creators.

Palma de Mallorca, Spain. 5-6 May 2016 In fulfilling its mission of strengthening cooperation and creating synergies among the Institutions of the Euro-Mediterranean Higher Education and Research Area, the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean, represented by Prof. Ilan Chet, will be presented at the Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities which will takeRead more

50 international experts on gender equality from UfM governments, international organisations and civil society organisations met on 25-26 April at the UfM headquarters in Barcelona to prepare the ground for the Ministerial Meeting on Strengthening the Role of Women in Society, planned to take place in the first half of 2017.

Rabat, 11 et 12 avril 2016  Dans le cadre de leur partenariat privilégié, l’Université Mohammed V de Rabat et l’université de Bordeaux organisent les 11 et 12 avril 2016 à Rabat un workshop sur le thème des «outils, méthodes et partenariat de la coopération universitaire euro-méditerranéenne». L’objectif de ce séminaire, qui associera universitaires, professionnels, institutions internationales,Read more