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The Ministerial Conference will take place in Madrid on 23-24 March 2015, gathering ten Western Mediterranean countries.

21-22 January 2015, Barcelona The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean will participate in the organisation of the Mediterranean NEXUS Project Coordinators Meeting, which will take place on 21-22 January 2015, in Barcelona, within the framework of the MED-SPRING project. This meeting comes from the joint initiative of the International Centre for Advanced MediterraneanRead more

The UfM Secretariat and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work closer on areas of common concern, including job creation, women’s socio-economic empowerment, entrepreneurship, social economy, food security and climate change.

The creation of the Euro-Mediterranean Institute of Technology as part of the University, the launch of a recruiting campaign for executive staff and professors and the commencement of the first two accredited Master’s degree programmes in temporary offices are among the main project’s achievements of 2014.

High Opportunity for Mediterranean Executive Recruitment (HOMERe) Higher Education & Research Ongoing Labelled projects Context and objectives The High Opportunity for Mediterranean Executive Recruitment (HOMERe) project is predominantly aimed at high-achieving students in their last year of study before graduation, with the objective of easing their transition from an academic environment to a graduate position in their own country.Read more

Mediterranean New Chance (MedNC) Higher Education & Research Ongoing Labelled projects Context and objectives The Mediterranean New Chance (MedNC) project addresses the socio-professional integration of young people, particularly of those who are not in education, employment, or training (NEET). It does this by strengthening cooperation among stakeholders, in particular second chance schools. The project, part ofRead more

“Gender equality has to be at the heart of the global agenda of human rights. Equal rights between men and women and elimination of all forms of gender-based discrimination constitute an essential precondition for advancing human rights achievements”, stated UfM Deputy Secretary General Delphine Borione.

In the framework of the Italian EU Presidency in the second semester of 2014, the Italian Ministry for Agriculture, Food and Forestry held the Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on Agriculture in Palermo, Sicily on 28 November 2014.

“Cooperation projects in research, development and innovation are crucial for the growth of the Euro-Mediterranean region, as they have a direct impact on regional integration and employability”, underlined Prof. Chet during the meeting.

UfM Secretariat Headquarters in Barcelona, 26 November 2014 The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) is hosting an informative session entitled “Financing Opportunities for cooperation projects in R&D in the Mediterranean region” on 26 November in its headquarters in Barcelona. The event, which is co-organized by the Catalan Agency for Management of UniversityRead more