UfM Regional Platform on Research and Innovation Context and Objectives Policy framework Key dates Key partners Related content Related news Context Research and innovation are vital for progress. Research offers policymakers a scientific basis for decisions grounded in data and evidence. It helps us to understand the global challenges we face, so that we canRead more
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21 April 2021. A new workshop on the Stakeholder consultations for the UfM Regional Platform in Research and Innovation Roadmap will take place on 21 April 2021. The consultation process will address the following issues: linkages between research and innovation, the major threats faced by research and development in the Mediterranean region, and how regional cooperation onRead more
The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) is seeking opinions on the future of Euro-Mediterranean regional cooperation in the field of research and innovation. The UfM has defined three priority areas for research and innovation cooperation: health, renewable energy, and climate change. Results will be discussed at the UfM Regional Platform in Research and Innovation inRead more
14-15 April 2021. The importance of the marine and maritime industries will continue to grow in the Mediterranean region: the “Blue Economy” sector is an engine of human and economic development for the entire region. Taking fully advantage of this sector’s potential will require a multi-skilled workforce from a wide variety of marine and maritime professionalRead more
14 April 2021. The UfM has joined CIHEAM and CMI Marseille in launching the 41st edition of the CIHEAM Watch Letter, to give a voice to young researchers, entrepreneurs, and activists who have ideas for more sustainable and inclusive food systems in the Mediterranean region. Food systems in the Mediterranean are faced by multiple threats: climate change, pollution and environmentalRead more
Participate in the Consultation process of the UfM Platform on research and innovation On 17 March, the UfM Regional Research and Innovation Platform hosted a Virtual Kick Off Consultation to chart a course for its future. Bringing together members of the newly established Expert Group, as well as other key stakeholders from national contact points andRead more
15-16 December 2020. The UfM jointly organized with the project S4D4C (Using Science Diplomacy for Addressing Global Challenges) a workshop on Science and Innovation Diplomacy in the Mediterranean on 15 and 16 December 2020. UfM Senior Advisor for Higher Education and Research, Itaf Ben Abdallah, opened the two days of exchanges: “Science diplomacy should emerge from a competitive logic and instead be driven byRead more
15-16 december 2020. The UfM is organizing a virtual workshop to be held on 15 and 16 of December on Science and Innovation Diplomacy that will be hosted digitally from its headquarters in Barcelona, Spain. This meeting will also mark the 25th anniversary since the Barcelona Declaration, which stated that “science and technology have aRead more
9 December 2020. A new handbook for academia, industry and policymakers has just been published by the UfM with the support of the German development agency GIZ. This new useful tool is aimed at enhancing career development among students and researchers, at fostering entrepreneurship and start-ups, and at supporting universities in carrying out their ‘third mission’ towards society. The themesRead more
· Two meetings, the 26th Meeting of the UfM Regional Platform in Research and Innovation, and a “Virtual Regional Seminar and Celebration of Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation – Milestones and Future Prospects” indicated a strong commitment on Research and Innovation from the European Commission and the 42 Member States. · Taking stock of the 5th UfM RegionalRead more
