UfM Member States met this week to discuss actions to tackle the COVID-19 crisis through research and innovation as well as a strategic regional cooperation approach to accelerate evidence-based healthcare decision-making. 8 April 2020. Conscious of the pressure that COVID-19 puts on health systems, the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) is exploring ways to speed and scale–up actions in the field of research and innovation. This was the objective of the virtual meeting of the UfM Regional Platform on Research and Innovation, held earlier this week. The wide spectrumRead more
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This event has been postponed. During a side event of the UfM Ministerial on Employment and Labour (April 2019), the need to support the interconnections between the academic world and the private sector was highlighted. UfM is developing tools for supporting actions on employability skills in universities, research centres, and intermediate institutions, spreading awareness onRead more
This event has been postponed. The UfM is organising on 6 April 2020 the 25th EuroMed Group of Senior Officials on Research and Innovation. For further information about the event, please contact Higher Education & Research Division: education@ufmsecretariat.orgRead more
UfM Member States will present the actions currently being performed to tackle the COVID-19 crisis through Research and Innovation. Experts, university networks and joint research initiatives from across the region will help identify the most urgent priorities to speed up cooperation in this unprecedented juncture. 2 April 2020. An e-brainstorming meeting of the UfM RegionalRead more
3 February 2020, Barcelona. The PRIMA info day will take place in Barcelona to launch of the Calls 2020. The morning sessions will provide information about all aspects of the 2020 Call process. Details of the 2020 Call topics as well as more information on the event will be available on the PRIMA website, by the end ofRead more
The UfM support the Ministerial mandate on research and innovation by facilitating exchanges between researchers and experts on possible interlinkages between climate and environmental change, and the root causes of migration. According to a preliminary report by the MedECC group, the Mediterranean region is warming 20% faster than the global average, with sea level risesRead more
Country representatives in charge of Research and Innovation took stock of the progress achieved since the Valletta Ministerial Declaration (May 2017) Barcelona, 25 November 2019. The 24th meeting of the EU-Med Group of Senior Officials (EU-Med GSO) in Research and Innovation took place at the headquarters of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) in BarcelonaRead more
Barcelona, 25 November 2019. The 24th Meeting of the Euro-Mediterranean Group of Senior Officials in Research and Innovation will take place at the UfM headquarters on 25 November 2019 under the co-chairmanship of Ms. Maria Cristina Russo, Director International Cooperation, DG RTD (European Commission) and Dr. Khaled El-Shuraydeh, Secretary-General, Higher Council Science & Technology (Jordan). TheRead more
30 chief scientists and senior advisors for research centers, universities, governments and public agencies from across the world gathered in Barcelona to reinforce their skills, knowledge and network on science & technology diplomacy. The first edition of the Summer School on science and technology diplomacy jointly delivered by the Barcelona Science and Technology Diplomacy HubRead more
