A high-level mission on Agriculture, Agri-food, and Food Security to Egypt was held in January 2023, as a follow-up on the Mediterranean Ministerial Dialogue on the Food Crisis of December 2022, co-chaired by Italy, Turkey, and Lebanon, at the margins of the Rome MED Dialogue. It was led by the Italian Deputy Prime Minister andLire la suite
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Amman, Kempiski Hotel, 30-31 October 2022 – The UfM is partnering with the Higher Council for Science and Technology, with the support of the German Development Cooperation, on a Forum hosted under the auspices of ESCWA, with the aim of exploring: how government-academia-business cooperation is being advanced in the region, how innovation can support a greenLire la suite
Les Ministres de la Recherche et de l’Innovation des 42 pays de l’Union pour la Méditerranée (UpM) se sont réunis pour la première fois pour discuter des moyens de promouvoir la coopération scientifique sur le changement climatique, les énergies renouvelables et la santé. Ils ont approuvé une déclaration ministérielle qui vise à exploiter le potentielLire la suite
27 June 2022, online. The Ministers of the Member States from the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) will gather for the 1st virtual UfM Ministerial Conference on Research and Innovation on 27 June, hosted by the French Ministry in charge of Research.Lire la suite
9 June 2022. In view of the upcoming Ministerial Conference on Research and Innovation on 27 June 2022, the UfM R&I Platform co-chaired by DGRTD and HCST will meet the 9th of June to discuss the technical implementation plan for the agreed three R&I Roadmaps (health, Renewable Energy, Climate) in 2022.Lire la suite
Barcelona, 19 May 2022. The Union for the Mediterranean organised a Regional Dialogue Meeting in the framework of the 3rd UNESCO World Higher Education Conference (WHEC2022), held in Barcelona from 18 to 20 may. The meeting was an opportunity for qualified exchanges between representatives from Ministries of Higher Education of the UfM Member States, theLire la suite
24 February 2022. The Second UfM Ad-hoc Senior Official Meeting on Research and Innovation will offer the opportunity for the Co-Presidency and UfM Member States to discuss the future declaration on Research and Innovation for the Ministerial on Research and Innovation, the first under the UfM framework. The UfM meeting of Senior Officials on 21Lire la suite
The new UfM Research and Innovation agenda supports three new research priorities: climate change, health and renewable energy. The UfM meeting of Senior Officials on 21 October endorsed the R&I platform proposal to hold an R&I Ministerial. The meetings followed the discussion of the first UfM Ad-hoc Senior Official Meeting convened last 20 December. 24Lire la suite
The new UfM Research and Innovation agenda supports three new research priorities: climate change, health and renewable energy. The UfM meeting of Senior Officials on 21 October endorsed the R&I platform proposal to hold an R&I Ministerial. The UfM Ad-hoc Senior Official Meeting convened on 20 December kickstarted the process for agreeing on a jointLire la suite
18 November 2021, online. How can universities and research centres contribute to sustainable economic development? How can business and academia cooperate for sustaining innovative careers for Mediterranean students and researchers? The UfM Forum on Innovation and Employability will be live online on 18 November 2021 from 13:00 to 16:00 hrs CET. Even though there are substantial differences in political, social, and economic conditionsLire la suite
