Youth unemployment is a key major challenge for both European and Southern Mediterranean countries. It is a major issue to be addressed within the framework of the Union for the Mediterranean as it holds a very significant connection with the overall objective of regional integration in the Euro-Med region…. read more
• The meeting, organised as part of the Mediterranean New Chance Network (MedNC) UfM labelled project, aims to create a Spanish network of entities in order to increase employability opportunities among young people who have dropped out of school without obtaining a diploma…. read more
• The Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean attended the 12th Meeting of Foreign Ministers, hosted in Tangier by the Kingdom of Morocco as Co-President of the 5+5 Dialogue. • 100,000 young people are benefiting directly from 16 of the 33 UfM-labelled projects in a region with almost 30% youth unemployment. • These projects are related to areas such as education and mobility (the Euro-Mediterranean University of Fes ); employability (the Med4Jobs initiative); business creation (“Generation Entrepreneur” project), and women’s empowerment, with 10 projects launched and 50,000 beneficiaries. Barcelona, 8 October 2015. The Foreign Ministers of the “5+5 Dialogue”,… read more
• The Moroccan Minister of Higher Education, the Special Advisor to the Secretary of State in charge of Higher Education and Research in France and representatives of the local authorities launched the opening of classes in the Euro-Mediterranean Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA) as part of the Euro-Mediterranean University of Fes. • Deeming the education and employability of young people to be the best investment for the future of the region, the UfM and the Euro-Mediterranean University of Fes are working hand-in-hand for this purpose…. read more
Within the framework of the MedNC project, the ISCAE (Institut Supérieur de Comptabilité et d’Administration des Entreprises) linked to the University of la Manouba, completes the first edition of the ISCAE New Chance programme. The project could also be developed in Spain through the intermediation of iesMed (Innovation et Economie sociale en Méditerranée)…. read more
The UfM Secretariat has been invited to ensure the operational follow-up to the Dialogue 5+5 on Higher Education, Research and Innovation. It has been asked to provide specific support for the implementation and follow-up of the Work Programme for 2015-2016 adopted by the Ministers.… read more
• The students were introduced to the UfM Secretariat’s activities and efforts in promoting regional integration…. read more
The official launch of the UfM-labelled HOMERe project in Marseille will provide an opportunity to discuss young graduates’ transition to an active life in the Mediterranean region and the leverage which transnational company internships can have in helping them access the labour market. The testimonials from the first participants will illustrate how HOMERe works and its added value for young graduates and for companies…. read more
The main objective of the Mediterranean New Chance programme is to provide young people who have been excluded from the labour market (dropouts from school and unemployed graduates) with innovative training and first business experience following the successful pedagogical model of the Second Chance School of Marseille.… read more
The New Chance Mediterranean Network (MedNC) programme aims at improving the employability of young people who dropped out of school before obtaining a degree and unemployed graduates from Southern Mediterranean countries…. read more
