The UfM, the Mediterranean Universities Union (UNIMED) and the European Training Foundation (ETF) partner towards strengthening cooperation between higher education and vocational training in the Mediterranean. A new network of Mediterranean universities on employability is launched by the UNIMED to foster information-sharing, dialogue and cooperation 8 May 2018, Barcelona. The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), the Mediterranean Universities Union (UNIMED) and the European Training Foundation (ETF) jointly held a seminar on «Educational pathways: how to strengthen bridges and links between higher education and vocational training to meet the needs of the socio-economic world » which took place on 8 May, 2018,… read more
4 may 2018, Rabat. New developments in the advancement of the scaling-up strategy of the UfM labelled project “HOMERe” were achieved at Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morroco, on 4 May 2018, during a Euro-Mediterranean event on “International internships as a tool for youth employability in the Mediterranean” which celebrated ten years of cooperation between French and Moroccan universities and companies in this respect. Several alumni received at that occasion the certificate recognising that they successfully performed a quality internship in the Mediterranean region in the HOMERe framework. Saïd Bhira, Special Counsellor to the UfM Secretary General for Higher Education and Research, affirmed that… read more
18 April 2018, Bilbao. The Spanish Association of Second Chance Schools (Asociación Española de Escuelas de Segunda Oportunidad) organised on the 18th of April in Bilbao, the 3rd National Meeting of Second Chance Schools which, on this occasion, took a European dimension by gathering as well Second Chance Schools of France and Portugal with which cooperation has been initiated…. read more
9 March 2018, Paris.- The Secretary-General Ad. Interim of the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM), M. Plácido Plaza, received at the CIHEAM’s Headquarters in Paris, Mr. Saïd Bhira the Special Counsellor to the Secretary-General of the Union for the Mediterranean on Higher Education and Research. This meeting was the opportunity to discuss cooperation activities on Higher Education and Research, and to identify avenues of collaborations related to climate change, women empowerment, and migrations issues. Working on an increased exchange of expertise, information and publications on these issues is also… read more
22 and 23 February 2018, Barcelona – Capitalizing on the continuous and successful cooperation with the Euromed University of Fes (UEMF) and the EMUNI University, the Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Mr. Fathallah Sijilmassi, signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) with the Presidents of these two regional hubs for Higher Education and Research in the Mediterranean, Prof. Dr. Mostapha Bousmina and Prof. Dr. Abdelhamid El-Zoheiry, respectively. The signature of these framework agreements has the objective of building renewed partnerships through the implementation of a multiannual Joint Action Plan for the period 2018-2020 with a specific focus on the current… read more
The MedNC project aims at strengthening cooperation amongst stakeholders working in the field of socio-professional insertion of young people in the Euro-Mediterranean region…. read more
– Private companies, universities, students met at the UfM to enhance internships in the Mediterranean region. – Internships are win win opportunities for business development and youth employability… read more
Organised by the UfM Secretariat and the OCEMO, the 7th MedNC Steering Committee was held in Barcelona on July 5th to share results and discuss next steps in promoting employability of young jobless people who have dropped out of school…. read more
•35 engaged young men and women from 24 countries from the north and south of the Mediterranean exchanged on ideas and shared experiences for better cooperation on youth priorities in the Mediterranean region…. read more
•Research Ministers from the UfM Member States gathered today in Malta in order to strengthen Euro-Mediterranean regional cooperation through research and innovation. •The priority topics addressed were research and innovation’s role in addressing the root causes of migration and promoting ‘blue’ jobs and growth in the Mediterranean as well as the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area – PRIMA…. read more
