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EIB grants a €70 million loan to UfM-labelled project EuroMed University of Fes

•The European Investment Bank grants €70 million loan to the EuroMed University of Fes, a flagship project of the Union for the Mediterranean to contribute towards regional integration and stability through the promotion of international mobility, intercultural dialogue and cooperation in the fields of higher education, research and innovation •The loan represents a substantial contribution for the construction of the University’s eco-campus which will have the capacity to host over 6,000 students coming from all the Euro-Mediterranean countries. It is expected that around 80% of the students will benefit from international mobility experiences with double diplomas…. read more

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5+5 Dialogue countries strengthen cooperation in research, innovation and higher education for social stability and economic growth

•Ministers from the 5+5 Dialogue countries adopted a new set of concrete actions for 2017-2018 at the 3rd Ministerial Conference of the 5+5 Dialogue on the promotion of research, innovation and higher education . Priority topics range from the consolidation of networks and mobility to promotion of entrepreneurship and access to infrastructures. •Synergies with UfM initiatives and projects such as the Mediterranean Initiative for Jobs (Med4Jobs), the EuroMed University of Fes, and the EMUNI University will be encouraged. •Italy will host in 2019 the fourth Meeting of Ministers in charge of research, innovation and higher education of the 5+5 Dialogue…. read more

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Regional cooperation on research and innovation at the heart of the Mediterranean Agenda

Cristina Russo, Director for International Cooperation at the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation of the European Commission, and Fathallah Sijilmassi, UfM Secretary General, discussed Euro-Mediterranean cooperation in the field of research and innovation at the UfM headquarters in Barcelona. The Ministerial Conference on Strengthening Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation through Research and Innovation is set to take place in Malta on 3-4 May 2017. Barcelona, 14 February 2017. The Director for International Cooperation at the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation of the European Commission, Cristina Russo, visited the UfM Secretariat today. Cristina Russo held talks with the UfM Secretary General, Fathallah Sijilmassi, on… read more

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UfM Secretariat fosters regional dialogue on university cooperation and academic mobility

The UfM Secretariat has initiated a regional dialogue on higher education, internationalisation and academic mobility involving more than 20 relevant experts from UfM Member States, the European Commission and other institutions. • The experts discussed the impact and sustainability of university partnerships as well as the issues of governance and capacity-building, credit recognition, visas, the brain drain and youth employability…. read more

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Advancing the agenda on Education for Sustainable Development in the Mediterranean

• The UfM Secretariat participated in the Ministerial Conference for the Action Plan on Education for Sustainable Development in the Mediterranean, held at the invitation of the Minister of Education and Culture of the Cyprus Republic, Costas Kadis, in Nicosia, Cyprus, on 8-9 December. • An Action Plan on Education for Sustainable Development in the Mediterranean was adopted. Nicosia, 8-9 December 2016. The Ministerial Conference culminated in the adoption of an Action Plan on Education for Sustainable Development in the Mediterranean, that identifies 16 priority thematic issues where specific regional programmes and projects should be further enhanced or newly developed, inter… read more

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Joining forces to promote academic cooperation in the Mediterranean

• The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the Groupe interacadémique pour le développement (GID) signed today a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen collaboration in the areas of higher education, research and youth employment. • Fostering educational, training and scientific cooperation is key to effectively advance integration, stability and human development in the Mediterranean…. read more

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UfM Secretary General meets Luxembourg Minister for Labour, Employment and the Social and Solidarity Economy Nicolas Schmit

• Minister Schmit and UfM Secretary General Sijilmassi discussed the upcoming third UfM Ministerial Meeting on Labour and Employment. • They explored ways to further coordinate efforts in addressing the challenges of the region in the field of vocational training and youth employment…. read more

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CIHEAM 1st Mediterranean Forum for PhD Students and Young Researchers

• The Euro-Mediterranean region is facing numerous consequences of the climate change which take a hard toll on habitants of Eastern and Southern Mediterranean countries. In this regard, the sustainable agriculture and fisheries are vital to the stable social and economic growth of the Mediterranean. • CIHEAM’s 1st Mediterranean Forum for PhD Students and Young Researchers, framed within the UfM labelled project Higher Education & Food Security and Rural Development, provided the opportunity to debate on potential initiatives addressing the current challenges related to the design of sustainable agricultural food production systems in the Mediterranean basin…. read more

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New dynamics for regional cooperation in the Mediterranean

Today, at the Dead Sea in Jordan, Ministers of International Cooperation and Planning from the 43 member countries of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) defined key steps to enhance the impact of regional cooperation…. read more

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UfM project to foster youth employability: a key shared priority for the future of the Mediterranean

• The Employability in the Mediterranean Conference took place on 14 April in Marseille in the presence of the Minister for Professional Training and Employment of Tunisia, Zied Ladhari, and with the attendance of over 120 participants including Young Mediterranean Leaders and representatives of local, national and international institutions as well as representatives from the Mediterranean private sector. Young beneficiaries of the UfM-labelled project New Chance Mediterranean (MedNC) were also present. • Minister Ladhari said:“There are many synergies between Mediterranean countries on topics concerning unemployment and there are so many interregional actions that can regenerate opportunities for businesses, people, job… read more

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