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      The Union for the Mediterranean is an intergovernmental institution bringing together the European Union Member States and 16 countries from the Southern and Eastern shores of the Mediterranean to promote dialogue and cooperation.

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      The UfM seeks to enhance regional cooperation, dialogue and the implementation of concrete projects and initiatives with tangible impact on our citizens to address three strategic objectives: human development, stability and integration.

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Higher Education & Research

    Thanks to the Mediterranean New Chance programme, I have succeeded in improving my skills in languages, communication, IT, entrepreneurship and more generally my own personal development. This programme has allowed me to enrich my CV, in both content and form, to improve my interpersonal competences and my self-confidence, as well as to gain some technical skills to search a better job”

Islem Ben Ali
Tunisian young woman, beneficiary of the UfM labelled programme “Mediterranean New Chance” (MedNC)

Higher education and research are shaping factors of a common and prosperous Mediterranean future.

Regional cooperation efforts in the fields of higher education, research and innovation as well as vocational training and mobility play an essential role in achieving a Positive agenda for the Youth in the Mediterranean because of their potential on increasing employability, promoting intercultural dialogue and preventing extremism.

The activities of the UfM in the area of Higher Education and Research also aim to contribute to the Global Development Agenda, particularly to the achievement of the the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all, the SDG 8-6: Reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training (NEETs) and SDGs where research and innovation play a crucial role.

Higher 32% of enterprises

in some Southern Mediterranean countries have identified labour skill levels as a major constraint to hiring

From
15% to 32%

of young people (15-24 years old) in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries are NEET’s.

Higher 25% of unemployment rates

among higher education graduates in Arab countries of North Africa

Strategic Objectives

Strengthening the contribution of the UfM Secretariat to regional dialogue fora in the fields including the development of regional dialogue processes on Higher Education Internationalisation & Academic Mobility and on Vocational Education & Training.

Scaling-up learning opportunities in a Euro-Mediterranean environment.

Fostering regional initiatives and projects in the areas of school-to-work transition and vocational training.

Contributing to the implementation of the 2017 Ministerial Declaration on Strengthening Cooperation through Research and innovation, in particular on PRIMA, BLUEMED and migration issues.

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First UfM Ministerial Meeting on Research and Innovation

Declaration

Paris
27 June 2022
Higher Education & Research

Ministerial Conference on Strengthening Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation through Research and Innovation

Declaration

Valletta
4 May 2017
Higher Education & Research

5+5 Dialogue of Ministers of Western Mediterranean countries on Higher Education and Scientific Research and Innovation

Tunis
30-31 March 2017
Higher Education & Research

5+5 Dialogue of Ministers of Western Mediterranean countries on Higher Education and Scientific Research and Innovation

Madrid
23-24 March 2015
Higher Education & Research

5+5 Dialogue of Ministers of Western Mediterranean countries on Vocational Education and Training

Declaration

Marseille
28 October 2014
Higher Education & Research

5+5 Dialogue of Ministers of Western Mediterranean countries on Higher Education and Scientific Research and Innovation

Rabat
19-20 September 2013
Higher Education & Research

First Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on Higher Education and Scientific Research

Declaration

Cairo
18 June 2007
Higher Education & Research

UfM Regional Platform on Research and Innovation

Higher Education & Research

Ongoing regional dialogue process on “Higher Education Internationalisation and Academic Mobility in the Euro-Mediterranean region”

Higher Education & Research
Euromed University of Fes
Higher Education & Research
Euromed-RRM – Implementing a Rapid Response Mechanism for Higher Education in Emergencies in the Euro-Med region
Higher Education & Research
SEMED – Startup Europe Mediterranean
Higher Education & Research
High Opportunity for Mediterranean Executive Recruitment (HOMERe)
Higher Education & Research
EMUNI University
Higher Education & Research
BlueSkills: Blue Jobs and Responsible Growth in the Mediterranean
Higher Education & Research
Mediterranean New Chance (MedNC)
Higher Education & Research
Higher Education on Food Security and Rural Development
Higher Education & Research
Developing Women’s Empowerment
Higher Education & Research, Social & Civil Affairs
Eastern Mediterranean International School (EMIS)
Higher Education & Research

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