First Day
Welcome
- Domenico Laforgia, UNIMED President
- Eugenio Gaudio, Rector of Sapienza University of Rome
- Antonio Panzeri, President of Delegation for public relations and Maghreb countries, European Parliament
25 years of activity of UNIMED
- Franco Rizzi, UNIMED Secretary General
Speakers from EU, International and National institutions
- Cristina Russo, Director for International Cooperation, DG Research & Innovation, European Commission
- Michel Vauzelle, President of the Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, President of the Inter-Mediterranean Commission of the Conference of Peripheral and Maritime Regions of Europe
- Michele Emiliano, President of Apulia Region
- Ilan Chet, Deputy Secretary General of UfM,Union for the Mediterranean
- Sergio Piazzi, Secretary General of Pam, Parliamentary Assembly of he Mediterranean
- Manuel Lobo Antunes, Ambassador of Portugal in Italy
- Antonello Cabras, President of Fondazione Banco di Sardegna
- Sultan Abu-Orabi, Secretary General of AArU, Association of Arab Universities
Signature of the MoU between the Region Provence-Alpes CÔte d’Azur and UNIMED
Speakers from UNIMED Associated Universities
- Hmaid Ben Aziza, President of Tunis University
- Ilham Berrada, Vice-President of Muhammad V University of Rabat
- Francisco Matte Bon, Rector of Università degli Studi Internazionali di Roma
- Maher Natsheh, Rector of An-Najah University of Nablus
- Alessandro Bianchi, Rector of Pegaso Telematic University
- Faysal Mansouri, President of Sousse University
- Mostapha Bousmina, President of Euro-Mediterranean University of Fès
- Seddik Abdel Salam Tawfik, Vice-President of Alexandria University
- Merzak Gharnaout, Vice-Rector of Algiers 1 University
Showcase of UNIMED Current Projects
WS1: Erasmus+ (International Credit Mobility, Capacity Building, Joint Master Degree)
Chaired by Marcello Scalisi, UNIMED Executive Director
- Claire Herrmann, DG Education And Culture, European Commission, “Results and lessons from the first call and next opportunities for EU-South Med cooperation”
- Nesreen Ghaddar, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, American University of Beirut, “An Insight on Pro-Green – Professional Online Diploma in Green Technologies”
- Giuseppe Moniello, Rector’s Delegate for Students Mobility and Erasmus, Sassari University, “Students International mobility and the Mediterranean pathway for the Erasmus”
- Katiuscia Cipri, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, “Master Program on Renewable Energies in the MENA Countries: Goals and results in numbers”
WS2: Research and Innovation: H2020 and cooperation with Mediterranean Partner countries
Chaired by Raniero Chelli, UNIMED EU Projects Coordinator
- Gaetano Ladisa, CIHEAM-Bari, “MEDSPRING: the Nexus Water, Energy, Food (W.E.F) to strengthen the Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation on Research and Innovation”
- Gregory Makrides, Director of Research and International Relations, University of Cyprus, President of EAEC, “Research and Innovations Indicators and their relation to internationalization: mapping and profiling”
- Alberto Soraci, Head of Technology Transfer Department Innova BIC, Messina, “The R2I experiences as starting point for Research and Innovation meta cluster development”
- Mohamed Ettarid, Former Director of Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, “The experience of IAV Hassan II in the EU programmes on research and innovation”
UNIMED General Assembly
Second Day
WS3: Euro-Mediterranean cooperation, focus on: Doctoral Education, Employability and Entrepreneurship, Cross-Border Cooperation
Chaired by Nicolas Patrici, University of Barcelona/AECHE
- Lisette Schmidt, Center for Doctoral Studies, Research Services and Career Development, University of Vienna, ”Professional Management in Doctoral Education. Insights into an Evolving Occupational Field”
- Kiran Gopakumar Rajalekshmi, Deputy Dean Middle East College, “Employability and significance of Knowledge Alliance”
- Mustafa Aydin, Chairman of the Board of Trustees Istanbul Aydin University and President of EURAS – Eurasian University Union, “Studies on Internalitation and Discovering the new perfective in EUROASIA”
- Mahfouz Hady, President of Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), “Universities as a Professional Springboard: How Institutions Meet this Challenge – The Case of USEK”
- Lassaad El Asmi, President of Carthage University, “For the Win-win Euro-Mediterranean cooperation in the doctoral education”
- Bernardo Notarangelo, Head of Mediterranean Department, Apulia Region, “Apulia Region & Cross-border cooperation”
WS4: Sustainable Tourism & Cultural Heritage
Chaired by Lorenzo Nigro, Sapienza University of Rome
- Antonio Magliulo, UNINT University of Rome and member of NECSTouR Academic Committee, “Culture and tourism: the experience of NECSTouR”
- Ettore Janulardo, Referent of Archaeology Sector, DGSP-VI, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, “Archaeological research and cultural heritage”
- Fabio Pollice, Full Professor of Economic and Political Geography, University of Salento, Simone Bozzato, Secretary General, Italian Geographical Society, “Historic Centers and Tourism Development: Sustainable Paths”
- José Antonio Donaire Benito, Scientific Coordinator of the Tourism Campus of the University of Girona, “The Research Agenda in Tourism and Water”
- Irene Hazou, Vice-President for Academic Affairs, Bethlehem University, “ Sustainable tourism in Palestine”
- Laura Baratin, Coordinator of INFOBC Tempus IV Project, University of Urbino, “Innovation in Training for Cultural heritage: a new Euro-Mediterranean curriculum for the preservation of cultural heritage”
WS5: The University in the digital era
Chaired by Pegaso Telematic University Representative
- Alessandro Bianchi, Rector of Pegaso Telematic University, “Introduction to the theme: The University in the Digital Era”
- Alessandra Schettino, Responsible for Internationalization, Pegaso Telematic University, “Diplomatic Passport – managing the contemporary interculturalism to skill the glocal dimension”
WS6: New Members and UNIMED enlargement: which opportunities?
Chaired by Ramon Torrent, Coordinator of AECHE Secretariat
- Abdallah Al Zoubi, Advisor AArU & Vice-President of Princess Sumaya University for Technology
- Mousa Mousa Mohammed, President of Sirte University (via Skype)
- Ali Said Ali Al Uraimi, Deputy Managing Director, Middle East College
Closing Session
- Marcello Scalisi, UNIMED Executive Director
- Enrico Granara, Minister Plenipotentiary, Directorate General for Political Affairs and Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
- Franco Rizzi, UNIMED Secretary General and the new elected UNIMED President
