On October 27th, 2021 the CBHE Edu-BioMed project, in which UNIMED is a partner, will be presented at the Virtual Fair of the Capacity Building in Higher Education among the Capacity Building projects focusing on the topic of the Environment.

Edu-BioMed aims to strengthen the academic research and teaching activity at four Lebanese and Moroccan universities around the topic of environmental protection. Particularly, using Mediterranean UNESCO Biosphere Reserves as ‘living laboratory’ where to experiment and test solutions and good practices for a sustainable management of our fragile ecosystems.

Among its activities and deliverables, the project counts on funding for mobility of students and researchers for fieldwork in Biosphere Reserves, workshops, a MOOC course, an e-book, a proposal for curricula development, training for academic staff, surveys and interviews to a diverse range of actors, and the production of policy recommendations.

The project is finalising its results, do not miss the updates of the project subscribing to the project newsletter. More information is available on the project website.