Every year since 2017, the #ErasmusDays have become an international celebration of the Erasmus+ programme for citizens and stakeholders in the sectors of education, training, youth and sport.
This year the initiative will take place between the 14th and the 19th October.
Through the Erasmus+ programme UNIMED had the opportunity to grow its collaborations and achieve important results together with its member universities and other partners.
We are living difficult and worrying times in the Mediterranean Region and at international level, but we think that it is important to continue the work we daily carry on and find moments to celebrate the efforts of all the partners we work with.
This year, in the framework of the #ErasmusDays, we have organised or contributed to prepare some initiatives to celebrate this occasion.
Refugee Girls lands at Erasmus Days 2024 | From October 15th to October 17th, 2024 Refugee Girls is available for streaming.
Refugee Girls is a documentary by Leonardo Cinieri Lombroso that follows the lives of Robina, Bozhena and Sofia, three young refugee university students. Robina, from Afghanistan, follows courses at the Sapienza University of Rome. In Barcelona, Bozhena and Sofia, Ukrainian girls, meet during a Spanish course for refugee students. The documentary is the result of a collaboration between Sapienza University of Rome, the Mediterranean Universities Union (UNIMED), Fundació Solidaritat of the University of Barcelona, the Association of European Universities (EUA) and the International Organization for Migration (partner associate) within the UNI(di)VERSITY project funded with the support of the Erasmus+ program of the European Union. More information and the link for the streaming are available here.
Partnership for the Goals: Improving Food Safety in the Mediterranean | Conference in Barcelona
On October 15th, 2024, the Erasmus+ project FoSaMed – Enhancing Food Safety in the Mediterranean will be celebrating years of work together for food safety in the Mediterranean. “Partnership for the Goals: Improving Food Safety in the Mediterranean” is an initiative of UNIMED, the Union for the Mediterranean, the PRIMA Foundation and the Fosamed project, organised for the completion of the Fosamed project, which will end in November 2024. The event takes place on the 15th October 2024 at UfM Headquarters, Barcelona, Spain.
Les humanités numériques entre les besoins du local et les exigences du global | Webinar on October 18th, 2024
On October 18th it will be held this webinar, organised in the framework of the Erasmus+ project RAQMYAT – Stratégies Numériques pour la Formation Doctorale en Sciences Humaines et Sociales en Tunisie, coordinated by UNIMED and the University of La Manouba in Tunisia. Two doctoral students and a professor will talk about their experience with the RAQMYAT project and the importance of digital humanities. We will listen about the impact the project has had through its beneficiaries. The RAQMYAT project will end at the end of October, after 4 years of work. The webinar will take place on October 18th from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Tunisian (10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. CET). More information and the link to register are available here.
SDG4U – Engaging SDGs for Transformative Education and Enhanced Sustainability in Universities | Video testimonials
The project partners present the initiative, the work behind the scenes and the impact expected from the project in a series of mini videos. The Erasmus+ project SDG4U’s key priority is to stimulate innovative learning and teaching practices through engaging SDGs to transformative education and sustainability practices in universities. The project activities will enable access to knowledge and skills required for understanding and promoting sustainable development, through formal education, life-long learning programs and initiatives with emphasis on promoting equality, on developing a culture of peace, non-violence and fairness at all levels. Great focus is given to the SDG4U Mapping Tool. Discover more here!
Discovering the Social Entrepreneurship with the SE.TC. project | Video testimonials
A former student of the University of Saint Joseph in Lebanon tells the story of his start up, created in a crisis context like the Lebanese one, to generate a social impact in his community. The Erasmus+ project SE.TC. – Social Entrepreneurship in Time of crises aims to provide a way for active development of human capital, practical encouragement of social entrepreneurial activities and establishment of effective pathways to youth employment in strategic cooperation with different stakeholders. It aims to empower teachers-trainers and students and enhance their innovative pedagogical approaches for the growth of social entrepreneurship, micro-businesses, and early-stage start-ups in rural regions in Lebanon, creating a supportive entrepreneurial environment in their communities. Be inspired and listen to the experience of Firas Yehya!
