Agrifood systems transformation accelerates climate action: the FAO Transformative Research Challenge looks for innovative research ideas / Deadline 31st May, 2023
The World Food Forum (WFF) is an independent, youth-led global network of partners facilitated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), UNIMED’s partner. It aims to spark a global movement that empowers young people everywhere to actively shape agrifood systems to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and a better food future for all. To drive awareness, […]
Event: Framing Virtual Exchange and Blended Mobility in Higher Education – 30 March 2023
On 30 March 2023, the FRAMES project is organising its final event “Framing Virtual Exchange and Blended Mobility in Higher Education: looking ahead”, which will be hosted by the University of Siena on 30 March 2023. You can find the final agenda and further information on the meeting, such as how to register, at this […]
Enhancing the capacity of the basic education faculties in Kurdistan: launch of a new strategic project
In Kurdistan region of Iraq, students enrolled at public elementary schools are educating by elementary school teachers whose 90% of them are graduates from colleges of Basic Education of the HEIs in Kurdistan. The Basic Education colleges in Kurdistan are the main provider of the primary school teachers in the region. The current teaching staff […]
SAVE THE DATE | The importance of Visual Media Literacy and how it can be taught – May 3rd, 2023
As the world becomes more digital, the ability to read, understand, and interpret visual media has become a crucial skill. The CLIP Project (Critical Visual Media Literacy and Empowerment) aims to equip European Higher Education students with the skills needed to tackle misinformation caused by the manipulation of images. To raise awareness about the importance […]
UNIMED members and partners together to strengthen their commitment in the Mediterranean and beyond
We have many challenges to face on many common themes and priorities: Climate change, environment, migration, university governance, digital education, employability, and much more. But the most important commitment is to strengthen, day after day, the reasons for our being together as an antidote to barbarism, and for a Mediterranean that can finally turn into […]
A new President and a new Board of Directors for UNIMED
I am genuinely honored by this vote and I am looking forward to the opportunities and challenges ahead. UNIMED should not be a place where we discuss politics or differences but rather a place where we allocate our resources and experiences and pour our efforts into staying resilient to incorporate technology interventions, plan ahead for […]
UNIMED associated members rise to 153 universities
UNIMED is glad to announce that the network has grown in number of associated members.Ten new universities from the Euro-Mediterranean region have formally completed their association process bringing the network to count on 153 members from 25 countries. UNIMED welcomes the following universities: Chadli Benjedid University of El Tarf, Algeria University of Saida Dr. Moulay Tahar, Algeria […]
The winner of the 4th edition of the Start Cup Competition is the Moroccan team from the University Ibn Tofail of Kenitra
Youssra Raihani and Abdelhakim Allalou are the winners of the 4th Edition of the “Start Cup Competition” held last March 16th, 2023 at the University of Granada, during the UNIMED General Assembly. Youssra and Abdelhakim are students at the National School of Applied Sciences of the University Ibn Tofail of Kenitra, Morocco and they have […]
The UNIMED General Assembly officially started!
Granada, March 15th, 2023 “Universities have a very important role to play in the future of the Mediterranean and in the future of the global peace and security, because Universities generate knowledge and as they generate knowledge, they offer evidence, they offer sound basis for policies and this is extremely important for the decision makers. […]
The International Water School starts in March 2023
The International Water School, a hub of training, research and development activities in the field of water management, has the objective to create an accessible space that will allow experts, technicians and managers from all around the world to learn about the most recent technical innovations and to translate them within concrete projects in their […]