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Med-Mobil: Supportive international approach to increase and improve the
mobility and exchange
Rome (Italy), 16-17 May, 2016
UNIMED’s role and engagement in promoting Mobility in the
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UNIMED- Mediterranean Universities Union
Mobility plays a key role to reach this objective
UNIMED main objective
UNIMED aims at promoting,
in a multidisciplinary perspective,
interuniversity research and education…
…in order to contribute to scientific, cultural, social and economic
cooperation between the two Mediterranean shores
UNIMED engagement on Mobilityin the Mediterranean region
• UNIMED is engaged on promoting and strengthening Euro-Mediterranean mobility not only on projects level but also on political and istitutional level.
• In 2011 UNIMED supported the online petition to request the European Parliament and the European Commission to open the doors of Erasmus and Leonardo da Vinci programmes for exchange in the Mediterranean region.
• Aim: establishing a Higher Education and Research Area in the Mediterranean region to strengthen the Mediterranean scientific and student community.
UNIMED engagement on Mobilityin the Mediterranean region
• On January 10th 2012 in the European Parliament in Brussels, during the Conference “Pour des programmes Erasmus et Leonardo da Vinci Euromed”, UNIMED handled to the European Commissioner Ms. Androulla Vassiliou, around 5.000 signatures collected during the petition for the adoption of a Euro-Mediterranean Erasmus and Leonardo da Vinci programmes.
UNIMED engagement on Mobilityin the Mediterranean region
UNIMED Conferences on Mobility since 2012:
• Barcelona, October 2, 2012: UNIMED conference on “International cooperation in the Mediterranean Area – EU programs from 2014-2020 – UNIMED Network meets the European Commission: Dialogue on the new international cooperation framework"
• Rome, April 22-23, 2013: UNIMED Conference "Erasmus for the Mediterranean“ titled "Mobility of Students and Researchers as keyfactor of Internationalization of HE Institutions."
UNIMED engagement on Mobilityin the Mediterranean region
UNIMED Conferences on Mobility since 2012:
• Rome, September 30- October 1, 2014: UNIMED Conference "The EU Neighbourhood Policy and Mediterranean Youth: The Key Role of Training and Mobility”
• Rome, October 21-22, 2015: UNIMED General Assembly- session on“Erasmus+ (International Credit Mobility, Capacity Building, Joint Master Degree)”
UNIMED engagement on Mobilityin the Mediterranean region
• UNIMED Week in Brussels, March 15-17, 2016 meeting with DG EAC, DG Research, Session at the European Parliament
UNIMED engagement on Mobilityin the Mediterranean region
UNIMED projects related to Mobility:
• Erasmus Mundus Action 2 – Project WELCOME - Lead PartnerPolitecnic University of Turin)
• Erasmus Mundus Action 2 – PHOENIX - Europe - (Palestine, Jordan,Syria and Lebanon) Intercultural Exchange For Internationalization:Research management, student employability and Academic Excellence– lead by the University of Almeria
• Erasmus Mundus Action 2 – HERMES: Development of a HigherEducation and Research Area between Europe and the Middle East -Strand 1 - Lot 2 (Jordan, Lebanon, Occupied Palestinian territory, Syria)– lead by the University of Aix Marseille
• Erasmus Mundus Action 3 – Linking Med Gulf - Synergies andinnovation linking the MENA region, the Gulf and Europe in HigherEducation – lead by the University of Barcelona
UNIMED engagement on Mobilityin the Mediterranean region
UNIMED projects related to Mobility:
• ENPI 2013– MEDMOBIL : Supportive international approach to increaseand improve the mobility and exchange (Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan) –lead by the Chamber of Commerce of Seville
• Erasmus+ KA1 2014- COMMO: Cooperation in the Mediterranean andWestern Balkan through Mobility of Students and Staff
• Erasmus+ KA2 2014- ILHAM-EC: Interuniversity Learning in HigherEducation on Advanced land Management – Egyptian Country
• In addition, UNIMED offers support to members in Capacity buildingprojects concerning mobility
UNIMED in Med-Mobil project
Capitalisation of the project
• UNIMED is leader of the WP
• Med-Mobil network of experts and stakeholders
• Dissemination of project results for Capitalisation: Policy recommendations
UNIMED in Med-Mobil project
Mobilities in the framework of the project
• Train the trainers seminar: Improving mobility and exchange, Athens, October 8-10, 2014.
• Cross-Cultural event in Jordan, Irbid, April 17-21, 2015
• Cross Cultural Event and Training in Palestine- International Summer Work Camp, Birzeit, August 2-10, 2015
• Internships at the University of Catania, Italy, October-November 2015
• Short term course in sustainable architecture and energy in Jordan, Irbid, August 23-27
• 3rd EMEG FP7 MedSpring Meeting: “A frame for a Comprehensive Understandign of Water-Energy-Food Nexus”, Malta, September 30-October 2, 2015
• FP7 MedSpring Training on Innovation, Naples, Italy, November 25-27, 2015
UNIMED in Med-Mobil project
Mobilities in the framework of the project (upcoming):
• Share experience visit for International Relations Officers, Beirut, May 22-27, 2016
• Share experience visit for Incubators staff, Lebanon, May 24-28, 2016
• Share experience visit for International Relations Officers, Palestine, June 12-18, 2016
• Job shadowing and share experience visit in the field of volontary work, Italy, June 2016
Mobility: challenges and satisfactions
Challenges:
• Visa process (time and procedures) for incoming mobilities
• Geopolitical situation
• Lack of time and availability
Satisfactions:
• Providing opportunities and changing beneficiaries perceptioninto a more open-minded students, professionals
• Contributing to the integration of people and countries througha better understanding and enhancing collaboration
• Becoming richer in experience and in professional knowledge
• Greater than challenges
Mobility: challenges and satisfactions
