UNIMED - Mediterranean Universities Union

🌊⛵ 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕: 𝐀 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐃𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬

GAIA FIRST, under the patronage of the French National Commission for UNESCO, is launching Mare Nostrum: a major marine expedition to the Mediterranean in 2027, aboard the historic tall ship Pelican of London.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬: A floating laboratory for ocean conservation, education, and cultural diplomacy, combining long-term land-and-sea conservation, collective intelligence-building, and direct support for three-year conservation programs in Marine Protected Areas.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐞: From Tangier to Monaco, connecting key ports and Marine Protected Areas through scientific research, citizen science, and community engagement.

𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: Up to 40 selected students will join the full expedition or one of its legs, gaining hands-on sailing experience along with training in marine science, traditional navigation, governance, and dialogue bridging Western science and Traditional Ecological Knowledge.

📅𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: Applications close 30 April 2027.

Students coming from UNIMED Members are exempt from paying the application fee and they can write to UNIMED at [email protected] for the exemption code.

More info here 👉 https://www.uni-med.net/news/gaia-first-initiatives-and-mare-nostrum-expedition/

📣 Job opportunity: GLOBEC (Università degli studi di Pavia) is hiring 2 Administrative Officers

📍 Based in Pavia, Italy
⏳ Deadline: 24 August 2026, 12:00

The GLOBEC centre at the University of Pavia is recruiting 2 Administrative Officers (12-month fixed-term, full-time contracts) to support two international cooperation projects funded by AICS – the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation:

🌍 AEYA – Africa Europe Youth Academy, youth training in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya
🏥 NeuroCAM – strengthening stroke prevention and management in El Salvador

The roles cover project management and logistics (including missions abroad), communication and dissemination, partner relations, and reporting.

Who they're looking for: a Master's degree, experience in Project Cycle Management (AICS and/or Erasmus+ lines), good knowledge of Italian and English (Spanish is a plus), and a genuine ability to work in multicultural teams.

Full details and how to apply here:

Portale Trasparenza Università degli Studi di Pavia - Selezione pubblica, per titoli e colloquio, per il reclutamento di n. 2 unità di personale tecnico amministrativo dell’Area dei Funzionari - settore amministrativo - gestionale - a tempo... Il portale della Trasparenza conforme al D.Lgs. 33/2013 - Portale Amministrazione Trasparente Università degli Studi di Pavia

📢 𝐌𝐄𝐃 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 – 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧

Master's students, PhD candidates and recent graduates with a passion for the Mediterranean and MENA region: this one's for you.

ISPI - Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale in partnership with UNIMED and the Union for the Mediterranean, has launched the first edition of the MED Dialogues Young Ambassadors Programme, part of the 12th MED - Mediterranean Dialogues conference (Naples, 19-21 November 2026).

Selected participants get:

🎓 6 masterclasses with leading experts
🌍 Full access to the MED Dialogues conference
✈️ Flights and accommodation covered (up to 3 nights)

Open to students and recent graduates (within 2 years of graduation) from North Africa, the Middle East and Europe, with strong interest in MENA affairs and excellent English.

📅 Deadline: 6 September 2026

More here https://www.uni-med.net/news/youth-forum-med-dialogues-2026-application-for-the-med-young-ambassadors-programme-open-until-september-6th-2026/

EUniWell - European University for Well-Being is launching the "Master of Well-Being oriented Healthcare"!

A part-time, blended programme for physicians, nurses, psychologists, healthcare managers and other professionals with at least 12 months of field experience.

🌍 4 semesters, one short mobility per semester in Cologne, Budapest, Murcia and Florence

🗣️ Taught in English

💶 Tuition: €5,000 (plus administrative fees)

📅 Applications for the 2026/27 cohort close on 3 September 2026

More info here👉 https://www.euniwell.eu/what-we-offer/educational-offer/professional-masters-degree-programme-well-being-oriented-healthcare

🌍 CliVex 's legacy

Over three years, the EU cofunded project CliVEx engaged 2,600 participants from 13 countries across Europe and the Southern Mediterranean, through virtual exchanges on climate justice and training for online dialogue facilitators.

The project has come to an end, but it leaves behind a concrete tool for universities looking to bring intercultural dialogue and climate awareness into their curricula.

👉https://clivex.eu/climate-justice-across-the-mediterranean-how-clivex-connected-students-academics-and-universities/

📖 Check out the CliVEx Handbook for Virtual Exchange, gathering the methodology and tools developed throughout the project.

🔗 https://zenodo.org/records/21410376

📣 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐛 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔📣 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐃 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬!

Get ready for "Collaboration and progress: Advancing excellence across Arab higher education", organized by Times Higher Education in partnership with the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), Morocco

🎓 UNIMED Associated Universities willing to participate can have a dedicated and special rate (30% off) to participate. Members interested can write to 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐝@𝐮𝐧𝐢-𝐦𝐞𝐝.𝐧𝐞𝐭

The summit will focus on collaboration and performance across Arab universities, driving transformation and enabling meaningful, lasting impact across the region and beyond.

Check out the full agenda and event details here 👉 https://shorturl.at/IPmPj

📢 Call for Abstracts: "Transforming Economies and Businesses under Uncertainty" Conference at Birzeit University | جامعة بيرزيت

Birzeit University's Faculty of Business and Economics invites researchers and practitioners to submit extended abstracts for the international conference "Transforming Economies and Businesses under Uncertainty," taking place on 28 November 2026 (hybrid, free of charge).

⏳ Extended abstract deadline: 15 August 2026

More information here 👉 https://shorturl.at/eWRcv

📢 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: 𝐃𝐈𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐌𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞

The Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence DIPLOWideMed invites PhD and MA students working on Mediterranean Politics to apply for its Crash Course, taking place at the Università di Catania from 28 September to 2 October 2026.

🎓 Up to 20 participants will be selected based on the originality of their research project and their academic profile.

⏰ Deadline: 31 July 2026

📝 Read more here on how to apply 👉 https://shorturl.at/8mdQQ

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐌𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝟑𝟎 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟑𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔!

The WeMed Award recognises innovative and impactful sustainable business models that generate environmental, economic and social value.

This year’s edition places a special focus on the nexus between green and social innovation, rewarding entrepreneurs who are driving the transition towards a more sustainable and inclusive Mediterranean.

This edition features two award categories:

🔷Early Stage
🔷 Growth Stage

The winner of each category will receive a €20,000 monetary award and an accreditation diploma.

More information here 👉 https://shorturl.at/CLtB1

MedWaves

At UNIMED, we believe that Quality Assurance should be a shared culture, built through cooperation, participation and dialogue across institutions.

Through the Erasmus+ E-Quality project, UNIMED contributed to the development of the new Platform and MOOC by involving 13 Italian associated universities in the needs analysis and by testing the course with higher education leaders and staff from across the Mediterranean.

The result is a practical learning pathway designed to strengthen QA competences and connect European approaches with Euro-Mediterranean experiences.

🔗 Explore the 𝐄-𝐐𝐔𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 and 𝐌𝐎𝐎𝐂: https://equality-programme.eu/platform/

Discover more on the project journey ➡️ https://shorturl.at/wOmja