Representing more than half of the global population, young people constitute one of the greatest assets for stability and development in our region

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International Youth Day Rethinking Education, transforming the Mediterranean   Representing more than half of the global population, young people constitute one of the greatest assets for stability and development in the Euro-Mediterranean region. We embrace the celebration of the International Youth Day 2019 to make education more inclusive and accessible for all youth. Find out more on the UfM’s action for a positive agenda for Youth.

A network of “second chance” schools to help thousands of young people to find their place in society Aware that youth unemployment is a major challenge, we support the Mediterranean New Chance (MedNC) project to develop a network of second-chance schools. The objective: to help thousands of young people who are disconnected from training and employment find their place in society.

International internships to promote employment and employability HOMERe (High opportunity in the Mediterranean for the Executive Recruitment), is a project supported by the UfM to promote internships across the Mediterranean. While the 1st phase of the project has enabled more than 500 students to complete a professional internship, a second phase was launched in the framework of the Summit of the Two Shores in Marseille.

Building a new Euro-Mediterranean generation The UfM-labelled project of the EuroMed University of Fes (UEMF) in Morocco aims at building a new generation of young people with strong Euro-Mediterranean profiles, prepared to tackle the region’s needs. Recording a steady increase in enrolments, the first graduation of Master’s Students took place last June.

Summit of the Two Shores: Putting forward the views of the youth and civil society The importance of education, and its ability to empower the region’s women and youth, was of the key themes discussed in the UfM Shared Views event last 22-23 May, gathering over 100 engaged representatives of the civil society, youth organisations and non-state actors.

Other UfM news   2nd UfM Energy Business Forum       IV MedThink 5+5 Forum in Malta: More than 40 experts of the Western Mediterranean point out ways to work for a sustainable future of the Region       First UfM Regional Business Forum takes place in Cairo to promote the Trade Agenda and foster economic integration in the region       more news »

Save the date   27 August Side event on Water, Environment and Youth in the World Water Week, Stockholm       12-13 September The UfM participates in the UNFCCC Forum of the Standing Committee on Finance, Beirut       16 September Workshop on Credit Guarantee Schemes in the Euro-Mediterranean region, Barcelona       18-19 September 8th Technical Working Group (WG) of the 5+5 Water Strategy in the Western Mediterranean, Valencia       18-20 September Kick-off Meeting MedCoast 4BG, Gammarth       21 September Forum de la Mer, Bizerte       26 September 1st UfM Working Group on Monitoring and Reporting on Sustainable Urban Development, Brussels       30 September UfM Conference on Digital Transformation and Digital Skills for the Future, Tallinn       10-12 October UfM Academic Mobility Week, Barcelona       31 October 5th YOCOPAS Conference, Hakfar Hayarok       2-13 December 2019 UN Climate Change Conference : COP25, Chile         more events »

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