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20092009Marcello ScalisiMarcello Scalisi

Unimed Executive Unimed Executive DirectorDirector

UNIMEDMediterranean Universities Union

UNIMED Foundation

1991: Foundation with 24 associated Universities of the Mediterranean basin

Today: Network of 84 Universities from 21 countries of the two shores of the Mediterranean

UNIMED Member States

ALBANIA University of Tirana - TiranaALGERIA: University of Algiers; EPAU - Ecole Polytechnique d’Architecture et

d’Urbanisme – Algiers; University “Badji Mokhtar” – Annaba; University of Béjaia; University of Blida; University of Constantine; University of Mostaganem; University “Es Senia” – Oran; ENSET -Ecole Nationale Supérieure de l’EnseignementTechnique – Oran; University of Tizi Ouzou; University “Abou Bekr Belkeid” - Tlemcen

CYPRUS: Cyprus University of Technology – Lemesos; University of Cyprus -Nicosia

EGYPT: University of Alexandria – Alexandria; Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport – Alexandria; University of Cairo

FINLAND University of TampereFRANCE University of Law, Economics and Sciences (Aix-Marseille III) –

Marseille; University of Montpellier; University of Paris 8JORDAN: University “Al al-Bayt” – Amman; University of Jordan – Amman;

Hashemite University - ZarqaGREECE University of Athens; University of Panteion - AthensISRAEL Hebrew University – Jerusalem; University Ben Gurion – Negev;

University of Tel Aviv

Associated Universities

ITALY University of Bari; University – Bologna; University of Cagliari; University of Camerino; University of Molise; University of Catania; University of Salento – Lecce; University of Messina; University of Modena and Reggio Emilia; University “Federico II” – Naples; Second University of Naples; University of Padova; University of Palermo; University of Perugia; University for Foreigners of Perugia; University “Mediterranea” - Reggio Calabria; University “La Sapienza” – Rome; University “Roma Tre” – Rome; Libera Università degli studi “S. Pio V”– Rome; University of Sassari; University of Teramo; Polytechnic of Turin; University of Urbino

LEBANON Lebanese University – Beirut; “Holy Spirit” University of Kaslik –BeirutMALTA University of Malta - La VallettaMOROCCO University “Ibnou Zohr” – Agadir; University “Cady Ayyad” –

Marrakech; Agronomy and Veterinary Science Institute “Hassan II” –Rabat; University “Mohammed V” - Rabat

MONTENEGRO University of Montenegro - PodgoricaPALESTINE University of Bethlehem; University of Birzeit; University “Al-Azhar”

– Gaza; University “An-Najah” - Nablus


PORTUGAL University of Aveiro; University of Evora.SLOVENIA University of Primorska – KoperSPAIN University of Barcelona; University of Cordoba; University of

Granada; University “Complutense” – Madrid; Polytechnic University of Valencia.

SYRIA University of Aleppo; University of Damascus; University “Al Baath”– Homs; University “Tishreen” - Lattakia

TUNISIA University of “Sfax pour le Sud”; University of “Centre” – Sousse; University of Tunis; University “El Manar” – Tunis; University “7 novembre à Cathage” – Tunis.

TURKEY “Middle East Technical University” – Ankara; University “Boğaziçi” –Istanbul; Istanbul Aydin University - Istanbul


UNIMED Offices

Headquarter: Palazzo Baleani, Rome, Italy

Other Offices (to be open in the near future):- An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine- Université Paris 8, France- University of Salento, Italy

UNIMED Board

President: Prof. Abderraouf Mahbouli, President of Tunis University, Tunisia

Vice-President: Prof. Domenico La Forgia, Rector of Salento University, Italy

Secretary General: Prof. Franco Rizzi,Full Professor at the University “Roma Tre”, Italy

General Assembly: The Presidents or Rectors (or their delegates) of all associated Universities

UNIMED Board of Directors• • Prof. Pascal Binczak – Rector, Paris 8 University Vincennes St. Denis (France)• • Prof Hafid Boutaleb – Rector, Rabat “Mohammed V” University (Morocco)• • Prof. Abdelhamed Djekoune –Rector, Constantine University (Algeria)• • Prof. Luigi Frati – Rector, University "Sapienza" of Rome (Italy)• • Prof. Massimo Giovannini – Rector, “Mediterranea” University of Reggio Calabria (Italy)• • Prof. Francisco González Lodeiro – Rector, University of Granada (Spain)• • Prof. Rami Hamdallah – Rector, “An Najah” National University of Nablus (Palestine)• • Prof. Hossam Mohamed Kamel – Rector, University of Cairo (Egypt)• • Prof. Christos Kittas – Rector, University of Athens (Greece)• • Prof. Domenico Laforgia - Rector, University of Salento (Italy)• • Prof. Abderraouf Mahbouli - Rector, Tunis University – (Tunisia)• • Prof. Pére Hadj Mahfouz – Rector, University Saint Esprit de Kaslik - Jounieh (Lebanon)• • Prof. Kadri Ozcaldiran – Rector, Boğaziçi University (Turkey)• • Prof. Jorge Quino Ribeira de Araujo - Rector University of Evora (Portugal)• • Prof. Franco Rizzi – University of “Roma Tre” (Italy)• • Prof. Francesco Rossi – Rector, Second University of Naples "SUN" (Italy)

UNIMED StaffExecutive Director: Dr. Marcello Scalisi

Economic-Environmental Projects Manager: Prof. Luigi Manfra

Etno-Musical Sector Manager: Prof. Paolo Scarnecchia

Legal Advisor: Avv. Mario Albergoni

Executive Manager: Dott.ssa Michela De Gennaro

International projects and Unit for Transport: Ing. Andrea Rausa

MedArabNews Editorial Coordinator: Dott. Roberto Iannuzzi

Studies and Research Sector: Dott. Enzo Maria Le Fevre Cervini

Secretariat and Planning: Dott. Paola Romano

Administration: Sig.ra Cinzia Generali

Early 90s: Idea of establishing networks among the universities of the two Mediterranean shores

Because Universities:Contribute towards knowledge of social processesTrain future leaders and opinion-makersContribute to economic development through research structuresGuarantee Euro-Mediterranean integration

Why UNIMED?

UNIMED main Objective

UNIMED aims at promoting, in a multidisciplinary perspective, interuniversity research and education…

…in order to contribute to the integration process between the two Mediterranean shores

UNIMED Activities

1. Institutional and Political Collaboration

2. European, National and Regional Projects

3. Creation of thematic Sub-Networks

1. Institutional and Political Collaboration

Collaboration Agreement with the EIB

Cycle of International Seminars on the Dialogue

among Civilizations of the Mediterranean

Web-Portal MedArabNews

Collaboration between UNIMED and the European Investment Bank (EIB)

- May 2007: The EIB and UNIMED signed a “Memorandum of Understanding”

- The Cooperation Agreement has been established within the framework of the “EIB University Networks”, a partnership system of the EIB Group with universities

Agreement with EIB

The agreement priorities concern:

- Euro-Mediterranean regional integration- Integration and cooperation among eastern and

southern Countries of the Mediterranean, partners of the EU

- Particularly the aid to the 10 countries concerned to face the challenges of the economic and social modernization

Agreement with EIB

The environmental protection and the sustainable development;

The protection and the strengthening of the Euro-Mediterranean cultural heritage;

The social policy, especially dedicated to public health and employment.

EIB EIB -- UNIMEDUNIMED

What we propose at EIB:

the creation of “guidance desks” in the Universities, and for instance the realization of open days in order to favour the meeting between firms and graduated young people.Opening to teachers coming from private sector, enterprises, etc.Organization of didactic activities, for the graduated who are unemployed, in partnership with entrepreneurial organizations.


To facilitate dynamics of economic development, access to employment market and new occupational opportunities, together with the development of the private sector in the region;

To create a friendly environment for dialogue and meeting between business community, universities and training institutions.



Organization of workshops and seminars.to facilitate the growth of Research centres in the MEDA countries. to open the programme EIBURS to MEDA universities in cooperation with European Universities.



PROPOSAL FORTHE CREATION OF AN OBSERVATORY

ON TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICSIN THE EURO MEDITERRANEAN AREA


General Objective

To become a reference point for the International Community, aiming at developing the transports and logistics sector in the Countries of the Euro Mediterranean region.


Specific Objectives

To be a mean of qualified knowledge and analysis in the relevant sector, all over the Euro Mediterranean region;To meet supply and demand of training and capacity building in the sector;To contribute to the creation of the decisional processes in the region;


Collaboration with the Collaboration with the Alliance of CivilizationsAlliance of Civilizations

Approval by the UN High Level Group Alliance of Civilizations of UNIMED project named “Cycle of International Seminars on the Dialogue among Mediterranean Civilizations”

‐ The project foresees the participation of 14 universities of countries in the Euro-Mediterranean basin.

‐ Universities will held seminars and round-tables for students with the participation of experts on specific thematic areas.

‐ Main objective of the project is to create a place for dialogue and exchange among young women and men of the Mediterranean, a place for words able to promote the comparison of ideas, always respecting each others differences.

A web portal which takes into account major sources of information providing in-depth analysis of relevance to the Mediterranean and the Arab world

www.medarabnews.com

MedArabNews.com

From when UNIMED was instituted - almost twenty years ago - we have always paid attention to the

media, believing that one of our objectives was to contribute to prompt the societies of the two

Mediterranean shores and of the Arab world in general, to communicate and integrate.

medarabnews

We are convinced that the majority We are convinced that the majority of the misunderstandings that dominate the political of the misunderstandings that dominate the political

and cultural scene between the Islam and and cultural scene between the Islam and the West, derive from a lack of mutual knowledge, from the West, derive from a lack of mutual knowledge, from

too many clichtoo many clichéés that fill the discourses on both sides s that fill the discourses on both sides with stereotypes and from points of view mutually with stereotypes and from points of view mutually

incapable of leaving consolidated stereotypes behind.incapable of leaving consolidated stereotypes behind.

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medarabnews has the following multilinguistic sections…

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AggregatorThe aggregator is a useful tool, by which

MedArabNews offers a selection of the most relevant articles published in regional and international

newspapers that concern topical issues related to the Mediterranean and the Middle East. In computing an

aggregator is a web application which aggregates web content from other websites such as newspapers,

blogs, etc. Likewise, the aggregator of MedArabNews allows the reader quick access to the selected articles,

by sending him back to the original source.

Studies & PerspectivesThis section is intended as a forum of virtual debate

about major themes related to the Euro-Mediterranean basin and the Middle East, so as to

stimulate dialogue and to deepen mutual knowledge between the shores of the Mediterranean through the publication of interviews and original contributions of

intellectuals, journalists, academics, representatives of civil society and bloggers.

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Blogs ViewsA special section dedicated to the blogosphere

within the countries of the southern shore of the Mediterranean and the Middle East. It aims at

offering an overview of the community of bloggers and the activity of blogging – an activity which is spreading increasingly, involving more and more

journalists, cultural personalities, and common citizens eager to exchange information and to create

new spaces of freedom, thus revolutionizing the information scene in the Arab world and in the

Middle East.

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Advanced SearchThis tool allows the User to fully exploit the

potential of MedArabNews. All articles published by MedArabNews are tagged with country, author,

website, and other keywords. The Advanced Search tool allows the User to make inquiries and research

related to specific keywords, topics, and geographic areas.

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Mediterranean Web DatabaseThe cataloguing of newspapers, news websites, blogs and also of the major research institutes, think-tanks

and international organizations relevant to the Mediterranean and the Middle East - all of them

classified by country and thematic area so that they can be tracked down within directories tagged with

specific keywords - allows MedArabNews, not only to offer a selection of articles available to the User but also to represent a useful research tool so as to be

able to make inquiries within the web resource of the Arab world and the Mediterranean basin.

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Virtual Peace Forum (Coming Soon)A special focus on the efforts aiming at bringing a final and just solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict.

It shall feature three main sections:- Key news

- Opinion- Documents

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2. European, National and Regional Projects: some examples

TEMPUS MEDA – Modernising Higher Education

ENPI – European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument

IPA – Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance7°FP - 7° Framework Programme

Erasmus Mundus External CooperationAnna Lindh FoundationEuropeAid

TEMPUS MEDAModernising higher education

Tempus (The Trans-European mobility scheme for university studies) supports the modernisation of higher education and creates an area of co-operation in countries surrounding the EU. Established in 1990 after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the scheme now covers 27 countries in the Western Balkans, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, North Africa and the Middle East. Tempus finances two types of actions:

1) Joint Projects are based on multilateral partnerships between higher education institutions in the EU and the partner countries. They can develop, modernise and disseminate new curricula, teaching methods or materials, boost a quality assurance culture, and modernise the management and governance of higher education institutions.2) Structural Measures contribute to the development and reform of higher education institutions and systems in partner countries, to enhance their quality and relevance, and increase their convergence with EU developments.

ENPIEuropean Neighbourhood

and Partnership Instrument

It is the financial instrument which supports the ENP (European Neighbourhood Policy) through concrete assistance actions. The ENP is a broad political strategy which has as the objective of strengthening the prosperity, stability and security of Europe's neighbourhood in order to avoid any dividing lines between the enlarged EU and its direct neighbours. The ENPI has three strategic objectives, namely: supporting democratic transition and promoting human rights; the transition towards the market economy and the promotion of sustainable development; and policies of common interests (antiterrorism, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, conflict resolution, the rule of international law, etc.). Within the framework of these strategic objectives, the Commission and partner countries established four principal axes of co-operation based on:

The implementation of a strengthened dialogue on priority multisector reformsThe approximation of legislationInstitutional supportThe Objectives of the UN’s Millennium Development Goals

ENPIEligible Countries

IPAInstrument for Pre-Accession Assistance

The Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) offers rationalised assistance to countries aspiring to join the European Union for the period 2007-2013 on the basis of the lessons learnt from previous external assistance and pre-accession instruments. The aim of the IPA is therefore to enhance the efficiency and coherence of aid by means of a single framework. This framework incorporates the previous pre-accession and stabilisation and association assistance to candidate countries and potential candidate countries while respecting their specific features and the processes in which they are engaged.The Instrument for IPA is the Community's financial instrument for the pre-accession process for the period 2007-2013. Assistance is provided on the basis of the European Partnerships of the potential candidate countries and the Accession Partnerships of the candidate countries, which means the Western Balkan countries and Turkey . The IPA is intended as a flexible instrument and therefore provides assistance which depends on the progress made by the beneficiary countries and their needs as shown in the Commission's evaluations and annual strategy papers.

IPAInstrument for Pre-Accession Assistance

The beneficiary countries are divided into two categories, depending on their status as either candidate countries under the accession process or potential candidate countries under the stabilisation and association process , namely:Candidate countries: the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Croatia, Turkey;Potential candidate countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia including Kosovo.

The IPA is based on strategic multi-annual planning established in accordance with the broad political guidelines set out in the Commission's enlargement package, which now includes a Multi-annual Indicative Financial Framework (MIFF). The MIFF takes the form of a table presenting the Commission's intentions for the allocation of funds for the three forthcoming years, broken down by beneficiary and by component, on the basis of the needs and the administrative and management capacity of the country concerned and compliance with the Copenhagen criteria.

IPA Eligible Countries

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Bosnia a nd He rze govina

M onte ne gro

S e rbia

Gre e ce

Alba nia

Croa tia

S love nia

Ita ly

Elig ib le Pr ogr am m e Ar e aTe r r itor ial de r ogationPhas ing Out

FP7 - The Seventh Framework Programme for research and technological development

The Seventh Framework Programme for research and technological development (FP7) is the European Union's chief instrument for funding research over the period 2007 to 2013. It bundles all research-related EU initiatives together under a common roof playing a crucial role in reaching the goals of growth, competitiveness and employment. CORDIS is the official portal for participating in FP7 and following related developments in European science and technology. Its main objective is to further the construction of the European Research Area. Its specific goals are fourfold:

To gain leadership in key scientific and technology areasTo stimulate the creativity and excellence of European researchTo develop and strengthen the human potential of European researchTo enhance research and innovation capacity throughout Europe

The total budget including the non-nuclear research of the Joint Research Centre, is 51 Billion euros over 7 years. The overall budget is fixed, and the split of it along thematic priorities and the content of those priorities was decided in November 2006.

Collaboration with APREinformation, training and assistance servicesAPRE- Agency for the promotion of European Research, is a non-profit

association that provides information, training and assistance services on research and technological development Programmes of the European Union.

APRE’s head office is located in Rome + regional helpdesks that form a network throughout the national territory.

APRE PROVIDED SERVICES: Information services and Documentation servicesAvailable opportunities and funds at national and European levelInfo about CallsAccess conditions to participate in EU Programmes Possibilities to collaborate with European partners

EM ECW - Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Window

It is a co-operation and mobility scheme in the area of higher education co-operation launched by Europe Aid cooperation Office and implemented by EACEA , the Executive Agency Education, Audiovisual and Culture.It is complementary to other higher education initiatives: Erasmus Mundus, Erasmus, Tempus, Asia-Link, ALFA, Alban, and Edu-link.The main beneficiaries are universities, students, teachers and educational staff of higher education institutions in third-countries, the EU Member States and other eligible European countries.

Geographical Coverage: Group A) Neighbouring Countries in South Mediterranean and Eastern Europe (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, West Bank and Gaza Strip, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Armenia, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Georgia); Central Asian Republics (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan);Group B) African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; Western Balkan (Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia -FYROM, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia); Asia region (Asia regional and India); Latin America region (Brazil, Chile and Mexico). Group A and Group B are distributed in 18 lots.

EM ECW - Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Window

• The main objectives of this mobility scheme are:• to enhance the international cooperation capacity of universities in Third-

countries by facilitating transfer of know-how and good practices in the field of student and academic staff mobility;

• to promote cooperation between sending and hosting institutions; to contribute to the mutual enrichment of societies by developing a pool of well-qualified, open-minded and internationally experienced young women/men as future professionals and leaders;

• to improve the transparency and recognition of studies and qualifications, in particular by favouring the practical implementation of Common Areas of Higher education triggered by the interest in the "acquis" of the Bologna process;

• to provide good students from vulnerable groups (i.e. refugees, displaced populations, disabled foreign students, etc) with further education and professional development and empowerment for leadership;

• to enhance the skills and qualifications of foreign higher education staff so that they can contribute actively towards improvement of quality; to build the capacity of the administration and public and private sector by participation of their staff in higher education mobility activities (especially through doctorate and post-doctorate activities);

• to enhance in the medium term the political, cultural, educational and economical links between the European Union and Third-countries.

Anna Lindh Foundation

The Anna Lindh Foundation is an organisation shared and resourced by 43 Euro-Mediterranean countries, to bring people together as a way to promote dialogue between cultures and respect for diversity. The Foundation leads regional initiatives and support local activities carried out byorganisations based across civil society which advocate for a better understanding among people, religions and beliefs, and champion human rights and democracy.

The Foundation coordinates a Euro-Mediterranean Network gathering hundreds of social and institutional bodies which share the values of the Foundation and work to make dialogue, peace and prosperity possible in the region.

EuropeAid

EuropeAid's main mission:

- To implementing the Commission’s external aid instruments, funded by the Union’s budget and the European Development Fund.

- To ensure coherence, complementarity and coordination in implementing external assistance programmes worldwide.

- To make external aid more effective. - To translate policies into practical actions and for developing

new ways of delivering aid, such as budget support and through sectoral approaches.

- Civil society, international organisations and governments of EU Member States are all important actors in this field.

3. Thematic Sub-Networks

Sub-Network - Transport

Sub-Network - Energy

Sub-Network – Intangible Heritage

Sub-Network: Transports, Logistics and multimodality

UNIMED signed a Research Contract with the Italian Ministry of Transports for the publication of an essay on the “state of the art of Transports in the Mediterranean region”, as regards the relation between the Italian system of Transports and the corresponding ones applied in the 10 MEDA Countries.In this context within UNIMED network, a sub-network has been instituted on these themes aiming at facilitating the creation of a data bank on all activities dealing with transports, logistic and inter-modality research and researchers in the Euro-Mediterranean region. UNIMED proceeds with the collection of information from associated universities on departments, research centres, researchers, activities, ongoing projects and major partnerships established.These information allow the identification of opinions and priorities of the Mediterranean partners on transports sector.


Algeria Blida University Saad Dahlab Faculty of Engineering, Department of Industrial Chemistry

Alger Ecole Nationale Polytechnique

Département Génie de l’Environnement

Costantine University Mentouri Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electronics and Informatics

Egypt Alexandria AASTMT Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport

Compound of International Transport & Logistics Studies

France Paris Ecole des Mines de Paris

Le Chesnay INRIA

Italia Roma University “La Sapienza”

Centro Ricerca Trasporto e Logistica (CTL)

Roma University “Uniroma3”of Rome

Faculty of Engineering – Department of civil engineering

Lecce University of Salento Faculty of Engineering

Torino Politecnico - I Faculty of Engineering

Dept. DITIC-Transport engineering

Napoli Univ. Federico II Department for Trasports Engineering “Luigi Tocchetti”

Campobasso University of Molise Faculty of Engineering


Italy Padova University of Padova Department of Construction and Transports

Cagliari University of Cagliari CIREM

Bologna University of Bologna DISTART

Modena e Reggio Emilia

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Palermo University of Palermo Department of Transport Engineering

Reggio Calabria University “Mediterranea”

DIMET, Department of Informatics, Mathematics, Electronics and Transports

Lebanon Jounieh University Saint Esprit de Kaslik

Centre International de Recherche en Applications Managériales et Economiques

Palestine Nablus An Najah National University

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering

Birzeit Birzeit Universit Faculty of Engineering

Granada University of Granada Department of Civil Engineering

Tunisia Sfax University of Sfax Faculty of Economy and Administration, Department of Economics

Tunis Ecole Nationale d’Ingégnieurs de Tunis

Unité de Recherche Systèmes Electriques

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