Project

Objectives

Although the Mediterranean territories have many cultural and economic similarities, there is a gap in the mobility of students and professionals compared to other areas of the world with less comparable features. The gap is even wider when looking at the intensity of mobility of young people within the European Union. Specific EU funded initiatives, such as ERASMUS and Leonardo da Vinci, have demonstrated to be a powerful means to boost the mobility of young people eventually leading to the mobility of workers.

MED-MOBIL intends to extend this experience to the Mediterranean area by creating a framework of cooperation which facilitates the exchange of students, professionals and young entrepreneurs. Support for future regulations and improvement of existing mobility programmes will also be addressed by the project.

The main objective of this project is to create a framework of cooperation to support future regulations and improve/consolidate programmes and initiatives aiming to facilitate the exchange of students, professionals and young entrepreneurs in the Mediterranean.

Partners

Official Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Shipping of Seville (Spain)

Mediterranean Universities Union (UNIMED) (Italy)

University College of Applied Sciences (UCAS) (Palestine)

Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) (Jordan)

Union of Municipalities of Hermel – Planning & Local Development Agency (Lebanon)

National Research Centre (Egypt)

Knowledge and Innovation Consultants Consulting (Greece)

Sectors

• Culture
• Education
• Employment
• Human Resources
• Innovation & Research
• Women Entrepreneurship
• Youth Entrepreneurship

Target groups

• Business Support Organisations (BSOs)
• Decision-makers (local, regional and national levels)
• Education & Research
• Interest groups
• International organisations
• Public

Beneficiaries

• Education & Research
• Experts
• Interest groups
• Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)
• Public
• Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)

Budget

90% – European Union (ENPI CBC MED Programme)
10% – Project co-financing

Timeline

Realisations

• 6 best-practice meetings
• 4 new offices opened to support mobility programmes
• 192 young people can benefit from the project’s pilot action