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By involving 16 partners from 10 countries, namely Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Italy, Spain, Romania, France, Belgium, the UK and Jordan (as associated partner), ICMED project has supported the staff  of Higher Education institutions in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia to deal with Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility and International Mobility Programmes, through a Training Programme.

Following the ICMED final conference in Oran, discussions on mobility continued in Algiers during the cluster on International credit mobility in Algeria organized by the National Erasmus Office and hold at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research on the 27th of February, gathering representatives from around 50 universities.

On 27th February, the last SC meeting of the project ICMED, International Credit Mobility: a new challenge for the Mediterranean Region, was held at the University of Oran – USTO in Algeria. The meeting was opened by the hosting University and by the coordinator University who both expressed together with all partners the importance to continue the project in the future in order to guarantee its sustainability.

The final conference of the project ICMED took place on 26th February 2020 in Oran (Algeria) hosted by the University USTO at the Plaza Hotel. It was a-1-day interactive event bringing together UNIMED associated universities and everyone interested in fostering the Euro-Mediterranean dimension of university cooperation.

In the framework of the project ICMED, the training of trainers took place in Oran, Algeria hosted by Oran University of Science and Technology – Mohamed Boudiaf on the 25th February 2020 at the Plaza Hotel. The training of trainers represented an unmissable opportunity for participants to strengthen their skills in the management of international mobility programs.

On February 23rd, the University of Biskra hosted a training event about International Credit Mobility and credit recognition. Around 50 between academic and administrative staff of the university participated in the training delivered by trainers of the University of Padova and the University of Granada.

In the framework of the project ICMED, the training of trainers and the final conference in Oran (Algeria) will take place at the Sciences and Technology University of Oran – Mohamed Boudiaf on 25-26, February 2020. The training of trainers will be an opportunity for participants to strengthen their skills in the management of international mobility programs and in turn play the role of trainers within their university.

In the framework of ICMED – International Credit Mobility: a New Challenge in the Mediterranean Region, a project funded by the European Commission and focused on Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility in the MENA Region, a training of trainers and the final conference will be organised at the Sciences and Technology University of Oran – Mohamed Boudiaf in Algeria on 25-26, February 2020.

On July 10-11, the 4th SC meeting of the project ICMED, International Credit Mobility: a new challenge for the Mediterranean Region, was held at the University of Padova. The meeting was opened by the rector prof. Rosario Rizzuto who expressed the importance of establishing joint synergies and collaboration with the consortium in the project and beyond.

The fourth and last week of ICMED training programme was held in Poitiers (France) from 3rd to 5th April 2019, with the participation of around 20 representatives of Algerian, Moroccan and Tunisian universities and trainers from the Universities of Padova and Bologna (Italy), Poitiers (France), and Rouen Normandy (France) as member of UNIMED.

During the Infoday, a presentation of the ICMED project was done by the University of Oran. This presentation aimed to make the project known and to show these results and activities.

On November 29-30, the 3rd SC meeting of the project ICMED, International Credit Mobility: a new challenge for the Mediterranean Region, was held in Marrakesh organized by the University of Hassan 1er de Settat in Morocco on the occasion of the 3rd ICMED Training Week foreseen by the project (November 26-28, 2018).

The 3rd week of ICMED training programme was held in Marrakesh (Morocco) and organized by the University of Hassan 1er of Settat on 26-28 November 2018, with the participation of around 20 representatives of Algerian, Moroccan and Tunisian universities and trainers from the Universities of Granada (Spain), Iasi (Romania), Cagliari (Italy) as member of UNIMED and Louvain (Belgium) as member of the Coimbra Group.

A presentation of the ICMED project was done by the University of Oran during the Technical Assistance Mission for Vice Presidents and Deputy Director present at this meeting. This presentation aims to make the project known to the audience and to show the results that will be made available to them.

During its participation in the Erasmus INFODAY organized by the NEO in collaboration with the Ministry of Higher Education, the University of Oran distributed posters of the ICMED project by informing the participants of the activities and opportunities of the project.

The first two weeks of ICMED training programme were held in Monastir (Tunisia) from 8th to 12th October 2018, with the participation of around 20 representatives of Algerian, Moroccan and Tunisian universities and trainers from the Universities of Padova and Bologna (Italy), Poitiers (France), Iasi (Romania), Messina (Italy) as member of UNIMED and Leiden (The Netherlands) as member of the Coimbra Group.

The ICMED project training programme was among the study cases discussed during a workshop on international academic staff mobility, organized last 9 July by another E+ project for capacity building in higher education, DIRE-MED project “Dialogue Interculturel, REseaux et Mobilité en Méditerranée”.

Last 17 May 2018, the ICMED project was presented as a good practice during the International staff training week organized at the University of Bologna for partner country universities participating in E+ International Credit Mobility exchanges.

On May 8th and 9th the 2nd SC meeting of the project ICMED, International Credit Mobility: a new challenge for the Mediterranean Region, was held at the University of Granada in Spain on the occasion of the 11th International Training Week (May 7 to May 11, 2018).

From 12 to 16 March 2018 ICMED team from the University of IASI (University Alexandru Ioan Cuza Din Iasi, Romania) and the University of Bologna visited the Algerian partners, University of ORAN and University of BISKRA (University Mohamed Khider of Biskra, Algeria).

From 3 to 5 April 2018 ICMED team from the University of Granada and Cardiff Metropolitan University visited the Moroccan partners, University Hassan 1 and Abdelmalek Essaadi University. A series of interviews were conducted with representatives of staff members and students who benefited from E+ International Credit Mobility exchanges for staff teaching, staff training, study and research activities, as well as staff members charged with the management of international mobility.

From 19 to 23 March 2018 ICMED team from the University of Padova and the University of Poitiers visited the Tunisian partners, University of Gafsa and University of Monastir. A series of interviews were conducted with representatives of staff members and students who benefited from E+ International Credit Mobility exchanges for staff teaching, staff training, study and research activities, as well as staff members charged with the management of international mobility.

On November 16th and 17th the kick off meeting of the project ICMED, International Credit Mobility: a new challenge for the Mediterranean Region, was held at the University of Padua in Italy. This project is cofinanced by European Commission, in the framework of the programme Erasmus+, KA2 – Capacity building in the Field of Higher Education. ICMED is led by the University of Padova and it involves several universities from Spain, France, Italy, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria, as well as UNIMED and the CoimbraGroup.