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UNIMEDMediterranean

Universities Union

II MPCs Forum Viajeo Plus

Rabat 19-20 May 2015

UNIMED Foundation &

offices1991: 1991: Establishment of the Mediterranean Universities Union, formed of 24 Universities.

2015: 2015: Network of 92 Universities of 21 countries in the Euro-Network of 92 Universities of 21 countries in the Euro-

Mediterranean region.Mediterranean region.

Head Office: Palazzo Baleani, Rome, Italy

Regional Offices:An-Najah National University, Nablus, PalestineUniversity of Salento, Lecce, ItalyOpening Soon: Cairo and Algiers

Associated Universities countries

ALBANIA – ALGERIA – CYPRUS – EGYPT- UNITED ARAB EMIRATES -

FINLAND - JORDAN - GREECE – ISRAEL- ITALY – LEBANON – LIBYA - MOROCCO – MONTENEGRO – OMAN - PALESTINE – PORTUGAL – SYRIA – SPAIN – TUNISIA

- TURKEY

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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 carries out the following activities in favour of its members

• Promotion of the international dimension of universities;

• Planning and fund raising activity;

• Promotion of mobility in the Euro-Mediterranean region, for students, researchers and academic staff;

• Organization of meetings, discussions, seminars and round tables both at a national and international level;

• Training for academic and administrative staff of Universities, particularly for the personnel of International Relations Offices.

Currently UNIMED has the following sub-networks:

Transports, Logistics, Intermodality

Renewable Energies and Environment

Intangible Cultural Heritage

Mediterranean Tourism

Mediterranean Diet

Aerospace Technology

Thematic Sub-Networks

UNIMED current projects• FP7-INCO-2012-2: MOBILISE— MOrocco and the EU: strengthening BIlateral Links in

Innovation and Science for Economy

• FP7-INCO-2012-1, INCO-NET MEDSPRING Mediterranean Science, Policy, Research & INnovation Gateway (Regional Project). Lead by the IAM of Bari

• ENPI 2013– MEDMOBIL : Supportive international approach to increase and improve the mobility and exchange (Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan) – lead by the Chamber of Commerce of Seville

• TEMPUS: PRO-GREEN: Joint/Dual Professional Graduate Diploma and Professional Degree in Green Technologies (Lebanon and Egypt) – Lead By the American University of Beirut

• TEMPUS: INFOBC: L’INNOVATION DANS LA FORMATION POUR LES BIENS CULTURELS : un nouveau curriculum euro-méditerranéen pour la préservation de biens culturels – Lead by the University of Urbino (Italy)

• TEMPUS: eMEDia : a bottom-up approach for the design and pilot of a joint Master Course in Cross-Media Journalism – (Tunisia) – Lead by UNIMED

• LLP –2013 – PRIDE: Professionals in Doctoral Education: Supporting skills development to better contribute to an European knowledge society – lead by the University of Vienna

• ENPI 2013 – FOP : Future of the past (Lebanon, Palestine) – lead by the Italian Geographical Society

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Objectives of the Forum I1) To identify Mediterranean Partner Countries’ research and development priorities and common interests in the field of sustainable urban mobility, in particular: urban air quality and mobility, use of electric vehicles, public transport services, urban logistics and urban infrastructure

2) To formulate recommendations to the EC in R&D policy on cooperation with Mediterranean Partner Countries

3) To identify new possibilities if synergies between EU industries and the MPCs.

Objectives of the Forum II

- the state of art of MPCs on sustainable urban mobility;

- the legal framework (if there is one) of MPCs on this regard;

- needs and problems on public transports and urban mobility;

- solutions and recommendations to further improve the current state;

- results on the recommended topics for future cooperation supported by the EC within the framework of H2020.

Some remarksAccording to UNIMED Survey to MPCs, it is possible to identify some general concerns with regard, obviously withdifferent degrees, to all the national scenarios interested by the questionnaire.

1 – Traffic/urban congestion

2 – Pollution

3 – Road Safety

4 – Needs of new technology in order to find new solutions.

Some remarksAccording to UNIMED survey to MPCs, the public sector should be involved in the sustainable urban mobility developing new synergies among those actors: Ministry of Interior, Local universities, Order of Engineers, Municipalities, Governorates Authorities, Ministry of Planning, Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Telecommunications, Energy Authority, World Bank.

Political Challenges

Instability

Lack of political willingness Lack of efficient laws

Lack of private sector implementation.

Economic Challenges

Lack of resources for infrastructure

Fuel cost Lack of private investment

Organizational Challenges

Need for more cooperation among governmental agencies

Lack of expertise.

Social Challenges

Cultural habits

Gender issue related with Public Transport

Lack of culture that promotes public use

Suggested recommendations

Political Recommendations: Political support is required to encourage the use ofelectric vehicles, transparency and fairness, to provide proper funds, governmentsubsidy to the public transportation sector, Revise “old” policies, regulations, and laws.

Organizational Recommendations: Easier access to information, Necessity of wellmanaged leadership for transportation companies, Improve management

Economic Recommendations: Provide proper funds, Charge private transportation inproportion to their cost to public and use this to finance public transportation, reducetraffic and congestion affecting local and national GDP, Invest wisely in infrastructure,Government subsidy to the public transportation sector.

Social Recommendations: Enhancing awareness on sustainable transport, Participationof civil society in the drafting and elaborations of urban planning documents, Thepromotion women’s participation in decision-making bodies.

Thank you!

To find out more:

Dr. Marcello ScalisiExecutive Director of UNIMED - Mediterranean Universities Union

m.scalisi@uni-med.netwww.uni-med.net

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