PTUK Concludes Visit to UNIMED General Assembly


Palestine Technical University – Kadoorie has recently conducted a visit, by the University President Prof. Nour Aburob and his Assistant for International Academic Cooperation Dr. Dirar Eleyan, to the General Assembly 2018 of the Mediterranean Universities Union UNIMEDentitled“shaping the Mediterranean: from cooperation to integration”, which was hosted by the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, celebrating its 150 the anniversary, in Venice – Italy on October 25 – 26, 2018 to exchange views and determine policy for UNIMED, setting the stage for a full and rich year of initiatives, activities and conferences around the Mediterranean. The Assembly featured an intervention of internationally renowned intellectuals and representatives of Euro-Mediterranean stakeholder institutions as well as partnerships with Union for the Mediterranean, the Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World (FUIW) and Ana Lindh Foundation – UNIMED, under the patronage of Mr. Carlos Moedas, Member of the European Commission, and ISESCO. The University President explained that PTUK’s visit was an opportunity to participate in-depth workshops and short trainings on topics such as e-Learning and Open Education, Sustainable mobility in the Mediterranean, EU Programs for Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation, Cooperation between Euro-Mediterranean Universities and Asia, and Higher Education in Crisis Situation.