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UNIMED General Assembly
Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, 25-26 October 2018

UNIMED General Assembly
Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, 25-26 October 2018
WORKSHOP 4
EURO-MEDITERRANEAN
UNIVERSITIES AND COOPERATION
WITH ASIA

UNIMED General Assembly
Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, 25-26 October 2018
EURO-MEDITERRANEAN
UNIVERSITIES AND
COOPERATION WITH GCC
Opportunities and Challenges
By:
Ali Al Araimi
Deputy Managing Director
Middle East College, Oman

UNIMED General Assembly
Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, 25-26 October 2018
The Neighborhood

UNIMED General Assembly
Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, 25-26 October 2018
GCC at Glance

UNIMED General Assembly
Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, 25-26 October 2018
Higher Education Landscape in
GCC
• Relatively young sector most of the developments were during
the last 20 years
• Many reforms are taking place; regulations, quality, accreditation,
funding schemes etc.
• Approximately 1.5 million students in about 300 institutions of
higher education
• Highly diverse sector, from traditional national universities to
International branch campuses (largest no of IBCs are in UAE)
• Largely dependent on internationalization. This can be seen
through the 20,000 students from GCC who are studying in the
UK. And more than 170,000 GCC residents who are studying UK
programs in GCC countries as of the 2014/15 academic year.

UNIMED General Assembly
Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, 25-26 October 2018
Higher Education Landscape in
Oman
• Very young sector
• Major reforms
• Early implantation of privations of Higher Education
• More than 120,000 students
• 64 higher education institutions of different types
• Public and private ownerships
•

UNIMED General Assembly
Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, 25-26 October 2018
Modalities of Cooperation
• Programs Mobility
• Students Mobility
• Staff Mobility
• Knowledge Transfer
• Strategic Alliances

UNIMED General Assembly
Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, 25-26 October 2018
Program Mobility
• Program mobility can range from Franchising to
joint awards
• Middle East College for Example work on validation
and joint awards models

UNIMED General Assembly
Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, 25-26 October 2018
Strategic Alliances
SKA is based on the premise
that emerging knowledge in
key development sectors
around the globe needs to be
interconnected. SKA places
education and training at the
core of development and
seeks to connect various
agendas – whether they be
city planning, logistics,
sustainability, skill
development, global media
and connectivity or regional
policy collaboration.

UNIMED General Assembly
Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, 25-26 October 2018
Challenges
• Language
• Education systems compatibly
• Regulations
• Internationalization agenda

UNIMED General Assembly
Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, 25-26 October 2018
Thank you
ali@mec.edu.om

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The document summarizes the UNIMED General Assembly held in Rome on December 12-13, 2019. It provides information about the International Telematic University UNINETTUNO, including its mission to provide open access to education through new technologies. UNINETTUNO offers full online and blended degree programs in partnership with traditional universities. It has over 20,000 students from 167 countries studying courses in 6 languages across 6 faculties. The document highlights UNINETTUNO's use of technologies like satellite TV, eLearning platforms and virtual laboratories to provide distance learning. It also describes UNINETTUNO's international partnerships and programs that help refugees and migrants access education.

Valentina Manzato, International Relations Programme Manager, University of B...

The document discusses international mobility as a tool for cooperation between higher education institutions. It proposes prioritizing partnerships that create win-win situations for students, staff, and universities. It recommends using short-term mobility programs, including staff exchanges to discover partner institutions and short-term group student mobility combined with staff visits, to establish new partnerships. With historical partners, deeper collaboration is suggested, including adding new academic and research areas. The goal is high-quality experiences for outgoing and incoming students that support learning, services, and integration at the host university.

Mathieu Schneider, Vice President, University of Strasbourg, France

The document discusses the social responsibility of higher education institutions. It defines social responsibility as helping solve societal challenges, contributing to societal development, and engaging stakeholders. It identifies challenges facing societies like unemployment, access to education, and skills gaps. Universities can meet these challenges by conducting interdisciplinary research, linking education to careers, promoting international cooperation, and involving citizens and associations in governance. Adopting social responsibility represents a new mission for universities to become active contributors to society.

Mashoor Refai, President,Princess Sumaya University of Technology, Jordan

The document provides information about Princess Sumaya University of Technology (PSUT) and its social responsibility initiatives. PSUT has 3650 students and 140 faculty members. It has strong international connections through partnerships with over 40 European universities. PSUT engages in numerous programs that benefit refugees and support education in Jordan through initiatives like supporting libraries in refugee camps and collaborating on STEM programs. It also organizes many technical competitions and training programs that promote skills development in Jordan.

Claudia Peritore, Head of the Higher Education Unit, National Agency Erasmus+...

The document discusses international credit mobility programs from the perspective of the Italian National Agency. It provides statistics on the number of incoming and outgoing students and staff participating in mobility programs from 2015-2019, showing a steady increase over time. The top subject areas and countries of partner institutions are also highlighted. Challenges include funding uncertainty and a need for long-term partnerships. Suggestions are made to introduce degree-seeking mobilities and international consortia to mobility programs. Finally, a proposal is made for cooperation between the National Agency and Sicilian higher education institutions using Erasmus+ and structural funds to boost internationalization.

Maurizio Zandri, Academic Coordinator of Political Science and International ...

This document summarizes Maurizio Zandri's presentation at the UNIMED General Assembly in Rome on strategies to prevent violent radicalization. It discusses Link Campus University's ongoing work on this issue, including an Erasmus+ project with Libyan universities and the PriMED project with Italian and OIC country universities. The PriMED project aims to strengthen cooperation between Mediterranean universities to contrast radicalization through activities like training public administrators, student study trips, and seminars. It also notes that while radicalization can potentially lead to violence like terrorism, it is a complex process and not all radicalization ends in extreme outcomes. Strengthening communities is important to prevent radicalization that leads to terrorism.

Ruben Fuentes Fernandez, Associate professor, Universidad Complutense de Madr...

This document summarizes a presentation given at the UNIMED General Assembly in Rome on December 12-13, 2019. The presentation was about the RAISD project, which aims to develop tailored strategies to improve attention and inclusion for vulnerable displaced people. The RAISD project runs from 2019-2022 and establishes Action Research Units in 7 countries to identify the specific needs of vulnerability contexts and develop appropriate strategies. These strategies consider the needs of displaced people, host communities, and local resources. The presentation outlines the project's goals and methodology and discusses areas of synergy between RAISD and UNIMED around supporting refugee students.

Kostis Giannidis, President of the Erasmus Student Network (ESN)

The document summarizes the Erasmus Student Network (ESN), which is a key student organization that supports student mobility and internationalization in higher education. ESN has over 15,000 volunteers across 41 countries that provide services to 300,000 international students each year. Some of ESN's focus areas include connecting international students to local communities, establishing traineeships, and increasing cooperation with organizations in the South Mediterranean region to support student organizations and internationalization.

Ann Katherine Isaacs, Vice-Chair of the Bologna Follow-up Group and Co-chair ...

This document discusses connecting countries through education mobility programs. It argues that student mobility, especially between neighboring countries and regions, provides invaluable experiences in acquiring new perspectives. Specifically, it outlines several European Union education programs that aim to increase international student and staff mobility, such as Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility. It also highlights examples of successful mobility programs between the European Union and other world regions, and calls for more balanced incoming and outgoing mobility between countries in the Mediterranean region.

Ann Katherine Isaacs, Vice-Chair of the Bologna Follow-up Group and Co-chair ...

The document discusses the future of higher education in 2030 and priorities for global policy dialogue. It summarizes the history and growth of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) from 29 countries in 1999 to 48 countries today. The EHEA aims to promote international understanding through connection and recognition of qualifications across borders. Looking ahead, the document envisions increased demand for non-traditional and online learning, and a need to recognize prior learning. It proposes discussing topics like new skills/employability, digital learning, mobility, inclusion and building trust at the upcoming Bologna Global Policy Forum in Rome in 2020. The key to cooperation is facilitating mobility by describing common frameworks for qualifications, quality assurance and recognition across regions.

Fabio Nascimbeni, Expert, Mediterranean Universities Union (UNIMED)