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Name
Alsadag H. E. ALSADAG
Aljufra University
Lybia
An-Najah National University
Palestine
Nidal DWAIKAT
Alberto SORACI
Area Science Park
Italy
Associació Catalana d'Universitats
Spain
Núria JOVÉ
Públiques (ACUP) and Global University
Network for Innovation (GUNi)
Lebanon
Berytech
Krystel KHALIL
Tunisia
BUSINESSMED
Marco CUNETTO
Center for Advances Mediterranean
Yasmine SEGHIRATE
France
Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM)
EL GUERRAB
United Kingdom
BILJANA RADONJIC KER-LINDSAY European Bank for Reconstruction
Melissa ENGELHARDT
and Development (EBRD)
Jerneja PENCA
Slovenia
Euro-Mediterranean University (EMUNI)
Jacopo BORDIGNON Organisation Location
Silvia BOJINOVA European Commission Belgium
Heinke VEIT
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Eva BALTAR
Ingrid SCHWAIGER
Acknowledgements Fabrizio PORRINO FacilityLive Italy
Fabio ROTONDI
Axel LEISENBERG French Ministry for Higher Education, France
The publication draws on contributions from the UfM Regional Platform on Research and Innovation, Antoine WEEXSTEEN Research, and Innovation
composed of the Co-Presidency and National Focal Points of the Union for the Mediterranean. It
benefited greatly from three Steering Committee Meetings (5 May, 19 May and 2 December 2020, see Brigit WIRSING German Federal Ministry of Education Germany
and Research (BMBF)
attendees below), semi-structured surveys and bi-lateral consultations all of which were conducted
remotely due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The authors would like to thank Amazigh Fouad Dib, University Johannes LAEPPLE Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Germany
of Tlemcen, Algeria, for his insights. Alicia FIGUEROA Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Andreas GARBADE
The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) would like to express its very special thanks and recognition Manuel VALIENTE MALMAGRO H2020 Spain
for their contribution to the final text of the publication and availability for bi-lateral consultations to: Noha FATHI HOMERe Egypt
• Silvia Marchionne, Mediterranean Universities Union (UNIMED), Subnetwork on Employability Léo VINCENT France
• Fabrizio Porrino, FacilityLive Hannes LEO Horizon 2020 – Cbased/Discuto Austria
• Biljana Radonjic Ker-Lindsay and Melissa Engelhardt, European Bank for Reconstruction and Agustí FONTS IRTA – Institute of Agrifood Research Spain
and Technology
Development (EBRD)
Basel QANDEEL Islamic University of Gaza, Palestine Palestine
• Yasmine Seghirate El Guerrab, International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies
Marilena ROSSANO National Research Council of Italy (CNR) Italy
(CIHEAM)
Marco MARCELLI University of Tuscia Italy
• Raffaele Trapasso, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Dia-Eddin ARAFAH Jordanian Higher Council for Jordan
• Léo Vincent, HOMERe Rasha SMADI Science & Technology
Sélim MEKDESSI Lebanese University Lebanon
A special thanks for their valued contribution also to the participants in the Steering Committee Raffaele TRAPASSO Organisation for Economic Co-operation France
Meetings (for the official minutes of the meetings, go to Jorge GÁLVEZ MÉNDEZ and Development (OECD)
https://ufmsecretariat.org/closing-gap-between-universities-business/ ):
Eleyan DIRAR Palestine Technical University – Kadoori Palestine
Armela DINO Ministry of Science and Innovation Spain
Name Organisation Location Olfa Zeribi BEN SLIMANE Management Unit of the EU Framework Tunisia
Programme for Research and Innovation
Alsadag H. E. ALSADAG Aljufra University Lybia
Horizon 2020
Nidal DWAIKAT An-Najah National University Palestine Itaf BEN ABDALLAH Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Spain
Giuseppe PROVENZANO
Alberto SORACI Area Science Park Italy
Joao LOBO
Núria JOVÉ Associació Catalana d'Universitats Spain Laura GONZÁLEZ-LASO
Públiques (ACUP) and Global University
Network for Innovation (GUNi) Federica DE GIORGI UNIMED Italy
Silvia MARCHIONNE
Krystel KHALIL Berytech Lebanon
Camille DE GARIDEL THORON Aix-Marseille University & Téthys Network France
Marco CUNETTO BUSINESSMED Tunisia Mauve CARBONELL
Yasmine SEGHIRATE Center for Advances Mediterranean France Amel HAMROUNI Université de Sousse Tunisia
EL GUERRAB Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM)
Ahmed ABDALAAL University College of Applied Sciences Palestine
BILJANA RADONJIC KER-LINDSAY European Bank for Reconstruction United Kingdom
Melissa ENGELHARDT and Development (EBRD) Mohammed ASHRAF BANY University of Jordan Jordan
Jerneja PENCA Euro-Mediterranean University (EMUNI) Slovenia Naouel ABDELLATIF MAMI University of Sétif 2 Algeria
Jacopo BORDIGNON
Silvia BOJINOVA European Commission Belgium
Heinke VEIT
Germán BERNAL-RIOS
Eva BALTAR
Ingrid SCHWAIGER
Fabrizio PORRINO FacilityLive Italy
Fabio ROTONDI
Axel LEISENBERG French Ministry for Higher Education, France
Antoine WEEXSTEEN Research, and Innovation
Brigit WIRSING German Federal Ministry of Education Germany
and Research (BMBF)
Johannes LAEPPLE Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Germany
Alicia FIGUEROA Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Andreas GARBADE
Manuel VALIENTE MALMAGRO H2020 Spain

Noha FATHI HOMERe Egypt
Léo VINCENT France
Hannes LEO Horizon 2020 – Cbased/Discuto Austria
Agustí FONTS IRTA – Institute of Agrifood Research Spain
and Technology
Basel QANDEEL Islamic University of Gaza, Palestine Palestine
Marilena ROSSANO National Research Council of Italy (CNR) Italy
Marco MARCELLI University of Tuscia Italy
Dia-Eddin ARAFAH Jordanian Higher Council for Jordan
Rasha SMADI Science & Technology
Sélim MEKDESSI Lebanese University Lebanon
Raffaele TRAPASSO Organisation for Economic Co-operation France
Jorge GÁLVEZ MÉNDEZ and Development (OECD)

Eleyan DIRAR Palestine Technical University – Kadoori Palestine
Armela DINO Ministry of Science and Innovation Spain

Olfa Zeribi BEN SLIMANE Management Unit of the EU Framework Tunisia
Programme for Research and Innovation
Horizon 2020

Itaf BEN ABDALLAH Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Spain
Giuseppe PROVENZANO
Joao LOBO
Laura GONZÁLEZ-LASO

Federica DE GIORGI UNIMED Italy
Silvia MARCHIONNE

Camille DE GARIDEL THORON Aix-Marseille University & Téthys Network France
Mauve CARBONELL

Amel HAMROUNI Université de Sousse Tunisia
Ahmed ABDALAAL University College of Applied Sciences Palestine
Mohammed ASHRAF BANY University of Jordan Jordan
Naouel ABDELLATIF MAMI University of Sétif 2 Algeria