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EC European Commission Med NC Mediterranean New Chance

EDI Equity, divisity and inclusion Med4Jobs Mediterranean Initiative for Jobs
EJD European Joint Doctorates MENA Middle East and North Africa

EMEA Euro-Mediterranean Economics MInDE Master of I Level in Digital Innovation &
Association Entrepreneurship

EMJMD Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s MoDEE Ministry for Digital Economy and
Degree Entrepreneurship (Jordan)
EMNES Euro-Mediterranean Network for MOOC Massive open online course
Economic Studies
NEET Young person not in education,
EMUNI Euro-Mediterranean University employment, or training

ENP European Neighbourhood Policy NGO Non-governmental organisation

EU European Union OECD Organisation for Economic Co-
operation and Development
GARCIA Combating Career Instability and
Abbreviations Asymmetries OEP Open Educational Practices

GDP Gross Domestic Produc OER Open Educational Resources
GNP Gross National Produc p. Page
Symbol denoting glossary entry
H2020 Horizon 2020 PRIMA Partnership for Research and
AFEM Association des femmes chefs Innovation in the Mediterranean Area
d'enterprise du Maroc HCST National Higher Council for Science
and Technology (Jordan) R&D Research and Development
BSO Business Support Organisation
HE Higher Education RESCUE Refugees Education Support in MENA
BUSINESSMED Union of Mediterranean Confederations Countries
of Enterprises HEI Higher Education Institution
SDG Sustainable Development Goal
Cifre Conventions Industrielles de Formation HOMERe High Opportunity in the Mediterranean
par la Recherche for the Recruitment of Executives of SDSN United Nations Sustainable
Excellence Development Solutions Network
CIHEAM Centre for Advanced Mediterranean
Agronomic Studies i.e. Abbreviation for the Latin phrase id est, SEMED Start-up Europe Mediterranean
meaning “that is”
CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - SIP Swedish Strategic Innovation
National Research Council (Italy) ICARDA International Center for Agricultural Programmes
Research in the Dry Areas
Creact4Med CReative Entrepreneurs ACTing FOR SIVP Stage d’initiation à la vie
the future MEDiterranean IFAD International Fund for Agricultural professionnelle
Development
CRUI Conferenza dei Rettori delle Università SMEs Small and medium enterprises
italiane - Italian Rectors' Conferenc ILO International Labour Organization
SWG Regional Rural Development Standing
CV Curriculum vitae IP Intellectual property Working Group of South Eastern
Europe
e.g. Latin phrase exempli gratia, meaning IPR Intellectual property rights
“for example” UEFM Université Euro-Méditerranéenne de
ISM Intersectoral mobility scheme Fès
EACEA Education, Audiovisual and Culture
Executive Agency (European Union) ISSF Innovative Start-ups and SMEs Fund UfM Union for the Mediterranean
(Jordan)
EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and ULISSE Understanding, Learning and
Development JOVITAL Jordan opportunity for virtual Improving Soft Skills for Employability
innovative teaching and learning
EBSOMED Enhancing Business Support UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific
Organisations and Business Networks KA Key Action and Cultural Organization
in the Southern Neighbourhood
MED MSME Micro, small and medium-sized UNIMED Mediterranean Universities Union
enterprise in the Mediterranean