This project aims at enhancing and reinforcing the role and potential of HEIs in the development of employability in the Mediterranean countries by adopting a transversal entrepreneurial mind-set at the HEIs and by opening and structuring the dialogue between the universities, the enterprises and the policy makers, addressing in this way the four priority actions established by the EC, OECD and ETF report:- Establish inter-ministerial commissions for entrepreneurial learning- Establish a platform for the identification and exchange of good practices - Strengthen co-operation among HEIs and promote links with business to foster entrepreneurship. Teacher networks with interest in entrepreneurship promotion should be encouraged and supported- Establish an accredited Southern Mediterranean entrepreneurship network paying a particular attention to the gender dimension.

The labour market in the Maghreb is characterised by high youth unemployment and a low level of integration of women. The integration of young people is hampered by an economic development model that does not create enough jobs, combined with training that is not adapted to market needs and the lack of attractive jobs in the formal sector. To address these issues, higher education institutions in the region must improve future self-employment prospects for graduates, especially women. WEMag aims to help reduce the obstacles to entrepreneurship for young educated women in Tunisia and Morocco by providing them with entrepreneurial knowledge, experience and access to networks for business purposes. Using a design-thinking approach, it will create a new, common University Course on entrepreneurship designed for women, including project-oriented action learning, online learning and an internship allowing them to discover the first steps of budding companies. This course will improve the knowledge, skills and competences of female students and recent graduates in Tunisia and Morocco for employability and business creation after formal education. It will foster the entrepreneurial spirit of female students and help them build professional networks for business creation with key actors in their local startup ecosystems. Following the one-year course, students wishing to pursue will benefit from a personal coaching to launch their own companies. The project will also improve entrepreneurial pedagogy through a Teacher’s Training. This Teacher’s Training Component will be co-created with partner universities in the Maghreb and inspired by the service design methodology, in order to best respond to their context and needs. Given the appropriate tools and support, more female graduates will launch their own companies in Tunisia and Morocco, with a beneficial impact both on their employment prospects and the economy at large.

It is undeniable that the world we live in constantly changes (“everything flows” as the Greek philosopher Heraclitus pointed some 2.500 years ago). Nowadays, one of the major vehicles of this principle is the climate change; and it is going to be even more intense in the following years. The primary sector, plant and animal production, depends a lot on the climatic conditions and it is expected to carry most of the weight of this change. Therefore, adjustments are necessary in the way that we perform agriculture; adjustments that will allow the continuation of the production of quality food from animal and plant origin and that will ensure the survival of the human race. In this direction, the wider objective of this project is to create qualified scientists who will contribute to the development of environmentally friendly and sustainable agriculture and will be readily absorbed by the labour market.The key actions of this project will be: a) the development, testing and adaptation of new content for courses, learning materials and tools and b) the university-enterprise cooperation. The major outputs of this project will be: a) new updated material in the field of “climate change, crop and animal production” in two languages (French and English), b) the development of the relevant courses, c) the development of modern learning materials (educational and mechanical equipment related to the courses) and d) the development of learning tools (e-learning platform, dynamic web site), that will all contribute to the succession of the wider objective of the project.The impact of this project is expected to be significant since: a) it will provide the HEI’s with the appropriate tools to produce highly trained scientists in the respective field, b) it will strengthen the internationalization of HEI and the capacity to network effectively in research, scientific and technological innovation and c) it possesses a strong dissemination WP, involving all stakeholders.

Following the GREEN NIGHT project in 2020 and LiLa JemILA, which gained associate event status in the 2018 European Researchers' Night, TWISE Night is Tunisia's third initiative. The idea for TWISE (Tunisian Well-Being through Inclusive SciencE) Night was put forth by an assortment of scientific researchers and scientific communication specialists from the research and innovation community, as well as key players in R&I and organizations. The primary objective of the project is toFollowing the GREEN NIGHT project in 2020 and LiLa JemILA, which gained associate event status in the 2018 European Researchers' Night, TWISE Night is Tunisia's third initiative. The idea for TWISE (Tunisian Well-Being through Inclusive SciencE) Night was put forth by an assortment of scientific researchers and scientific communication specialists from the research and innovation community, as well as key players in R&I and organizations. The primary objective of the project is to promote public awareness of research and innovation initiatives that contribute not only to environmental sustainability but also to the enhancement of societal well-being and the fostering of inclusivity. The ARSII association, a key participant in the initial two ERN editions with the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, collaborates closely with the REACT association and four prominent Tunisian universities—namely, the University of Sfax, the University of Carthage, the University of Sousse, and the University of Monastir. They share a profound understanding that researchers play an essential role in the community, and their work is not only engaging and stimulating but also rewarding and worth pursuing. In order to accomplish these goals, TWISE Night 2024 will take place in Sousse, which is known as the "pearl of the Tunisian Sahel followed by TWISE Night 2025 in Tunis. Pre-events and "Researchers at Schools'' will also be hosted in Sousse, Monastir, and Mahdia, as well as in Sfax and Tunis.