This meeting intends to launch an annual gathering of Schools of Architecture of the Euro-Mediterranean region committed to the organization of training and capacity building courses, programs, and summer schools and committed to working towards the review, updating and convergence of curriculums. In concrete, among objectives for the annual gathering are:

· Map past and current initiatives linking EU and non-EU Schools of Architecture and Planning in the region

· Offer networking possibilities among those Schools of Architecture and Urban Planning already active at a regional level

· Channel the interest of those willing to establish links with other schools of architecture in the region

· Disseminate the possibilities that EC programmes and initiatives offer to universities at a regional level

All these actions aim to boost employability and skills of current and future professionals in the areas of planning and design of the built envirionemt, and to create a community that will carry out the implementation of the Action Plan. Between each annual meeting, ad-hoc information meetings on EU calls, programs and opportunities aligned with the objectives of the Action Plan might be organized.

The online meeting will be held on 9 Dec 2021, 10:00-12:00 CET (Barcelona time).

The Union for the Mediterranean is an intergovernmental institution bringing together the 27 European Union Member States plus 15 countries from the Southern and Eastern shores of the Mediterranean, to promote dialogue and cooperation among them, under the co-presidency of the EU and Jordan.

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