Based on the success of the EU-funded THE NEXT SOCIETY original mentoring programme for clusters, it has been decided to replicate it with some added value. The Cluster Mentoring Reloaded programme proposed is coordinated by ACCIO for a period of 10 months.
Fifteen mentors from Europe are matched with fifteen mentees from the MENA region according to their complementary needs and cooperation interests.
This new support programme also looks to foster relationships between the mentors on one side and the mentees on the other side, and they will have separate sessions along the way to share their respective experiences.
Moreover, the topics tackled during the bilateral meetings will include the issue of the COVID-19 crisis, its consequences and how to bounce back.

The programme will run from January until October 2021.

THE NEXT SOCIETY is an open community of change makers engaged in innovation and economic development. It aims at reinforcing innovation ecosystems and fostering value creation as well as pushing forward concrete solutions for a shared prosperity in the Mediterranean and tomorrow in Africa. It brings together entrepreneurs, investors, corporates, NGOs, public and private innovation, research and economic development hubs from Europe and the Mediterranean countries. It gathers already a large network of over 300 business & innovation, research and investment organisations, 2,500 international SMEs and entrepreneurs from 30 countries.

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