UNIMED

UNIMED – Mediterranean Universities Union, founded in October 1991, is an association of Higher Education Institutions focused on academic cooperation throughout the Mediterranean. It counts 162 associated Universities coming from 25 countries.

UNIMED’s aim is to develop university research and education in the Euro-Mediterranean area in order to contribute to scientific, cultural, social and economic cooperation. 

The Universities in UNIMED’s network operate in different fields, and thus UNIMED operates on many different fronts. The image that best represents our association is that of a University without Walls.

UNIMED carries out the following activities in favour of the associated Universities:

• Promoting the international scope of the members;
• Promoting access to the activity of project design and fund raising: information on the calls for proposals and the opportunities provided by international organizations and institutions; finding partners; technical assistance and project design and management;
• Putting in place activities of communication and promotion of projects and scientific and cultural initiatives of the members;
• Promoting the mobility of students, researchers and teachers;
• Providing technical assistance to universities and international relations offices in the management of international projects;
• Organising a Sub-Thematic Network to encourage scientific cooperation in specific sectors;
• Organising conferences, debates, seminars and roundtables at national and international level;
• Promoting research and training projects among the members.

Through the many initiatives carried out over three decades, UNIMED has promoted collaboration between the universities of the Mediterranean, becoming a point of reference of international university cooperation.

UNIMED, by request of its members, decided to expand its geographical scope also to the neighbouring countries of the Euro-Mediterranean Region such as Western Balkans, Sub-Saharan Africa and Middle East.

UNIVE

Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (UNIVE) is a leading Italian university in economics and management, humanities, languages and literature, and sciences. With over 22,000 students and nearly 1,400 employees, UNIVE is organized into 8 departments, 3 schools, and an international college, committed to developing the next generation of researchers and scholars through interdisciplinary collaboration, advanced research projects, and innovative study programs.

Ca’ Foscari’s educational offerings (17 Bachelor’s programs, 29 Master’s programs, 16 PhD programs, and 32 Professional Master’s programs) in Italian and English attract an increasing number of talented international students. UNIVE has signed hundreds of agreements with partner universities around the world, promoting mobility, research, and training.

The University actively participates in EU funding programs for education, training, and research. It plays a leading role as a Host Institution with more than 120 individual Marie Skłodowska Curie fellowships, a Cofund Fellowship program, 18 ERC fellows, and active and ongoing participation in research and collaboration programs. In 2022, Ca’ Foscari joined EUTOPIA European University, an alliance of 10 universities that share a common vision for building the universities of the future.

UGR

The University of Granada (est. 1531) is a public university with approximately 55,000 students, 3,700 academics, and 2,600 administrative staff. Its 26 faculties and schools and 124 departments offer 96 undergraduate degrees, 164 master’s degrees, and 28 doctoral programs organized into three doctoral schools. It has 19 research institutes and more than 400 research teams.

The University of Granada (UGR) is currently ranked second in Spain according to the Shanghai ranking (2023) and is the leading university in southern Spain, with seven disciplines in the top 200.

Internationalization is a priority for the UGR. It has been one of the main participants in the Erasmus mobility program since its inception and remains today the leading university for incoming and outgoing student mobility. In addition, the UGR’s Internationalization Fund finances an extensive global mobility program for students and staff.

The UGR is deeply committed to multilateral cooperation and has played a key role in the Coimbra Group. Since 2019, it has been the coordinating institution of the European university Arqus. It is also a member of UNIMED, the EUA, the IAU, and the AUF. Key partner institutions are also located outside Europe, in Latin America, China, Morocco, Togo, and the United States.

The UGR is also very active in the Erasmus+ KA2 program and previous programs, with more than 50 active projects.

UNA

To ensure its development and success both nationally and internationally, the University of Nouakchott (UN) has chosen key strategic directions in line with its mission (defined in its founding decree No. 2016-138 dated July 21, 2016) and with the strategies for higher education and scientific research for 2030.

These strategic directions are: Academic excellence; Research and innovation; ;Internationalization; Employability

Academic year 2023-2024: 22,680 enrolled, including 47.77%
Trained and supervised by 516 faculty members and supported by 514 technical and administrative staff.

LIU

UAM

The Higher Education Center (CES) in Niamey, which later became Abdou Moumouni University, was established by Law No. 71-31 of September 6, 1971.

Under the supervision of the Ministry of National Education, Youth, and Sports, it was administered by a Board of Directors and headed by a Director appointed by decree. The CES in Niamey was granted university status on September 20, 1973, by Law No. 73-23. The now University of Niamey was administered by a University Council and headed by a Rector appointed by decree. On October 3, 1973, Decree No. 044/MEN/JS/CAB brought about the first change to the University of Niamey in terms of its components. The University Institute for Teacher Training (IUFP) replaced the Teacher Training Institute. However, it was during 1974 that a profound change took place in the landscape of the University of Niamey. Decrees 74-108/PCMS/MEN/JS of May 28, 1974, and 74-262/PCMS/MEN/JS of October 1, 1974, established the creation of schools and institutes.

The university has 326 teaching and research staff, 420 technical and administrative staff, and 20,386 students. It also has eight areas of study, six faculties (teaching and research), a teacher training college, and three research institutes.

UDDM

The Dan Dicko Dankoulodo University of Maradi (UDDM) is a public scientific, technical, and cultural institution with legal personality and financial autonomy. Originally called the University of Maradi (UM), it was created by Ordinance No. 2010-40 of July 1, 2010, amended by Ordinance No. 2010-79 of December 9, 2010. It took its current name by Law No. 2014-49 of October 16, 2014, in tribute to the eminent professor Dan Dicko Dan Koulodo. The UDDM’s mission is to provide training (initial, continuing, distance learning), scientific research (fundamental, development), and technological innovation.

UDH

The University of Tahoua (UTA) has as its primary mission higher education, fundamental and applied scientific research and the dissemination of results, training and professional development.

When it was founded, the University of Tahoua had six (6) teacher-researchers and ten (10) teacher-technologists divided between the Faculty of Law, Economics, and Management and the University Institute of Technology. In 2014, the University of Tahoua adopted a policy of diversifying its programs by creating two additional faculties, namely the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and the Faculty of Education Sciences, in order to meet the urgent needs of Nigerien society in terms of training professional executives in the fields of agriculture and educational sciences. At the start of the 2019-2020 academic year, the University of Tahoua has forty-four (44) teacher-researchers, 22 teacher-technologists, sixty-eight (68) administrative and technical staff, and six thousand three hundred and forty-three (6,343) students enrolled in public training programs offered within its faculties and institute.

Today, UTA is already more than ten (10) years old. It continues to grow steadily in terms of human resources, diversification, and the professionalization of its training programs. In this regard, several strengths make UTA a particularly promising training and development center.