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Euro-Arab Foundation and New Ground Research Foundation join forces for academic and research development

On Monday, the Executive Secretary of the Euro-Arab Foundation for Higher Studies, Antonio Sánchez Ortega, and the President of the Qatari foundation ‘New Ground Research’, Khalid F. Al Khater, signed a framework collaboration agreement at the Euro-Arab headquarters with the aim of promoting and developing joint academic and research activities. Both stressed the importance of working for mutual human understanding, as well as the strengthening of new avenues for teaching, research and academic and cultural development.

New Ground Research has recently opened its headquarters in Granada and its main objective is to foster a deeper and more constructive global dialogue. The organisation is dedicated to exploring issues of universal relevance such as culture and history. Through their initiatives, they seek to build bridges between different societies and promote mutual understanding as a basis for a more sustainable future.

The Executive Secretary of Euroarab, Antonio Sánchez, and the Deputy Secretary, Bárbara Boloix, receive the President of New Ground Research, Khalid F. Al Khater, at the Euroarab headquarters in Granada.

During the signing meeting, the Euro-Arab executive secretary assured that there are “multiple fields in which both institutions can join forces” within the framework of their objectives. The Euro-Arab Foundation and New Ground will thus start working on a series of projects that will combine their strengths and experience. Further details about these projects will be announced soon.

Euro-Arab Foundation Expert Contributes to Union for the Mediterranean’s Regional Strategy Discussions

Last Friday, February 14, Jusaima Moaid-azm Peregrina, researcher at the Euro-Arab Foundation for Higher Studies, specialised in North Africa and the Middle East, participated as a guest expert in the event organised by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed).

Jusaima Moaid-azm Peregrina, researcher at the Euro-Arab Foundation, participating at UfM’s event on the 14th February 2025

The forum brought together more than 120 people from the 43 member states of the Union and aimed to reflect on strengthening cooperation in the North Africa and Middle East region in the coming years, taking into account the critical changes taking place in the region and new European policies, such as the EU Pact for the Mediterranean. Moaid-azm Peregrina participated in this consultative process, offering his views on the need to strengthen governance and inclusion in the UfM, and emphasising gender mainstreaming and the key role of civil society in the implementation of its policies.

Participants also focused on Palestine, and the reconstruction process to be faced in the Gaza Strip, once the attacks are finally brought to an end.

30 years of the Barcelona Process

28 November marks the 30th anniversary of the Barcelona Process, a date that UfM will commemorate during Mediterranean Day, which is celebrated every year, but which will have a special character this year, 2025. Likewise, the Euro-Arab Foundation also celebrates 30 years of its consolidation as a foundation dedicated to promoting dialogue, cooperation and mutual understanding, as well as the transfer of knowledge for social change.