EMUNI UNIVERSITY EMUNI UNIVERZA UNIVERSITÉ EMUNI
Established:	2008
President:	Joseph Mifsud
Location:	Portorož Portorož - External links :**...  - Piran Piran Piran is a city and municipality in southwestern Slovenia on the Gulf of Piran on the Adriatic Sea. It is one of the three major towns of Slovenian Istria. The city resembles a large open-air museum, with medieval architecture and a rich cultural heritage. Narrow streets and compact houses give... , Slovenia Slovenia Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
Website:	www.emuni.si

The Euro-Mediterranean University or EMUNI University is the first international University

University

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 in Slovenia

Slovenia

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. It has 115 member institutions from 32 countries.

History

EMUNI was inaugurated on June 9, 2008 in Portorož

Portorož

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, Slovenia

Slovenia

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, with an objective to become an international, post-graduate, higher-education and research institution, fully integrated in the Euro-Mediterranean Area. It was co-founded by universities and other higher-education and research institutions.
In February 2009 EMUNI became a legal entity in the Republic of Slovenia

Slovenia

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.

Organisation

The first session of the General Assembly of EMUNI was summoned in November 2008, where its bodies were elected. EMUNI's President became Prof. Dr. Joseph Mifsud. EMUNI Management Board currently has 11 members, mainly rectors of member universities, while the EMUNI Senate is composed of 25 Members. The both bodies discuss and adopt decisions at its regular sessions.


EMUNI has 179 member institutions, including universities and other higher-education and research institutions from 38 countries.

Profile

Through a cooperation network of partner universities and other institutions in the Euro-Med region, the Euro-Mediterranean University (EMUNI) provides study, research

Research

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 and training

Training

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 programmes, and thus advances the establishment of the Euro-Mediterranean Higher Education

Higher education

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, Science

Science

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 and Research

Research

Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...

 Area. Acting as a coordinator and facilitator of joint academic and research activities, EMUNI is becoming a focal point for exchange of staff and students of partner institutions.

The activities of EMUNI include MA and PhD programmes, seminars, conferences, summer schools, professional courses and other activities. In the end of 2008, the International Journal of Euro-Mediterranean Studies (IJEMS) started to be issued.

The activities of EMUNI focus on the Priority Areas of the Union for the Mediterranean

Union for the Mediterranean

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 as well as Maritime Issues, Culture and Tourism, Human Rights and Migration, Euro-Mediterranean Studies, Gender Issues, Development Studies

Development studies

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, Water Management

Water management

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, Performing Arts

Performing arts

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and Regional Integrations.

EMUNI cooperates with different international organisations, e. g.: Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation, European Training Foundation and United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UN AoC).