Dear colleagues welcome to the 2nd International Week (31st of March to the 4th of April, 2025) between the Hellenic Mediterranean University and its strategic partners in Africa. At our first meeting in 2024, we aim for our synergies in agriculture. This year, our main topics are the 17 Unesco Sustainable Development Goals and the role of Academia towards their satisfaction. Our objectives are:
Share good policies & successful SDG-related projects addressing specific SDGs (educational, research, and policy actions).
Strengthen university-community partnerships for social innovation.
Strengthen joint research and educational activities addressing specific SDGs.
Promote technology transfer and commercialization of research between HMU and African Partners.
Facilitate collaborative international research funding applications.
Speakers
SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
The role of Virtual Exchanges addressing SDG16: Peace Education
SDG5: Gender Equality
SDGs 2 and 15: Developing pest management approaches that balance food security and biodiversity conservation
The story of Minoan Energy Community (SDG7)
HMU initiatives addressing SDG12: Responsible Consumption & Production
Sustainable Income SDG1: No poverty
HMU educational actions addressing SDG5:Gender Equality
Funding Opportunities for joint Educational & Research Activities addressing specific SDGs
Policy: The HMU Reneable Energy Plan; SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
Success Stories: The PIPE Project; SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Success Stories: Embedded Systems for Precision Agriculture Applications; SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Technological responsibility
The University of Nigeria: Milestones Towards Collaboration and Internationalization
Predictive Diagnostics for Centrifugal Pumps: Towards Resilient and Sustainable Water Infrastructure (SDG 6,9 and 12)
Education and Partnership Impact at Mbarara University of Science and Technology: SDG 4 and 17 in Action
SDG 5: Work-Life Balance Dynamics Among Female Academicians Holding Managerial Positions in Tanzania Higher Learning Institutions.
"Impacts of climate change on The biodiversity of natural ecosystems in Tunisia"
STRENGTH UNIVERSITY-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION.
Saving our enviroment and resolving energy issues through nanoscience research focusing on solar energy