University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain Université Montesquieu-Bordeaux IV, France Universidade do Porto, Portugal Universitat de les Illes Balears, Spain The Business School of Huddersfield, United Kingdom Université 8 mai 1945 Guelma, Algeria University Abderahmane Mira of Béjaïa, Algeria Alexandria University, Egypt Cairo University, Egypt University Network for Business and administration Port Said University, Egypt Suez Canal University, Egypt University of Benghazi, Libya Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco University Ibn Zohr-National School of Business and Management, Morocco Coordination University of Hassan II Mohammedia – Casablanca Morocco Morocco Gabes University, Tunisia Algeria Tunisia University of Sfax, Tunisia Lybia University of Sousse, Tunisia Egypt Local Coordinator AEGEE-Europe/European Students’ Forum, Belgium United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Spain united kingdom belgium france Website spain www.unetba.ulpgc.es portugal Erasmus Mundus is a cooperation and mobility program- me in the field of higher education that aims to enhance the quality of European higher education and to promo- te dialogue and understanding between people and cultures through cooperation with Third-Countries. In addition, it contributes to the development of human resources and the international cooperation capacity of Higher education institutions in Third Countries by increasing mobility between the European Union and these countries. UNetBA is a mobility project financed by the ERASMUS MUNDUS members – academic/administrative. This mobility will have significant academic staff and rich learning resources available in EU partner- Programme, under Action 2: Partnerships with Third Country higher impact on the capacity of the Maghreb partner universities. The main universities. They will gain a great value for their personal as well as their education institutions and scholarships for mobility. instruments of the project will be that knowledge of students and teachers professional development, increasing their potential and demand in the The partnerships in the framework of Erasmus Mundus 2009-2013 are gained in European universities will be distributed at home universities to labour market at their home countries, hence attaining new competences the basis for enhancing academic cooperation and exchanges of enhance the results of the project. Mobility under the UNetBA project is and employability; in addition, Master Students will have the possibility of students and academics, thus contributing to the socio-economic open to all fields of study, yet subject areas within the Business and Adminis- obtaining an EU Master’s degree. development of non-EU counties targeted by EU external cooperation tration fields will be encouraged. policy. UNetBA responds to the direct demand of all the university community and UNetBA project serves as a complement to increase and enhance individual society as a whole by opening a world remarkable opportunities and The main objective of the UNetBA partnership is the strengthening the mobility of the beneficiaries. Most ongoing partnerships, as well as UNetBA increasing cooperation between the Maghreb region and Europe. potential of education system in all fields of studies, with an emphasis cover a wide range of areas of study, yet this partnership also specifies, This demand and specification has direct impact on the social and on business, management, tourism and enterprises - provision of the based on direct demand of the third-country partners involved, mobility for economic growth of the third country partners, as described in the Country modern education techniques, best world practices and wide range of Economics, Business, Administration and Management fields of study. strategy papers as well as identified in the European Neighbourhood and specific literature within the selected field. On the base of globalization Partnership Instrument (ENPI) Regional Strategy Paper (2007-2013) by and integration, multiculturalism and world economy competition it is The project grants special attention to staff training, both academic and contributing to human resources development in the region. necessary to create strong educational programs in order to benefit the administrative. This training will help the beneficiaries improve their needs of third countries in future well educated open-minded and knowledge and skills in Higher Education Institution (HEI) capacity building. There is no doubt that this project has an important impact over the partici- intelligent leaders. Administrative staff will be trained through intensive courses based on the pating third-country partners. The UNetBA project will contribute to the needs of partner-universities. In return, the trained administrative staff will mutual enrichment of societies by developing the qualifications of men The University Network for Business and Administration (UNetBA) will be able to apply the gained knowledge by sharing practical solutions with and women so that they possess appropriate skills, particularly as regards enable and organize mobility of 234 Maghreb nationals colleagues in their home universities. the labour market, and are open-minded and internationally experienced. (Undergraduate, Master, Doctorate, post-Doc and staff) to EU universi- PhD and post-doc level candidates will have an excellent ability to enrich Long term impacts include the development of social and economic ties and 20 European Post doctorates and Staff to universities. Each of their Research and Development (R&D) skills in EU partner-universities by growth in the third-countries due to labour insertion of more qualified staff the 13 Maghreb partner-universities will send to EU partner-universities acquiring various innovations, modern methodologies and approaches. MA in the market. undergraduate, masters, doctoral and post-doctoral students and staff and BA students will have the opportunity to benefit from the expertise of .