Vienna, Austria, 21 May. Slovenian Forum took place in Vienna, where the State Secretary at the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Dr. Györkös presented the challenges and trends in the Slovenian Research and Higher Education Area and the Euro-Mediterranean University, EMUNI in Slovenia, its current status and the future plans. Ms. Darinka Vrečko, senior official at the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology and in charge of the international cooperation projects, presented to the interested audience of the members of the Forum the preparatory work for the EUROMED Ministerial Conference on Higher Education, Research and Innovation. The conference will take place this autumn in Slovenia. In the discussion that followed the initial presentations members of the Forum addressed the issues such as the specific measures that countries and universities - members of the EMUNI could take to assist EUMUNI in achieving its mission and specific tasks. Several speakers brought up also the interest of regions outside the EU, like Africa or Latin America, to cooperate with the network of universities within EMUNI.