Sousse, Tunisia, 28-31 July. EMUNI participated in the Salon International de la Creativite & de l'Innovation Technologique  as part of the 3^rd Journees Tunisiennes Nanosciences et Nanotechologies.  The forum which was sponsored by the GTZ and organised by the University of Sousse,  focused specifically on a number of issues pertaining to the Union for the Mediterranean including Transport and Logistics, Renewable Energies, and food safety and de-pollution of mediterranean products.  The seminar also had a number of sessions dedicated to the action programmes which are required to support the curriculum of new postgraduate programmes in the UfM.  During this encounter EMUNI also held a number of meetings with current EMUNI members such as the Rectors of the University of Sousse, Ahmed Nouredienne Helal, founder member of EMUNI and Prof. Jilani Lamlumi, member of the Senate of EMUNI.

In Sousse, the President of EMUNI also had a meeting with the Prime Minister of Tunisia, Hon. Mohammed Ghanushi.  In this meeting, the Prime Minister thanked the President of EMUNI for the opportunities that have been given to the Tunisian students and academics who have participated in projects of EMUNI.  He specifically mentioned the students who participated in the first EMUNI label masters' programme in Energy.  He also encouraged other Tunisian Universities to partecipate in EMUNI.  He also asked EMUNI to provide courses in different languages including English as they are much needed in Research and Innovation.  He also spoke about the coming Ministerial Conference in Slovenia, where he hoped that concerted and concrete action about higher education and research will be undertaken by the Ministers from the Union for the Mediterranean which will enable technological advance and knowledge mobility.  The ENPI service contract of EMUNI coordinated by Prof. Nehale Fariid Mostapha was specifically outlined to the Prime Minister in terms of relevance and goal sustainability. EMUNI, which had a stand at the CITEC to promote the ENPI Service Contract financed by the European Commission, also held meetings with the Polytechnic of Sousse, the the Rector of the University of Sfax and the the Vice President of the University of Monastir together with Prof. AbdelMajid Jemni, coordinator of the Laboratoire d'etudes des systemes thermiques et energetiques.

Further meetings were held with E-Taalim, an ICT platform which is working on behalf of North African Universities in three languages, English, French and Arabic about a possibility of developing links between EMUNI and North African University IT platforms.  In meetings with the representatives of the Ministry of Higher Education and of Scientific Research of Tunisia, the concept of L'Etudiant Entrepeneur was discussed also due to the fact that in September EMUNI will be hosting a specific conference on Universities and Entrepreneurship.  Further meetings on this topic were organised with the Ecole de Commerce on the possibilities that EMUNI can give in the lifelong learning process to the Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie du Centre.