EMUNI University will host a four-day international Research Visit within the framework of the Erasmus+ project MED.HELA – Mediterranean Higher Education Leadership Academy (Project No. 101236505) from 30 March to 2 April 2026. A project meeting will also be organised as part of the visit.
The event will bring together project partners from Tunisia, Algeria, Slovenia, Spain, and Ireland to advance the establishment of the Mediterranean Higher Education Leadership Academy (MHELA) and the Mediterranean Higher Education Leadership Development Programme (MHE-LDP).
The programme will focus on:
defining the Academy’s structure,
developing programme content,
identifying priority leadership topics, and
preparing for pilot implementation.
Programme highlights
Over the course of four days, participants will engage in a series of activities aimed at strengthening leadership development in higher education across the Mediterranean region. The programme includes:
presentation and discussion of needs analysis results, including surveys, interviews, and 360-degree appraisal findings, with a focus on identifying priority development areas;
exchange of European good practices in leadership and management development, including experiences from previous and ongoing HELM-related projects;
collaborative development of the MHELA structure and the MHE-LDP, including topics, study materials, delivery modes, and minimum standards;
group work on planning pilot delivery and defining expectations for future research visits and Train-the-Trainers workshops;
an academic visit to IEDC – Bled School of Management, focusing on pedagogies and approaches to leadership development;
a project meeting addressing programme development, management and financial issues, quality assurance, KPIs, external evaluation, and dissemination.
Strengthening cooperation in the Mediterranean region
The Research Visit aims to strengthen institutional cooperation across the Mediterranean, support sustainable leadership capacity building in higher education, and contribute to the development of innovative and context-responsive academic leadership frameworks.
