Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations (ifa)

EUMEF invites twenty young and mid-level experts and professionals from the MENA region and Europe, working in think tanks, research institutes, politics or civil society organizations, and whose work focuses on socio-economic developments in Morocco or Tunisia.

During the workshop, the participants will receive an introduction to scenario planning and strategic policy analysis. In two working groups, they will then develop their own scenarios for possible socio-economic developments in Morocco and Tunisia. Presentations by renowned experts will complement the scenario planning sessions. The workshop will be held in English.

Target Group:

• The main protagonists and target group of the workshop are young and mid-level professionals (aged around 27-40) with at least two years of professional work experience in policy analysis or policy making in think tanks, academic research institutions, politics or civil society, with a focus on Morocco or Tunisia.
• Participants should come from or currently reside in Morocco, Tunisia, other countries of the MENA region, or the EU.

MENA Countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, West Bank and Gaza, and Yemen.

Europe:

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the UK.

Logistics:

• The organizers will cover accommodation and provide for travel subsidies based on participants’ country of residence (Maximum 350 Euros for Participants traveling from the EU, 400 Euros for participants traveling from tunisia or other countries of the MENA region and 50 Euros for participants based in Morocco)

Application Process:

Application Process Kindly fill out the attached application form and send it back together with a CV, a short (approx. one page) outline of what you perceive to be the greatest socio-economic challenges facing Morocco or Tunisia in the next ten years and what your main concerns are regarding the country’s future developments, as well as a short email outlining your motivation to participate in the capacity building workshop to [email protected] no later than 4th September 2016.

• Fill Out the Application Form