119, Triq il-Qasam,
Swieqi
Malta
- Youth and education
MedNet is currently an informal Network of Student Unions from the Mediterranean Region aiming to formalise itself into the representative body of students in the region. MedNet has 13 members from 14 countries namely: UNEA (Algeria), SURS (Bosnia and Herzegovina), CSC (Croatia), POFEN (Cyprus), FAGE (France), NUIS (Israel), CEFA-UL (Lebanon), NSUM (Macedonia), KSU (Malta), FAIRE (Portugal), SUS (Serbia), SSU (Slovenia) and IBUSU (Turkey). Since MedNet is currently an informal structure - all events have been hosted by member unions. Thus MedNet as such has no direct sources of funding. MedNet so far has acted as a networking platform; has hosted a number of events related to capacity building and cultural exchange; has represented students at a number of HE conferences within the Mediterranean region. MedNet has so far collaborated with the European Student Union and is a member of both EMUNI and EPUF.
Med Net has the following objectives: a)To establish an efficient and reliable network in order to bring together student representatives from the Mediterranean for their common benefit. b)To facilitate information exchange through and between student representatives. c)To produce and promote a common Mediterranean policy on the social, educational, economical, political and cultural interests of Mediterranean students. This will include mobility; education; the status and the welfare of students in society; etc. d)To promote the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in order to achieve the solidarity and stability emerging therefrom, specifically in issues that affect student life. e)To promote the views of Mediterranean students. f)To promote equality for all students regardless of their political belief, religion, ethnic or cultural origin, gender, sexual orientation, social standing or any disability. g)To promote equal opportunities of access to higher education for all students. h)To provide support to student representatives in the Mediterranean in their work to protect their social, educational, economical, political, demographical and cultural interests. i)To promote the freedom of association within the Mediterranean area by every means possible. j)To promote co-operation with other organised groups in all above-related matters
The methods that MedNet uses to achieve the above-mentioned objectives are the following: a)A commitment to cooperation and support between the MedNet members by way of concrete actions; projects; information exchange and cross-border projects (such as bi-laterals, multi-laterals and work experience abroad). b)A commitment to promote the enhanced use of information technology in the communication process. c)A commitment to making the network an efficient and reliable one d)Common promotion, campaigns and lobbying on a national, Mediterranean, European, and international level. e)Setting out the guidelines and deadlines for the completion of targets and goals by means of a strategic plan produced every 18 months and a bi-annually produced plan of work f)Cooperating with bodies which are relevant to fulfilling the MedNet objectives as long as the activities of these organisations do not contradict the objectives of the MedNet. g)Carrying out all other activities conducive to the realisation of the above objectives. Currently MedNet is working to formalise itself and thus is three priority areas are: 1) Establishing a Secretariat 2) Engaging Partners in HE within the Mediterranean Region for MedNet's involvement as the representative student body 3) Increasing its membership base.