This year’s edition of the EuroMed Young Researchers Forum is officially starting in Mollina (Spain) from 15 to 17 September 2025, under the theme: “Shaping the digital future of the Euro-Mediterranean region”.

Participants will:

• Present their research proposals in peer-to-peer working sessions
• Benefit from capacity building sessions to improve their research and communications skills
• Access remunerated publishing opportunities: authors of selected concept notes will be asked to convert their proposals into Policy Briefs
• Exchange with experts and policy stakeholders.

Where and When?

The Forum takes place at the Centro Eurolatinoamericano de Juventud (CEULAJ) in Mollina (Spain) from 15–17 September 2025, in the framework of the University on Youth and Development of the Council of Europe’s North-South Centre, this year focusing on “Empowering youth for digital safety.”

About the Forum

The EuroMed Young Researchers Forum is part of the Euromed Young Researchers Lab, an initiative co-ordinated by the European Institute of the Mediterranean, with financial support from the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID). The Euromed Young Researchers Lab aims to boost the research capacities of young experts across the Mediterranean, give visibility and recognition to their work, strengthen exchanges and stimulate research on issues of common interest.

During this year’s Forum, 30 participants from across the Mediterranean and its neighbouring regions will meet in Mollina, Spain to exchange with policy-makers, practitioners and other young experts on key issues relating to digital transformation in the Euro-Mediterranean area and contribute to policy shaping in the region. This year’s edition is hosted in the framework of the University on Youth and Development, organised by the North South Centre of the Council of Europe on “Empowering youth for digital safety”.

🔗 Check the full agenda here.