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    Med-Or holds a seminar by ISS-Africa on G20 summit and Africa's Challenges

    11 Feb -

    Jakkie Cilliers, the founder of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), holds a seminar at the Med-Or Foundation. The meeting focused on the key challenges facing Africa in relation to Energy, Climate Change, and Development.

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    Med-Or meets the students and professors of the LUISS Master in Mediterranean Cooperation and Security

    11 Dec -

    Launched in May 2024 in partnership with the LUISS School of Government and the Mediterranean Platform, the master’s programme is one of the Foundation’s activities to promote higher education and research.

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    Somalia Joins the United Nations Security Council: Training Program Launched for Somalia's Diplomatic Corp

    29 Jan -

    Thanks to the collaboration between Med-Or and UNITAR, the program featured a wide network of international experts and former high-level diplomats.

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    Med-Or present at the roadshow ‘Higher Education, Research and Innovation Collaboration between Italy and Ethiopia’

    14 Jan -

    The event, held on 13 January at the Italian Cultural Institute in Addis Ababa, represents a new step of the Mattei Plan initiative.

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    Med-Or Foundation: the Winter School in Cyber Security comes to an end.

    10 Dec -

    The initiative was held in collaboration with the Leonardo Cyber Security Training Centre in Genoa and was attended by students from Jordan, the Autonomous Region of Kurdistan and Ukraine.

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    Med-Or
    Italian
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    The Med-Or Foundation was created by leading aerospace, security and defence company Leonardo in the spring of 2021. The Foundation seeks to promote cultural initiatives, research and education in science, with the goal to strengthen links, exchanges and international relations between Italy and countries in the Med-Or area, which spans the Mediterranean, the Sahel, the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea, as well as the Near and Far East. Effective January 1, 2025, following a statutory amendment, it became Med-Or Italian Foundation, with Enel, Eni, Ferrovie dello Stato, Fincantieri, Poste Italiane, and Snam joining as new ordinary members and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, MBDA Italia, Terna and TIM joining as adherent members.

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