The UNESCO International Center for the Mediterranean Biosphere Reserves will host from 17th to 19th of December the kick-off meeting of the Edu-BioMed Erasmus+ project. The event will host more than 50 people among university professors, researchers and staff from Morocco, Lebanon, Spain, France and Italy. The project has as main objective the strengthening, amelioration and upgrading of the academic activity at four Moroccan and Lebanese Higher Education Institutions in the context of Mediterranean Biosphere Reserves, in collaboration and through networking with key stakeholders: citizens, visitors, managers and technicians, public administrations and European Partners.