{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox organization | name = EuroMed Permanent University Forum | full_name = | native_name = <!-- organization's name in its local language --> | native_name_lang = <!-- required ISO 639-1 code of the above native language --> | logo = | logo_size = | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | image = | image_size = | image_alt = <!-- see [[WP:ALT]] --> | caption = | map = <!-- map image --> | map_size = <!-- defaults to 250px --> | map_alt = | map_caption = | abbreviation = EPUF | nickname = | pronunciation = | pronounce_ref = | pronounce_comment = | named_after = [[Euro-Mediterranean region]] | predecessor = | merged_into = <!-- any other organization(s) which it was merged into --> | successor = | formation = {{start date and age|2006}} | founder = <!-- or |founders = --> | founding_location = [[Tampere]], [[Finland]] | dissolved = <!-- or |defunct = --><!-- use {{end date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | merger = <!-- other organizations (if any) merged with, to constitute the new organization --> | type = [[International organization|International]] [[non-governmental organization|non-governmental]] [[nonprofit organization]] | tax_id = <!-- or |vat_id = (for European organizations) --> | registration_id = <!-- for non-profits --> | status = <!-- legal status or description (company, charity, foundation, etc.) --> | purpose = <!-- or |focus = --><!-- humanitarian, activism, peacekeeping, etc. --> | professional_title = <!-- for professional associations --> | headquarters = [[Tarragona]], [[Spain]] | coordinates = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LON|display=inline,title}} --> | origins = | region_served = <!-- or |area_served = or |region = --> | products = <!-- or |product = --> | services = | methods = <!-- or |method = --> | fields = <!-- or |field = --> | membership = 100+<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Members |url=http://www.epuf.org/members |website=epuf.org |location= |publisher=EuroMed Permanent University Forum |url-status= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416181528/http://www.epuf.org/members |archive-date=2014-04-16 |access-date=2025-08-15}}</ref> | num_members_year = 2014 | languages = English, French, Arabic | owner = <!-- or |owners = --> | secretary_general = <!-- or |gen_sec for General Secretary --> | leader_title = President | leader_name = Lluís Arola<br />[[University of Rovira i Virgili]]<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Structure |url=http://www.epuf.org/en/structure.html |website=epuf.org |location= |publisher=EuroMed Permanent University Forum |url-status= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420063530/http://www.epuf.org/en/structure.html |archive-date=2010-04-20 |access-date=2025-08-15}}</ref> | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | leader_title3 = | leader_name3 = | leader_title4 = | leader_name4 = | board_of_directors = | key_people = | main_organ = General Assembly | publication = <!-- for when principal body is entered and separate publication exists --> | parent_organization = <!-- or |parent_organisation = --> | subsidiaries = | secessions = | affiliations = | ror_id = <!-- unique ID in the Research Organization Registry --> | budget = | budget_year = | revenue = | revenue_year = | disbursements = | expenses = | expenses_year = | endowment = | endowment_year = | funding = <!-- source of funding e.g. for "think tanks" --> | num_staff = | num_staff_year = | num_volunteers = | num_volunteers_year = | num_students = | num_students_year = | awards = | website = <!-- {{URL|epuf.org}} --> | remarks = | former_name = <!-- or |former_name = --> | footnotes = | bodystyle = }} The '''EuroMed Permanent University Forum (EPUF)''' is an international academic network established in 2006 in [[Tampere]], Finland. It aims to foster cooperation among higher education institutions in the [[Euro-Mediterranean region]]. The organization is headquartered in [[Tarragona]], Spain.<ref name="Lymouris">{{cite web |url=https://www.academia.edu/12892261 |title=Towards a Euro-Mediterranean Higher Education & Research Area |last=Lymouris |first=Nikolaos |location=Milan |publisher=Franco Angeli |date=2011 |website=academia.edu |access-date=2025-08-15}}</ref>
== History and mission == The EPUF's activities have been described as reflecting the principles of the [[Barcelona Process|Barcelona Declaration]] and the [[Euro-Mediterranean Partnership]].<ref name="University of Barcelona">{{cite web |date=2013-11-04 |title=Rector Ramírez was appointed president of the Assembly of the Euromed Permanent University Forum |url=https://web.ub.edu/en/web/actualitat/w/rector-ramirez-was-appointed-president-of-the-assembly-of-the-euromed-permanent-university-forum |website=University of Barcelona |location=Barcelona |publisher=University of Barcelona |access-date=2025-08-15}}</ref> The forum states that it supports cooperation in higher education across participating countries in Europe and the Mediterranean basin.<ref name="Lymouris" />
== Membership == The EPUF includes more than 100 universities and research institutions from 29 countries across Europe and the Mediterranean basin.<ref name="University of Barcelona"/>
== Activities == The EPUF's stated areas of work include academic mobility, harmonization of educational standards, quality assurance, governance and training, human resource development, and digital education.<ref name="Lymouris" /> Some program descriptions are aligned with the [[United Nations Sustainable Development Goals]].{{citation needed|date=September 2025}}
== Partnerships and programmes == The EPUF collaborates with international bodies such as the [[Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue Between Cultures]] and has participated in programmes like [[Erasmus Mundus]] and [[TEMPUS]].<ref>{{cite web |date=2007-12-06 |title=Euromed Permanent University Forum |url=https://sgroup-unis.eu/news/euromed-permanent-university-forum |website=sgroup-unis.eu |location=Porto |publisher=SGroup – Universities in Europe |access-date=2025-08-15}}</ref>
== Organization == The forum operates through working groups focused on specific areas of interest. The Executive Secretariat Office is hosted by the [[Rovira i Virgili University|University of Rovira i Virgili]] in Tarragona, which coordinates the EPUF's operations.<ref name="Lymouris" />
== See also == * [[Union for the Mediterranean]] * {{Interlanguage link|European Institute of the Mediterranean|es|Instituto Europeo del Mediterráneo}}
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20140508091151/http://www.epuf.org/home Official website]
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