https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/18890 2026-04-07T23:14:09Z 2026-04-07T23:14:09Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/129520 2024-12-03T13:45:30Z 2014-04-30T00:00:00Z

Title: Overseas development assistance - the effect of training on health in informal urban settlements in Ethiopia Abstract: During this seminar, Mr. Stefano Moncada, resident academic at the Institute, presented part of the preliminary results from his PhD research which focuses on climate change adaptation and development in the Least Developed Countries. The study aims. to measure the impact of community-level Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) on public health, specifically focusing on the provision of training. The specific context of the research is an informal urban settlement in Ethiopia which is characterised by extreme poverty, poor sanitation and high climate-sensitive risks, and where a biogas sanitation project funded by ODA was established in 2013. Description: On 30 April, the European Documentation Centre hosted a research seminar organised by the Institute and the Department of E c o n omi c s e n t i t l e d "Ov e r se a s Development Assistance - The Effect of Training on Health in Informal Urban Settlements in Ethiopia‖.

2014-04-30T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/96230 2022-05-24T05:20:08Z 2014-05-21T00:00:00Z

Title: Sources and political consequences of European identity among mass publics Abstract: On 21 May Prof. Paolo Bellucci from the University of Siena gave a public lecture on Sources and Political Consequences of European Identity among Mass Publics. Paolo Bellucci is a Professor of Comparative Political Behaviour at the University of Siena, where he is Head of the Department of Political Sciences and Director of the PhD Programme in Comparative Politics. He held visiting positions in a number of universities, including Essex, Montreal, Montpellier, and Oxford. He is a member of the Steering Committee of ITANES (Italian National Election Study), and is chairman of the standing group on Parties, Public Opinion and Elections (POPE) of the Italian Political Science Association. During the lecture, which was organised and moderated by Dr. Marcello Carammia, resident academic at the Institute, Prof. Bellucci presented the findings of a large comparative research, the FP6 project Intune, which involved 30 European universities and was coordinated by the University of Siena. The issues discussed during this event, which was hosted by the EDC, included the factors which sustain or hinder the development of a European identity among the citizens of EU member states.

2014-05-21T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/96228 2022-05-24T05:16:06Z 2014-05-05T00:00:00Z

Title: An evolving EU engaging a changing Mediterranean Region Abstract: The Institute for European Studies is organizing the second Jean Monnet Chair Conference on the 5th of May at Dar l-Ewropa, Valletta from 8.30 to 17.00. This forms part of the activities led by Professor Roderick Pace, Jean Monnet Chair and Director of the Institute focusing on research and teaching on the changes taking place in the EU and the Euro-Mediterranean region. Supported by the EU Lifelong Learning Programme, the conference hosts resident academics from the University of Malta, from foreign universities, research professionals, experts and scholars. The speakers include: Dr Fadeel Lameen, Chairman Libyan National Dialogue; Prof. Michelle Pace, Roskilde University, Denmark; Prof. Dr. Aylin Güney, Jean Monnet Chair, Yaşar University, İzmir, Turkey; Prof. Dr. Hasret Dikici Bilgin, Okan University, Istanbul, Turkey; Dr Adeel Malik, Oxford University; Prof Ahmed Ghoneim, Cairo University; Mrs Berta Fernandez, Intra-ACP Migration Facility, Brussels; Mr Claus Folden, European Asylum Support Office; Prof. Manfred Weissenbacher, University of Malta; Dr Arsalan Alshinawi, University of Malta; Dr Marcello Carammia, University of Malta;Mr Milan Pajic, Korean Embassy to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Duchy of Luxembourg and the European Union, Brussels; Mr Stefano Moncada, University of Malta. TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED INCLUDE The EU Mediterranean Challenge - Time for a new Paradigm? –The EU’s Interpretation of the “Arab Uprisings”: Understanding the Different Visions about Democratic Change in EU-MENA Relations – Is Turkey a Model for State building in the Arab World? – State Building in Iraq Since 2003: Challenges and Lessons – From Resource Curse to Rent Curse: Toward a New Political Economy of the Middle East – Understanding the Roots of Economic Challenges Facing Egypt in The Aftermath of 25th January Revolution - The Movement of People in the Mediterranean Region: Future Scenarios and the EU Response - The Growing Scope of the EU Migration Policy Agenda - The Geopolitics of Energy: Global Transitions and Euro-Med Impacts - EU-Serbia Membership Negotiations - Climate Change and Development: The EU Tunisia, Libya and Egypt – National Reconciliation after the Arab Revolutions.

2014-05-05T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/95986 2022-05-19T08:41:13Z 2014-03-17T00:00:00Z

Title: European studies MEP candidates debate Europe Abstract: On Monday 17 March 2014, the European Documentation Centre (EDC) of the Institute for European Studies hosted a debate in collaboration with the European Parliament Office, where upcoming European Parliament (EP) election candidates, all former European Studies students at the Institute, participated in a discussion panel on some salient issues related with the European elections. The candidates in attendance were Kevin Cutajar, Miriam Dalli and Cyrus Engerer. Dr. Peter Agius, head of the European Parliament Office in Malta chaired the event; Prof Arnold Cassola, an EP election candidate for Alternattiva Demokratika was present as a member of the audience and participated from the floor.

2014-03-17T00:00:00Z