MeRiFor

National Network
Italie
Address

Ca'Cappello
S. Polo 2035
30123 Venezia
Venezia
Albanie

Telephone
+39 0412348805
Fax
+39 0415241847
E-Mail
mim.venezia@unive.it
E-Mail (2)
master.mim.venezia@unive.it
Mobile Phone
+39 3471663989
Website
http://www.unive.it/migrante
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2000
Fields of Activity
  1. International/Cultural relations
General Information
MeRiFor stands for "Mediterraneo Ricerca e Formazione". It is a non-profit Association that developed in the framework of Master MIM, involving the University of Venice and several other partners spread around the Mediterranena Basin. The association is managed by a Scientific Commettee, shaped up by young and experienced researchers who deal with education and research concerning intercultural dialogue in the Mediterranean . MeRifor has a limited amount of budgetary resources, which vary year by year and can be evaluated in about between 5000€ and 8000€. Source of founding also vary, having being both public (Veneto Region), Foundations (Fondazione Venezia, Fondazione Paralleli). Concrete projects include a yearly international conference usually focused on one specific country of the Southern Mediterranean Basin (2009: Algeria, 2008: Social Movements in the Mediterranen, 2007: Lebanon, etc.)
Mission and Objectives

MeRiFor aims at spreading knowledge and research engagemnts on the following subjects: 1. Mediterranean Migration, 2. History and politics of the Mediterranena, 3. Environment and sustainability in the Mediterranean Coastal areas, 4. Inter-cultural dialogue.

Main Projects / Activities

As mentioned before, at the moment the main activity of the Association concerns the organisation of one yearly conference introducing one Mediterranen country per year and to publish the proceedings of each conference. Moreover, the Associations deals with teaching Arabic and Hebrew at several university, as well as promoting intercultural dialogue among university curricula. MeRiFor aims at enlarging its fields of activities, keeping as main axle the promotion of dialogue and mutual knowledge between cultures, through research, teaching and education.

Contact (1) Full Name
Dr. Alvise Vianello
Head of the organisation
Prof. Emanuela Trevisan Semi
Contact (2) Full Name
Agnese Boscarol