EMUNI University was established on 9 June 2008 in

Portorož Portorož (; ) is a Slovenian Adriatic seaside resort and spa settlement located in the Municipality of Piran in southwestern Slovenia. Its modern development began in the late 19th century with the vogue for the first health resorts. In the earl ...

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, with the objective of becoming an international, post-graduate, higher-education and research institution, fully integrated in the Euro-Mediterranean Area. It was co-founded by four universities:

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(Israel),

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(Slovenia), University of Sousse (Tunisia) and University of Urbino "Carlo Bo" (Italy). In February 2009 EMUNI University became a legal entity in the Republic of Slovenia. EMUNI University is one of the six priorities of the

Union for the Mediterranean The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM; , ''Al-Ittiḥād min ajl al-Mutawasseṭ'') is an intergovernmental organization of 43 member states from Europe and the Mediterranean Basin: the 27 Member state of the European Union, EU member states (i ...

, whose secretariat was created by the Joint Declaration of the Paris Summit for the Mediterranean. EMUNI University has several member institutions, including universities and other higher-education and research institutions from many countries. The activities of EMUNI University include

postgraduate education Postgraduate education, graduate education, or graduate school consists of Academic degree, academic or professional degrees, certificates, diplomas, or other qualifications usually pursued by higher education, post-secondary students who have ...

, seminars, (international) conferences, summer schools, professional courses, professional upgrading study programmes and other activities. At the end of 2008, the ''International Journal of Euro-Mediterranean Studies'' (''IJEMS'') started to be issued. In 2012, ''IJEMS'' was issued by the

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publishing company. In February 2009 EMUNI University became a legal entity in the Republic of Slovenia. The activities of EMUNI University focus on the Union for the Mediterranean priority areas as well as maritime and land highways, alternative energies, culture and tourism, human rights and migration, civil protection, gender issues, water management, foreign policy, business development initiative and Euro-Mediterranean higher education and research area. In February 2009 EMUNI University became a legal entity in the Republic of Slovenia.

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