YHELD Monthly Coordination Meeting – June 2025

On 24 June, YHELD partners met virtually with EU Project Advisor Ms. Carla Giulietti to discuss next steps for higher education development in Yemen.

🔹 EACEA supports a 6-month extension (no extra funds)

🔹 On-site training proposed in Jordan/Egypt

🔹 Stronger IRO networks & EU-Yemen cooperation in focus

🔹 Budget reallocation discussions underway

🔹 Improved surveys coming soon (D2.1 & D2.2)

🔹 Call for stronger dissemination & visibility efforts

Worth mentioning that Professor Ahmed Mahdi Fudail, Rector of University of Lahej, had previously signed a cooperation agreement with the European Commission for improving the higher education.