The MedBSO Academy EuroMed Cooperation SUmmer School took place from 8^th to 9^th of November 2018 and was organized within the framework of the EU financed project EBSOMED. Enhancing Business Support Organisations and Business Networks in the Southern Neighbourhood is a project funded by the European Union up to 80% and coordinated by BUSINESSMED. It was attended by 31 participants representatives of chambers of commerce and BSOs from all over the Mediterranean are and beyond.

Participants came from different and important international, European and local institutions: 

Egypt: German Arab Chamber ofCommerce;Arab Academy for Science,Technology and Maritime Transport;National Bank of Egypt.
Greece: Development Company of Chamber of Achaia.
Italy: CESIE;Confindustria Centro Nord Sardegna; Centro Servizi Per le Imprese-Special Agency of the Chamber ofCommerce of Cagliari.
Jordan: Jordan Europe Business Association; Jordan Forum for Business &Professional Women; Amman Chamber Of Commerce.
Lebanon: Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Beirut MountLebanon, LAU- Lebanese American University.
Morocco: ASMEX; Chamber OfCommerce Industry and Services of Fes Meknes.
Palestine: Higher council for innovation and excellence.
Spain: ASCAME;Malaga Chamber Of Commerce; Barcelona Chamber of Commerce; Chamber of Commerce of Seville.
Tunisia: Sfax Chamber Of Commerceand Industry; Centre d’Affaires de Sfax; National Agency for Promotion of Scientific Research; Chamber of Commerce andIndustry of TunisCap Bon.

The training program was split in the following modules/activities:

• Main EU financial instruments for the Euro-Mediterranean regions- The ENI CBC MED programme
• Project design (Logical Framework Approach) and management (Project Cycle Management)
• Parallel laboratory session: development of project ideas
• Elaboration of Project ideas presentation and first evaluation of the project proposals
•  “P2P- Partner to Partner meetings” -networking session