EUSEEDS Project

EUSEEDS Project

About the EUSEEDS Project

EUSEEDS (Enable, Upgrade and Spread Employability, Entrepreneurship and Digital Skills of Eastern Mediterranean Youth) is a 36-month regional initiative implemented across Cyprus, Egypt, France, Jordan, Lebanon, and Palestine. The project is co-financed by the European Union under the Interreg NEXT MED Programme, one of the largest EU cooperation initiatives in the Mediterranean.

  • Lead Partner: Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie – Middle East
  • Partners:
    • Center for Social Innovation – Cyprus
    • Enroot Consultancy – Egypt
    • Aix-Marseille Université – France
    • Jordan Youth Innovation Forum – Jordan
    • Forward Digital MENA – Lebanon
    • Palestine Information & Communications Technology Incubator (PICTI) – Palestine

The project enhances youth employability, strengthens digital skills, and supports entrepreneurship through the creation of 20 University Employability & Entrepreneurship Centers in disadvantaged areas.
Project Objectives

  • Build and strengthen 20 university employability centers.
  • Train 7,100 students, graduates, and vulnerable groups (with 4,100 trained annually after the project).
  • Develop digital skills, transversal skills, and entrepreneurship capacities aligned with labor-market needs.
  • Establish 20 university pre-incubators to promote student entrepreneurship.
  • Provide digital literacy and professional digital skills training to vulnerable populations (women, youth, refugees, NEETs).
  • Create a regional job-opportunities platform connecting employers and trained talent.

Target Beneficiaries

  • Final-year students & recent graduates
  • Young women and youth from disadvantaged communities
  • Vulnerable populations: NEETs, refugees, displaced persons
  • University staff and trainers who will join local skills networks

A total of 380 trainers will be certified and form a regional capacity network.

PICTI’s Role in the EUSEEDS Project

As the Palestinian partner in the EUSEEDS consortium, PICTI contributes to the implementation of project activities in Palestine, with a focus on digital skills development, employability, and student entrepreneurship.