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CEEBA is launching the VET4SocialImpact Advisory Board this months. Distinguished institutions from the TVET sector are invited to support the project´s activities with their advice and experience. VET4 Social Impact is a Capacity-Building initiative in Vocational Education and Training (VET), funded under the Erasmus+ programme with a budget of 399.248,26 EUR. It aims to reinforce and transform the TVET ecosystems in Egypt and Palestine. By promoting an entrepreneurial culture, fostering the creation of vocational clusters, and enhancing the quality, accessibility, and inclusiveness of VET-business services, the project seeks to generate positive socio-economic impact at the local level, particularly for vulnerable groups such as women and youth.

Interested to learn more? Check out the project´s website: https://vet4socialimpact.eu/

STAPLES Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on Food Security and Cereal Value Chains

The STAPLES Project will host a full-day "Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on Food Security and Cereal Value Chains" on 9 November 2026 in Cairo, Egypt, from 09:00 to 17:30. The event will bring together policymakers, researchers, farmers, private-sector representatives, civil society, and other key stakeholders to exchange knowledge, share perspectives, and explore collaborative...

HorizonCraft: Call for Tenders: Logistics Services for 15 Trainees in Cairo

The Confederation of Egyptian European Associations (CEEBA) and Have a Dream (HAD), Egyptian partners of the EU-funded HorizonCraft project (Interreg NEXT MED), are launching a call for tenders for the logistics of 15 young Italian trainees doing internships in Cairo, Egypt. The call has two lots — you may bid for...

PLANBEE: Entrepreneurial Skills Programme — Applications Open

Calling Beekeeping Entrepreneurs and Aspiring Founders! 🐝 Are you building a business in the beekeeping sector? Applications are now open for the PLANBEE Entrepreneurship Skills Development Training Programme, part of the PLANBEE project — Promoting Local Apiary Networks and Bee Entrepreneurial Excellence. This training programme is designed to strengthen strategic thinking, innovation,...

Join the NETWORK YOU Dialogue at the 38th Sahara Expo: Green and Digital Skills for Egypt’s Agri-Food Sector

What skills will Egypt's agri-food sector need tomorrow? The green and digital transformation of the sector is opening new opportunities — but it is also changing what employers are looking for. How can skills development and circular professional mobility help young Egyptians gain the right experience and connect with real employment opportunities? Session...

Making Sustainability Work for Egypt’s Hospitality Sector: Insights from SMAC Focus Groups in Alexandria and Cairo

Alexandria and Cairo, Egypt – How can hotels become more sustainable while managing everyday challenges such as rising energy costs, staff shortages, limited budgets, and growing guest expectations? This was at the heart of two highly interactive stakeholder focus groups held in Alexandria and Cairo, organised by CEEBA – Confederation of...

MATRIX: Call for Experts: Help Egyptian Textile and Fashion SMEs Go Circular

Application deadline: 23 October 2026 Are you an experienced textile, sustainability, eco-design or digitalisation professional looking to make a practical impact on the Egyptian fashion industry? CEEBA – Confederation of Egyptian European Business Associations is inviting tax-registered experts and companies in Egypt to apply for the MATRIX project Call for a Local...

STAPLES Project Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on Food Security and Cereal Value Chains

Cairo, Egypt | 9 November 2026 We are pleased to announce that the PRIMA Partnership EU co-funded STAPLES Project will host its Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on 9 November 2026 in Cairo, Egypt. As global uncertainty continues to challenge food systems, strengthening the resilience and sustainability of cereal value chains in the Mediterranean has...

PANACEA Living Lab Completes Cycle 1: Shaping Healthy, Local and Sustainable Food for Mothers and Babies in Egypt

Alexandria and Cairo, Egypt – From Alexandria to Cairo, something lovely took root this week. We brought together families, farmers, chefs, doctors, nutritionists, researchers and policymakers — and asked one simple question: What does healthy, local, sustainable food look like for mothers and babies in Egypt? The answers came from real life....

HorizonCraft Conference in Cairo: Building the Future Workforce Across the Mediterranean

Cairo, Egypt – From Cairo to Beirut to Sardinia: one room, one mission — building the workforce of tomorrow. The HorizonCraft conference, "Building the Future Workforce: Connecting Skills, Education and Employers across the Mediterranean & Egypt", came to life in Cairo, and what a day it was. Every internship is a...

NETWORK YOU at SAHARA Expo: Connecting Young Talent with Green and Digital Skills for Egypt’s Agri-Food Sector

Cairo, Egypt – How can we connect young talent with the green and digital skills Egypt's agri-food sector actually needs? At the 38th Sahara Expo Conference, CEEBA – Confederation of Egyptian European Business Associations moderated a session that brought this question to the heart of the agri-food sector through the NETWORK...