In April, EU Jeel Connectors across Egypt, Morocco and Lebanon turned EU opportunities into local action. They reached students, entrepreneurs, innovators and young professionals through workshops, panels and summits.

Egypt

Next Scholar Assiut | Asaf Nady Rateb | April 21, Assiut
A one-day outreach initiative introducing students in Upper Egypt to international scholarships and EU-funded opportunities, with sessions on CV building, skill development and scholarship readiness.

Who Am I? | Noor Gabr | April 21, Cairo
A creative workshop on sustainability and self-expression, where participants made notebooks from rice straw paper and recycled materials and learned about Erasmus+, the European Solidarity Corps, Creative Europe and DiscoverEU.

Digital Think Tank for AI-Powered Water & Green Innovation | Samah Abdullah | April 25, Giza
Young professionals, innovators and SMEs used a design sprint to develop AI-supported solutions for the water and green sectors, with a focus on Erasmus+, Horizon Europe and PRIMA.

Green Finance Summit | Mohamed Kamal, Janna Radi and Randa Khaled | April 26, Cairo
Public and private stakeholders discussed green finance and EU-Egypt cooperation, covering decarbonisation, green hydrogen, power grid modernisation and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.

Morocco

Exploring Erasmus Mundus | Rania Afifi | April 20, Rabat
A session for medical and pharmacy students on Erasmus+ streams, eligibility and applications, featuring an alumna’s story and a Kahoot quiz.

Rural Entrepreneurship Factory | Hidaya Benouda Tlemcani | April 25, Sidi Kacem
Rural entrepreneurs and cooperatives built skills in accounting, marketing, legal protection and funding, and learned how to access EU calls for proposals.

Lebanon

Moving Through Uncertainty | Maya Mahfouz, Yara Mahfouz and Christiane Nammour | April 21, Online
An online panel with sports psychologist Dr Nathalie Jbeily, in partnership with Criss-Cross Lebanon, on using movement and sport for emotional regulation and resilience in times of crisis.

Discover the Circular Economy | Peter Abdel Karim and Christiane Nammour | April 30, Online
An interactive session led by trainer Maya Karkour on reducing, reusing, repairing and recycling, which also highlighted the EU-funded SETC project under Erasmus+ KA2 Capacity-Building in Higher Education.