139th Governing Board, PARIS CIHEAM/MAICH Director Dr. George Baourakis

Applicants for Academic year 2017-18 Education and Training Applicants for Academic year 2017-18 TOTAL NUMBER: 490 Total Non-CIHEAM Mediterranean countries: 62 Total CIHEAM countries: 370 Rest of the World countries: 58 Updated

Education and Training Academic year 2017-18 Updated

Education and Training Graduates from CIHEAM/MAICh, PhD holders and candidates granted with full Scholarship: 308 Graduates from CIHEAM/MAICh serving as Professors In Universities: University of Florida, USA University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA Ege University, Turkey Ankara University, Turkey Maastricht University, The Netherlands University of Maribor, Faculty of Agriculture, Slovenia University of Cluj Napoca, Romania Oporto Polytechnic Institute, Portugal Hebron University, Palestine Lebanese University, Lebanon The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark University of Regina, Canada Carleton Univeristy, Canada University of Monach, Australia University of Swinburne - Industrial Research Institute, Australia Eurasia International University, Armenia University of Tirana, Albania Université de Bejaia, Algeria Cairo University, Egypt Mustafa Kemal University, Turkey University of Balamand, Lebanon INAT, Tunisia Graduates from CIHEAM/MAICh serving as Professors In Greek Universities: Dimokriteion Univeristy of Thrace / Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης University of Ioannina / Πανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων University of Patras / Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών University of Crete / Πανεπιστήμιο Κρήτης Aristotle University of Thessaloniki / Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης Agricultural University of Athens / Γεωπονικό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών University of Macedonia / Πανεπιστήμιο Μακεδονίας

PROTECT THE PLANET Research CARE-MEDIFLORA partners are institutions of 6 Mediterranean islands involved in plant conservation and the IUCN Mediterranean Island Plant Specialist Group (Lead Partner: CIHEAM MAICh) Duration: April 2016 – December 2018 http://www.care-mediflora.eu/

PROTECT THE PLANET Research Bioclimatic Gene Bank for the Conservation of Mediterranean Flora The operational costs of a Seed Bank are relatively high and many Mediterranean countries are not able to undertake them. Our vision is to design a pilot Mediterranean Seed Bank with standards adjusted to the particular climatic conditions of the Mediterranean and to use alternative energy sources, such as solar energy which will partly reduce their operational cost.

3rd joint EARSeL LULC & NASA LCLUC Workshop PROTECT THE PLANET Research 3rd joint EARSeL LULC & NASA LCLUC Workshop Topics: Climate and Climate Change, Natural and Man-made Disasters, Remote sensing for agriculture and food security Workshop: Land-Use/Cover Change Drivers, Impacts and Sustainability within the Water-Energy-Food Nexus

Research “BeFOre”- Establishing common protocols for the conservation and evaluation of the olive genetic resources FUNDING: This project has received funding from the European Union's. Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 645595.

GENETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF ANCIENT OLIVE TREES Research PROTECT THE PLANET GENETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF ANCIENT OLIVE TREES HORT Genetics Department 4 5 6 Mathenas might be an ancient cultivar with unique Genetic profile, therefore it could be re-introduced for cultivation as a new cultivar Throubolia is an ancient cultivar cultivated for thousand of years

June 2-6, 2018,MAICh, Crete, Greece International Cooperation & Conference CONFERENCES- SEMINARS- SUMMER SCHOOLS 2018 The XI International Symposium on the Plant Hormone Ethylene (Ethylene 2018) June 2-6, 2018,MAICh, Crete, Greece Topics Ethylene biosynthesis, Signal Transduction and Responses Ethylene in Reproductive Growth-Development and Fruit Ripening Ethylene in Vegetative Growth-Development Cross-talk between Ethylene and other Hormones Ethylene and Flower Physiology Ethylene in Abiotic Stresses Ethylene in Pathogenesis and Disease Resistance Ethylene in Senescence and Abscission of Plant Organs Postharvest Physiology and Quality Ethylene and Storage of Perishable Produce Ethylene Interplay with other Hormones in Controlling Secondary Metabolism Biotechnological Control of Ethylene Action Chemical Control of Ethylene Action Organizing Committee Chairman: Angelos K. Kanellis, Thessaloniki Co-chairmen: Mondher Bouzayen Toulouze, France Co-chairmen: Panagiotis Kalaitzis CIHEAM/MAICh The XI International Symposium on the Plant Hormone Ethylene (Ethylene 2018) June 2-6, 2018 Conference Center of the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania C2H4ANIA, Crete Greece.

Tomato-Virus Interactions (Pepino mosaic virus, PepMV) Research Tomato-Virus Interactions (Pepino mosaic virus, PepMV) Impact for Agriculture/ Rural Development Production of Tomato Plants Immune/Resistant to Pathogens Farmers Preventing Risk & Managing Tensions # Plant Health Seed companies

Research Systematizing Collaboration amongst Business and Educational Institutions/SCOBE The aim of the project is to improve the quality of VET programmes by providing a toolkit for systematizing the collaboration of the world of business and the world of VET, developing at the same time a training programme tailored to the real skills demanded in the renewable energy sector. Duration: 01/09/2017 – 31/08/2019 (2 years) Coordinator: VEA QUALITAS, S.L., Zaragoza, Spain Partners: CIHEAM-MAICh, Chania, Greece GMI AERO SAS, Paris, France ACROSSLIMITS LTD, Malta SOLARTECH, Szeged, Hungary ACCENTUATE (North East) Limited, Newcastle, UK KA2: Cooperation for Innovation and the exchange for good practice KA202: Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training

Research Sustainable Tourism Observatory Strengthening the Linkages between Tourism and Mediterranean Diet Common Interface for Tourism and Mediterranean Diet Ongoing tourist behavior surveys The tourist -consumer profile Key figures Data collection Database and analysis Recording and Assessing the needs of the industry Strategic Planning for Tourism and Agriculture Inter-sectoral Communication and collaboration Tourism Mediterranean Diet

“Preserving Ecosystem Services via Sustainable Agro-food Chains” International Cooperation & Conference CONFERENCES- SEMINARS- SUMMER SCHOOLS 2018 164TH EAAE Seminar “Preserving Ecosystem Services via Sustainable Agro-food Chains” 15th time held in CIHEAM/MAICh September 5-7, 2018 The main objective of this seminar is to bring together researchers, academicians, policy makers and environmentalists and establish the relation between agro-food chains and the preservation and provision of ecosystem services.

Collaboration with IAM Bari* Research Collaboration with IAM Bari* for the M.Sc. Thesis of Narta Voca (successfully submitted) “Chemometric approach to study authenticity of organic and non-organic honeys from Western Balkan region” (*IAMB Programme “MEDITERRANEAN ORGANIC AGRICULTURE”, Lina Al Bitar & Ivana Cavoski)

Olive oil analyses (quality parameters according to EU standards) Research Olive oil analyses (quality parameters according to EU standards) Determination of acidity (accredited analysis) Determination of Peroxide value (accredited analysis) UV examination Κ232, Κ270, ΔΚ (accredited analysis) Determination of total polyphenols Honey analyses (quality parameters according to EU & national standards) Creation of a Mediterranean Network (CIHEAM countries) for honey Pollen analysis Diastase activity Hydroxy-methyl-furfural (HMF) content Moisture (accredited analysis) Electrical conductivity (accredited analysis) Sugars: fructose, glucose and sucrose (accredited analysis) pH &Acidity

Research

Number of Events & Participants 2017 International Cooperation – Seminars & Conferences Number of Events & Participants 2017 Total Number of Events: 32 (Conferences, Workshops & Meetings: 30, Summer Schools: 5) Number of Participants: 2500