139 th Governing Board, PARIS CIHEAM/MAICH

1. 139thGoverning Board, PARISCIHEAM/MAICH Director Dr. George Baourakis

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

3. Education and Training Academic year 2017-18

4. 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 • Universitéde 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: • DimokriteionUniveristy 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

5. Research PROTECT THE PLANET 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/

6. 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. PROTECT THE PLANET

7. Research 3rd joint EARSeL LULC & NASA LCLUC Workshop PROTECT THE PLANET 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

8. 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.

9. Research GENETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF ANCIENT OLIVE TREES 4 HORT Genetics Department 5 PROTECT THE PLANET 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 6

10. 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 Chairman: Angelos K. Kanellis, Thessaloniki Organizing Committee 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.

11. 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

12. 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: VEAQUALITAS, 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

13. Research Sustainable Tourism Observatory Strengthening the Linkages between Tourism and Mediterranean Diet Tourism Mediterranean Diet

14. International Cooperation & Conference CONFERENCES- SEMINARS- SUMMER SCHOOLS 2018 164THEAAESeminar 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. “Preserving Ecosystem Services via Sustainable Agro-food Chains” 15th time held in CIHEAM/MAICh September 5-7, 2018

15. Research Collaboration with IAM Bari* for the M.Sc. Thesis of NartaVoca (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)

16. 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

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18. 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