The multilateral project "Dialogue and Asymmetries: Debating Development, Memory and Migration" engages lecturers, students and experts from Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Libya and Germany in a dialogue on what is perceived as main challenges for political and social sciences on both shores of the Mediterranean. The three subtopics of development cooperation, memory and migration, which link the Northern and Southern shores of the Mediterranean in a complex way will be addressed in teaching events and staff exchanges aimed at building students' capacities as well as strengthening institutional efforts to foster cross-cultural learning and understanding.

Building on longstanding partnerships between Freie Universität Berlin, the Ecole de Gouvernance et d'Economie in Rabat, Cairo University and the University of Benghazi, and capitalizing on the outstanding experience of the Center for Middle Eastern and North African politics with multilateral projects, it is the aim of this project to foster an open and constructive debate on the conditions of dialogue amongst academics and students from the partner universities. All partners share a strong commitment to sustaining and extending cultural sensitivity in academic teaching in order to foster knowledge production. Based on critical thinking, reflexive inquiry, and group work across national and institutional cultures, the project emphasises intercultural learning through exchange and exposure. The project reaches out to students and teaching staff alike and strengthens multilateral networks within the region and beyond.

The multilateral project Dialogue and Asymmetries: Debating Development, Identity and Migration engages lecturers, students and experts from Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Libya and Germany in a dialogue on some of the main challenges for political and social sciences on both shores of the Mediterranean. The three subtopics of development cooperation, identity, and migration, which link the northern and southern shores of the Mediterranean in complex ways will be addressed in teaching activities and staff exchanges aimed at building students' capacities as well as strengthening institutional efforts to foster cross-cultural learning and understanding through dialogue. Building on longstanding partnerships between Freie Universität Berlin, the Ecole de Gouvernance et d'Economie in Rabat, Cairo University and the University of Benghazi, and capitalizing on the outstanding experience of the Center for Middle Eastern and North African politics in establishing new partnerships in multilateral projects, it is the aim of this project to foster open and constructive debate on the conditions of dialogue amongst academics and students from the partner universities. All partners share a strong commitment to sustaining and extending cultural sensitiviiy in teaching and knowledge production. Based on critical thinking, reflexive inquiry, and group work across national and institutional cultures, the project emphasises intercultural learning through exchange and exposure.

• Funding authority: Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)

• Duration of the project: 01.01.2016 - 31.12.2018

• Scientific coordination: Prof. Dr. Cilja Harders

• Project partners: Cairo University, Egypt