CIHEAM Bari, in collaboration with LUM University - Libera Università Mediterranea, School of Management - opens applications for the 2023-2024 International First Level University Master in "Open Innovation & Youth Entrepreneurship in the Mediterranean Agrifood Sector". The Master, in its fifth edition, envisages the active involvement of national and international companies, including Andriani SpA, Planetek Italia, Putignano & Figli, Tersan, Timac Agro Italia. So far, it has trained more than fifty managers of innovation.

This latest edition confirmed the long-standing technical partnership with MIP, the innovation network gathering 10 different Mediterranean countries, BUSINESSMED, the Union of 25 Mediterranean Confederations of Enterprises, UNIMED, the Mediterranean Universities Union – a network of Higher Education and Research Institutes that are active in promoting academic cooperation in the Euro-Mediterranean region and sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and the Western Balkans, ALMACUBE, a spin-off of the University of Bologna specialised in open innovation, and LUM Strategy Innovation, a service company focused on strategic innovation working in partnership with the spin-off of the University “Ca’ Foscari” of Venice.  

The Master, held in English and open to candidates from all over the world, aims to train a new generation of innovation managers, enhancing the entrepreneurial culture and contributing to the design, development and implementation of innovative projects within enterprises and organizations (innovation managers). Moreover, it is aimed at launching new entrepreneurial initiatives (start-ups) and providing consulting services meant to promote knowledge transfer through the introduction of business innovation processes and methods (innovation brokers).

The Master will stretch over 6 months, from January to June 2024, and award 60 credits. Applications will be open online from 25 July to 25 September 2023, at the following link: