August 2026. MedYCI
Youth, Creativity, and Innovation to Transform the Mediterranean
The MedYCI project was created to address some of the main challenges facing Mediterranean youth, such as educational inequalities, the digital divide, youth unemployment, and limited civic participation. To this end, it brings together partners from France, Spain, Turkey, Tunisia, and Egypt to develop an innovative training program for young people and civil society organizations.
The project includes the participation of the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) as the Spanish partner and will promote new educational methodologies based on creativity, digital skills, critical thinking, and transnational cooperation.
Project Objectives
MedYCI aims to:
Improve the digital, creative, and analytical skills of Mediterranean youth.
Promote the active participation of young people in social and community life.
Boost new employment opportunities linked to the creative and digital economy.
Promote cooperation and knowledge exchange among organizations and territories in the Mediterranean. Promoting innovative models of lifelong learning and regional solidarity.
Main actions
Among the planned activities are:
Creation of a transnational educational framework designed jointly by experts in education, social innovation, and digital technologies.
Training and mobilization of a network of approximately 30 specialized trainers and artists.
Establishment of five MedYCI Studios in France, Spain, Turkey, Tunisia, and Egypt, conceived as collaborative spaces for experimentation and creativity.
Development of training programs for young people in the participating countries.
Organization of local initiatives led by young people to generate impact in their communities.
Production of audiovisual content and the MedTalks series, designed to share experiences, knowledge, and inspiring initiatives.
Expected impact
MedYCI will contribute to:
Training hundreds of young Mediterranean people in key skills for new labor markets.
Reducing existing educational and digital divides between Mediterranean territories.
Promoting youth employability and entrepreneurship. Strengthening cooperation between civil society organizations, institutions, and educational stakeholders in five Mediterranean countries.
Fostering a new generation of young people committed to sustainable development, creativity, and civic engagement.
Project Fact Sheet
Program: Interreg NEXT MED 2021-2027
Acronym: MedYCI (MEDiterranean Youth for Creative Impact)
Duration: August 2025 - February 2028
Budget: €1.1 million
Participating countries: France, Spain, Turkey, Tunisia, and Egypt
Spanish partner: European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed)