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National Network
Germany
Address
c/o Ifa, Charlottenplatz 17, D-70173 StuttgartCountry
City
Stuttgart, GermanyStreet address 2
c/o Ifa, Charlottenplatz 17, D-70173 StuttgartTelephone
+33 3 64 26 83 95E-Mail (2)
ludolf.pelizaeus@gmail.comWebsite
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2010Contact Person1
Prof. Dr. Ludolf PelizaeusContact Person 2
Sebastian KörberOrganisation Type
Public/Private Non-Profit FoundationFields of Activity
Heritage, Youth and educationGeneral Information
The WEM Foundation is a non-profit cultural and scientific foundation with a managing committee of seven members from Europe, the Arab World and Subsahara Africa. All committee members work on an honorary capacity. The WEM has no regular budgetary resources apart from project fundings by German cultural and scientific foundations. Small conference projects could be realized thanks to the aid of the DAAD, the Fundacion Yuste, the ifa and the university of Picardie Jules Verne. The WEM board and WEM members organized conferences with participants from Europe, the Arab World (Maghreb and Egypt)and Subsahara Africa in Germany, France, Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt and (in 2013) in Senegal. Main partner of WEM is the Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa), Stuttgart und Berlin. The cooperation with other partners are highly welcomed.
Mission and Objectives
The aim is to promote the exchange and integration of cultural knowledge from Europe, the countries of the southern Mediterranean and sub-Saharan Africa. This leads us to the creation of new content and knowledge structures by bringing together elements from the ‘North’ and the ‘South’ within a ‘Euro-Mediterranean knowledge space’ in which – to give one example –political theory cannot be discussed in the context of history without mentioning both Machiavelli and Ibn Khaldûn. A key objective of WEM is to contribute to the development ofa ‘Euro-Mediterranean’ consciousness of reciprocity, solidarity and unity. We have integrated the training of young archaeologists from Egypt and Germany into our program and participated in discussion platforms with students from France, Spain, Germany, Morocco, Tunisia, Greece and Egypt.
Main Projects / Activities
The WEM board as well as WEM members organize conferences and study days with participants from Europe, the Arab World (especially the Maghreb and Egypt) and Sub-Saharan Africa. Lately we have focused on subjects linked to cultural heritage, a cooperation with the DAAD and the Yuste Foundation in Spain.
How can you contribute to the Network in your country?
The WEM specializes in promoting dialogue between the different regions of the Mediterranean and bringing together young and senior researchers from the north and south, as well as from the west and east. We have placed particular emphasis on study days and would be delighted to welcome new partners in this area.
Why do you want to join the ALF Network?
The WEM Foundation joined the ALF network because it supports with its activities the mission of the ALF Network and seeks to profit from their activities, especially since our members are interested in new partnerships.