"Problem & Needs:(1) Egypt (over 90 million) has the largest epidemic of Liver Hepatitis Virus C (HCV prevalence = 14.7%) in the world. This is 10 times greater than any other country. In Upper Egypt, the HCV prevalence is 16%. (2) More than 10% of the total population are infected and are infectious to others & Transmission of HCV is continuing each year (165,000). (3) There is NO justification for Egyptians to be tested for liver diseases. The HCV awareness programs in Egypt do not work. (5) Assiut University Hospital is the core referral center for Upper Egypt that serves 10 Governorates (25 million). (6) The present post-graduate curricula in faculties of Medicine and Nursing, in Assiut University suffer from: A complete absence of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary(HPB) Diseases & Liver Transplant education & training programs.(7) Assiut University Liver Hospital: 1) needs its own professional medical & nursing staff whom are specialist in managing “Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Diseases & Liver Transplant”, 2) needs a Capacity building of its health care providers (Medical, Nursing & Administrative staff), 3) needs to cooperation with Ministry of Health to face the Egyptian Liver Problem. Project Outputs:[1] Modernize of Teach/Learn & Train Resources. [2] Network & Video Conferences & Web Site design.[3] Capacity building of health care providers (Medical, Nursing & Administ. staff) in the field of “Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary(HPB)Diseases & Liver Transplant""(TOT), [4]Networking of Egyptian & EU and international medical centers specialized in Medical and Nursing Sciences. [5]Develop New: (1) Professional Diploma Courses in Medicine & Surgery of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary(HPB)Diseases & Liver Transplant (2) Joint Master & Joint Professional Diploma Courses in Nursing care of Patients of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary(HPB)Diseases & Liver Transplant, Compatible to EU Standards. [6] Develop a Concept of University-Ministry of Health Partnership to “Justify Egyptian Liver Problem""."

Road traffic accidents are a growing health, social and economic problem in the partner countries Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon. Whereas EU countries, steadily and systematically reduced the numbers and severity of road accidents last decades, by implementing modern solutions and applications, the problems continue to grow in EG-JO-LB. Much of this existing knowledge, practices and know-how in EU can be transferred and implemented in partner countries. The overall aim of the project is to design, develop, adapt and implement a new MS.c curriculum in the field of Road Traffic Safety within joint efforts between EU-EG-JO-LB partner Universities according to Bologna requirements and EU traffic safety standards and best practices. The developed curriculum will be based on a market analysis and job demands for graduate engineers in EG-JO-LB. The curriculum will be tailored to the problems, needs and traffic characteristics in EG-JO-LB. This curriculum will be supported with several innovative elements e.g.:- The EU-MENA Network in Traffic Safety for sharing best practices and know-how between universities and stakeholders.- The EU-EG-JO-LB traffic accidents database for benchmarking and analysis.- The EU-EG-JO-LB handbook of best practices in traffic accidents.- The EU-EG-JO-LB handbook of traffic accidents standards.This curriculum will be also supported with ICT supported platforms e.g. OpenCourseWare for sharing teaching and learning material, Webinar online meetings, etc.The project will be structured into 4 phases:1. Current curriculum analysis (from Month 1 to Month 6).2. Development of the new curriculum and innovative elements (from M7 to M24).3. Realisation of the new curriculum (from M19 to M24).4. Implementation and evaluation (from M25 to M36).This curriculum, supported material and gained skills will contribute positively on economy and society development in partner country by making road traffic in MENA region safer and sustainable.