The Euro-Mediterranean Universities Union hosted a session entitled \”Strategic Planning for Higher Education Institutions in the Mediterranean Region in Times of Crisis\”. This session aimed to encourage the exchange of ideas and best practices across the Mediterranean region. The meeting focused on the discussion on how universities in the Mediterranean region can successfully implement their strategies in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. The main speakers of the session: Dr. Salma Bukhatwa – Libya, Dr.. Laila Triki – Tunisia and Dr. Tammy Ghorfi – Morocco. The session was moderated by Mr. Marcello Scalese, Mr. Richard Magnus and Mr. Tim Maskin from the Euro-Mediterranean Universities Union.