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The increase in the number of female students in the CIHEAM Masters and Master of Sciences, in all of its 4 institutes (Bari, Chania, Montpellier and Zaragoza) is remarkable.
In addition, the last 4 prizes for the Best CIHEAM Master of Science thesis awarded by the Board of Directors were dedicated to women:
- Elsa CHEDID, for her research work on “DNA-based markers combined with High Resolution Melting analysis for olive oil authentication and adulteration.” (CIHEAM Chania)
- Marwa MOUROU: Isolation and molecular characterization of Xylella fastidiosa from different host plant species in Apulia region (Italy) (CIHEAM Bari).
- Najla KSOURI: “Transcriptional Responses in Prunus persica under Conditions of Drought Stress using RNA Sequencing” (CIHEAM Zaragoza)
- Wided KHECHIMI: “Proposal for an indicator of cultural ecosystem services: Measuring the impact of recreational visits of Mediterranean wetlands on human well-being” (CIHEAM Montpellier).
Women are also very active within CIHEAM bodies: the current President of the CIHEAM Advisory Council is Mrs GHAOUTI Lamiae (Hassan II Institute of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine, Morocco), who replaced Dr Nahla Hwalla (Lebanon)
And Valérie Baduel, France’s delegate to the CIHEAM Board of Directors, was appointed this year Director General for Education and Research at the French Ministry of Agriculture and Food.
As part of the 
The CIHEAM proposed to question its students – actors or decision-makers of tomorrow – on their vision of the possible futures of the Mediterranean region. To do this, it has forged a partnership with the NGO 
Faced with issues that may seem beyond us, foresight opens up the possibility of imagining a desirable and desirable future. It aims to define objectives that take into account the constraints but also the opportunities to be seized, it prefigures an action plan that can influence public policies and the uses of citizens. The work of foresight makes it possible to clarify our present choices and to modify them.
In the context of the continues collaboration with Lebanese Institutes in many scientific projects, elaboration of Ph.Ds. and common master programmes, and with solidarity to the current critical situation in Lebanon, the CIHEAM Montpellier has launched a special call aiming to support research programmes, technology transfer, and innovative initiatives.
It is at the National School of Agriculture of Meknes (ENA Meknes) that Mrs. Sanae Touali, a graduate of the CIHEAM Montpellier (France) received the prize for the Best Thesis of the CIHEAM 2021 in the presence of its director Mr. Saïd Amriri, Mr. Thierry Dupeuble and Mr. Philippe Le Grusse, respectively, director and director of studies at the CIHEAM Montpellier Institute.
