The first Arab-Euro Conference on Cooperation in Higher Education will be hosted by University of Barcelona, Spain in the period 30-31 May 2013, in Cooperation between the Association of Arab Universities (AArU) and the European Universities Association (EUA). The conference marks the first gathering of Arab and European universities as it focuses on initiating a sustainable process of dialogue, mutual understanding, exchange of knowledge and increasing cooperation between Arab and European universities under the aegis of AArU and EUA. this important gathering will be instigate presidents and rectors from both sides to re-think the role of the concurrent in the current context of internationalization and globalization as well as addition of new functions to tackle socio-economic challenges in both regions. For more information please follow the link: www.ub.edu/aeche