The European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) is pleased to invite you to the third World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES), to be held in Barcelona from 19th to 24th July, 2010.
The World Congress seeks to address, explore and exchange information on the state-of-the-art in Middle Eastern Studies in its broadest sense. The invitation is aimed at scholars, researchers, educators, students, professionals and other groups interested in studies on North Africa, Middle East, Muslim states of Central Asia as well as other regions of the world which are directly or indirectly affected by affairs in these areas.

After the highly successful experiences of the two previous WOCMES meetings held in Mainz (Germany) in 2002 and in Amman (Jordan) in 2006, WOCMES Barcelona 2010 will bring this unique event within the Mediterranean region. The Mediterranean, with its history of human and cultural exchanges, is a privileged environment for WOCMES Barcelona 2010 to unite experts from all over the world, to exchange new ideas, to strengthen and build regional and global networks for joint research.