On 16 April 2024, ELIAMEP signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Political Science of the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Pretoria. The Memorandum was signed on ELIAMEP’s behalf by its Director General, Professor Maria Gavouneli, and for the University of Pretoria by Professor Emeritus Maxi Schoeman. The main activities covered by the Memorandum include the joint promotion of educational, research, scientific and administrative cooperation; heightening  the presence of ELIAMEP and the University of Pretoria in Greece and South Africa and raising the visibility of their activities; connecting teachers and researchers and facilitating exchanges; and placing students of the University in research and/or executive positions at ELIAMEP. Present for the signing of the Memorandum were, for the University of Pretoria, the lecturer Anthony Bizos and, for ELIAMEP, Pavlos Petidis, Research Assistant, and Georgios Vourlakis, Head of Development. ELIAMEP welcomes this new collaboration with the University of Pretoria.