• Task 1.1. Identify a list of leading HEIs in the EU with a master's program in SCM
• Task 1.2. Visit of beneficiary university delegates to EU partners
• Task 1.3. Gather information about the structure, pedagogy, and resources (and gain experience) relevant to GLOB-SM program
• Task 1.4: Analyze the information and develop guidelines for the design and development of the GLOB-SM program.
• Task 1.5: Develop two surveys (student and industry)
• Task 1.6: Final report summarizing the results of the three surveys 

• Task 2.1: Selection of faculty and staff who will be involved in curriculum design and teaching of courses for the new program
• Task 2.2: Conducting a short survey among teaching and technical staff to identify the critical shortages of expertise that the GLOB-SM needs
• Task 2.3: Conducting training on relevant topics (e.g., developing course syllabi and modules, validation and accreditation procedures, administration and financial issues) for the effective design, development, and implementation of the GLOB-SCM curriculum

Between January 17th and 20th, 2022, Elisabeth Jouannaux from the Kedge Business School, Wouter Dewulf and Roel Gevaers from Antwerp University, Maya Nabhani from FAFS and Bacel Maddah from MSFEA organized an academic seminar to build a training program for the academic staff at the beneficiary institutions. Initially planned as a face-to-face seminar on the Kedge Marseilles campus, the seminar was held online due to restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite these exceptional conditions, this week of learning was a time for sharing academic best practices among all participants.

After a brief introduction of all the partners and their contributions to the program, the construction and harmonization of the syllabi of the program was highlighted.  The seminar emphasized the importance of the interconnection between the academic and professional worlds in setting up a training program. Some professional partners who regularly intervene in the M.Sc. of International Trade and Logistics at Kedge explained their contribution to the master in terms of employability, coaching, and teaching based on professional cases.

In addition, administrative and technical staff the beneficiary institutions (AUB, USJ, TAGUCI and PSUT) attended a series of training workshops between the 25^th and 28^th of April 2022, in Marseille, France, organized by KBS and UA. The workshops are part of the capacity building deliverables the GLOB-SM project. The goal of the workshops was to share the expertise of the partner European HEIs on the development, marketing and management of academic programs with academic staff from the GLOB-SM consortium universities.

During the week, participants from the different universities got acquainted with each other. Workshop sessions on entrepreneurship, student experience, faculty management, e-learning, career center and recruiter relations, corporate social responsibility (CSR), pedagogical innovations and promotion were organized to build the capacity of the delegate staff members at the beneficiary universities.

• Task 3.1 Creation of working groups. 3 to 5 general working groups, representing all partners, will be formed.
• Task 3.2. Defining principles and curriculum models
• Task 3.3. Designing GLOB-SM curriculum. The new program will have core (compulsory) courses, track-related courses (food supply chain, maritime and humanitarian logistics tracks).
• Task 3.4. Approving of GLOB-SM courses. The approval will follow the regulations and procedures established at each beneficiary university
• Task 3.5. Preparation of GLOB-SM courses. This activity involves the design of teaching material in electronic and printed form
• Task 3.6. Purchase of hardware equipment (computers, printers, copy machine, camera, etc.), software packages, books, and appropriate tables and chairs. The lab will support faculty and staff training and student teaching and is thus necessary for the integration of ICT into the GLOB-SM program
• Task 3.7. Set the ICT lab and install the application software
• Task 3.8. Training of the teaching and technical staff on how to use equipment
• Task 3.9. Develop a handbook (user manual) for lab activities
• Task 3.10. Creation of e-learning platform. In addition to the traditional classroom approach, e-Learning is an important component of the GLOB-SM program. GLOB-SM will use the Moodle Learning Management System (LMS) to achieve the learning goals of the new program

• Task 4.1. Enrolment of students to the GLOB-SM master program
• Task 4.2. Launching of the GLOB-SM program
• Task 4.3. Monitoring of the first generation of students
• Task 4.4. Invite industry professionals to provide lectures
• Task 4.5. Organize in-company visits
• Task 4.6. Organize students' internships with business partners
• Task 4.7. Supporting student mobility
• Task 4.8 Analysis of the students' feedback

• Task 5.1. Development of monitoring and quality assurance manual
• Task 5.2. Internal monitoring and quality assurance
• Task 5.3. External monitoring and quality assurance 

Prof. Ben Abdelaziz, a distinguished professor of Information Systems, Supply Chain Management & Decision Support at NEOMA Business School in France, has visited AUB between the 10th and 22nd of June 2022, to review and comment on the GLOB-SM Program. Prof. Ben Abdelaziz conducted meetings with the Dean of FAFS Dr. Olabi, AUB professors, and the various HEIs. During the various meetings, the external reviewer provided feedback on the developed graduate program, including the project deliverables, structure of the curriculum, content and of courses, syllabi, sustainability and design of course delivery.

• Task 6.1. Development of communication plan
• Task 6.2. Develop an official website for the GLOB-SM project.
• Task 6.3. Organization of Info days
• Task 6.4. Final International conference
• Task 6.5 Development of a sustainability plan​

The International Conference on Maritime, Humanitarian and Agro-Food Supply Chain and Logistics: Disruption, Implications and Opportunities was held in Beirut, Lebanon, on August, 31st, 2022, at AUB's Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, at the Michel & Sherine Bayoud Lecture Hall, in a hybrid format. For more information, please visit the following link: /international-conference-on-maritime .

• ​Task 7.1. Set up and sign the Partnership Agreement (PA)
• Task 7.2. Set up of Project Management Structure
• Task 7.3. Kick-Off Meeting (KOM). 
• Task 7.4. Organisation of Regular Steering Committee meetings
• Task 7.5. Organisation of Regular Project Management Committee meetings
• Task 7.6. Developing of Project Management Handbook (PMH)
• Task 7.7. Task and financial management
• Task 7.8. Mid-term review and final review