The 1st Academic Forum of the European Youth Parliament (EYP) Italy will be held in Genova, Italy, between the 1st and the 5th of September. During these five days, students will have the opportunity to debate and confront each other on the theme: "Interactions in the Mediterranean: exchange, conflict and cooperation", with the aim of becoming a student-led think tank on the issues concerning the Mediterranean, from the refugee crisis, and overfishing to conflicts in the Middle East.