Professor Ronald Sultana, the director of the Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Educational Research, University of Malta, has just published a comparative study of career guidance in the Mediterranean region. The study, co-authored with Professor Tony Watts and published by the European Commission (Turin European Training Foundation, 2007: [ISBN 978-92-9157-544-2], looks at the way different Arab countries in the Middle East and in North Africa are attempting to put career guidance systems in place in order to support student transitions through education and training pathways. It also looks at the ways in which guidance can play an important role in supporting employment and labour market goals in developing economies. Turkey and Israel were also included in this study, which is the first cross-country comparative analysis that attempts to take into account the specificity of Mediterranean economies and cultures, and the impact of these for career guidance with youths and adults. A synthesis of the study will appear in the International Journal of Educational and Vocational Guidance, due out early next year.