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SUrvey Network for Deep Imaging Analysis and Learning (SUNDIAL)

Start date: Apr 1, 2017, End date: Mar 31, 2021,

Though Big Data has become common in many domains nowadays, the challenges to develop efficient and automated mining of the ever increasing data sets by new generations of data scientists are eminent. These challenges span wide swathes of society, business and research. Astronomers with their high-tech observatories are historically at the forefront of this field, but obviously, the impact in e.g ...
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TRANSITION FROM LINEAR 2 CIRCULAR: POLICY AND INNOVATION (R2PI)

Start date: Nov 1, 2016, End date: Oct 31, 2019,

"R2π examines the shift from the broad concept of a Circular Economy (CE) to one of a Circular Economy Business Models (CEBM), by tackling both market failure (business, consumers) and policy failure (conflicts, assumptions, unintended consequence). Its innovation lies in having a strong business-focus, examining stimuli beyond environmental goals (including ICT and eco-innovation), and in examini ...
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Introduction to European Business Administration and Organisations

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2019,

Free movements of people, goods, services and capitals have been at the heart of the European Union (EU) ever since its creation, and have allowed the emergence and growth of what now represents one the largest consumer markets in the world. The recent economic crisis has however highlighted the need to innovate and create new businesses, for instance drawing from emerging social and societal conc ...
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A Collective Awareness Platform for Promoting Dark Skies in Europe (STARS4ALL)

Start date: Jan 1, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 2018,

WHY: 2015 has been named by the United Nations as the International Year of Light (light2015.org). Light has had many obvious benefits for human mankind, but it also poses some relevant threats: the everyday-increasing excess of light thrown by humans to the sky seriously threatens to remove forever one of humanity’s natural wonders, the view of our universe. More importantly, it has also an adver ...
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effective Container inspection at BORDer control points (C-BORD)

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: Nov 30, 2018,

Efficient NII (non-intrusive inspection) of containerised freight is critical to trade and society. Freight containers are potential means for smuggling (e.g. tobacco), illegal immigration, trafficking of drugs, mis-declared goods and dangerous illicit substances, including explosives, nuclear material, chemical and biological warfare agents and radioactively contaminated goods. One inspection NII ...
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An integrated pilot line for micro-fabricated medical devices (InForMed)

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: May 31, 2018,

The goal of the InForMed project is to establish an integrated pilot line for medical devices. The pilot line includes micro-fabrication, assembly and even the fabrication of smart catheters. The heart of this chain is the micro-fabrication and assembly facility of Philips Innovation Services, which will be qualified for small/medium-scale production of medical devices. The pilot facility will be ...
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Animation Sans Frontières, the European Animation Development Lab

Start date: May 1, 2017, End date: Apr 30, 2018,

Animation Sans Frontières is a 4×2 weeks lecture/workshop-based training programme designed to give junior European animation film and production professionals an understanding of the European and international animation industry and markets, as well the space, time and tools to develop, finance and produce their own projects, careers and eventually production companies.ASF is the perfect chance f ...
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AdaPtive micROfluidic- and nano-enabled smart systems for waTEr qUality Sensing (PROTEUS)

Start date: Feb 1, 2015, End date: Jan 31, 2018,

Water management requires massive, low-cost monitoring means coping with differentiated and evolving requirements. However, the majority of multifunctional water sensors only supports predefined goals hindering interoperability, with a high cost, impeding large scale deployments. Addressing this, PROTEUS aims at offering x10 reduction in both size and unit function cost compared to state of the ar ...
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TOPIC2INNO : Implementation of services enhancing the innovation management capacity of SMEs by the Enterprise Europe Network TOPIC (TOPIC2INNO)

Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: Dec 31, 2016,

In a survey undertaken in 2011 for DG Enterprise and Industry, SMEs and SME support organisations considered the inability to manage innovation processes efficiently and effectively as the second most important barrier to SME innovation (after 'lack of financial resources').The TOPIC2INNO project aims at delivering services enhancing the innovation management capacity of SMEs by the Enterprise Eur ...
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A Unified Model of Induction (UNIIND)

Start date: Dec 1, 2011, End date: Nov 30, 2016,

In a recent paper with Larry Samuelson and David Schmeidler, we have proposed a model of inductive learning that unifies Bayesian, case-based, and rule-based learning. The model allows one to study the dynamics of induction, and, in particular, it showed that under fairly reasonable conditions, a reasoner who does not know the process she is facing is likely to converge to put more weight on case- ...
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Sprache, Beruf und Kultur im Ausland (learning by extra-curricular activities)

Start date: Sep 8, 2014, End date: Sep 8, 2016,

The project “Learning by Extra-curricular Activities” enabled our students to take part in travel study courses in other European countries. A total of 29 students, who are either completing a vocational education to become European Secretaries or are full-time students of the College of Commerce and Foreign Languages, travelled to Great Britain and Spain for a period of three weeks in the springs ...
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European Class in Vocational Education and Training

Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2016,

Background Many European businesses & industries face great challenges in order to remain competitive players in the global arena. The EUCVET (European class in vocational education & training) project was designed to meet some of the challenges: Many companies still can't fill their vacancies In a study from Cedefop on European skill needs it is forecasted a net employment increase of almost 9. ...
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ECVET EN FRANCAIS !

Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2016,

As part of the implementation of the ECVET Recommendation, the project "ECVET in French !" aims to share the practices of the ECVET experts, members of the national teams, able to use French as a working language to : - strengthen their capacity to sustain the implementation of ECVET in their VET system(s) and in relation with the VET system(s) of the partners ; - make easier using ECVET in the f ...
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MOVIL'APP mobilité européenne et apprentissage

Start date: Jun 1, 2014, End date: May 31, 2016,

Apprenticeships A European priority... To combat youth unemployment and to increase the quality and supply of apprenticeships opportunities across Europe, the European Commission launched in July 2013 the "European Alliance for Apprenticeships". The goal is to secure commitment of stakeholders (public authorities, companies, CCIs and social partners) through concrete pledges to achieving the goals ...
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A bio-mimicry enabled artificial sniffer (SNIFFER)

Start date: Feb 1, 2012, End date: May 31, 2015,

"The capture and analysis of odours offers significant potential for border security applications related to the detection and analysis of persons, illegal substances and in particular explosives. Dogs - the most effective ""tool"" for detecting and analysing odours - can only be trained for a small sample of odours, get easily tired and are often perceived as intrusive by the public.The SNIFFER p ...
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Neuronal NanoCarbon Interfacing Structures (NeuroCare)

Start date: Mar 1, 2012, End date: Feb 28, 2015,

NeuroCare aims to create better retinal, cortical and cochlear implantable devices through the use of improved interfacing between the electronic implants and living cells. The NeuroCare concept involves low-cost, carbon-based materials, well-adapted for medical implants, because they (i) offer wide range of electronic properties (metal, semiconductor and insulator), (ii) are bio-inert and (iii) a ...
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Implementation of services enhancing the innovation management capacity of SMEs by the Enterprise Europe Network Paris Ile-de-France Centre (PIC2) (PIC2INNO)

Start date: Jun 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2014,

In a survey undertaken in 2011 for DG Enterprise and Industry, SMEs and SME support organisations considered the inability to manage innovation processes efficiently and effectively as the second most important barrier to SME innovation (after 'lack of financial resources').The current proposal builds a bridge between existing regional support schemes and the opportunities offered by European rese ...
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Partnership for the Development of Cognitive Radio (Par4CR)

Start date: Oct 1, 2009, End date: Sep 30, 2013,

By the year 2020, mobile and wireless communications will play a central role in all aspects of European citizens’ lives. As more devices “go wireless” and human wireless networks proliferate at unprecedented speed more bandwidth and better use of the RF spectrum will be required to avoid future “wireless traffic jams”. In this context the realisation of cognitive radio (CR) is essential to meet t ...
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Nonlinear Energy Harvesting Solutions for Micro- and Nano-Technologies (NEHSTech)

Start date: May 2, 2011, End date: May 1, 2013,

Vibration energy harvesting at micro-scale is considered essential to enable low-power, maintenance free and long-lasting wireless sensor networks (WSNs). However, many problems still limit the efficiency of current vibration-driven generators: narrow bandwidth, low power density, MEMS scaling, inconsistent vibrating sources. The scientific objective of this research project is to overcome the pr ...
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Integrated Cognitive Assistive and Domotic Companion Robotic Systems for Ability and Security (CompanionAble)

Start date: Jan 1, 2008, End date: Jun 30, 2012,

CompanionAble adresses the issues of social inclusion and homecare of persons suffering from chronic cognitive disabilities prevalent among the elderly, a rapidly increasing population group. Those people need support of carers and are at risk of social exclusion, yet this problem not well addressed by ICT technology, but would lead to a social and economical pressure for staying at home as long a ...
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TransRegional Economic Network Development for the Support of Procurerment and Official Tenders - TRENDSPOT (TRENDSPOT)

Start date: Dec 31, 2005, End date: Mar 30, 2008,

This partnership of Euro Info Centres wants to help SMEs gain access to cross-border public procurement. The idea is to involve both private companies and tendering public authorities in an information exchange to lead to better and more sustained cooperation across borders of North West Europe.
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Réseau Européen de Compétences pour les Stages Transnationaux

The english version of the contents description is being translated and should be available as of mid November. Please consult until then the original version in FR.
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Development and test of a system for the recognition of professional competences in the field of commerce, regardless of how these competences have been acquired

In the era of life-long learning, the recognition of informal and non-formal learning is crucial. The competence profile of a person is shaped by different forms of learning and should be assessed as a whole. The European Standard on Personnel Certification (EN ISO 17024) controls this process but it is difficult to apply it to all the EQF-levels because there are not enough offers which apply thi ...
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Be-TWIN 2 ECTS-ECVET: BUILDING BRIDGES AND OVERCOMING DIFFERENCES

Whereas the LLP and EQF promote a unified approach to education and training in EU integrating VET and HE, two credit systems will soon coexist when ECVET will be officially implemented by the MS. The need to address a comprehensive area of education and training in EU was also stressed in the Recommendation on ECVET which suggests to “facilitate the compatibility and comparability between credit ...
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Eportfolio and Europass

La politique européenne accorde une place centrale à la mobilité des personnes sur les marchés d’emploi et dans les dispositifs d’éducation et de formation professionnelle pour assurer la compétitivité mais aussi l’inclusion sociale et la citoyenneté européenne. Après des années de travaux, cette mobilité implique la mise en place d’outils qui prennent la forme du cadre communautaire unique pour p ...
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