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GrowSmarter

Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: Dec 31, 2019,

GrowSmarter aims to:• Improve the quality of life for European citizens by better mobility, housing and the quality of urban infrastructure while improving the citizens economy by lower energy costs and creating as much as 1500 new jobs (on the demonstration level).• Reduce the environmental impact by lower energy needs by 60 % and increased use of renewable energy thus reducing GHG emissions eve ...
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Information Literacy Online - Developing Multilingual Open Educational Resources Reflecting Multicultural Aspects

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

According to the definition of the American Library Association (1989) Information Literacy is a set of abilities requiring individuals to “recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.” This definition illustrates that information literacy is a key competence to fully participate in today’s knowledge society. This is par ...
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Visual Analytics for Sense-making in CRiminal Intelligence analysis (VALCRI)

Start date: May 1, 2014, End date: Jun 30, 2018,

"The purpose of Project VALCRI is to create a Visual Analytics-based sense-making capability for criminal intelligence analysis by developing and integrating a number of technologies into a coherent working environment for the analyst we call the Reasoning Workspace. Conceptually, the Reasoning Workspace comprises three areas: (i) a Data Space which will enable an analyst to see what data and them ...
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Nice to work with you!

Start date: Jun 1, 2016, End date: May 31, 2018,

The project „Nice to work with you!“ enables the city administration of Bonn to offer intensive European internships to learners and people working in vocational training. Europe has long become part of the everyday life of our cities. City administrations already implement 70-80 % of the decisions of the European Union. In order to make the European idea work it is essential to increase the city ...
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SINDBAD/TRANSDUAL/move-it

Start date: Jun 1, 2016, End date: May 31, 2018,

sequa is a non-profit organization of the German private sector. Shareholders are Germany's top four business membership organisations DIHK, ZDH, BDI and BDA as well as GIZ. sequa is a globally operating development organisation that has carried out projects and programmes of international cooperation in close collaboration with the German private sector since 1991. VET and mobility of employees i ...
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Health Care Work Exchange 2016

Start date: Jun 1, 2016, End date: May 31, 2018,

The “Health Care Work Exchange 2016” project will enable 100 apprentices and students of health care vocational schools from 1 June 2016 to 31 May 2018 to carry out an internship in all countries participating in the ERASMUS+ Mobility Program. Apprentices and students in the fields of nursing, midwifery, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, special education and in medical techn ...
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Global initiative on gene-environment interaction on diabetes/obesity risk (InterConnect)

Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Sep 30, 2017,

The overall goal of InterConnect is to establish a global network that will facilitate the co-ordination of population research on the interaction between genetic and environmental factors in the aetiology of obesity and diabetes. We aim to establish mechanisms for identification and classification of studies and the data that they hold and create a forum for harmonization of methods as a foundati ...
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EurOpen

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: May 31, 2017,

The project „EurOpen“ enables the city administration of Bonn to offer their trainees and the VET-staff intensive European education study visits. Europe has long become part of the everyday life of our cities. City administrations already implement 3/4 of the decisions of the European Union. In order to make the European idea work it is essential to increase the city administration’s awareness of ...
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Health Care Work Exchange 2015

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: May 31, 2017,

From 1.6.2015 to 31.5.2017 the project “Health Care Work Exchange 2015” will offer 100 apprentices and students of health care vocational schools an opportunity to carry out an internship in all countries participating in ERASMUS+. Foremost apprentices and students in the fields of nursing, midwifery, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, special education and in medical technica ...
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Political and Social Transformations in the Arab World (ArabTrans)

Start date: Apr 1, 2013, End date: Sep 30, 2016,

Goal:To describe, explain and understand the root causes, the evolution and future outlook of the ‘Arab Spring’ or ‘Arab Revolution’Overview:Since January 2011, the Arab World entered into a historical process of rapid and deep change of its political and social structures. This process of political transformations shows some striking similarities with the political revolution in post-Communist Eu ...
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FAIR PLAY: An European Goal

Start date: Jan 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2016,

Over the years, SISU and BSJ gained a lot of experience in international youth work using the EU-funding opportunities. Both organisations where also involved in the project "street soccer for tolerance" and the expansion of the idea in other european countries. Meanwhile many organisations in Europe do use the street soccer for their youth work. Each of them adapted the rules to their local oppor ...
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Nice to work with you!

Start date: Jul 1, 2014, End date: Jun 30, 2016,

The project “Nice to work with you!“ has enabled the city administration of the City of Bonn to offer an intensive European internship abroad for trainees as well as employees which are responsible for staff training. Currently, about 70 – 80 % of all decisions of the European Union are implemented in the municipalities. Hence, Europe is part of the everyday life of the local governments by now. I ...
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Health Care Work Exchange 2014

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

From 1.6.2014 to 31.5.2016 the project “Health Care Work Exchange 2014” will offer 100 apprentices and students of health care vocational schools an opportunity to carry out an internship in all countries participating in ERASMUS+. Foremost apprentices and students in the fields of nursing, midwifery, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, special education and in medical technica ...
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REnewable FunctIoNal matErial – Training material scientists for a sustainable polymer industry (REFINE)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Dec 31, 2015,

"The plastic industry contributes around 23% of the total sales in the European chemical industry but is traditionally heavily reliant on petrochemicals for their raw material, additives and reaction media (solvents). REFINE will develop sustainable routes to functional materials (green routes) for various polymer/plastic applications. The network will make use of integrated approaches combining g ...
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Rural-Urban inclusive governance strategies an tools for the sustainable development of deeply transforming Alpine territories. (RURBANCE)

Start date: Jun 30, 2012, End date: Jun 29, 2015,

The main problem to be faced through the project is the poor efficiency and effectiveness of the policies to offset the relation among urban and rural areas and their development model. Such an inefficiency is due to the complexity to merge in an organic whole a lot of sectorial policies which have been carried out to tackle the critical situation in terms of loss of competitiveness, landscape deg ...
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Increasing the competitiveness of city regions through integrated urban-rural development (CITY REGIONS)

Start date: Jun 30, 2012, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

...uction of natural and open areas used for recreational purposes. Furthermore, the request for space by investors has to be answered in a satisfying manner despite a lack of suitable areas in the core city. Innovative approaches and solutions are henceforth needed that would require effective and efficient inter-municipal cooperation.The project CITY REGIONS targets its activities on the enhancemen ...
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Employing cultural heritage as promoter in the economic and social transition of old-industrial regions (SHIFT-X)

Start date: Sep 30, 2012, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

Industrial regions in central Europe have over decades been regarded as hot spots of economic development. However, many of them have lost this significance due to globalisation, transition to market economies and other framework conditions. Especially regions dominated by peripherally situated small- or medium-sized towns are characterised by their industrial past. Former industries leave behind ...
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Innovative urban strategies and action plans to increase the social and economic role of seniors  (Silver City)

Start date: Sep 30, 2012, End date: Sep 29, 2014,

...seniors require good governance and leadership, realistic and attractive goals, innovative, integrative approaches, a bottom-up involvement and financial resources. OBJECTIVES: Long term goal: Silver City contributes to developing sustainable communities and growth areas characterized by strong public leadership and human capital, social inclusion and sound urban planning for the benefit of all & ...
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CULTURAL VALUE FOR SUSTAINABLE TERRITORIAL GOVERNANCE AND MARKETING (CULTEMA)

Start date: Jan 31, 2011, End date: Jul 30, 2013,

Historical and cultural heritage of SEE is multifaceted. Cultural values represent both regional and territorial identity and a key-factor of sustainable development. The CULTEMA project aims at developing a shared marketing strategy to increase cultural heritage investments, establishing new institutional capabilities and implementing innovative governance patterns, able to reduce administrative, ...
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Tackling transport problmes by promoting cycling and walking (Active Travel Network)

Start date: Jul 18, 2010, End date: Jan 18, 2013,

... Achievements: Documents/reports:Mobility Management17/02/2015Cycling Embassy of Denmark17/02/2015Cycling in Odense (Denmark)17/02/2015Copenhagen, the worlds best city for cycling17/02/2015Ljutomer ATN activities17/02/2015More documents and information is available under:http://urbact.eu/active-travel-network
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PM10 reduction by the application of liquid Calcium-Magnesium Acetate (CMA) in the Austrian and Italian cities Klagenfurt, Bruneck and Lienz (CMA+)

Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Sep 30, 2012,

...nly fine and ultrafine particles, found in PM2.5, but also the coarse fraction found in PM10 that can cause negative health effects. This project focuses on reducing PM10 in the polluted zones of the city of Klagenfurt and the town of Lienz in Austria, as well as the Italian town of Bruneck (Brunico). PM10 consists mainly of re-suspended particles from sources such as traffic, domestic burning, ...
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Cradle to Cradle Network (C2CN)

Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Dec 30, 2011,

Cradle to Cradle (C2C) (metaphor, antagonism cradle to grave) approach on waste, waste = food, offers a breakthrough in waste prevention and production in closed loops. The Cradle to Cradle concept envisages a challenging future, where the emphasis is on creating eco-effective solutions. The power of C2C lies in its ability to mobilise and inspire.The Cradle to Cradle Network (C2CN) is a capitalis ...
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TRansferring Actions iN Sustainable mobility For European Regions (PIMMS TRANSFER)

Start date: Oct 31, 2008, End date: Oct 30, 2011,

BACKGROUND Mobility Management uses soft measures (e.g. information or coordination of existing user services), which enhance the effectiveness of hard measures of traffic planning to improve sustainable mobility. It faces resistance from key decision makers and remains a minority policy field that is established in very few European regions. PIMMS (INTERREG IIIC) developed a transfer methodolog ...
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Transnational Action for Public Private Partnership (ACT4PPP)

Start date: Sep 30, 2008, End date: Sep 29, 2011,

Financial, structural and territorial challenges in Central Europe ask for a strengthened teamwork of public and private actors to create and maintain attractive and competitive living conditions. Due to economic and demographic changes and limits to public resources (financial, know-how) the provision of public tasks and regional/urban restructuring can no longer be provided efficiently by public ...
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CO2-Neutral Transport for the Alpine Space (CO2-NeuTrAlp) (CO2-NeuTrAlp)

Start date: Aug 31, 2008, End date: Aug 30, 2011,

...ok place. For both meetings, a public event was hold back to back, including the final project conference in Milano. An additional public meeting took place in the Allgäu (Germany) together with the City of Kempten and the World Advanced Vehicle Expedition (WAVE). Through these public events as well as the wide media coverage the visibility of the project was maintained at a high level.The most im ...
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CIVITAS transfer action leading to innovation & sustainable transport (CIVITAS CATALIST)

Start date: Aug 1, 2007, End date: Jul 31, 2011,

The objective of CIVITAS CATALIST is to ensure that the experiences of the CIVITAS Initiative are exploited up to a maximum level. This means deploying actions aiming to:- consolidate, validate and deepen the knowledge of the wider impacts of CIVITAS through an integrated assessment of the CIVITAS measures;- promote the results of CIVITAS through a continuing knowledge transfer process;- increase ...
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City Regions Net

Start date: Oct 20, 2008, End date: Jul 18, 2011,

Urban sprawl and development of hinterlands (planning tools and financial schemes for a sustainable city-hinterland development; cooperation at regional level) Achievements: Documents/reports:Agenda_21-22_10_2010.pdf18/02/2015MinutesCRN_workshop_Arezzo.pdf17/02/2015Atte ...
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Heritage as Opportunity (HerO)

Start date: Nov 20, 2008, End date: Jul 18, 2011,

Cultural heritage and urban development (revitalisation policies; protection of visual integrity; integrated systems for the management of cultural heritage) Achievements: Documents/reports:HerO - Strategy Paper - The Untapped Potential of Cultural Heritage27/03/2015Sum ...
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Integrated revitalization of historical towns to promote a polycentric and sustainable development (Hist.Urban)

Start date: Jan 31, 2006, End date: Aug 30, 2008,

...and medium-sized historical towns outside metropolitan areas by using the established cultural heritage as a development factor for sustainable urban development. In particular the business location "city" with its urban functions should be strengthened to support a polycentric settlement structure in the CADSES area. The project partners are composed of 19 public and private institutions as well ...
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ARTNER INITIATIVES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MOBILITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES (PIMMS)

Start date: Dec 31, 2004, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

PIMMS aims to create more effective mobility management policies which can be absorbed into regional transport and sustainability policies. The project aims to create stronger regional transportation strategies that take into account environmental and social concerns. Experience from successful initiatives will be transferred to other regions. ...
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Interregional Innovative Services Sector Network of Excellence (InServNet)

Start date: Oct 31, 2003, End date: Apr 29, 2007,

Services sector enterprises are in most cases SME (very often small and very small scaled enterprises) with a great potential to act flexibly and innovatively and to be the backbone of the regional innovation process. In many cases this potential remains unused in terms of transformation into sustainable development and economic growth, creation of new products, new employment and internationalisa ...
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Rehabilitation and Development in Mining Regions (READY)

Start date: Nov 30, 2003, End date: Feb 17, 2007,

Large-scale environmental problems and difficulties in urban development are a barrier to structural change throughout the mining regions of CADSES. In many cases a monostructured economy, the prevalence of paternalistic structures, a negative image and the persistence of environmental damage with remaining risk elements require an integrated approach to rehabilitate and develop mining regions. Th ...
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ÖKOPROFIT international - Private-Public-Partnership-Networks for a sustainable Development of Policies and Society (ÖKOPROFIT International)

Start date: Jan 31, 2004, End date: Sep 29, 2006,

...stainable Development of Policies and Society (ÖKOPROFIT International) focuses on the promotion of eco-efficiency in urban areas. Ökoprofit is a Private-Public Partnership Model (developed by the city of Graz, Austria) that aims to enhance eco-efficiency through the usage of innovative integrative technologies and close cooperation of businesses, communities, and know-how providers. The model pro ...
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TEN and Corridor Nodes Managment Network-perspectives (TECNOMAN perspectives)

Start date: Dec 31, 2002, End date: Aug 30, 2006,

...ansnational level, which had and (hopefully) will have an influence on business location development strategies at all levels. For example, the Viennese project ZEWISTA was a fundamental input to the city development plan of Vienna. The results of the Styrian project RESTBUL were an input for regional development programmes. And the results of DELOTRAX from the Chemnitz-Zwickau economic region wer ...
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A city net following a co-ordinated approach to develop feasible and sustainable city logistics solutions (CITY PORTS)

Start date: Jun 30, 2001, End date: Jul 30, 2005,

...ransport modes, models and technologies are distorted, as transport users and operators face with prices that do not reflect the full social and environmental cost of transport. Therefore, to come to city logistics providing the best economical, social and environmental performances, public administrations have to define and follow adequate processes for problem investigation and solution design a ...
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LIGHTING DESIGNERS FOR HISTORIC URBAN LANDSCAPE

Start date: May 1, 2009,

Lighting designers and built heritage stakeholders from 4 UNESCO heritage European historical centres built this partnership to tackle the emerging artistic and cultural question of quality lighting design for urban landscapes.8 workshops, collaborations and networking through exhibitions, lighting works and creations, guided visits, lighting events for citizens, a website, a leaflet, an exhibitio ...
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Superconductivity Multimedia Educational Tool Phase 2 for In-Service Training of Upper Secondary School Physics Teachers – SUPERCOMET 2

The project responds to an identified need for physics teaching in schools, where there are either too few teachers, or non-specialist teachers, teaching physics and will further develop ICT teacher training tools for application in the classroom. SUPERCOMET 2 builds upon the previously fundedLeonardo da Vinci project, SUPERCOMET, which established computer-based training materials for the target ...
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LANQUA - Language Network for Quality Assurance

The area of languages is a major strategic concern for the future of Europe. This network will address five key aspects. (1) Intercultural communication as the ability to navigate different cultures within the global knowledge economy. (2) Education of language teachers. (3) Content and language integrated learning (CLIL) in European higher education. (4) Learning about the literature and culture ...
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Empowering Seniors to take part in Community Life - Qualification Offers for Members of Seniors’ Self-help Groups and Voluntary Initiatives

Start date: Oct 1, 2007,

Recent demographic changes in Europe contribute to an increased risk of social exclusion for senior citizens. Whilst civic engagement is often an attractive option for older persons, participation is usually restricted to those with higher-than-average levels of education, further increasing the risk of isolation amongst those with little or no formal education. To address this phenomenon, the pro ...
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Partnership for the Education and Research about Responsible Living

Start date: Oct 1, 2009,

...ong learning. It will contribute to improved collaboration between young designers who are focusing on sustainable production and consumption. PERL will stimulate civic participation; build capacity for future researchers within the highly relevant field of lifestyles and sustainability; and stimulate increased understanding of global issues such as climate change, resource usage and finance manag ...
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