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NUCLEUS - New Understanding of Communication, Learning and Engagement in Universities and Scientific Institutions (NUCLEUS)

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2019,

NUCLEUS develops, supports and implements inclusive and sustainable approaches to Responsible Research and Innovation within the governance and culture of research organisations in Europe. A major goal of the transdisciplinary project will be to stimulate research and innovation which continuously reflects and responds to societal needs.In order to achieve a multifaceted and cross-cultural New Und ...
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Building an IoT OPen innovation Ecosystem for connected smart objects (bIoTope)

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

The Internet of Things (IoT) brings opportunities for creating new services and products, reducing costs for societies, increasing the service level for the citizens in a number of areas, and changing how services are sold and consumed. Despite these opportunities, current information system architectures create obstacles that must be addressed for leveraging the full potential of IoT. One of the ...
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Twinned Cities Youth Sports Exchange

Start date: May 1, 2016, End date: Apr 30, 2017,

...ity to play and develop sport with their French and German counterparts. From france and Germany we expect to see 8 young people each country.With both clubs participating based in the inner city areas of Birmingham (Perry Barr and Ladywood districts) which are the most deprived areas of Birmingham.The sports element is used to bring young people together and will act as a driver for the youth ex ...
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Optimise Citizen Mobility and Freight Management in Urban Environments (OPTICITIES)

Start date: Nov 1, 2013, End date: Oct 31, 2016,

...pport drivers and fleet operators in optimising their deliveries.The European dimension of the project is ensured by a consortium of 25 partners from 8 EU member states. The consortium includes 6 city authorities, major ITS actors (research institutes, information service providers, car industry) and the most important networks of European cities and international public transport operators.Led by ...
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Sustainable Student and Staff Mobility

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

Savo Consortium for Education (Savo Vocational College) is one of the largest providers of vocational secondary education in Finland (approx. 8500 students, teacher and support service staff approx. 1150). The objective of the Sustainable Student Mobility project (SUMO) is to centralize all student mobility under one project thus improving the quality of mobilities and making their management easi ...
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lanning sustainable regional-Urban Mobility in the Alpine Space (PUMAS)

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

Alpine Space cities face common urban mobility challenges which call for innovative and cost-effective mobility solutions. PUMAS offers these solutions: It coordinates the development of the sustainable regional-urban mobility planning (SUMP) concept which the European Commission strongly promotes and, in its 2011 Transport White Paper, even suggests as a mandatory approach. The PUMAS partnership ...
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Sustainable Food in Urban Communities

Start date: Jan 31, 2013, End date: Apr 29, 2015,

The Thematic Network "Sustainable Food in Urban Communities" will focus on developing low-carbon and resource-efficient urban food systems. Indeed, the food sector alone accounts for over 30% of global consumer energy demand and produces over 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions (FAO 2011). Reducing the carbon footprint and improving overall sustainability of urban food systems requires addressi ...
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Deploying the added value of water in local and regional development (Aqua-add)

Start date: Dec 31, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

...ration of six real estate owners in an area of re-development by introducing the same river as a (economical) binding element) - added value (what is the added value of re-opening this river in the city centre). Besides, the working groups on these three themes had a first session as well, to define the scope of their work. The first meeting on the Decision Support Tool was held, by presenting p ...
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Public Engagement with Research and Research Engagement with Society (PERARES)

Start date: May 1, 2010, End date: Oct 31, 2014,

PERARES strengthens public engagement in research (PER) by developing multi-annual action plans, involving researchers and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the formulation of research agendas and the research process. It uses debates on science to actively articulate research requests of civil society. These are forwarded to research institutes, and results are used in a next phase of the deb ...
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PREPARED “ENABLING CHANGE” (PREPARED)

Start date: Feb 1, 2010, End date: Jan 31, 2014,

...alance risks and investment costs. Very high investments might be a waste of money and too little investment could result in unacceptable risk for the local community. PREPARED is industry driven, 12 city utilities are involved in the project and the RDT carried out is based on the impacts of climate change the water supply and sanitation industry has identifed as a challenge for the years to come ...
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Improvement of Methodologies and Governance of European Entrepreneurship Network (IMAGEEN)

Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Dec 30, 2012,

...ses and strengths to carry out actions. Project activities started with a study visit in Warsaw in June 2010 which focused on the good practices 'Capital of Ambitious Business', 'Innovation Potential City' and 'Mazovian Found of Credit Sureties'. The two-days visits in Gothenburg in December 2010 gave insightful information about the local contexts for entrepreneurship and about how local stakehol ...
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ublic Lighting Strategies for Sustainable Urban Spaces (PLUS)

Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Dec 30, 2012,

The lighting of public space accounts for 60% of public energy use in an average city. It is clear that any reduction that can be achieved will have a significant impact on total energy use and, therefore, on CO2 emissions, without forgetting the positive effects on public finances. The PLUS project makes a significant contribution to decreasing energy use and rationalizing energy consumption rela ...
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COMUNIS Inter-municipal cooperation for Strategic Steering of SME-oriented Location Development in the Alpine Space (COMUNIS)

Start date: Jun 30, 2009, End date: Jun 29, 2012,

In the Alps, the strategies of commercial development on the municipal level have been to react to single cases in the short term. A coordinated and concerted strategy using the regional and local potentials is missing. COMUNIS aims at developing a well-defined integrative and cooperative strategy for Commercial Location Development (CLD) and enhancing inter-municipal and intra-territorial coopera ...
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Software Services and Systems Network (S-Cube) (S-Cube)

Start date: Mar 1, 2008, End date: Feb 29, 2012,

Description S-Cube, the Software Services and Systems Network, will establish an integrated, multidisciplinary, vibrant research community that will enable Europe to lead the software-services revolution...S-Cube, the Software Services and Systems Network will establish a unified, multidisciplinary, vibrant research community which will e ...
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Clusters & Cities Network (CLUSNET)

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

... are important because they allow companies to be more productive than they would be in isolation. Supporting clusters has therefore become an important element in the economic development efforts of city-regions. However, the nature and impact of such efforts vary enormously, making it difficult for decision makers to find the right combination of tools that most effectively support cluster. City ...
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Cities and science communication: innovative approaches to engaging the public (CASC)

Start date: May 1, 2009, End date: Feb 28, 2011,

Science cities are becoming increasingly important across Europe. Their central strategic aim appears to be boosting the knowledge economy nationally and to support the goals defined in the Lisbon strategy. In order to do this, it is important that the ‘triple helix’ of universities and research organisations, business and the public sector work together to ensure that research and development (R& ...
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Fostering Sustainable Integrated Regeneration of Deprived Urban Areas (URBAMECO)

Start date: Nov 4, 2007, End date: May 4, 2009,

Regeneration of deprived areas and city-wide/ regional growth and competitiveness (fostering economic growth opportunities; integrated neighbourhood development plans; local partnerships and involvement of local communities, etc.) Achievements: Documents/reports:Baselin ...
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Clusters Linked Over Europe (CLOE)

Start date: Jun 30, 2004, End date: Mar 30, 2008,

...Clusters linked over Europe' allows its partners to execute an ambitious programme: The operation has permanently and successfully developed further and has since Kick-Off Dec.04 reached broad publicity among Europe's cluster scene in its 45 months. Steps carried out in 04-06 (i.e. broad exchange of knowledge, three Steering Group Meetings, several Good Practice WS, etc.) have paved the way to wor ...
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EUROPEAN NETWORK OF CITY-REGION COMPETITIVENESS (COMPETE)

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

...ence about the economic relationship between cities and their regions. This means that urban and regional planners have little experience to draw on when deciding how best to drive competitiveness in city regions. The COMPETE network focuses on enabling cities to fulfil their potential as drivers of urban renaissance and as critical economic assets in their regions. Its main purpose is to allow a ...
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Brownfield's Europe Regeneration Initiative (BERI)

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

BERI seeks to contribute to the long-term sustainable development of brownfield sites throughout Europe. The project intends to promote holistic brownfield development by adopting an approach which balances the financial, social, economic, heritage and environmental pressures. By creating a new European network to share experience and collaborate on brownfield developments, BERI intends to influen ...
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Adaptation and Mitigation – an Integrated Climate Policy Approach (AMICA)

Start date: Jun 30, 2005, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

AMICA is looking at ways to address climate change at local and regional level. The project seeks to increase the effectiveness of climate policy and strike a balance between precautionary and responsive measures to deal with both the causes and the short and long-term consequences of this global phenomenon. ...
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Neighbours of Europe

Start date: Aug 31, 2005, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

...ngthen local democracy. Citizens participation in urban planning is an essential factor for a successful urban development. The approach is linked to the WHO 'healthy cities' agenda implying that all city policies have an impact on the well-being of the population. The activities were organised around citizens thematic trainings. These helped them to be better equipped to implement local initiativ ...
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Sports Events Network for Tourism and Economic Development in the Alpine Space (SENTEDALPS)

Start date: Jul 31, 2003, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

This Project aims to encourage the transfer of knowledge in the field of sport events management in the Alpine Space in order to promote an economic and touristic sustainable development in this space. Promoting regional development based on environmental, social, economic and transportation policies is indissociable with sustainable development expectations. In fact, event management is becoming ...
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LUCI - Lighting Urban Comunity International - REV-ELARG (LUCI)

Start date: Jun 30, 2003, End date: Dec 30, 2006,

The LUCI project aims to bring together municipalities and professionals from different countries through a communication and exchange network that will multiply the transfer of information and experience in the field of urban lighting. The project partners will implement this plan in three main areas: discussion and sharing of experiences among elected representatives and technicians; meetings on ...
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Hous-Es

...degree of differentiationnot only in geographical location but also in the scale of urbanconcentration and perspectives, involving 1 provincial authority,3 capital cities, 1 urban agglomeration, plus city and districtauthorities – as well as 4 important associate partners.The intention was to focus on the policy issues and situationsaffecting large housing estates and homogenous inner-cityhousing ...
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Improvement, Introduction and Harmonisation of Occupational Standards in the NEU. European Qualifications in the Fashion and Beauty Sector.

...aluation exercise. The developed training modules, in addition to a quality assurance manual and an administrators’ guide will be made available via the project website and in printed form. The City and Guilds project partner, along with the LT co-ordinator, will play a prominent role in disseminating the project results, for which use will be made of the project website and of a series of project ...
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Architecture and Sustainable Urban Development Based on Eco-Humanistic Principles & Advanced Technologies without Losing Identity

Start date: Oct 15, 2012,

...ed on eco-humanistic principles & advanced technologies” is aimed at creating human & education resources for providing positive changes in national policy & labour market concerning sustainable city development based on eco-human synergetic interaction. It is planned creating modules for MSc, PhD, LLL training courses in urban development (UD); developing advanced infrastructure at PC universiti ...
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URBAN PROJECT/METROPOLITAN, AREA DEPRIVED AREAS/DEVELOPMENT ECO (URBAMECO)

...mme forphase II and a framework for local action plan. The outputsof phase II project financed through URBACT II will bethe setting up of Local Support Group and local action planfor each partner city. Achievements: Please refer to the 'Description' field, which also in ...
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OPTIMISING PROFESSIONAL TRANSLATOR TRAINING IN A MULTILINGUAL EUROPE

Start date: Oct 1, 2010,

OPTIMALE addresses one of the key challenges of a multilingual and multicultural Europe: how to ensure that Its universities continue to produce the high-level professionals that the Community translation services and the translation Industry need, to adapt to rapidly changing societal and market conditions. As recent reports have highlighted, the rapid technological changes of the past decade, fa ...
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