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Strengthening European Food Chain Sustainability by Quality and Procurement Policy (Strength2Food)

Start date: Mar 1, 2016, End date: Feb 28, 2021,

Strength2Food is a 5-year, €6.9 million project to improve the effectiveness of EU food quality schemes (FQS), public sector food procurement (PSFP) and to stimulate Short Food Supply Chains (SFSC) through research, innovation and demonstration activities. Our 30-partner consortium representing 11 EU and 4 non-EU countries combines leading academic, communication, SME and stakeholder organisations ...
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Systemic approach to Reduce Energy demand and CO2 emissions of processesthat transform agroforestry waste into High Added value Products. (REHAP)

Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2020,

Europe's position in the production of biochemicals from biomass and by-products is limited to a few compounds, while their demand is among the largest in the world. However, Europe has a lot of world leader chemical companies. On the other hand, lignocellulosic waste constitutes one of the most abundant resources without competing with food chain.REHAP’s 16 partners aim at revalorizing agricultur ...
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Innovative pre-fabricated components including different waste construction materials reducing building energy and minimising environmental impacts (InnoWEE)

Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2020,

The basic idea is to embed the waste from building demolition (fragmented bricks, fragmented plaster or concrete, fragmented glasses, machined wood from windows frame or from wood beams after demolition etc.) in a geopolymer matrix to produce prefabricated panels for different use.The main objective of InnoWEE is in fact the development of an optimized reuse of Construction and Demolition Waste (C ...
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Green Integrated Structural Elements for Retrofitting and New Construction of Buildings (GREEN INSTRUCT)

Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Mar 31, 2020,

The Green INSTRUCT project will develop a prefabricated modular structural building block that is superior to conventional precast reinforced concrete panels by virtue of its reduced weight, improved acoustic and thermal performance and multiple functionalities. The Green INSTRUCT block consists of over 70% of CDW in weight. The Green INSTRUCT project will: (i) achieve sustainability and cost sav ...
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New approaches for the valorisation of URBAN bulky waste into high added value RECycled products (URBANREC)

Start date: Jun 1, 2016, End date: Nov 30, 2019,

URBANREC project aims to develop and implement an eco-innovative and integral bulky waste management system (enhancing prevention, improving logistics and allowing new waste treatments to obtain high added value recycled products) and demonstrate its effectiveness in different regions. In URBANREC project, Northern, Mediterranean, Eastern and South-eastern areas in Europe are represented by Belgiu ...
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Achieving near Zero and Positive Energy Settlements in Europe using Advanced Energy Technology (ZERO-PLUS)

Start date: Oct 1, 2015, End date: Sep 30, 2019,

"In ZERO-PLUS, a comprehensive, cost-effective system for Net Zero Energy (NZE) settlements will be developed and implemented. The system will be composed of innovative solutions for the building envelope, for building energy generation and management, and for energy management at the settlement level. A reduction of operational energy usage to an average of 0-20 kWh/m2 per year (compared with the ...
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BioEnergyTrain

Start date: May 1, 2015, End date: Apr 30, 2019,

The development and adoption of renewable and sustainable energy has become a top priority in Europe, and is Horizon 2020’s most prominent theme. Research into new energy methods required to reduce humanity’s carbon footprint is an urgent and critical need, and is reliant upon a flow of newly qualified persons in areas as diverse as renewable energy infrastructure management, new energy materials ...
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Tools And Strategies to access to original bioactive compounds from Cultivation of MARine invertebrates and associated symbionts (TASCMAR)

Start date: Apr 1, 2015, End date: Mar 31, 2019,

TASCMAR project aspires to develop new tools and strategies in order to overcome existing bottlenecks in the biodiscovery and industrial exploitation of novel marine derived biomolecules (secondary metabolites and enzymes) with applications in the pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, cosmeceuticals and fine chemicals industries. Exploitation of neglected and underutilized marine invertebrates and symb ...
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EcoSwing - Energy Cost Optimization using Superconducting Wind Generators - World’s First Demonstration of a 3.6 MW Low-Cost Lightweight DD Superconducting Generator on a Wind Turbine (EcoSwing)

Start date: Mar 1, 2015, End date: Feb 28, 2019,

EcoSwing aims at world's first demonstration of a superconducting low-cost, lightweight drive train on a modern 3.6 MW wind turbine.EcoSwing is quantifiable: The generator weight is reduced by 40% compared to commercial permanent magnet direct-drive generators (PMDD). For the nacelle this means a very significant weight reduction of 25%. Assuming series production, cost reduction for the generator ...
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Education in rural entrepreneurship through producing and valorising of medicinal and aromatic plants

Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2018,

The “Education in rural entrepreneurship through producing and valorising of medicinal and aromatic plants” project involves the most appropriate and diverse range of 5 partners in order to benefit from their different experiences, profiles and specific expertise and to produce relevant and high quality project outcomes. The project links 1 international scientific expertise-GA Germany with 1 high ...
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European Values through European Intelligence

Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2018,

The project is aiming at developing a state-of-the-art approach in the provision of common European values to adult learners and beyond. The methodology will be basing on the principles of Cultural Intelligence (CQ). Cultural intelligence is a rather new methodology that can be understood as the capability to relate and work effectively across cultures. This approach will be transferred and furthe ...
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Green Entrepreneurs Europe

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2018,

Europe needs more young people with green entrepreneurship skills if it is to achieve its EU2020 target of ‘Sustainable growth - for a resource efficient, greener and more competitive economy.’ Delivering this target requires young people with the skills, knowledge and commitment to build a more competitive low-carbon economy that makes efficient and sustainable use of resources, protects the envi ...
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Developing and Communicating the Impact of Youth Work across Europe

Start date: Feb 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2018,

This is a unique project which simultaneously both develops and communicates the impact of youth work across 5 European countries (United Kingdom [lead partner], France, Italy, Finland, Estonia). It is the first project of its type to do this. It utilizes a recently devised method for this process - Transformative Evaluation (TE) - which in the UK context has been shown to both significantly deve ...
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Horizons Plus

Start date: Jul 1, 2016, End date: Jun 30, 2018,

Context backgroundThis project is targeted at learners with additional needs and fewer opportunities who are carrying out initial vocational training in catering, horticulture and construction. These groups of learners face barriers to learning and accessing work which their peers do not. They require an additional intervention in order to succeed and improve their future career and learning prosp ...
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Accueil collectif de volontaires européens dans l'Aube

Start date: Aug 1, 2016, End date: Apr 30, 2018,

The project is to welcome 5 young European volunteers simultaneously on 5 structures of the department: in the FDMJC de l'Aube, in the MPT Centre Social of Arcis on the Aube, in the MPT of Bar sur Aube, in the MPT of Vendeuvre sur Barse and in the MPT of Brienne le Château.The reception will be of collective type with a common accommodation and a apprenticeship of the collective life in Troyes, c ...
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Young Urban Media Makers

Start date: May 1, 2016, End date: Apr 30, 2018,

Young Urban Media Makers is a project leaded by Urban Prod association, which aims to host 2 EVS during 12 months, coming from foreign partners. Sending organizations are already partners of Urban Prod, and we met during previous seminars : Armenia and Ukrainia. Digital issue is very important nowadays ; rich of its experience, Urban Prod leads this project which aims to help youngsters to build ...
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Empowering Agribusiness Training in Emilia 2

Start date: Dec 1, 2016, End date: Feb 28, 2018,

The Municipality of Correggio has made significant commitments with respect to European policies that can be implemented locally to promote a thorough European citizenship. The applicant is working at all levels of education and is Agency of the Italian network for the transnational mobility of young people EURODESK.It is the territory of the Parmesan cheese, traditional balsamic Vinegar of Reggio ...
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Save your bUildiNg by SavINg Energy – towards 202020m2 of deeply renovated multifamily residential buildings (SUNShINE)

Start date: Mar 1, 2015, End date: Feb 28, 2018,

Deep renovation – the idea of capturing the full economic energy efficiency potential of existing buildings with focus on building envelopes – leads to remarkable energy savings. As nearly all of Latvia’s stock of multifamily residential buildings continues to rapidly deteriorate due to harsh weather conditions and lack of proper maintenance, the idea is attractive.Realizing this potential require ...
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Empowering Citizenship and Renewal

Start date: Jun 1, 2016, End date: Nov 30, 2017,

Context and background of projectLABO vzw is a non-profit educational organisation that strives to support a strong civil society that collectively work to create social change and a commitment to social justice. LABO vzw believes in the power of communities to facilitate positive transformation of the current model of society. To date it has been challenging for LABO vzw to create the capacity sc ...
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Don't be afraid! Nature is "Our Home"!

Start date: Jun 1, 2016, End date: Nov 30, 2017,

The term “Ecophobia”, means a meaningless but well-conditioned reaction given against the natural forms. Also in Clinical Psychology this term means “the fear one has for his own home”. According to the data taken from European Commission database, in bigger cities, rising sound pollution increases the displeasure of the city residents. In cities with green spaces, pleasure rate is very high. This ...
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Operational Potential of Ecosystem Research Applications (OPERAs)

Start date: Dec 1, 2012, End date: Nov 30, 2017,

Human use and exploitation of the biosphere is increasing at such a pace and scale that the sustainability of major ecosystems is threatened, and may not be able to continue to function in ways that are vital to the existence of humanity. Re-framing environmental resource use has led to the emergence of the concepts of ecosystem services (ES) and natural capital (NC). This discourse indicates not ...
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Multi-product Integrated bioRefinery of Algae: from Carbon dioxide and Light Energy to high-value Specialties (MIRACLES)

Start date: Nov 1, 2013, End date: Oct 31, 2017,

Microalgae are a promising feedstock for sustainable supply of commodities and specialties for food and non-food products. Despite this potential the implementation is still limited which is mainly due to unfavourable economics. Major bottlenecks are the lack of available biomass at acceptable costs and the absence of appropriate biorefinery technologies. The 4-year MIRACLES project aims to resolv ...
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Green Infrastructure and Urban Biodiversity for Sustainable Urban Development and the Green Economy (GREEN SURGE)

Start date: Nov 1, 2013, End date: Oct 31, 2017,

"GREEN SURGE will identify, develop and test ways of connecting green spaces, biodiversity, people and the green economy, in order to meet the major urban challenges related to land use conflicts, climate change adaptation, demographic changes, and human health and wellbeing. It will provide a sound evidence base for green infrastructure planning and implementation, exploring the innovation potent ...
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Soft Mobility Integrated Learning in English

Start date: Oct 1, 2015, End date: Sep 30, 2017,

The SMILE (Soft Mobility Integrated Learning in English) project aims to promote the use of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) in primary schools through the adoption of innovative teaching approaches and non-formal education practices, as well as to support problem-based learning, by developing a teaching methodology aiming to promote active citizenship and raise awareness among pupi ...
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Process and automated pilot plant for simultaneous and integral recycling of different kinds of photovoltaic panels (PHOTOLIFE)

Start date: Jun 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2017,

Background The major environmental risks associated with photovoltaic panels, if not properly disposed of at the end of their life, are pollution by heavy metals (lead and cadmium), loss of conventional resources (aluminium, glass and silicon), and the loss of rare and precious metals (silver, indium, gallium and germanium). Current volumes of photovolta ...
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Future Skills for the Third Sector

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2017,

The objective of the Future Skills for the Third Sector (FUTUR3) project is to help third-sector employers (associations, NGOs, foundations etc.), employees and educational organisations that train professionals in the field to identify future skills needs in the sector and to prepare for them.This project focuses on organisations with volunteering activities, and the main target group is professi ...
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Learning Communities in Rural Europe

Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2017,

The project "Learning Communities of Rural Europe" LCRE develops training materials for educational organisations that are interested to become an "ecosocial place of learning". Such places characterize a creative integration of formal learning programs and opportunities for informal learning. They support academic trainings through programs for university-students and research projects that are ...
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Fostering access to land for a new generation of agroecological farmers

Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2017,

Context: Preserving land for local, sustainable agriculture is becoming a growing issue in many parts of Europe. Major results on farmland result from: decline of farmland, mostly due to the pressure of non agricultural uses (urban sprawl, infrastructure...) and increasing land concentration on large, intensive farms, while small-scale farming is disappearing. In parallel, the forthcoming retirem ...
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Deep Collaborations

Start date: Aug 15, 2016, End date: Aug 14, 2017,

Olhos Verdes’ mission is to co-create a more beautiful world. We believe that together we can regenerate the planet and create sustainable ways of living. At a moment of so much social, economical, environmental and cultural turmoil, Olhos Verdes is being called by partners to give answers, provide Ecovillage Design Education, empower adults to start their own projects and live out their dreams - ...
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Dare To Act– Training Course on Peace Building and Non Violence Actions

Start date: May 1, 2016, End date: Jul 31, 2017,

The background of the project is constituted by existing regional conflicts in Europe and the increasing tensions within many EU and Eastern European countries in regards to nationalism, racism and ethnocentrism, as well as hatred towards migrants, territorial dispute. The project will cover different types of conflicts and in different settings and consequently ways of transforming conflicts by ...
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EUROPEAN WORK EXPERIENCE V

Start date: Jul 15, 2016, End date: Jul 14, 2017,

“EUROPEAN WORK EXPERIENCE V” is a pioneer project in Spain consisting of the transnational mobility of students. This project covers the provinces of Alicante and Valencia, in the Valencian Community. The economic sector where our students are going to have work opportunities is the active Tourism. The coast of the Valencian Community is crowded and it has reached its peak. This is the main econo ...
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Protection of the Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) in Slovakia (STERNASK)

Start date: Jul 1, 2012, End date: Jun 30, 2017,

Background The population of the common tern (Sterna hirundo) in Slovakia in 2008 was estimated to be 925 pairs, which is similar in size to the population in Hungary (950 pairs) and higher than that in Austria (250 pairs) and the Czech Republic (500 pairs). Given the size of the country, the Slovakian population of common tern is one of the densest in Eu ...
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Youth Worker Training Programme: Intercultural Dialogue through Music

Start date: Aug 5, 2015, End date: Jun 4, 2017,

This is an Erasmus+ - Key Action 1 – Mobility of youth workers project. Intercultural Dialogue through Music is Praxis Europe’s long-term Erasmus+ Youth – Mobility of youth workers training programme. The project consists of three mobilities (youth worker training courses): two in Birmingham (UK) and one in Tirana (Albania). The mobility dates are: October 2015 (Birmingham), November 2015 (Tiran ...
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“E.T.HO.S.” – Empowerment in the Tourism and Hospitality Sector

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

The project ETHOS is a ERASMUS + KA1 mobility project which offers Mobility actions to VET learners. The mobility of VET learners is aimed at recent graduates from VET schools aged between 18 and 28 years old (the participants will undertake their training placement abroad within one year of their graduation) and they will realize a VET training abroad in the general vocational field in the projec ...
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FRENSE PLUS

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

Context background: This project is targeted at learners with fewer opportunities who are carrying out initial vocational training. These groups of learners face barriers to learning and accessing work which their peers do not and these learners often fall behind in their work and in attainment. They require an additional intervention in order to succeed and improve their future career and learnin ...
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MObility for Vocational and Educational Training 2.0

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

The project MOVET 2.0 combines the Province of Reggio Emilia, 9 technical and professional high schools of the province, the Emilia-Romagna Region, the Chamber of Commerce, the main local trade associations, in addition to receiving partners and many European SMEs interested in a transnational dimension of business and labor market. The project develops mobility experiences for 90 students and 36 ...
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Green R(evolution) / Yeşil D(evrim)

Start date: May 2, 2016, End date: May 1, 2017,

General description of the project; Green R(evolution) / Yeşil D(evrim), project is prepared by Bolu Doğa Bilimleri Gençlik Topluluğu within Erasmus+ Youth Exchange, “to draw attention to environmental issues and on the increasing environmental awareness”. The project will be applied with EU Countries Romania; Asociatia ECO Youths, Italy; Associazione Culturale Eufemia, Hungary; Lélektér Alapítván ...
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Innovative Hydrometallurgical Processes to recover Metals from WEEE including lamps and batteries - Demonstration (HYDROWEEE DEMO)

Start date: Oct 1, 2012, End date: Mar 31, 2017,

The recycling business is traditionally dominated by SMEs. In the last 5 years a general trend in the electronics recycling sector to bigger companies is very visible. Multinational, multi-sector companies are buying several smaller recyclers every year.Hence the previous project HydroWEEE (03/2009–02/2012) dealt with the recovery of rare and precious metals from WEEE. The idea has been to develop ...
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Multifunctional facades of reduced thickness for fast and cost-effective retrofitting (MF-RETROFIT)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Feb 28, 2017,

The project aims to deal with the numerous requirements of facade panel retrofitting by developing a light-weight, durable, cost effective and high performance panel. Its layered structure allows for separate but also synergistic function regarding high thermal and acoustic insulation, excellent mechanical properties, up to standards flame retardancy and photocatalytic activity. Employing nanofill ...
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Frense 2015 - 2017

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

Context background This project is targeted at learners with fewer opportunities who are carrying out initial vocational training. These groups of learners face barriers to learning and accessing work which their peers do not and these learners often fall behind in their work and in attainment. They require an additional intervention in order to succeed and improve their future career and learning ...
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