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Joint European Master in Surface, Electro, Radiation and Photo-chemistry +

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2021,

...newable energies, green chemistry, radiation effects, nanomaterials for the industry and nanomedicine. This content is based on the expertise of four academic institutions: Università degli Studi di Genova (Italy), Université Paris-Sud (France), Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu (Poland) and Universidade do Porto (Portugal). A strong partnership with SMEs, academic institutions and research ...
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Understanding the interaction between metal nanoparticles and biological membranes (BioMNP)

Start date: Apr 1, 2016, End date: Mar 31, 2021,

The BioMNP objective is the molecular-level understanding of the interactions between surface functionalized metal nanoparticles and biological membranes, by means of cutting-edge computational techniques and new molecular models.Metal nanoparticles (NP) play more and more important roles in pharmaceutical and medical technology as diagnostic or therapeutic devices. Metal NPs can nowadays be engin ...
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Re-establishment of the Ribbed Limpet (Patella ferruginea) in Ligurian MPAs by Restocking and Controlled Reproduction (RE.LIFE)

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

Background The geomorphological features of the Portofino MPA promontory favour the development of a rich and highly diversified benthic fauna and flora. The area hosts the most important shallow-water coral population of the Ligurian Sea and contains significant gorgonian populations. The fish community includes such species as the brown grouper, brown m ...
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HOLIstic optimisation of SHIP design and operation for life cycle (HOLISHIP)

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2020,

Most maritime products are typically associated with large investments and are seldom built in large series. Where other modes of transport benefit from the economy of series production, this is not the case for maritime products which are typically designed to refined customer requirements increasingly determined by the need for high efficiency, flexibility and low environmental impact at a compe ...
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Comparing the effectiveness and safety of additional low-dose glucocorticoid in treatment strategies for elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis (GLORIA)

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2020,

GLORIA aims to prove that the addition of chronic low dose glucocorticoids (GC) to current antirheumatic therapy is highly cost-effective and safe in elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RA is a frequent (affecting > 2% of the elderly population), painful and disabling chronic disease with high societal costs. RA is associated with multiple comorbidities, polypharmacy and adverse event ...
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RISE Women with disabilities In Social Engagement (RISEWISE)

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2020,

Women with disabilities have more difficulties to find an employment and to integrate in social day life activities than men with disabilities.This project focuses on the collective of women with disabilities from different perspectives, trying to identify needs and best practices in several EU countries, representing different cultural and socio-economic environments, for the integration and impr ...
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Preventing and mitigating farmed bivalve diseases (VIVALDI)

Start date: Mar 1, 2016, End date: Feb 29, 2020,

The overarching goal of VIVALDI is to increase the sustainability and competitiveness of the European shellfish industry by improving the understanding of bivalve diseases and by developing innovative solutions and tools for the prevention, control and mitigation of the major pathogens affecting the main European farmed shellfish species: Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas), mussels (Mytilus edulis ...
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Culture Aware Robots and Environmental Sensor Systems for Elderly Support (CARESSES)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Jan 31, 2020,

The groundbreaking objective of CARESSES is to build culturally competent care robots, able to autonomously re-configure their way of acting and speaking, when offering a service, to match the culture, customs and etiquette of the person they are assisting. By designing robots that are more sensitive to the user’s needs, CARESSES’ innovative solution will offer elderly clients a safe, reliable and ...
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Robotic subsea exploration technologies (ROBUST)

Start date: Dec 1, 2015, End date: Jan 31, 2020,

There is a need to develop an autonomous, reliable, cost effective technology to map vast terrains, in terms of mineral and raw material contents which will aid in reducing the cost of mineral exploration, currently performed by ROVs and dedicated SSVs and crew. Furthermore there is a need to identify, in an efficient and non-intrusive manner (minimum impact to the environment), the most rich mine ...
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Probing safety of nano-objects by defining immune responses of environmental organisms (PANDORA)

Start date: Jan 1, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 2019,

PANDORA (Probing safety of nano-objects by defining immune responses of environmental organisms) shall assess the global impact of engineered nanoparticles (NP) on the immune responses of representative organisms covering all evolutionary stages and hierarchical levels from plants to invertebrates and vertebrates. Immunity is a major determinant of the survival and fitness of all living organisms, ...
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European Master on Advanced Robotics +

Start date: Oct 15, 2014, End date: Oct 14, 2019,

...ent in English.EMARO+ is an integrated master's course conducted by the following partners: Ecole Centrale de Nantes (coordinator, France), Warsaw University of Technology (Poland), the University of Genova (Italy) and the University of Jaume I (Castelló de la Plana, Spain). In addition, EMARO+ has associated partners from Asia (the Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and the Science and Technology Fac ...
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Boosting Environmental Protection and Energy Efficient Buildings in Mediterranean Region

Start date: Oct 15, 2016, End date: Oct 14, 2019,

Definition and establishment of a new Master Course on “Environmental Protection and Energy Efficient Buildings” in three TN, DZ and MO universities, with affiliation to other three universities. The main scope is the promotion of EU best practices in the terms of educational methodologies and specific knowledge related to the energy efficiency and sustainability of buildings. Two are the specific ...
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High efficient Particulate free Gasoline Engines (UPGRADE)

Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2019,

The UPGRADE project aims to support the transition to a high efficient, cleaner and affordable powertrain technology systems, based on Spark Ignited GDI (Gasoline Direct Injection) approach, suitable for future Light Duty applications. The project also includes a deep analysis of the phenomenon of the formation of the nanoparticles in relationship to the engine design and its operating conditions ...
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Enquiry based learning at school

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

SKILL BASED and LIFE LONG learning, including 21st century skills, are becoming more and more important in European educational systems. RESEARCH is done in many schools, but not often is the research TRANSNATIONAL IN EXECUTION. Traditions regarding the execution of research and teaching research skills at schools vary. Sharing best practice between schools from DIFFERENT COUNTRIES will contribut ...
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Sharing LearnIng from Practice to improve Patient Safety

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

Health care is a significant area of employment across Europe, and good quality health care is essential to the wellbeing of its population. Around one in ten patients suffers harm during their care, yet most adverse events are preventable. The Shared LearnIng from Practice to improve Patient Safety (SLIPPS) project aims to improve the key skills of student healthcare professionals in relation to ...
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European Union in Space: Law and Technology

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

Despite the importance of space policy at EU level, however, the study and training in this field is not yet properly developed neither at national nor at EU level. Legal and technical operators who approach this sector, necessarily need an interdisciplinary background, including the knowledge of: a) EU law and EU policies b) technical features of these new technologies, devices and applications; ...
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EnhANcing emergencY management and response to extreme WeatHER and climate Events (ANYWHERE)

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

The ultimate purpose of ANYWHERE is to empower exposed responder institutions and citizens to enhance their anticipation and pro-active capacity of response to face extreme and high-impact weather and climate events. This will be achieved through the operational implementation of cutting-edge innovative technology as the best way to enhance citizen's protection and saving lives.ANYWHERE proposes t ...
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Public FLOOD Emergency and Awareness SERVice (FLOOD-serv)

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

Floods are an increasingly acute problem. Floods endanger lives and cause human tragedy as well as heavy economic losses. In addition to economic and social damage, floods can have severe environmental consequences, for example when installations holding large quantities of toxic chemicals are inundated or wetland areas destroyed. Intense precipitation has become more frequent and more intense, gr ...
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Biogas-fired Combined Hybrid Heat and Power Plant (Bio-HyPP)

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: May 31, 2019,

To reach the goals of improving the efficiency of CHP systems while simultaneously widening the biomass feedstock base as well as increasing operational flexibility, the project aims to develop a full scale technology demonstrator of a hybrid power plant using biogas as main fuel in lab environment. A combined hybrid heat and power plant combines a micro gas turbine (MGT) and a solid oxide fuel ce ...
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Online Study Platform on Mediation

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Apr 30, 2019,

Mediation is an effective interdisciplinary method of dispute resolution, where legal studies, entrepreneurship, administration and psychology converge. The EU has in the recent years embraced those alternative ways of dispute settlement for their main characteristics of being time and cost efficient. The applicable legislation - both on a European and national level, has been fully set out to mee ...
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European Education in Advanced Ship Design

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

Objective The objective of the European Education in Advanced Ship Design Erasmus Mundus Master programme is to provide a high education in Naval Architecture and Ship and Offshore Design.Course duration One and a half years (90 ECTS)Brief DescriptionThe European Education in Advanced Ship Design master programme corresponds directly to the needs of the European and Worldwide Marine Industry. The ...
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ONCOLYTIC HERPESVIRUSES RETARGETED TO CANCER- SPECIFIC RECEPTORS (ONCOLYTIC-HERPES)

Start date: Mar 1, 2014, End date: Feb 28, 2019,

Cancer remains a major health burden worldwide. The aggressive targeting of metabolic pathways shared by normal and cancer cells results in prolonged survival and cures, but at a tremendous cost to patient life quality. What is missing is a therapeutic agent that clearly differentiates normal and cancer cells. This proposal delineates a process for killing exclusively cancer cells with no interfer ...
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Integrated Activities for the High Energy Astrophysics Domain (AHEAD)

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

We propose a set of integrated Activities in the High Energy Astrophysics Domain (AHEAD) in response to the INFRAIA-2014-2015 call Research Infrastructures for High EnergyAstrophysics.The overall objective of AHEAD is to integrate national efforts in high-energy Astrophysics and to promote the domain at the European level, to keep its community at the cutting edge of science and technology in this ...
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External Automatic Glaucoma Laser (EAGLE) for the first-line glaucoma treatment:Commercial prototype development and validation (GLAUrious)

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Feb 28, 2019,

The GLAUrious project is promoting the novel External Automatic Glaucoma Laser (EAGLE) device with the goal of providing accessible first-line treatment for glaucoma.Glaucoma, a chronic disease causing progressive optic nerve degeneration, is the leading cause of irreversible blindness globally. Although incurable, disease progression is delayed by reducing intraocular pressure, thus preventing bl ...
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Policies Supporting Young People in their Life Course. A Comparative Perspective of Lifelong Learning and Inclusion in Education and Work in Europe (YOUNG_ADULLLT)

Start date: Mar 1, 2016, End date: Feb 28, 2019,

Most European Lifelong Learning (LLL) policies have been designed to create economic growth and, at the same time, guarantee social inclusion (EC 2010). First, we will study how different LLL policies are compatible with each other in terms of their orientations and objectives and how each policy considers the needs of ‘young adults’. Second, we will research the intended and unintended effects of ...
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Technology Enhanced Learning of Musical Instrument Performance (TELMI)

Start date: Feb 1, 2016, End date: Jan 31, 2019,

Learning to play a musical instrument is mostly based on the master-apprentice model in which the student’s interaction and socialization is often restricted to short and punctual contact with the teacher followed by long periods of self-study resulting in high abandonment rates. In such a learning model, modern technologies are rarely employed and almost never go beyond audio and video recording. ...
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EUROPEAN MUSIC INCUBATOR

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

European Music Incubator is a 5-partners innovative project based on a European capacity building program dedicated to knowledge-transfer about in-between/emerging musicians' careers and to structuring of the music sector at local and European levels. EMI develops transnational skills-training and mentoring solutions about entrepreneurship mindset, new business models and diversification of activi ...
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Exploiting the best sensory modality for learning arithmetic and geometrical concepts based on multisensory interactive Information and Communication Technologies and serious games (weDRAW)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2018,

The weDRAW project comes from the renewed neuroscientific understanding of the role of communication between sensory modalities during development: specific sensory systems have specific roles to learn specific concepts. Starting from these results, in weDRAW we will develop an multisensory technology and three serious games that will exploit the best modality for learning arithmetic and geometric ...
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Whole-Body Interaction Learning for Dance Education (WhoLoDancE)

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

Whole-Body Interaction Learning for Dance Education WhoLoDance is aiming at both researching and innovating contemporary learning theories of embodied cognition and dance education, building on advances on neuroscience, pedagogical and learning theories, educational psychology together with new technologies in artificial intelligence and knowledge management. Dance is a diverse and heterogeneous ...
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SupramolecularlY eNgineered arCHitectures for optoelectRonics and photONICS: a multi-site initial training action (SYNCHRONICS)

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

Photonics will play a major, enabling role in the future of ICT and healthcare. However, to fulfill its potential and deliver on its promises, photonics will heavily rely on novel and more performing materials, that can be manufactured cheaply for the specific requirements of photonic applications. To lead this “photonics revolution” and rip the societal benefits of being at the leading-edge of no ...
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Cities speeding up the integration of hydrogen buses in public fleets (HIGH V.LO-CITY)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Dec 31, 2018,

Several European bus manufacturers consider the hybrid fuel cell (FCH) bus as the most promising technology to facilitate the decarbonisation of public transport. By leveraging the experiences of past fuel cell bus projects, implementing technical improvements that increase efficiency and reduce costs of FCH buses, as well as introducing a modular approach to hydrogen refuelling infrastructure bui ...
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Development of closed, scalable and AUTOmated robotic systems for therapeutic STEM cell manufacturing: aseptic systems from “Donor-to-Patient” (AUTOSTEM)

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

AUTOSTEM will develop closed, scaleable and automated systems for therapeutic cell manufacture. The project vision is a donor-to-patient system where all aspects of processing, from tissue harvest to patient delivery are fully closed and aseptic. The process will involve new methods of biological cell selection from marrow, fat or other tissues, bioreactors to achieve scale and media formulations ...
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Synthesis of methanol from captured carbon dioxide using surplus electricity (MefCO2)

Start date: Dec 1, 2014, End date: Nov 30, 2018,

Methanol represents one of the most common and widespread platform chemicals and precursors for further synthesis, and is traditionally produced from synthesis gas, obtained by the reforming of natural gas. This methanol synthesis process operates in a stable, high-throughput manner and demands low carbon dioxide/carbon monoxide ratios in feed. The current project, nonetheless, is to encompass fle ...
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Knowledge Alliance for Advanced Urbanism

Start date: Nov 1, 2015, End date: Oct 31, 2018,

European cities are becoming living laboratories where industries carry on pilot projects to experiment new devices, all kind of sensors and online information and communication systems. The involvement of universities and research centres in this process is still limited. The increasing availability of data that comes from city sensors, creates new opportunities not just for monitoring and manage ...
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Management - Innovation - Development

Start date: Oct 15, 2015, End date: Oct 14, 2018,

Central Asian universities could become those sites where the interest of different stakeholders – potential employers, government and youth could meet each other. An innovation and research is what modern society asks for. Creation of the Youth Centre will allow young people who usually don’t have appropriate knowledge, experience and funds to start their own business or develop any project to do ...
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Master Degree in Innovative Technologies in Energy Efficient Buildings for Russian & Armenian Universities and Stakeholders

Start date: Oct 15, 2015, End date: Oct 14, 2018,

Establishment and development of a new Master on “ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDINGS” in 3 RU and 2 AM Universities with affiliation of other 2 RU Universities, according to features and learning outcomes delivering graduates environmental and “green buildings” technological issues’ skills. 1. Curricular reform: to implement an effective curricular development oriented towards ...
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Medical Physics: New ICT-based Curricula for Uzbekistan

Start date: Oct 15, 2015, End date: Oct 14, 2018,

The creation of the environment in Uzbek partner universities for development and implementation of a new, “Bologna compliant”, second level (Masters) program in Medical Physics that would comply with the international academic quality and correspond to the market needs will ease the problem of poor quality of medical services, lack of trained specialists for use of medical equipment creates and R ...
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Strategic support on strengthening the quality assurance structures at the private higher education institutions in Albania

Start date: Oct 15, 2015, End date: Oct 14, 2018,

Considering the problems identified in the project rationale, and including data from primary research from the Albanian partners, the project concept was conceived with sufficient scope to target real needs gaps identified, without being un-attainable. It is quite obvious that private HEIs in Albania are seeking to improve their quality assurance system and processes. And also the rest of the sta ...
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Sozial- und heilpädagogische Institutionen in Europa

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

Students attending 2 years of ESPA vocational college of social affairs, concentrating on social pedagogy and social care and some of their teachers, will be participating in the project. During the first two years these full-time school based educations include several weeks of internships in different social and remedial institutions.After 2 years of college education the students complete a pro ...
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Targeting and exploiting B cell functions for treatment in cardiovascular disease (Athero-B-Cell)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Aug 31, 2018,

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality and morbidity is predicted to increase in Europe and worldwide in the next decades due to aging and the rise of diabetes and obesity. The link between metabolic and inflammatory disease is getting stronger, raising hopes for novel therapeutic targets to be exploited clinically. Clinical evidence generated by the Academic partners of the Athero-B-Cell Consorti ...
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