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Adaptive Management of Barriers in European Rivers (AMBER)

Start date: Jun 1, 2016, End date: May 31, 2020,

Rivers rank among some of the most threatened ecosystems in the world, and are the focus of costly restoration programmes that cost billions to taxpayers. Much of Europe depends on water from rivers for drinking, food production, and the generation of hydropower, which is essential for meeting the EU renewable energy target. Yet only half the EU surface waters have met the WFD’s 2015 target of goo ...
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Joint Masters Degree in Aquaculture, Environment and Society

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

...scientific, technological and social obstacles to overcome. This European Joint Master proposes specialised training in this field. The consortium is composed of three universities: University of the Highlands and Islands - Scottish Association for Marine Science (Scotland, UK), University of Crete (Greece) and the University of Nantes (France). The first semester (SAMS/UHI, UK) is devoted to gain ...
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Innovative, free, on and off line access modules to study master's courses in Europe

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

The strategic partnership will design, develop, implement and evaluate innovative, free on- and off-line access modules to master's courses in Europe (we use the word 'course' for the entire 2-year education program and the word 'module' for the segments that comprise the course). The project is innovative in several ways: 1) The modules will be delivered via an innovative system which allows the ...
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Northern Cereals – New Markets for a Changing Environment (CEREAL)

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

Description (EN): Warmer growing conditions, improved varieties and technologies, and concerns about sustainability are creating new opportunities in northern areas for greater cereal production. In few areas, it has already been possible to produce higher value cereals for milling and malting which has allowed SMEs to develop new “local” products to meet a growing demand from touri ...
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Smart Peripheral and Remote Airports 2020 (SPARA2020)

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

Description (EN): Main ObjectivesThis project will deliver increased innovation within public service provision of these airports which are supported directly and indirectly (i.e. publically owned, capital and recurrent grants, public service obligations routes, enabling infrastructure) by local, regional and national governments.Expected Change/OutputsBy applying a triple helix mod ...
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Slow Adventure In Northern Territories (SAINT)

Start date: Apr 13, 2015, End date: Apr 12, 2018,

Description (EN): Slow Adventures in Northern Territories (SAINT) will work with SMEs to make them more aware of how to capitalise on the business opportunities in guided slow adventure experiences, offering simple nature-based, immersive journeys, living and travelling in wild places, through marketing to new, distant customer markets.  Nothern Europes wide-open, wild spaces provid ...
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European Challenges and Opportunities

Start date: Nov 2, 2015, End date: Nov 1, 2017,

With the economic crisis in Portugal, youth unemployment in more skilled fields is increasing in a way that requires an urgent intervention. The line of our young graduates in the unemployment services is too big to be ignored. Representing the locals´ interest Câmara Municipal decided to find partners that in a strict collaboration could work together to help a group of 24 graduated young people ...
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Higher education student and staff mobility project

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

This is a higher education student and staff mobility project, please consult the website of the organisation to obtain additional details.
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Innovation and Management in Tourism -Education in the European Tourist Sector-

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

... as material for that thesis. Both partners chosen by the Icelandic coordinators/UCSI come from well-known education establishments. Both the University of Malaga and the University of Highlands and Islands run high quality tourism education courses at BS and MA level. • The first IO will be to establish a concrete platform in each country that includes members from the industry. The aim is to ...
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Marine Energy Research Innovation and Knowledge Accelerator (MERIKA)

Start date: Feb 1, 2014, End date: Jul 31, 2017,

MERIKA (Marine Energy Research Innovation and Knowledge Accelerator) is an ambitious initiative by UHI (University of the Highlands and the Islands), located in Scotland and the UK’s outermost region. The project revolves around the concept of turning the UHI Faculty of Science, Health and Engineering into a reference research and innovation hub for all of Europe on the theme of marine energy. Th ...
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Shetland Islands to Norway - Enhancing Employability and Developing Life Skills

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

This project focuses on vocational practices in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, Voss and Norway, and stems from the view that international learning can increase the quality of young people's education in general and in particular in relation to vocational training. It is hoped that the project will lead to increased recruitment in vocational training subjects. The project is anchored in the mobil ...
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EES Innovation CSA

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

The overall aim is to ensure that Scottish SMEs with international innovation and growth ambitions are empowered by unlocking their full growth potential through better internal innovation management capability.The underpinning objective of this proposal is therefore to deliver a quality service in Scotland that supports SMEs to increase their innovation management capacity and to innovate succ ...
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Improvement of adult education based on innovative approach-UHI Scotland

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: May 31, 2016,

...rednja škola Dugo Selo, Škola za montažu instalacija i metalnih konstrucija i Strukovna škola Vice Vlatkovića Zadar in the project act as a consortium. The host partner was the University of Highlands and Islands in the United Kingdom, Scotland, who successfully implemented blended learning method . The project involved 8 participants in the field of adult education (principals, heads of adult ed ...
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UK150330_Support to the provision of services Enhancing the innovation managementcapacities of SMEs by the Enterprise Europe Network in 2014 (UK150330_IMCpilot)

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

...work Scotland (EES) host organisations. This proposed pilot project will cover the whole of Scotland, through the two innovation focussed partners of the EES consortium: Scottish Enterprise (SE) and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). The majority of the activity will be carried out in the Scottish Enterprise region, which accounts for 91% of the population.
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Territorial Indicators of Poverty and Social Exclusion in Europe (TIPSE)

Start date: Jan 31, 2012, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

Combating poverty and social exclusion rank among the main objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy. The recent economic crisis has had a huge effect on millions of European citizens with many people losing their jobs, household incomes decreasing and consequently the risk of being affected by poverty increasing. For social exclusion, not only a clear definition seems to be lacking, but also there d ...
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Blue Energy Production in Ports (BEPPo)

Start date: Jan 5, 2013, End date: Nov 29, 2014,

...ntial end-users• Creation of a wide database and network of organisations of BEPPo partners’ marine energy generation test plants (in Oostende, Hanstholm) / marine energy parks (Highlands) and other external relevant stakeholders• Meetings with local/ regional/ national policy makers to ease energy development plans in the BEPPo ports and disseminate results of marine energy experiemental tests• I ...
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EnergyMare

Start date: Nov 14, 2012, End date: Nov 14, 2014,

Creating a Transnational Cooperation Network to enhace the marine renewable energy production, sharing data and experiences, joint exploration of the potential of innovative sources of energy coming from the sea, development of pilot projects and cooperation to overcome the existing barriers. ...
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Sail West

Start date: Jun 30, 2009, End date: Sep 29, 2014,

The Sail West Strategy has been developed to deliver a number of objectives which are as follows:To provide a cohesive marine leisure development strategy for the North West, which links Sligo, Donegal, the maritime counties of Northern Ireland and the West of Scotland.To provide innovation in the development of new products and services.To share knowledge and best practise between the partners.To ...
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Food Port - Connecting Food Port Regions - Between and Beyond (Food Port)

Start date: Aug 31, 2010, End date: Aug 30, 2013,

...3_The Food Port Transnational Action PlanWP5_3_Food Logistic Cluster ManagementWP5_2_Identification and analysis of food flows in Västra GötalandWP5_2_ Whisky Logistics Study Spirits of the HighlandsWP5_2_Summary Inter and Intra Regional Food Product FlowsWP5_1_Scan of Regional Food Clusters in the North Sea RegionWP5_1_Summary Scan of Regional Food ClustersWP4_2_Case Study Deutsche See Tests to a ...
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Rural Innovation and Business Systems (RIBS)

Start date: Jun 30, 2010, End date: Dec 30, 2012,

The Rural Innovation and Business Systems (RIBS) project will specifically help SMEs in rural regions of Ireland, Scotland, Iceland, Sweden and Finland to address the effects of the economic downturn and strengthen their competitiveness and growth potential. Based on the needs analysis of the SMEs and the business support community in the target regions, RIBS will develop Business Growth Programme ...
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Seamless Travel across the Atlantic area Regions using sustainable Transport (START)

Start date: Dec 31, 2008, End date: Dec 29, 2011,

This project addresses both the ACCESSIBILITY issue and the intensification of inter-regional relationships in relation to the transport of passengers, and the consortium is willing to take on the role as THE strategic project for ACCESSIBILITY. The main objectives of START are: 1. To improve the accessibility of regions and the interconnection of passenger transport networks; and 2. T ...
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Development of regional and Pan-European guidelines for more efficient integration of renewable energy into future infrastructures (SUSPLAN)

Start date: Sep 1, 2008, End date: Oct 31, 2011,

The overall impact from SUSPLAN is contribution to a substantially increased share of renewable energy sources (RES) in Europe at an acceptable level of cost, thereby increasing security of supply and competitiveness of RES industry. The results will ease PAN-European harmonisation and lead to a more integrated European energy market.The main objective is to develop guidelines for more efficient i ...
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European Development Opportunities in Rural Areas (EDORA)

Start date: Aug 31, 2008, End date: Aug 31, 2010,

The reform of the Common Agricultural Policy in the framework of the Agenda 2000 boosted the significance of rural development in this sector policy. Rural development, in line with the Lisbon/Gothenburg Strategy, is conceived to support job creation and economic growth in rural areas in a sustainable way. Against this backdrop, this project will provide evidence on the development opportunities o ...
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Rural Expertise in the North - REN (REN)

Start date: Jan 1, 2006, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

Advanced technologies offer a way to guarantee future growth and success in todays international marketplace. For smaller, rural centres this is more challenging because of a strong bias towards greater concentration in bigger cities, resulting in fewer opportunities for the small, rural centres in the Northern Periphery. Technology centres in the fields of advanced technologies need to be better ...
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European Small Islands' Network Inter-Island Exchange Project (ESIN IIEP)

Start date: Jun 30, 2004, End date: Oct 30, 2007,

The network’s overall goal is to promote the sustainable economic, social and cultural development of small islands so as to strengthen their capacity to support permanent, resident island communities. By promoting the transfer of information, ideas and experience among islanders, professionals and policy-makers concerned with the future of small islands, ESIN aims to devise models of sustainable ...
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Based Tourism

Start date: Dec 31, 2003, End date: Dec 30, 2006,

Nature based tourism is a new tourism sector which has experienced significant growth in recent years. Nature-based tourism offers significant opportunities, especially for Northern Periphery areas, and can support both conservation and employment across the region. However, development in this sector must be managed in the correct manner, in order to ensure that growth does not hamper the essence ...
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Young Entrepreneur Factory

Start date: Sep 30, 2003, End date: Oct 30, 2006,

The project aims to design and pilot a programme of activities to develop entrepreneurial thinking within groups of young people from 16 to 25 years, in order to foster their business attitudes, ideas and skills to create viable and sustainable businesses. An environment will be created to support young people to reach the stage where they can engage in business or enter a business incubator facil ...
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Extreme Weather Conditions

Start date: Aug 31, 2004, End date: Aug 31, 2006,

Cold is a natural part of the environment in the northern regions of Europe and can be considered as a risk factor, be it encountered in the work environment or during leisure activities. In a wide range of occupational areas, such as rescue, cold and freezer room work, fishing, tourism etc., problems linked to the cold are a daily occurrence. This project aims to focus on extreme cold conditions ...
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Northern Potential

Start date: Mar 4, 2003, End date: Aug 30, 2006,

This project seeks to resolve the deficit in information provision by providing access to integrated knowledge-bases that are user friendly and supported by modern communication tools. The partners will develop quality Knowledge Bases, a transnational discussion forum and personalised communication tools on the Internet. Knowledge Base content includes regional statistics, economic analysis, news ...
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Northern Maritime Corridor - NMC NP (NMC NP)

Start date: Jun 30, 2002, End date: Dec 30, 2005,

The Northern Maritime Corridor Project will develop efficient, safe and sustainable transportation, connecting coastal regions, and enhancing regional development in the Northern Periphery area and in the North Sea region. The project focuses on intermodality; shifting from road haulage to sea transport, and on maritime safety and risk management strategies. The core of the NMC concept is to provi ...
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Remote Telematic Solutions for patient diagnoses and training of health care professionals in sparsely populated areas (REMEDY)

Start date: Aug 31, 2002, End date: May 29, 2005,

The project aims to develop the practical use of tele-medical support within different disciplines of the health and medical services in sparsely populated and remote areas of the northern periphery. The purpose is to increase patient security, service quality and to protect patients legal rights within the area. An IT-based training programme at individual, group and organisational level will be ...
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Structure for Commercialisation of Rural Innovation - SCRI (SCRI)

Start date: Jan 31, 2003, End date: Jan 30, 2005,

This innovative project aims to exchange skills and experience between research institutions, academia and the public and private sectors, in order to create a more dynamic use of the skills that are used for the sustainable exploitation of innovative ideas. Mechanisms will be devised to improve access for companies in the target region to academic and public sector expertise, in order to improve ...
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Programa piloto para el diseño homogéneo en la UE de una formación profesional básica y de itinerarios curriculares de los agentes de desarrollo

The project aims the improvement of the fishery training system through the development of a training curriculum for fishery development agents (FDA) and related trainers training and materials. The partnership, 9 partners in 6 countries, have detected based on several studies about the sector, that, on one side the current profiles of the FDA does not meet the needs of the industry due to a defic ...
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Master of Wood Energy

Start date: Oct 1, 2012,

The aim of this 3-year project is to plan a master program to educate experts in wood energy production, trade and transportation within the EU and globally. The EU has set very challenging aims for the partial replacement of fossil fuels with renewable energy by 2020. In many EU countries forests are a remarkable source of renewable energy and wood energy is an important export product. Correspon ...
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