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REE4EU: integrated high temperature electrolysis (HTE) and Ion Liquid Extraction (ILE) for a strong and independent European Rare Earth Elements Supply Chain (REE4EU)

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

The REE4EU project will develop, validate and demonstrate in 2 industrially relevant Pilots an innovative Rare Earth Alloys (REA) production route from Permanent Magnets (PM) and Secondary Batteries (SB) waste. Currently only 1% of RE waste is being recovered as no adequate process is available, so proof-of-concept in REE4EU will open-up a fully new route bringing recovery of 90% of in-process was ...
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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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Optimizing and Enhancing the Integrated Atlantic Ocean Observing System (AtlantOS)

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

The overarching objective of AtlantOS is to achieve a transition from a loosely-coordinated set of existing ocean observing activities to a sustainable, efficient, and fit-for-purpose Integrated Atlantic Ocean Observing System (IAOOS), by defining requirements and systems design, improving the readiness of observing networks and data systems, and engaging stakeholders around the Atlantic; and leav ...
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Universities for Strategic, Efficient and Autonomous Management

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

Enhancing efficiency is becoming crucial for the sustainability of universities due to changes in modalities and significant cuts in university funding in many systems across Europe. The USTREAM project proposes a new way to address the question of efficiency in university management by adapting the concept of efficiency to the specific nature of university activities. It will examine three dimens ...
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Feasibility study for a European Forum for Enhanced Collaboration in Teaching

Start date: Dec 1, 2015, End date: Nov 30, 2018,

The “Feasibility Study for a European Forum for Enhanced Collaboration in Teaching” (EFFECT) aims at assessing the potential of a European level structure that would contribute to enhancing higher education teaching. It addresses the needs of teaching practitioners, universities and organisations and networks dedicated to teaching enhancement. The three-year project is led by the European Universi ...
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Harmonization and Innovation in Central American Higher Education Curricula: Enhancing and Implementing the Regional Quality Framework

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

HICA, driven by university associations, universities and ministries in 6 Central American (CA) countries, intends to support the reform, innovation and harmonisation of HE curricula. The project will further develop/implement a regional qualifications framework for Central American HE (‘MCESCA’) – proposed by the prior project Alfa PUENTES – that defines what a student should know, understand an ...
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Modernisation of Institutional Management of Innovation and Research in South Neighbouring Countries

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

MIMIr is primarly designed to aid, assist and soccour partner universities in South Neighbouring Countries to understand the status quo of their innovation and research, performance, efficacy, and practices and devise pathways to overcome impediments, hindrances, fiascos and pitfalls that prevent them from achieving recognised stature in the international landscape. The core tread to accomplish th ...
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Through Academic Cooperation Towards Innovtive Capacity

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

The project focused on the training and building up the capacity of management and governance in order to improve the higher education sector in the involved countries so that it can face the new challenges brought by globalization and the knowledge society. The aim is not only to increase higher education quality and accountability, but also to close the gap with developed and emerging countries. ...
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inHERE

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

The integration of students at risk of social exclusion, the provision of equal opportunities for access to education, equity in treatment are acknowledged not only as core conditions for the success of the 2011 EU Modernisation Agenda and the broader Lisbon Strategy, but as a wider move towards the role of the knowledge-based society in fostering social inclusion and social cohesion.Associated wi ...
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Mobilising the research, innovation and educational capacities of Europe’s universities in the SET-Plan (UNI-SET)

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

UNI-SET is a partnership action led by EUA-EPUE and EIT KIC InnoEnergy and involving other relevant existing networks that will seek to mobilise the university sector to realise its full potential through pooling the richness and diversity of its expertise in research and education and directing its efforts towards addressing common goals. The overall strategy of the UNI-SET is to achieve an “open ...
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European Literacy and Citizenship Education-Plus

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

The development of nationalistic viewpoints and the growing lack of interest for the original European project show a need for an input in European literacy and intercultural, inclusive, approaches. The increasing difficulty for Europeans to face up to competition from other international countries and growing rates of unemployment in the EU show a need for more effective education and training en ...
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Synthetic biology – Engaging with New and Emerging Science and Technology in Responsible Governance of the Science and Society Relationship (SYN-ENERGENE)

Start date: Jul 1, 2013, End date: Jun 30, 2017,

Synthetic biology (SynBio) offers huge potential for applications in energy, health and the environment. It also brings with it various challenges such as regulatory issues of biosafety, biosecurity and intellectual property rights, as well as potential environmental and socio-economic risks in developing countries. As yet, however, there is scant public knowledge about the technology. It is thus ...
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Focus on Automatic Institutional Recognition

Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: Apr 30, 2017,

The objective of the Focus on Automatic Institutional Recognition (FAIR) project is to improve European recognition as practiced by higher education institutions by implementing elements of automatic recognition.Experimentation measureThe measure to be tested is the introduction of automatic recognition in institutional recognition procedures. Automatic recognition is a fairly new concept that is ...
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geoland2 - towards an operational GMES Land Monitoring Core Service (geoland2)

Start date: Sep 1, 2008, End date: Dec 31, 2012,

geoland2 intends to constitute a major step forward in the implementation of the GMES Land Monitoring Core Service (LMCS). The three components (Local, Continental and Global) of the LMCS are addressed. The goal of geoland2 is (i) to prepare, validate and demonstrate pre-operational service chains and products that will underpin the LMCS, and (ii) to propose and demonstrate a concrete functional o ...
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Take-up activities by universities of specific guidelines and recommendations to implement their modernisation agenda (EUIMA)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Jun 30, 2012,

The project addresses two main elements of the modernisation agenda for Europe’s universities (i) the sustainability of university funding, financial management and development of full-costing and (ii) the transparency and appropriateness of measurement tools for the assessment of university-based research reflecting the diversity of university missions. A third “transversal” focus running through ...
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Promoting collaborative doctoral education for enhanced career opportunities (DOC-CAREERS II)

Start date: Oct 1, 2009, End date: Jan 31, 2012,

"DOC-CAREERS II has been conceived as an exploratory action to test the feasibility of Regional Workshops as an instrument to foster university-business/enterprise collaboration. DOC-CAREERS I project identified that many views on opportunities, challenges and barriers hindering university-industry cooperation are shared by both partners and that there are no “one-size-fits-all” solutions or ways ...
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European Literacy and Citizenship Education

Start date: Oct 1, 2010,

This Comenius multilateral project is devised to provide:-a Reference Framework of the competences (knowledge and skills) necessary to teach European Citizenship Literacy-a Database of existing resources necessary to implement European Citizenship education in schools -primary and secondary-, and in Higher Education, including Initial Teacher Training-a Portfolio of the European Citizen indicating ...
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European Area of Recognition. A manual for the higher education institutions

Start date: Feb 1, 2012,

Project titleEAR – HEI: European Area of Recognition. A manual for the higher education institutionsProject descriptionWhile the majority of recognition decisions in the EHEA are made in higher education institutions, recognition practices still differ widely between institutions and institutions are not always aware of the principles of good recognition practice. To tackle this obstacle for fair ...
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European Area of Recognition 2

Start date: Feb 1, 2012,

Project titleEAR 2: European Area of Recognition 2Project descriptionThis project is a follow-up to the successful EAR project, in which a recognition manual has been developed for the ENIC/NARIC networks.The EAR manual has been received very well by the ENIC/NARICs and other stakeholders, as a document containing the standards and guidelines of recognition, based on the good practice of the Lisbo ...
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Evaluation and Assessment of the Role of NARICs

Start date: Feb 1, 2012,

Project titleEARN – Evaluation and Assessment of the Role of NARICsProject description With the development of the EAR Manual, the legislation imposed by the Lisbon Recognition Convention has been transformed into practical guidelines on how to properly apply recognition in practice. Furthermore, the BFUG Working Group on Recognition will provide recommendations on various aspects of the recogniti ...
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NARIC On-line Training Course “Evaluation of Foreign Courses, Diplomas and Qualifications”

Start date: Feb 1, 2012,

• Project description: The NARIC On-line Course for credential evaluators was developed by the Dutch NARIC in 2004 and has been provided annually ever since. The Dutch NARIC will be responsible for this project, which will include a contribution from the French NARIC. Activities will be divided into 2 stages: the research and revision stage until March 2012/March 2013, and the actual delivery of t ...
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Cooperation on Doctoral Education between Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe

Start date: Nov 1, 2010,

This project will study trends in doctoral education in different developing regions of the world and provide occasions for dialogue and networking so as to foster stronger doctoral education partnerships between Europe Asia, Africa and Latin America.While the European Union's Lisbon Agenda and the parallel Bologna process reforms have stressed the importance of PhD graduates in meeting economic a ...
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Quality Assurance for the Higher Education Change Agenda

Start date: Oct 1, 2007,

Contemporary European society is faced with rapid and constant change processes. Progress towards the Lisbon and Barcelona objectives requires European higher education institutions (HEIs) to respond adequately to change as well as contributing to shaping the development of a knowledge society. In order to accomplish these ambitious goals, it is crucial to promote innovative, well-managed and forw ...
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Third European Quality Assurance Forum 2008

Start date: Oct 1, 2007,

The European Quality Assurance Forum aims to bring together the different actors of the European quality assurance community on an annual basis for discussion and exchange on current issues in quality assurance. The third forum, whose title is 'New Trends in Quality Assurance' will concentrate on new and innovative developments in the sector such as learning outcomes and qualification frameworks a ...
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LIFELONG LEARNING AND UNIVERSITIES IN PRACTICE

Start date: Oct 1, 2007,

The project Lifelong learning and universities in practice (LLLUP) has been developed in order to explore the evolution of Master degrees in the context of the universities’ contribution to lifelong learning. The project will examine how universities are adjusting to new societal challenges, with the central goals of: gauging how universities are adjusting to lifelong learning, especially through ...
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EHEMATim@ge – Création d’un dispositif multilingue de formation continue interactive basé sur le e-learning destiné aux professionnels en charge des examens hématologiques de base dans les laboratoires de biologie

The project addresses the medical sector and intends to develop a multilingual e-learning tool for the medical staff in charge of doing laboratory blood examinations. Main target groups are the laboratory staff, biologists and technicians, and the training organisations. In three phases, a platform and content for the training of basic haematology in several languages (EN, NL, DE, PL, IT, ES, PT, ...
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STRIKERS – Setting up Training Packages to Improve Knowledge of Social and Environmental Responsibility within SMEs

The STRIKERS project aims to establish new training approaches, based upon existing ethical behaviour within SMEs, to improve knowledge of social and environmental responsibility. In particular, the project aims at structuring existing ethical behaviour in SMEs, in terms of skills and training needs in order to meet identified training and information needs within SMEs in Europe. The main results ...
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