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Development and application of mitigation and adaptation strategies and measures for counteracting the global Urban Heat Islands phenomenon (UHI)
Start date: Apr 30, 2011, End date: Apr 29, 2014,
As population of our cities grow, so does land area and this result in increase of an average temperature. The buildings and roads absorb temperature produced during the day, like giant heaters, and store it. The energy is then released during the night time. This often means a big difference in the temperature between city and its surrounding areas.This phenomenon is called the Urban Heat Island ...
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Rail Baltica Growth Corridor (RBGC)
Start date: Jun 10, 2010, End date: Sep 9, 2013,
The RBGC is led by the City of Helsinki and coordinated by the Aalto University Small Business Center. The project has in total of 21 partners from 6 BSR countries. Target groups of the RBGC are City and regional authorities, Transport service providers, Logistics centers, Intermodal terminals, Public transport authorities, Universities and other research centers. RBGC's partner composition is bas ...
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Qualification, Innovation, Cooperation and Keybusiness for Small and Medium Enterprises in the Baltic Sea Region (BSR QUICK)
Start date: Nov 30, 2009, End date: Dec 15, 2012,
SMEs represent 99% of all enterprises in BSR and provide up to 70% of all jobs, being an important economic but also socio-cultural factor. SMEs present the biggest potential for job creation also in future. QUICK aims at unleashing this potential to its full extent by addressing the following challenges undermining the competitiveness of the BSR SMEs:- limited benefit from innovation processes an ...
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From theory and plans to eco-efficient and sustainable practices to improve the status of the Baltic Sea (WATERPRAXIS)
Start date: Dec 31, 2008, End date: Jan 23, 2012,
Eutrophication caused by nutrient load is the biggest environmental problem of the Baltic Sea. Practical measures to restrict it are included in River Basin Management Plans (RBMP), outputs of the implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive. However, putting general-level RMBPs into practice, i.e. applying water pollution control methods and changing land-use practices, is hindered by many ...
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Regions for Better Broadband connection (B3 Regions)
Start date: Aug 31, 2008, End date: Oct 30, 2010,
...ION OF CRETE: 6 mln euro out of which 1 mln euro of EU financing; CATALONIA: 156,4 mln euro out of which 66,4 mln euro of ERDF funds; CYPRUS: 2,6 mln euro out of which 910.000 euro of EU financing; LODZ REGION: 97 mln euro out of which 74 mln euro of ROP EU financing. These main outputs were developed thanks to the assistance provided by the experts partners (mainly by Piedmont Region and CSI, Nyn ...
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inciples, tools and systems to extend spatial planning on water courses (WATERSKETCH)
Start date: Jun 30, 2004, End date: Jun 29, 2007,
River basin planning has a long tradition in water protection terminology, but new whole Europe approach has been adopted when Water framework directive (WFD) come into force. According to WFD all European river basins should be covered by river basin plans with ultimate goal to reach good ecological status or potential in all waterbodies. Baltic Sea is one of the most fragile marine areas in Euro ...
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art II: Baltic University Urban Forum - Implementing Sustainable Development in Urban Areas - Urban Forum (BUUF II)
Start date: Jun 30, 2003, End date: May 30, 2006,
The Baltic University Urban Forum, BUUF, aims to contribute to a sustainable development in the Baltic Sea region by developing local sustainability strategies. The project is of special relevance for spatial planning, building strategies, and infrastructure development, where the role of the municipality is large. The project aims to develop integrative tools for urban management.The project addr ...
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Baltic University Urban Forum - Implementing Sustainable Development in Urban Areas - Urban Forum (BUUF )
Start date: Feb 28, 2003, End date: Jun 29, 2003,
The Baltic University Urban Forum (BUUF) is a cooperation between cities/towns and universities in the Baltic Sea region to promote sustainable development. The BUUF project aims to develop strategies for sustainable development for cities and towns. 20 cities and towns, and 15 universities in 9 countries take part in the project. Through the Union of Baltic Cities the results will be available fo ...
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EURICA - EURope and latin ameRICA: Enhancing University Relationships by Investing in Cooperative Actions
Start date: Jul 15, 2013,
EURICA: EUrope and ameRICA – Enhancing University Relations by Investing in Cooperative Actions, is an EU-Latin American network for the advancement of Higher Education coordinated by the University of Groningen (NL) and the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (MX). It consists of 20 full member HEIs targeting a total of 15 countries: 7 in Europe and 8 in Latin America. These are: Czech Repub ...
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Curriculum Development and Capacity Building in the field of EU Studies
Start date: Oct 15, 2012,
...the EU (Khazar University and Baku State University and European universities having already an expertise and well-established programmes in this field (Leiden University, the University of Lodz, the University of Lusophone and the University of Genoa). This programme will facilitate further cooperation between all involved universities and contribute to the sustainability and dissemination of pro ...
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Curricula Development for New Specialization: Master of Engineering in Microsystems Design
Start date: Oct 15, 2012,
The general objective of the project is restructuring the academic system of technical universities in Ukraine according to the standards of EU higher school system and Bologna principles. This project will focus on transferring technologies, knowledge and experience of the EU consortium members to the beneficiary Ukrainian universities.The main project's objective is to create conditions in Ukrai ...
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Green IT for the benefit of civil society ( Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt)
Start date: Jul 15, 2012,
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ICT Employee empowerment : A portal and online learning tool are in the process of being refined. They will provide work guidance counselors with the skills to train ICT company employees in personalised career management. This project started in 2003 and lasted 36 months.
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...k triaing, will act like origin and support of transfer. Innovate, centre of innovation of the Univ. National of Ireland, the University of Kaunas and the Academy of Humanities and Economics of Lodz will act like receivers of the transference incorporating the resulting contents, materials and didactic tools to their current programs of Managerial and Business Administration training, at universit ...
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