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Nature Based Urban Innovation (NATURVATION)

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

Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) have the potential to respond to climate change, enhance biodiversity and improve environmental quality while contributing to economic regeneration and social well-being. Yet there is a substantial gap between the promise of NBS and their uptake. To unlock the potential of NBS for sustainable urban development, NATURVATION will take a transdisciplinary, internationally ...
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European Programme for Accelerating the Take up of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs-Up)

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

Through SUMPs-Up, an experienced consortium of public and private organisations, including four major city networks and seven frontrunner cities, skilled in coordinating major European SUMP projects will accelerate the take-up of SUMPs, where this is currently low, ensuring that SUMP is the primary mobility planning concept in Europe. To achieve this, the project will combine comprehensive SUMP re ...
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Digital Schools of Europe

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

Digital Schools of Europe As a result of the success of the Irish Digital Schools of Distinction award scheme, and enquiries from a range of EU countries regarding its implementation, this project has been set up to explore and promote best practice in Digital Technologies in schools and explore accreditation systems in the participating countries . This project has two parallel objectives: 1. Ex ...
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Colegio San Agustín: hacia una escuela digital europea.

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

In the context of the village of Fuente Álamo, inside the Region of Murcia, where St.Agustín school is located,an innovative school which is taking part at the moment in one K2 project, “Digital Schools of Europe” http://www.digitalschoolseurope.eu/ Nº 2015-1-IE01-KA201-008650, participating as partners with the CPR in Murcia, from 2015 to 2018. We apply for this project for job shadowing in the ...
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Youth Climate Transition Dialogue

Start date: Jan 1, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 2017,

...two processes of half a year each, about 80 young participants aged 13-14 years are titled Climate Transition Agents. The Climate Transition Agent aspirants come from different public schools in both Malmö and Copenhagen. They are selected after writing applications showing their motivation to participate. The Youth Climate Transition Dialogue process consists of five meetings, of which the first ...
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Creative Primary School Partnerships with Visual Artists

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

Teaching and learning in and through visual arts tend to simulate everyday life, connect school life to real-world issues, engage children in meaningful learning processes and provide in-depth experiences. The involvement of students with the processes of contemporary artists could allow the development of meaningful relationships and alternative learning that could inspire their adult lives. Furt ...
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‘consistent way’ – European strategies for successful transitions between school, vocational training and job – chances and possibilities to empower young people”

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

Quote: "We need a new learning culture", (education scientist Prof. Felix Rauner/university of Bremen) "Already in the Kindergarden contacts to the world of work should be built, for example when master craftsmen tell the childreen about their work ..." Although there exist many offers and supports for young people in Europe, the high number of early school leavers and vocational training dropouts ...
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Affordable and Adaptable Public Buildings through Energy Efficient Retrofitting (A2PBEER)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Aug 31, 2017,

Buildings consume about 40% of total final energy in Europe, and those built before 1980 represent 95% of this energy consumption. The low renovation rate of building stock (1% per year) means that boosting energy efficient buildings’ retrofitting is the only way to reach EU’s “20-20-20” targets. The higher impact will be achieved through interventions in non-residential buildings, as their energy ...
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FOREST BASED COMPOSITES FOR FAÇADES AND INTERIOR PARTITIONS TO IMPROVE INDOOR AIR QUALITY IN NEW BUILDS AND RESTORATION (OSIRYS)

Start date: Jun 1, 2013, End date: May 31, 2017,

Indoor Air Quality and emissions from building materials have been over the last decades a major challenge for scientists, industry and consumers. Traditional construction materials contribute to contaminants such as VOCs, formaldehyde, particulates and fibres. However, new eco-innovative building materials are able to provide a healthier indoor environment both by substituting source of contamina ...
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nearly Zero energy Neighborhoods (ZENN)

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

Large scale implementation of building renovation actions is affected by a number of barriers of diverse nature. The need for complex agreements, long returns of investment and the fact that often buildings with the worst performance belong to social low income groups unable to afford comprehensive renovation are amongst the main factors hindering the massive adoption of low or nearly zero energy ...
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Accelerate SSL Innovation for Europe (SSL-erate)

Start date: Nov 1, 2013, End date: Oct 31, 2016,

The aim of SSL-erate is to accelerate the uptake of high-quality SSL technology in Europe by means of open innovation with and by bringing validated information to all relevant stakeholders. A coordinated European effort is required to address the European societal challenges (in particular health & quality of life in an ageing society, energy consumption and resource efficiency), to resolve the s ...
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Enlightenment and Innovation, Ensured through Pre Commercial Procurement in Cities (ENIGMA)

Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Sep 30, 2016,

Through the ENIGMA project, 5 cities from Sweden, Finland, Italy,The Netherlands and Norway will initiate a joint Pre-Competitive Procurement process leading to the procurement of innovative solutions and radical improvements for these and other cities' urban safety and energy efficiency using next generation ICT applications in the context of innovative public lighting systems in part of their ci ...
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Combating inequalities through innovative social practices of, and for, young people in cities across Europe (CITISPYCE)

Start date: Jan 1, 2013, End date: Dec 31, 2015,

This project builds on research that shows the disproportionate impact of the economic crisis on young people across Europe, including excessively high rates of youth unemployment and threats to the social provision enjoyed by previous generations. This is compounded by the 'coming of age' of the descendants of recent migrant communities - who now form significant proportions of the young populati ...
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Climate Living in Cities Concept (CLICC)

Start date: Sep 1, 2010, End date: Aug 31, 2015,

Background Climate change is one of the four priority areas in the Sixth Environmental Action Programme of the European Community 2002-2012 (6th EAP). The EU has set challenging targets for 2020 to combat climate change and introduce adaptation measures. EU greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions correspond to 4.2 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalen ...
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Buildsmart – energy efficient solutions ready for the market (BUILDSMART)

Start date: Dec 1, 2011, End date: Aug 31, 2015,

The Objective of the Builtsmart-project is to demonstrate and mainstream innovative and cost effective techniques and methods for constructing very low energy buildings in various climates.Residential and non residential new buildings in Sweden, Ireland and Spain will participate in the project. The total gross floor space of the buildings will be 81 300 m2.New forms of incentives will be develope ...
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Green eMotion: Development and demonstration of a unique and user-friendly framework for green electromobility in Europe (GREEN EMOTION)

Start date: Mar 1, 2011, End date: Feb 28, 2015,

Green eMotion aims at enabling mass deployment of electromobility in Europe. To achieve this, major players from industry, the energy sector, municipalities as well as universities and research institutions have joined forces to develop and demonstrate a commonly accepted and user-friendly framework consisting of interoperable and scalable technical solutions in connection with a sustainable busin ...
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Oresund Event Center

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

The project gathers for the first time the main players in the regional event industry in one network. This will make the whole region more competitive and more attractive for international event organizers, tourists and talents. Expected Re ...
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The Oresund Classroom - Level 2

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

The project aims to build a permanent platform for education for sustainable development (ESD) in the Oresund Region. The overall aim of the project is to have a functioning platform that strengthens and facilitates ESD across the Oresund and that has political support and a finance agreement for the upcoming years. ...
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Energy Oresund

Start date: Dec 31, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

Strategic energy planning is a cooperative theme for the project. In the project, municipalities and energy companies across Oresund implement concrete demonstration projects, which address the challenges connected with integrating renewable energy in the existing energy system. Achie ...
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Green STRING Transport Corridor

Start date: Nov 30, 2011, End date: Nov 29, 2014,

Identify the sectors and companies which will have special growth opportunities through the establishment of a green transport corridor between Öresund and Hamburg. This will be of interest to logistics and goods transportation. To identify the physical, organisational and legal barriers limiting the full capitalisation of the value available for the business community in the Öresund Region with t ...
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Social Media Analytics and Decision Support Tools Enabling Sustainable Integration Policies and Measures (UniteEurope)

Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: Sep 30, 2014,

The integration of third-country nationals is one of the most important topics for governments and policy makers in the European Union and has risen in prominence on the agenda because it is seen as one of the most visible challenges of globalization. UniteEurope aims at building scalable and flexible Social Media analytics and decision support tools enabling sustainable integration policies and m ...
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Job and education in the Oresund Region

Start date: Sep 14, 2011, End date: Sep 14, 2014,

The overall aim is contributing to creating an interconnected and varied educational system and labor market in the Oresund Region. This will be realized in identification and visualization of jobs and education possibilities, which will increase mobility along with practical courses for citizens, counselors and strategically co-operation, like industrial counsels. ...
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venting Dropout (Preventing Dropout)

Start date: Sep 14, 2011, End date: Sep 13, 2014,

The main goal of the project is to create a platform where teachers, supervisors and headmasters of tertiary educations can identify, develop and implement methods of "best practice" to reduce the number of early school "dropouts" in the Oresund Region. ...
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Orestat III

Start date: Aug 31, 2011, End date: Aug 29, 2014,

In order to monitor integration-related progress in the Oresund Region and to gain insight into the competitiveness of regions compared to other regions, there is a need to develop new comparative data in key areas. The database Orestat" contains comparable statistics, for instance in the areas of demography, housing and employment, for the Oresund region. ...
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Knowledge brokerage to promote sustainable food consumption and production: linking scientists, policymakers and civil society organisations (FOODLINKS)

Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2013,

The policy issue central to this project is food as many of today’s sustainability problems (e.g. water shortage, GHG emissions, pollution of soil and water, decrease of biodiversity, urban waste) are related to the prevailing pattern of food production and consumption (including processing and distribution). Hence, developing more sustainable food production and consumption patterns will have a s ...
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E-mission in the Oresund Region

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

The long term goal of the project is to influence as many citizens, public and private companies in the Oresund Region as possible to replace their petrol or diesel powered cars with electric vehicles. It will work towards the establishment of an infrastructure for electric vehicles that makes it possible for commuters to charge their electric vehicles on both sides of Oresund. There is yet no sta ...
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INDEX: Education program (INDEX)

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

Design to Improve Life Education is a largescale education project. Education experts suggest a correlation between students lack of motivation and a school system that is designed for industrialsocietys mindset and structure. The project is addressing this by using global challenges as learning resources in school and by activating schools as a resource in society.
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Oresund Metro

Start date: Dec 31, 2011, End date: Sep 30, 2013,

The project intends to pursue a deeper socio-economic, construction, economic and traffic engineering analysis of possible models for a Öresund metro. Key elements will be to study what type of solutions will best enhance integration, a critical mass, a common labor market and cooperation between businesses and research across Öresund. ...
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artnership for Growth (Partnership for Growth)

Start date: Mar 31, 2012, End date: Jun 29, 2013,

The project aims to strengthen the cooperation across Oresund and attract more foreign companies and investments to Copenhagen and Malmö. To promote growth and create jobs the project will develop a physical and a digital Business Map which provides a brief overview of the areas for urban development in the two cities. ...
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The Oresund Classroom

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

The project focuses on how to engage students and teachers in envisioning a new learning process for a sustainable society. It builds on initiatives and techniques already incorporated which have the possibility to find forms, processes and motivation to build significant changes. Ach ...
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Oresund as a bicycle region

Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Dec 30, 2012,

The project aims to promote the bicycle as a mean for transportation. It is done by coordinated facts and maps, improved tools for information for cyclists (webb based maps, navigation systems, and the promoting of roads that are well signed-posted). Achievements: The p ...
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Better Opportunities on the Labor Market (BMPA)

Start date: Jul 31, 2009, End date: Jul 30, 2012,

The project will develop and try out new educational modules aimed at the now and forthcoming commuting workforce. The differences between the two countries is that Denmark has a forthcoming lack of workforce while Sweden suffers from an unemployment problem, these are problems that the project indirectly will be working with. ...
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Corridor of Innovation and Cooperation (COINCO) North (COINCO North)

Start date: Dec 31, 2008, End date: Dec 30, 2011,

Whilst Europe is expanding its infrastructure, for example by introducing high speed trains in a number of places, the progress of such investments is slow in the Öresund-Kattegat-Skagerrak-region. Environmentally friendly and quick transport of goods and people is crucial when it comes to strengthening the region’s ability to be competitive in a European and global setting.Corridor of Innovation ...
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Peer reviews for European sustainable urban development (PreSud)

Start date: Nov 1, 2001, End date: Oct 31, 2004,

Background Although awareness of sustainable development in Europe has increased dramatically in the past decade, this has yet to result in sufficient commitment by the various stakeholders to ensure implementation. As a result, concrete sustainable development has yet to be significantly advanced. A small number of initiatives are exploring the potent ...
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Sustainable mobility in the region of Oresund

The purpose of the project is to encourage sustainable mobility in the whole Oresund Region through more knowledge, competence and coordinated travel information. The project wants to establish a userfriendly websolution with coordinated information to travellers in the Oresund Region, not only travellers using public transportation but within all means of transportation. The project also wants to ...
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The willow country

The goal of the project is to strengthen solidarity and the identity as well as strengthening the attractiveness and tourism possibilities for rural areas close to the metropolitan region, in the southern part of the Oresund Region. The project will carry out a number of marketing activities, produce information material and a homepage that will focus on the attractions and sightseeing possibiliti ...
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Youth Summit 2012 Malmö- Come Together!

Start date: May 1, 2012,

The 16th-18th September 2012 about 120 young people from Spain, Germany, Hungary, Denmark, Poland, The Netherlands and Sweden, and decision-makers from all over Europe will meet in Malmö under the headline Come Together! The theme of the youth summit will be community and inclusion- in groups, schools, across borders and regions. The youth and decision-makers will through the different workshops a ...
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VOW – The value of work

The project main characterizing aspects are the choice of the target group of low qualified employees who have not completed upper secondary education, and the notion that the workplace must be considered as a learning environment. The overall work program aims at developing tools and methodologies for 1) identifying and validating competences in the workplace, 2) producing self assessment procedu ...
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Trainee Swap Oresund

The purpose of the project is to improve the trainee service for young people (16-24 years) in the region. Barriers such as insurance, transport and possible placements make it impossible for young people to seek their work experience on the other side of the Sound. One way to improve the trainee system is to strengthen the cooperation between the Swedish and the Danish system, so the people in th ...
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Language connects

The goal of this project is to develop education material for pupils at gymnasia, whom in due course will start working or studying in the Oresund Region. The education material is available for all gymnasia in the region.
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