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moting traditional collection and use of wild plants to reduce social and economic disparities in Central Europe (Traditional and wild)

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

Plants and herbs have been used as a medicine since ancient times in pretty much every culture. Collecting these plants however requires certain degree of knowledge, as the collector needs to be able to identify herbs correctly, and also know where to find them. This knowledge was often passed down from generation to generation. Today, and since the middle of the 20th century, due to urbanization ...
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Remotely Accessed Decision Support System for Transnational Environmental Risk Management (STRiM)

Start date: Dec 31, 2005, End date: Jun 29, 2008,

Risk management at transnational level is an important tool for setting up alternative risk scenarios within the Strategic Environmental Assessment framework (SEA). This is one result that was realised when implementing the CADSES project "ISOTEIA" which deals with an integrated system to assess Territorial and Environmental Impacts (TEIA) regarding resource management and regional planning. Moreo ...
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Innovative 3D training platform for recycling of waste electric and electronic devices.

Start date: Oct 1, 2013,

The production of Electric and Electronic equipment is one of the most developing sectors of the universal industrial production. This development makes these products as one of the most important waste categories that need to be treated properly. In the last decade, significant efforts towards the management of this problem where noted, due to the fact that the life time of these products is redu ...
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CARIBU-Cooperation with ACP countries in Regional and International Bridging of Universities

Start date: Jul 15, 2013,

The CARIBU consortium consist of 8 EU and 12 non EU HEIs partners of which the general management is shared between the coordinator Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and the joint coordinator Jimma University (JU) in Ethiopia. The composition of this consortium takes into account the geographical distribution, teaching languages, study fields, experience as well as types of university (public, priv ...
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Impact of Policies for Plagiarism in Higher Education across Europe

Start date: Oct 1, 2010,

A key target of the Bologna Process is to achieve consistency in standards and quality of higher education (HE) across the European Union (EU). The availability of textual e-material and associated technologies has changed the way students study, learn and prepare for assessment. The ease of access to information, and ease of direct transfer into a student's work, have necessitated that higher ed ...
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S1-L09-CENTAURI (KAZAKHSTAN, KYRGYZSTAN, TAJIKISTAN, UZBEKISTAN, TURKMENISTAN)

Start date: Jul 15, 2010,

This project attempts to sustain research and innovation, bringing opportunities to both partner universities and non-consortium universities. The implementation of individual mobilities, with special emphasis to research and innovation, is expected to alleviate some structural problems in higher education. The overall aim of the proposal is to increase the role of research in HEIs of Central Asi ...
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CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR ERASMUS NETWORK

Start date: Oct 1, 2009,

REASONS: The knowledge of consumer behavior is of great relevance from the economic and civic point of view. There must be a pool of knowledge in consumer behavior that allows the firms and other associations and public organisms to take appropriate decisions regarding the market. Currently this knowledge is neither organized nor clearly disseminated. When dealing with cross-cultural consumer beha ...
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Interactive Learning of German Language for Forestry Staff

Language skills for forestry workers : The project will produce multimedia learning tools to improve the professional knowledge of German amongst forestry workers, enabling them to better operate in an international environment. This project started in 2001 and lasted 24 months.
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European network of knowledge for Internet supported distance learning in sustainable forestry

The goal of the project is to create an Internet platform for distance education within the forestry sector. The target group is defined as students in the vocational training / forest workers and vocational teachers in forestry/forest owners. Pilot courses are planned. Based on European needs present in each partner country the partnerships' aim is create a European Network of knowledge for high ...
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LEARNFORWORK: Valuing formal, non-formal and informal forms of Learning by workers in the forestry sector

Harmonisation in forestry education : Due to a lack of transparency in forestry education, many skills are not officially recognised or are undervalued. Forest workers pick up useful skills as they build up their practical work experience. The project recognises the need for a formal ranking and evaluation system and has developed methods to address the problem. This project started in 2003 and la ...
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SLOVAK WINE ACADEMY PEZINOK

After the change of system in Slovakia viniculture stopped its development. Through establishment of the EVIRS (Európskeho vinárskeho rytierskeho stavu – European wine knight status) consulate for the Slovak Republic in Pezinok as an institutional basis of the European wine knightage in Slovakia, new possibilities to retain the cultural heritage in the area of viniculture, production and sale ...
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Job Rotation e-service enhancing life long learning for the Agriculture Sector - AGROTATE

Life long learning and unemployment know no frontiers. Farmers, regardless the country they live and work, have similar needs for upgrading their skills and limited free time to participate in traditional training courses. On the other hand job seekers across Europe require training which address real market needs and a sustainable job position in order to overcome the uncertainty of the current e ...
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Enhancing local program based innovation and development – a landscape and natural resources perspective (TRACOPI)

The need to enhance collaborative planning of natural resources has been recognised in many international conventions and reflected in the evolving legislation of the EU and the Member States. E.g. a new type of strategic planning approach has been launched. This “program-based planning of natural resources” (PBPNR) approach requires taking into consideration local level actors and stake-holders. ...
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Development of European occupational training & assessment standards for registered Independent LOLER inspectors in the workplace (LOLER)

Reduction of accidents working at heights is currently the number one priority of the UK HSE. The 2009 statistics for the UK alone show over 4000 major injuries were caused by falls from height at work (source: http://www.hse.gov.uk/falls/). Many of these accidents occur due to equipment failure which could have been preventable if equipment had been thoroughly examined prior to use (European Prio ...
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