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Holistic Surface Water and Groundwater Management for Sustainable Cities (Water4Cities)

Start date: Mar 1, 2017, End date: Feb 28, 2021,

Urban water management becomes progressively more challenging in the view of population growth and increasing complexity of water management infrastructure. In this line, there is an ever increase demand from the water providers’ and public authorities’ perspective to critically evaluate the existing water ecosystems at city level in respect to the water supply, waste water treatment, reuse potent ...
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Integrated inter-sector framework to increase the thermal resilience of European workers in the context of global warming (HEAT-SHIELD)

Start date: Jan 1, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 2020,

Environmental heating is a growing challenge for our community and problems are already experienced by millions of Europeans during the summertime and aggravated during heat waves or occupational settings. In addition to the well-known health risks related to severe heat stress, a number of studies have confirmed significant loss of productivity due to hyperthermia. Even if countries adopt the EU ...
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Resituating the local in cohesion and territorial development (RELOCAL)

Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2020,

There is an increasing need for developing European Union Cohesion Policy in terms of greater sensitivity towards territorial specificities, more supportive of community-based development and the facilitation of greater civic participation. This also relates to the concern over decreasing identification with the European project among the population. Place-based development, endogenous regional de ...
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PREvention of Complications to Improve OUtcome in elderly patients with acute Stroke (PRECIOUS)

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: May 31, 2020,

Every year, 1.3 million Europeans have a stroke and one million ultimately die of stroke. One third of stroke patients remain dependent on the help of others. The annual costs for stroke care in Europe are estimated at € 64.1 billion. Stroke incidence increases almost exponentially with age, and the personal, societal, and economic burden of stroke is therefore largely driven by its frequent occur ...
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Sustainable Integrated Management FOR the NEXUS of water-land-food-energy-climate for a resource-efficient Europe (SIM4NEXUS)

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

Land, food, energy, water and climate are interconnected, comprising a coherent system (the ‘Nexus’), dominated by complexity and feedback. The integrated management of the Nexus is critical to secure the efficient and sustainable use of resources. Barriers to a resource efficient Europe are policy inconsistencies and incoherence, knowledge gaps, especially regarding integration methodologies and ...
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Muscle Stress Relief: An integrated research program linking together basic research on secondary myopathies in stress states to innovative translation in applied myology. (Muscle stress relief)

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

A diverse variety of medical or lifestyle conditions lead to a progressive loss of muscle force by functionally impairing myofibril contractility and causing ultimately myofibril loss. Major underlying risk factors of chronic muscle force loss are ageing, inactive lifestyles, and unbalanced nutrition. Together, these factors are predicted to lead to an endemic incidence of muscle weakness both in ...
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ObLoMoV: Obesity and Low Motility Victims – “physical short shocks” and “theatre short stories” to convert inactive victims into HEPA social actors

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2019,

Oblomov is the well-known Russian novel by Ivan A. Gončarov which portrays a nobleman who is incapable of undertaking any important action. Oblomov is the incarnation of the indolent man: he hardly leaves his bed and just manages to move from his bed to a chair. Laziness is a risk for the entire lifestyle as it involves other epidemic diseases such as overweight and obesity. The Oblomov Project ( ...
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Research and training network on MIniaturized Gas flow for Applications with enhanced Thermal Effects (MIGRATE)

Start date: Nov 1, 2015, End date: Oct 31, 2019,

Depletion of natural resources combined with the extending footprint of mankind has led to a shift in importance of research and development topics. In the 1970s and 1980s process yield was primarily targeted, but emphasis is now focussed on resource efficiency as a primary objective. Routes for resource efficiency have to be identified and implemented to provide a more environmental and resource- ...
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Critical Thinking Across the European Higher Education Curricula

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

CRITHINKEDU derives from the experiences of partners’ institutions and from the need to link higher education institutions with the labor market and society, meeting the needs and challenges of the 21st century in the development of critical thinking skills in students. It aims to: 1) connect Higher Education Institutions (HEI), NGO’s and companies in order to identify curricular goals and outcome ...
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High Nature Value Farming: Learning, Innovation and Knowledge. (HNV-Link)

Start date: Apr 1, 2016, End date: Mar 31, 2019,

"High nature value (HNV) farmland designates “those areas in Europe where agriculture is a major land use and where that agriculture supports, or is associated with, either a high species and habitat diversity or the presence of species of European conservation concern, or both”. They are an important component of European agriculture, notably in terms of biodiversity, cultural landscape, territor ...
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A Universal Micro-Server Ecosystem by Exceeding the Energy and Performance Scaling Boundaries (UniServer)

Start date: Feb 1, 2016, End date: Jan 31, 2019,

The project’s principal aim is the development of UniServer: a universal system architecture and software ecosystem for servers. UniServer will facilitate the evolution of the Internet from an infrastructure where data is aggregated to centralized data-centres to an infrastructure where data are handled in a distributed and localized manner close to the data sources. UniServer will realize its bol ...
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Disaggregated Recursive Datacentre-in-a-Box (dReDBox)

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

For all the superior features that low-power computing systems exhibit compared to conventional high-end server designs, there is a common design axiom that both technological trends are based on: the main-board and its hardware components form the baseline, monolithic building block that the rest of the hw/sw stack design builds upon. This proportionality of compute/memory/network/storage resourc ...
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Enhancing excellence and innovation capacity in sustainable transport interchanges (ALLIANCE)

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

The scope of ALLIANCE is the enabling of stimulating and strengthening the scientific and technological capacity of Latvia and the raising of the profile of the research staff and their institution, by providing knowledge in the field of smart interconnecting sustainable transport networks. This knowledge transfer will build the grounds for a common understanding of the main components affecting s ...
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A DIY networking toolkit for location-based collective awareness (MAZI)

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

Do-It-Yourself networking refers to a conceptual approach to the use of low-cost hardware and wireless technology in deploying local communication networks that can operate independently from the Internet, owned and controlled by local actors. MAZI means “together” in Greek and MAZI [http://mazizone.eu] invests in this paradigm of technology-supported networking, as a means to bring closer togethe ...
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Creating high impact for CAPS (ChiC)

Start date: Jun 1, 2016, End date: Nov 30, 2018,

ChiC is a game-changing Coordination and Support Action aiming at maximizing the impact of the ICT-10 2015 projects and transforming CAPS in an Innovation Ecosystem. The consortium brings together well-experienced partners which can count on the lessons learned and the network acquired in on-going FP7 CSAs (in the CAPS field and beyond): this sound foundation will make us move the CAPS Programme o ...
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Intersectoral collaboration for innovation in non-invasive techniques to estimate human brown adipose tissue activity (ICI-THROUGH)

Start date: Dec 1, 2014, End date: Nov 30, 2018,

Non-invasive, inexpensive, and accurate assessment of adipose tissue (BAT) activity is crucial in the fight against metabolic pandemics such as obesity, and in various industries (e.g., foods, pharmaceuticals). However, the only technique available to measure the activity of this tissue is PET/CT imaging of the glucosetracer 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose , a highly invasive technique that is harmful for ...
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WaterWorldAdventure – Interactive eBook to improve the Ocean Literacy of Kids

Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2018,

Ocean literacy is seen as a prerequisite for Europe’s quest for a more marine-oriented economy and society, embodied in the long-term strategy known as Blue Growth.The development of the new maritime economy can have important socioeconomic consequences in coastal areas and in the marine space. These developments, together with the pressures from human activities and climate change on the marine e ...
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Lean and Agile Practices linking Engineering Higher Education to Industry

Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2018,

Rationale: Higher education prepares learners for their future role as professionals and active citizens in multiple ways: it builds field specific knowledge; it builds learning-to-learn capacity that empowers students to develop knowledge in life-long learning contexts throughout their careers in a constantly evolving job market; it prepares students to effectively transition from the educational ...
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Innovative Integrated Training in Healing Plants Business

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

Farming is important for the EU's natural environment, as around half the EU's land is farmed (82.2% in Greece, 81 % in Bulgaria, 87% in Romania, and 80% in Spain). The economic importance of the sector is therefore significant and can enhance its competitiveness by overcoming its structural, limitations. Thus comparative advantage of the cultivation of aromatic and medicinal plants, known for the ...
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Generativity: manage it

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

The title "Generativity: manage it!" focus on a specific methodological reference: generativity describes a self-contained system from which its user draws an independent ability to create, generate, implement or produce new content unique to that system without additional help or input from the system's original creators. The term was coined in 1950 by Erik Erikson to denote a concern for establi ...
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“YEP! young entrepreneur people to mentor long term unemployed adults”

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

The project idea wants to develop a training course for young entrepreneurs (age 18-30) and startuppers to let them able to mentor adults and elderly people on how to start a business, improving their “spirit of initiative”, develop a more entrepreneurial approach towards life, job, society.The mentoring relationship has always been focused on a special link between two actors in which the most ex ...
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NEW HORIZONS

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

The project New Horizons is addressing the needs of a very specific target and at the same time heterogeneous target group - people who have acquired disability after an accident or illness which is still under investigated at EU level. While a comprehensive quantitative analysis of employment situation of people with various types of disabilities has been published by Eurostat in 2015, the qualit ...
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Life GreenYourMove: Development and promotion of a co-modal journey planning platform to minimize GHG emission in Europe (LIFE GYM)

Start date: Sep 15, 2015, End date: Aug 15, 2018,

Background The EU has set the most ambitious greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets in the world, with binding mechanisms already in place that guarantee a unilateral 20% reduction by 2020 compared to 1990 levels. The EU is committed to increase this figure to 30% in 2030. Member States must promote policies that will result in the prevention of clima ...
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Cultures of Disaster Resilience among children and young people (CUIDAR)

Start date: Jul 1, 2015, End date: Jun 30, 2018,

Cultural sensitivity is essential to effective disaster management and disaster risk reduction, yet disaster plans still largely ignore the needs and capacities of children and young people. Addressing Topic 2 of this call, the ‘given cultural group’ is therefore children, not viewed as a homogenous group, but one which offers diverse cultural perspectives and diverse experiences of roles taken on ...
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Dynamically Reconfigurable Optical-Wireless Backhaul/Fronthaul with Cognitive Control Plane for Small Cells and Cloud-RANs (5G-XHaul)

Start date: Jul 1, 2015, End date: Jun 30, 2018,

Small Cells, Cloud-Radio Access Networks (C-RAN), Software Defined Networks (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NVF) are key enablers to address the demand for broadband connectivity with low cost and flexible implementations. Small Cells, in conjunction with C-RAN, SDN, NVF pose very stringent requirements on the transport network. Here flexible wireless solutions are required for dynamic ...
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Enhancing Quality in Primary Physical Education

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

Background of EQuiPPE project: P.E. is recognised as the most effective means of providing children with the skills, attitudes, values, knowledge and understanding that are essential to participation in society. It is critical to the development of physical literacy and civic engagement, academic achievement and good physical and mental health (UNESCO, 2015). Despite the UNESCO Charter for Physica ...
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I am a Sport Entrepreneur – what R U?

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

THE PROJECT RECEIVED A VERY POSITIVE EVALUATION WHEN IT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE BRITISH NA IN 2015. THE EVALUATION IS ATTACHED TO THE APPLICATION. HOWEVER, THE APPLICATION WAS PUT ON THE RESERVE LIST, DUE TO SOME APPLICATION ELEMENTS IN NEED OF IMPROVEMENT. THE EVALUATION OFFERED USEFUL AND PRECISE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SUCH IMPROVEMENT.ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPETENCES AND CAPACITY AMONG YOUTH, IN PARTICULA ...
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Project for higher education student and staff mobility between Programme Countries and Partner Countries

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

This is a project for higher education student and staff mobility between Programme Countries and Partner Countries. Please consult the website of the organisation to obtain additional details.
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New cooperative business models and guidance for sustainable city logistics (NOVELOG)

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

Urban areas represent the greatest challenges for freight transport and service trips, both in terms of goods distribution and service allocation performance, and environmental impacts (air emission, traffic congestion, road safety, accidents and noise). The salient scope of the proposal is the enabling of knowledge and understanding of freight distribution and service trips by providing guidance ...
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Innovate and Ideate for Social Entrepreneurship

Start date: Mar 1, 2016, End date: Feb 28, 2018,

Social entrepreneurs are taken to satisfy social needs or resolve social problems through sustainable systems which will be established and brought off. Today, this new wave of social entrepreneurship utilizes a bottom-up approach rather than top-down affecting government politics and the society. Young people should be made cognizant of the fact that social entrepreneurs are individuals or teams ...
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Supporting Policy and Action for Active Environments

Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: Dec 31, 2017,

Healthy active urban environments are towns and cities where the policies, design, layout and culture supports physically active movement as part of everyday life. Walking and cycling are the default modes of transport; citizens of healthy active urban environments instinctively reach for their walking shoes not their car keys when they leave home. Traffic speeds are slow and green space is plent ...
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Serious Games for Fostering Multilingualism in Early Childhood Education

Start date: Dec 31, 2015, End date: Dec 30, 2017,

Perceptions on multilingualism in early childhood education are shifting. In the past the exposure of a child to two languages at the same time was considered a potential disadvantage in fear of the child not being able to differentiate language structures. Emerging pedagogical theories, however, argue that multilingualism positively affects a child’s cognitive development as a whole, resulting in ...
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Invitation to Researchers’ Night 2016-2017 HEllas (IRENE)

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

IRENE project concerns the organization of the most successful Researchers’ Night (RN) events in Greece as yet. 5 prestigious research organisations join forces and organize RN events in the most important Greek cities covering the country from north to south.At the forefront of every activity, researchers tackle existing stereotypes and make the public aware of research’s positive impact to socie ...
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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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A pipeline for the discovery, sustainable production and commercial utilisation of known and novel high-value triterpenes with new or superior biological activities (TriForC)

Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Sep 30, 2017,

Mankind is continually screening low-molecular-weight compounds from a plethora of synthetic and natural sources in the search for molecules with novel or superior pharmaceutical, agrochemical or other biological activities. In this regard, plants are a potentially rich source of bioactive molecules. Because of their extreme diversity and complex chemistry, however, plant metabolism is still under ...
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Promoting self-employment and entrepreneurship through a training network

Start date: Sep 14, 2015, End date: Sep 13, 2017,

ENT-NET project aims to promote and enhance entrepreneurship and self-employment to tackle three main problems that young people face nowadays: high unemployment rates, lack of basic knowledge for opening and running a business and deeply theorical character of the entrepreneurial education. Therefore, partners from Spain, Italy, Greece and Romania aim to create a sustainable network to develop, t ...
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CReativity in Action to promote YOung eNtrepreneurShip

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

Transversal skills (critical thinking, taking initiative, problem solving and work collaboratively) and entrepreneurship skills are not sufficiently developed on Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Research shows also that companies seek those competences in Higher Education (HE) students, but they are many gaps they still have. By motivating HE students to become entrepreneur and help them to a ...
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Learning to learn entrepreneurship for low skill young people

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

“L2L entrepreneurship, learning to learn entrepreneurship for low skill young people” is an EU wide partnership project designed to identify core and innovative learning methods that best encourages success in entrepreneurship activities for startup and entrepreneurs. The project is based on the results and experience acquired in a previous project called “Let's, Learning to learn” for senior work ...
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Digital skills for employability and social inclusion

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

Context: According to the Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs the knowledge economy is expected to drive economic growth in Europe in the near future. Over 90% of jobs are expected to require digital skills. Shortage of as much as 900.000 professionals is expected in the ICT sector or ICT using sectors. According to ICT industry insiders, for every job that is created in innovation driven sectors ano ...
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Business Education for Sustainability: Teaching Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Local and Regional Development

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

In response to the effects of the economic crisis, curtailed public budgets and the magnitude of future challenges, social entrepreneurship and corporate social responsibility (CSR) emerge as a key policy priority in the EU. They are sources of social innovation and a contributing factor to building up the innovation capacity and competitiveness of EU economies. This turns them into increasingly c ...
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