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Towards Early Molecular Diagnostics of Schizophrenia (SZ_TEST)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2020,

Schizophrenia (SZ) is a severe mental disorder affecting more than 0.7% of the adult population. One of the most disabling and emotionally devastating illnesses known to man, SZ is also associated with considerable socioeconomic burden. In general, the chronic nature and the high degree of patient disability make SZ the fourth leading cause of disease burden across the globe with the management co ...
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Integrated oil spill response actions and environmental effects (GRACE)

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

Objectives: 1) to improve the observation and predictions of oil spreading in the sea using novel on-line sensors on-board vessels, fixed structures or gliders, and smart data transfer into operational awareness systems; 2) to examine the true environmental impacts and benefits of a suite of marine oil spill response methods (mechanical collection in water and below ice, in situ burning, use of ch ...
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European Astrobiology Campus

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

Astrobiology is a fairly new, but rapidly growing branch of science. It is not only of great interest to the scientific community, but also captures the attention of the general public to a large extent. Important astrobiological themes like the origin of life on Earth and the possibility of life on other planets have engaged thinkers at least since antiquity and will not be solved by one single d ...
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EE-IT - Centre of Excellence on Connected Digital Economy (EE-IT)

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: May 31, 2016,

We propose a teaming partnership between Estonia and Edinburgh University (UK) in the area of IT to advance the global connected digital economy. Edinburgh is the leading IT research School in the UK with an excellent record for innovation and economic impact. Estonian funding agency ETAg is coordinating the partnership involving also the two highest ranked universities in the Baltic States. Esto ...
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FORWARD TRAINER

Start date: Oct 1, 2004,

Building upon the previously-funded Forward project, Forward Trainer aimed at developing and testing a training course able to provide participants with the required knowledge, information and pedagogical skill to support adults with reading and writing difficulties. Targeting a range of professionals working with the adult target group (e.g. adult educators, union representatives, social workers) ...
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Implementing e-Learning 2.0 in everyday learning processes in higher and vocational education.

In the context of the current project the e-Learning 2.0 means all computer and Internetbasedactivities that support teaching and learning, where students create content,collaborate with peers through mechanisms such as blogs, Wikis, threaded discussions,RSS and others to form a learning network with distributed content creation anddistribution of responsibilities. E-Learning 2.0 takes advantage o ...
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Cultural Awareness in Vocational Training through E-Learning

Demographic changes and lower birth rates posed challenges for labour market requirements in Europe. The need for qualified workers increased, and more companies required qualified immigrant workers. Multicultural societies were a constant feature.Specific challenges arised for vocational training programmes. Key issues therefore were the skills, attitudes and knowledge of trainers a ...
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E-learning for All

The project E-learning for All – F@DO’s Methodology objectives are:• To transfer and adapt an innovative elearning methodology for disadvantage people, based on local partnerships and on more attractive and useful empowering learning process to groups in risk helping in the equal access to qualifications and soft skills for employment.• To create a common guideline for further applications in eac ...
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IOA - InterOperAgent - International Operation Agent in Vocational Education - Building Intercultural Competence of Vocational Education Teachers

The project aims at identifying the intercultural competence areas of those vocational teachers who are responsible for the international activities of their respective vocational institutes; designing criteria and tools for assessing such intercultural competence; and developing/transferring it into the profile of an "International Operation Agent" by designing and piloting a relevant internet ba ...
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Cross-Border Virtual Entrepreneurship (CBVE)

Conventional universities have difficulties in effectively responding to the lifelong learning paradigm A great number of conventional universities are still in the strategy of educating traditional students in the age category of 18-25. To delineate this development would imply that a vast number of potential (lifelong) learners will not be reached. Demographics and global competition however mak ...
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SENT - The Network of European Studies

The proposed project is an ambitious, far reaching network about the status of EU studies today, as well as the idea of Europe as it is transmitted by schools, national politicians, media, films, etc. The results of the proposed work will unable the consortium to make practical suggestions for improvement and produce a large amount of quality output for dissemination. The Network of European Studi ...
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English for Specific Purposes: Therapeutic Professions

The project has planned to bridge the gap between the needs of therapeutic professionals whose increased mobility on the European labour market demands specific, work-oriented language skills and the lack of relevant educational tools in this field. In order to develop didactical concepts and enable their technical realization, a trans-national Virtual Language Campus in the field of teaching Engl ...
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Teachers Intercultural Competences as Keystone to Learning in Europe

1. AimsThe project aims to develop, test and disseminate didactical tools for the development ofintercultural competences for teacher trainers, teacher trainees and teachers. The prerequisitefor this task is the identification of the areas and contexts, in which cultural diversity is of amanifest relevance for the teaching and learning processes in schools and classrooms of theparticipating countr ...
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REACTION - Recognition and Accreditation of Experiential Learning - A Way for Better Accessibility of Adult Education

Start date: Oct 1, 2005,

Whilst it is increasingly important to recognise the experience that adults gain in both their professional and personal lives, there is little evidence of the validation, recognition and accreditation of such learning within formal education circles. The REACTION project aimed to address this through gathering information on, and identifiying common principles for, the recognition and accreditati ...
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Cross-Border Virtual Entrepreneurship (CBVE)

Start date: Oct 1, 2007,

CBVE addresses the skills of the lifelong learner who is not (longer) part of the traditional cohort (including minorities). The main objective of CBVE is to enhance the professional skills of students by lifelong open and flexible learning approaches, with a specific focus on the development, extension and expansion of entrepreneurial skills. CBVE addresses the development of curricula for studen ...
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English for Specific Purposes: Therapeutic Professions

Start date: Oct 1, 2007,

The project has planned to bridge the gap between the needs of therapeutic professionals whose increased mobility on the European labour market demands specific, work-oriented language skills and the lack of relevant educational tools in this field. In order to develop didactical concepts and enable their technical realization, a trans-national Virtual Language Campus in the field of teaching Eng ...
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Materials for Innovative Russian learning

Start date: Jan 1, 2010,

Due to economic and cultural reasons there is a growing demand for Russian in the Member States. It is used for the transnational dialogue in business and the industry and it is one of official and working languages in the international organizations (the United Nations, UNESCO, WHO, UNICEF, etc.). At the same time, the current methodology and the materials for learning Russian are often quite tr ...
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KOR-EU Leaders for Global Education

Start date: Dec 1, 2010,

The EU consortium for the KE-LeGE, Leaders for Global Education, project consists of four universities: Central Ostrobothnia University of Applied Sciences and University of Oulu (Finland), University of Innsbruck (Austria), and University of Tallinn (Estonia). Three universities form the Korean consortium: Chungbuk National University, Sunchon National University and Korea University. Major activ ...
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International Internship AGORA

Start date: Jan 1, 2011,

Universities of the 21st Century are expected to reconsider their relationship with both the regional and global economy. Practical placement may act as an important pillar of it, as well as a multifunctional tool for improving the employability of graduates. While flexibility of course delivery and physical/virtual mobility have received quite a lot of attention, leading to widely available good ...
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Student Support and Development Services

Start date: Oct 15, 2012,

The project aims to establish in target HEIs from GE/KZ/KG/AZ/IL advanced and up-dated services to students and alumni according to the best European practices, able to meet the challenges of a globalised world. This objective will be achieved by enhancing human resource capacity and infrastructure. After an analysis of the needs and constraints, 30 staff members of PC universities will travel ...
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Higher education Online: MOOCs the European Way

Start date: Jan 1, 2014,

MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) are a new approach to lifelong learning which provides free access to selected courses and some services for very large audiences. MOOCs now are accepted as part of LLL provisions opening up HE, improving access to HE and responding to the needs and interests of people. However, it needs to be recognised that, to date, most investment in OER and in MOOCS has tak ...
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