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Geothermal & Solar Skills in Continuous Vocational Education and Training

Start date: Nov 1, 2016, End date: Oct 31, 2019,

The EU's strategy for sustainable growth, Europe 2020, puts innovation and green growth at the heart of its blueprint for competitiveness. Indeed, it has set clear objectives in terms of energy sustainability, the 20-20-20 targets . Moreover, according to the EU Directive 2010/31/EU on the Energy Performance Buildings, all new buildings by the year 2020 will have to be nearly zero energy buildings ...
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Capacity Building for Intermediary Organisations through e-learning

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

In many countries of the Southern and Eastern Europe, current legislative reform is moving the apprenticeship system from a 100% school-based system towards a company based system. However, neither the intermediary organisations nor the companies are ready in order to cope with this change. The E-APPREN project is aiming to build the capacity of the intermediary organisations to support apprentice ...
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Innovation and good practices exchange through adaptation and testing of Suggestopedia as a highly еffective teaching method.

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

Basic skills (literacy, numeracy, science, technology, English as a second language) are the foundation for further learning and are a gateway to employment and social inclusion, according Europe 2020 - the EU's strategic growth strategy. A key factor for achieving smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth is to implement policies, programmes and projects aimed at raising attainment levels and imp ...
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Developing life and employability competences through mobility

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

This project aims to contribute to Europe 2020 Strategy, Rethinking Education and the Youth Guarantee by helping to address high rates of youth unemployment and skills gaps. Through the development of a new employability and entrepreneurship course unit of e-learning materials for use before, during and after a mobility, participants will develop their international and soft skills such as team w ...
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Development of an open access remote photovoltaics laboratory and associated open educational resources for online training and education.

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

...b-portal for worldwide higher education, and it will act as the basis of all educational and training activities. Five well-recognized European Universities are involved in the project as well as the Technical Chamber of Greece. All the partners have their specific role in the project and the expertise of each partner provides the means to a successful complementary collaboration between the partn ...
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IFA VET mobility+ 2014

Start date: Jun 1, 2014, End date: May 31, 2016,

...in small groups for the fall of 2014 and spring of 2015. Participation is open for apprentices from every profession and industry from all over Austria. The applicants will be selected based on their technical, linguistic and personal skills. IFA will organize the travel, stay abroad, internship, accommodation and insurance for the participants as well as any necessary accompanying language course ...
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Innovative cross-border approaches for Textile and Clothing Clusters co-development in the Mediterranean basin (TEX-MED Clusters)

Start date: Dec 19, 2013, End date: Dec 18, 2015,

...editerranean companies. This cooperation model, implemented to counteract the aggressive price competition of China and other emerging countries, has produced unwanted consequences: waste and loss of technical skills and competences in the Northern Mediterranean regions, low entrepreneurship in the Southern regions and a partial inability to respond to new competitive challenges. With an innovativ ...
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Mediterranean cultural network to promote creativity in the arts, crafts and design for communities regeneration in historical cities (MEDNETA)

Start date: Dec 30, 2013, End date: Dec 11, 2015,

Project in brief Arts, Crafts and Design (ACDs) are traditionally rooted in trading and harbour cities of the Mediterranean area. Historically in these cities the production and sale of such goods were particularly vibrant and, besides inhabitants, concerned visitors came to shop for what they could not find in their place of residence. This commercial network kept alive and dynamic the crafts in ...
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Best practices for agricultural wastes treatment and reuse in the Mediterranean countries (WASTEREUSE)

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

Background The production of safe, high quality agricultural products and environmental protection are of public interest. In developed countries, it is important to increase product quality rather than quantity, due to the need to save water and reduce food surplus, and respond to the increasing demand for environmental conservation and evolving consumer ...
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People Localization for save ship evacuation during emergency (LYNCEUS)

Start date: Apr 1, 2012, End date: Mar 31, 2015,

The objective of the Lynceus project is to investigate and demonstrate ultra-low power wireless body-area-network technologies for enabling unobtrusive localisation and tracking of people for onboard and overboard search and rescue as well as for safe evacuation of ships during emergency. The Lynceus technology aims to revolutionise current emergency management and ship evacuation practice throug ...
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Emerging communities for collective innovation in Central Europe (CentralCommunity)

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

The main objective of CentralCommunity is to strengthen collaboration in the Life Sciences sector of five participating central European member states. The extended cluster- and network-based collaborative approach at the heart of this project represents also a promising solution to major constraints of SME innovation, such as access to learning and knowledge processing, to cognitive diversity and ...
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Smart Work Centres in Non-Metropolitan areas (Micropol)

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

The MICROPOL project brings together partners from non-metropolitan regions that face the EU-wide challenge of loss of human capital due to increasing unemployment. The common pattern is that qualified people move to the big cities in search for job opportunities in the knowledge economy which leaves formerly thriving communities far from metropolitan centres with problems of depopulation and litt ...
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Young Innovative Entrepreneurs (YIE)

Start date: Mar 21, 2012, End date: Dec 20, 2014,

The background of the project is that active young entrepreneurs are today looking for assistance in developing their innovative business ideas. The project will facilitate young innovative entrepreneurial initiatives in order to contribute to the development of the region. The project will create a region wide support system that will enhance the development and implementation of innovative busi ...
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Methodologies and tools for the cost-effective development of high-quality Web applications for Internet-enabled TV Consumer Electronics and IPTV (W3TV)

Start date: Nov 1, 2011, End date: Apr 30, 2014,

The development of Web applications targeting Internet-enabled TV Consumer Electronics (TV-CEs) place a multitude of different requirements as compared to Web applications for PCs, PDAs or smartphones.The industry has already realized the importance of standards in this field. Industrial forums as the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), World Wide Web Co ...
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Central European Living Lab for Territorial Innovation (CentraLab)

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

The systemic impact on the economy, the environment and the quality of life in the Central European regions derives from the increase in the “innovation attractiveness” of the Central Europe space, as it develops and articulates the innovation demand coming from its citizens and businesses and sets in place the governance mechanisms to ensure policy coherence and optimise the benefits of single in ...
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INTEGRATED GREEN CITIES (InGreenCi)

Start date: Mar 19, 2012, End date: Mar 18, 2014,

...ssaloniki which is the largest urban center in the border region and the municipality of Haskovo, who is based in the largest city of the Bulgarian border region. The implementation also involves the Technical Chamber of Greece and the InterBalkan Institute of Public Administration in a very crucial role in raising awareness and educating key target groups (engineers). ...
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Fostering continuous research and technology application (FORT)

Start date: Apr 30, 2011, End date: Oct 30, 2013,

Innovation is a results-oriented concept with science and technology as the key to the complex innovation processes embracing many related actors such as technology transfer centres, venture capital, entrepreneurs, etc. Innovation systems are focusing more on relationships and processes between innovation actors in achieving the presence of key factors such high level of research capability, enoug ...
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Innovative Development of European Areas by Fostering Transnational Knowledge Development (IDEA)

Start date: Feb 28, 2010, End date: Feb 27, 2013,

Certain innovation processes cannot be realized without people and their ideas. The project focuses on development of strategies that will safeguard human capital for these processes and establishes transnational cooperation for coping with this challenge, especially in the sector of engineering technology and science.Project partnership decided to look for a holistic European solutions by overcom ...
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ORGANZA - Network of Medium Sized Creative Cities (ORGANZA)

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

ORGANZA's objective is to systematically collect and exchange policy experiences of local and regional authorities regarding creative industries. ORGANZA focuses on medium size regions and cities that lack critical mass and face brain drain of creative talent. A key element in the lack of critical mass is an incomplete production structure and environment. Often either creative entrepreneurship or ...
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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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E-GOvernment solutions as instruments to qualify the public sector for the specific needs of small and medium sized enterPRISEs (SMEs) in the rural BSR (Egoprise)

Start date: Nov 30, 2009, End date: Dec 15, 2012,

... for multilateral business registration and foreign labour employment. The plans describe future scenarios for ideal multilateral processes and provide country wise step-by-step recommendations for technical, organisational and legal changes to set up the ideal cross-border processes. The plans were developed in close cooperation with responsible authorities in the BSR countries. As follow-up of ...
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Open Source Software Reuse Service for SMEs (OPEN-SME)

Start date: Jul 1, 2010, End date: Jun 30, 2012,

The proposed project aims to develop a set of methodologies, associated tools, and business models centred on SME Associations, which will enable software SMEs to effectively introduce Open Source Software Reuse practises in their production processes. In this scope, software reuse is regarded as the sharing of software modules across different development teams, organisations, and diverse applica ...
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Innovation for Eco-Design in the region of Mediterranea (INS MED)

Start date: May 3, 2009, End date: Apr 29, 2012,

...Assembly of the project Component 1: Communication - Communication/Promotion - Mediterranean Conference of Eco Design Component 2: Management of project - Coordination - Administrative, financial and technical reporting and Follow-up Component 3: Technological Inventory & Evaluation of the Market - Benchmarking of best technologies / Evaluation of supply and demand in the market - Commercial Colla ...
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Strengthening the energetic use of biomass in Central and Eastern Europe by establishing a standardised transnational consulting net for regions (COACH BioEnergy)

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

The increasing use of renewable energies, in this case focussed on Biomass, will play a considerable role in future regional development, both from the economic and the ecological side. Looking at existing activities in the field of biomass, the available knowledge regarding technologies and support opportunities is often underused and little harmonized which can be identified as one major obstacl ...
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Sustainable Aggregates Resource Management (SARMa)

Start date: Apr 30, 2009, End date: Oct 29, 2011,

Aggregates (crushed stone, sand and gravel) are crucial for infrastructure and construction. SEE countries are rich in aggregates, but supply is not coordinated within or across the area. Challenges are illegal and damaging quarries, unreclaimed sites, limited recycling and community opposition. Fulfilling demand requires efficient and sustainable supply chain (planning, extraction, transport, use ...
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Western Balkan Countries Inco-Net Support in the field of ICT (WINS-ICT)

Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Dec 31, 2010,

WINS-ICT aims to strengthen S&T cooperation between the EU and the Western Balkan countries by deepening the bi-regional strategic relations in the field of ICT and promoting the participation of WB ICT research actors in FP 7.The objectives of the WINS-ICT project are to- Provide comprehensive understanding of the current framework of EU-WBC ICT RTD policies and RTD collaboration- Optimize the cu ...
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Sustainable Construction in Public and Private Works through IPP approach (SUSCON)

Start date: Oct 1, 2005, End date: Sep 30, 2008,

Background The construction sector in Europe consumes more raw materials by weight than any other industrial sector in Europe. Moreover, the sector accounts for the largest share of greenhouse gases emissions (about 40%). Measured in terms of weight, construction and demolition activities produce Europe’s largest waste stream (between 40 and 50% of tota ...
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GREEN ENTERPRISE: A Framework for Planning and Implementing Local Level Strategies Serving Sustainable Socio Economic Development (Green Enterprise Project)

Start date: Apr 30, 2007, End date: Jul 30, 2008,

Τhe project Green Enterprise focuses on rational spatial management; taking the Enterprise as a major Actor for sustainable development of the Community, while recognizing the effective management of Environmental Resources as a critical factor for sustainability, the project aims to develop and test a coherent – integrated framework for rational planning and implementation of strategies for promo ...
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Baltic Rural Broadband Project (BalticBroadband)

Start date: Jun 23, 2005, End date: Apr 29, 2008,

...ed to find suitable solutions for all regions concerned and to provide models and concepts which can be applied in other, similarly situated, regions as well. The partners shared the tasks of testing technical, political and operational approaches and models and also shared their experiences on transnational and bilateral levels. The project itself was structured into five Work packages and a larg ...
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A.S.A.P. - Efficient Administrative Structures as a Prerequisite for Successful Economic and Social Development of Rural Areas in Demographic Transition (A.S.A.P.)

Start date: Dec 18, 2005, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

Effective public sector action is a cornerstone of spatially balanced and sustainable development in the Baltic Sea Region. Especially rural areas need administrative support for compensating lower economic potentials for the benefit of their population. ASAP created innovative solutions to meet the most urgent challenges for rural development in the Baltic Sea Region in an integrated way: Demogra ...
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Integrating Logistics Centre Networks in the Baltic Sea Region (InLoC)

Start date: Jul 31, 2004, End date: Mar 30, 2007,

...roduced as well as a brochure on marketing and dissemination of intermodal transport solutions. Studies that were elaborated on aiming at a further enhancement of the logistics networks also included technical aspects of logistics centres, measures for linking international transport networks to national, regional and local transport systems as well as themes like short sea shipping and business n ...
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CULTURAL HERITAGE, LOCAL IDENTITY AND PLACE MARKETING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (CULTMARK)

Start date: Dec 31, 2003, End date: Dec 30, 2006,

The operation “Cultmark: Cultural heritage, local identity and place marketing for sustainable development” is based on the ERDF Innovative Action "regional identity and sustainable development" and the emerging field of "place marketing". Place marketing is a tool for regions and local authorities to boost their economic development and attract tourism flows and investment. It can also form the n ...
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Medium Sized Cities in Dialogue around the Baltic Sea (MECIBS )

Start date: Jun 23, 2002, End date: Sep 22, 2005,

The project objective was to foster balanced spatial development by sustaining the development of medium-sized cities. Within this objective the project aimed at exploration of urban restructuring processes, formulation of recommendation for interlinking of local and national strategies and for economic, environmental and social development of the medium sized cities. This work was to be achieved ...
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Baltic Sea Virtual Campus - Supplying the Baltic Sea Regions equally with academic on-line education for balanced regional development (BSVC )

Start date: Jun 30, 2002, End date: Jun 29, 2005,

The Baltic Sea Virtual Campus is a project whose objective is to build sustainable e-learning structures throughout the Baltic Sea Region, to supply the Baltic Sea countries equally with academic online education in future. The project has a running time of three years (2002-2005) and is financed through the participating partners, the regions and the EU.The overall aims of the BSVC, besides the e ...
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Networking Logistics Centres in the Baltic Sea Region (NeLoC )

Start date: Dec 17, 2001, End date: Feb 16, 2004,

The NeLoC project provided a networking forum for existing and planned logistics centres in the Baltic Sea Region and it has enabled the exchange of experiences in planning and operating logistics centres.The project promoted the role of logistics centres in regional development as well as national and international logistics chains with emphasis laid on intermodal solutions. Further, the project ...
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LIFE Key competences in Life Skills

AimThe project aimed to develop a train the trainer programme to provide subject orientated vocational teachers with the necessary skills to integrate key skills for life competences into their vocational areas. This transfer of innovation project built on the European Civil Society Platform on lifelong learning’s recommendations.
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DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF AUTOMOTIVE AND URBAN ENGINEERING STUDIES IN SERBIA

Start date: Oct 15, 2011,

The general objective of the project is to develop and establish new high-quality interdisciplinary curriculums for the support of the automotive industry in Serbia (as the largest exporter in the country) and urban area development (to contribute to the quality of public services as well as the quality of life in urban settlements). Its objective is to increase the quality and potential of the la ...
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EU Women

The project involved the development of existing pre-enterprise training resources into a practical and relevant online tool focusing on the needs of women interested in exploring self-employment. The main stages of project's development include the development of a Needs Analysis, the preparation of the training modules, the creation of an e-learning environment, pilot testing and translation of ...
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INNOVATIVE ACCOUNTING TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT TOOLS FOR SME's

INNO-AT project will support improvements in accounting and financial reporting skills within SMEs, in order to provide useful financial information to a wide range of users and reinforce that accounting as a management tool, fosters the evolution of small and medium-sized businesses.The project utilises national GAAP, IAS/IFRS and IFAC to develop resources for training and assessment relevant to ...
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Restructuring of doctoral studies in Serbia

Start date: Dec 1, 2013,

The proposal addresses one of the most acute problems in Serbian HE: harmonization of doctoral studies with the needs of academia, industry and society at large, as well as with the current EU practice. The wider objective of this project as a structural measure is to restructure doctoral studies in Serbia in line with the Bologna Process and Salzburg Principles, emphasizing quality of research a ...
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