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Innovative Micro Solar Heat and Power System for Domestic and Small Business Residential Buildings (Innova MicroSolar)

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2020,

Rapid expansion of utilisation of solar thermal energy for increasing energy efficiency of buildings have been adopted in short/medium- and long-term Energy Strategies of EU countries in line with regional actions with the European climate energy objectives as defined in the European Union’s “20-20-20” targets and in the European Commission’s Energy Roadmap 2050.The overall objective of this proje ...
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Adapting the feed, the animal and the feeding techniques to improve the efficiency and sustainability of monogastric livestock production systems (Feed-a-Gene)

Start date: Mar 1, 2015, End date: Feb 29, 2020,

Feed-a-Gene aims to better adapt different components of monogastric livestock production systems (i.e., pigs, poultry and rabbits) to improve the overall efficiency and to reduce the environmental impact. This involves the development of new and alternative feed resources and feed technologies, the identification and selection of robust animals that are better adapted to fluctuating conditions, a ...
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EU-CHINA Lever for IPM Demonstration (EUCLID)

Start date: Sep 15, 2015, End date: Sep 14, 2019,

More sustainable pest management methods are needed in order to reduce the negative effects of pesticides on human health and the environment. The overall goal of EUCLID is to contribute to secure the production of food for the increasing worldwide population while developing sustainable production approaches to be used in the European and Chinese agriculture.The choice of the crops of interest in ...
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Cultural Narratives of Crisis and Renewal (CRIC)

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

...ate in a given cultural set (Cardoso and Jacobetty 2012). The programme will bring together researchers specialized in Hispanic and Latin American culture from 4 universities in Europe (Newcastle University (UNEW), Amsterdam University (UVA), Universitat de València (UV) and Universitat de Lleida (UDL)) and 4 universities in Latin America (Universidad Austral de Chile (UACH), Pontificia Universida ...
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Together Old and Young: Practitioners Learning and Upscaling Skills

Start date: Nov 1, 2016, End date: Oct 31, 2018,

Population ageing in Europe will continue with accelerating pace in the next decades. This trend requires societal adaptations regarding education and training, work, family life and social protection. One such adaption is intergenerational learning (IGL), which brings people from different generations together, to share activities, learn and understand each other better. Together Old and Young P ...
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PhD on Innovation Pathways for TES (INPATH-TES)

Start date: May 1, 2015, End date: Apr 30, 2018,

Following the EC SET-Plan Education and Training Roadmap, the concept of this proposal is to develop a joint PhD programme between universities and research centres, on the topic of Thermal Energy Storage (TES). The goal of INPATH-TES is to create a network of universities and research institutes to implement a joint PhD programme on TES technologies. The final result of such a network is to educa ...
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USE OF INNOVATIVE THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE FOR MARKED ENERGY SAVINGS AND SIGNIFICANT LOWERING OF CO2 EMISSIONS (INNOSTORAGE)

Start date: Nov 1, 2013, End date: Oct 31, 2017,

"INNOSTORAGE proposal is driven by the need to develop efficient thermal storage (TES) systems using phase change materials (PCM). One of the main contributions to the rational use of energy is given by the TES systems. They accommodate efficient storage of thermal energy, promoting the possibility of using renewable energy such as solar energy, ambient cold and residual heat. The use of PCM for T ...
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Personalised Guidance Services for Optimising lifestyle in teen-agers through awareness, motivation and engagement (PEGASO)

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

Obesity and other lifestyle-related illness are among the top healthcare challenges in Europe. Obesity alone accounts for up to 7% of healthcare costs in the EU, as well as wider economy costs associated with lower productivity, lost output and premature death. Obesity in younger age is an alarming predictor for obesity in adulthood, but also entails short term health complications in juvenile age ...
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A common European approach to the regulatory testing of nanomaterials (NANOREG)

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

The innovative and economic potential of Manufactured Nano Materials (MNMs) is threatened by a limited understanding of the related EHS issues. While toxicity data is continuously becoming available, the relevance to regulators is often unclear or unproven. The shrinking time to market of new MNM drives the need for urgent action by regulators. NANoREG is the first FP7 project to deliver the answe ...
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Researching Arab Mediterranean Youth: Towards a New Social Contract (SAHWA) (SAHWA)

Start date: Jan 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2016,

Young people in the South and East Mediterranean area are enduring a multiple transitions. In addition to the political and socioeconomic transformations, there is the transition to adulthood from the famous tripartite division of the life cycle in preparation for professional life, working life and retirement. Other experiences of socio-economic transformation, as in East Europe, may give us lear ...
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Social Innovation on active and healthy ageing for sustainable economic growth (SIFORAGE)

Start date: Nov 1, 2012, End date: Oct 31, 2016,

The general aim of SIforAGE project will be to strengthen the cooperation mechanisms and tools among the stakeholders working along the value chain of active and healthy ageing, with the aim of improving the performance of the European Union competitiveness and growth, through research and innovative products for more and better lives.The objective is change minds and attitudes for a new vision of ...
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More Effective use of Renewables Including compact seasonal Thermal energy Storage (MERITS)

Start date: Oct 1, 2012, End date: Sep 30, 2016,

As Europe moves towards low and zero-carbon housing, challenges arise in the management of building integrated renewable energy technologies. Electricity generating RES have the benefit of electrical connection and financial mechanisms allowing feed-in to the network. Thermal technologies do not have such general interconnectivity and therefore rely on sizing typically meeting 90% of summer demand ...
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EXCELMEAT:an international research network for the genetic improvement of pigmeat quality and the development of biosensing technologies as rapid and cost-effective tools for meat quality evaluation (EXCELMEAT)

Start date: Feb 8, 2011, End date: Feb 7, 2015,

"EXCELMEAT puts forward the collaboration between 8 research groups (from Belgium, China, Italy, Spain, UK, Ukraine and USA) with international projection in the field of pig genetics. EXCELMEAT aims at creating an International Pig Genetics and Meat Quality Network to (i) increase worldwide cooperation in the area of pigmeat quality; (ii) provide long-term training schemes for scientists; (iii) s ...
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FI-WARE: Future Internet Core Platform (FI-WARE)

Start date: May 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2014,

The goal of the FI-WARE project is to advance the global competitiveness of the EU economy by introducing an innovative infrastructure for cost-effective creation and delivery of services, providing high QoS and security guarantees. FI-WARE is designed to meet the demands of key market stakeholders across many different sectors, e.g., healthcare, telecommunications, and environmental services. FI- ...
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Saving Energy in Europe's Public Buildings Using ICT (SMARTSPACES)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Dec 31, 2014,

... is provided directly to city energy managers and other professionals responsible for building performance, and to building users, both staff and visitors to the building, including school pupils and university students and the general public, enabling all to optimise their energy-related behaviour based on up-to-date meter feedback on energy consumption. Management components of the service inclu ...
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Breeding to Optimise Chinese Agriculture (OPTICHINA)

Start date: Jun 1, 2011, End date: May 31, 2014,

"OPTICHINA (Breeding to Optimise Chinese Agriculture) aims to link the crop breeding research activities carried out by European and Chinese researchers. This Co-ordination Action build on previous and ongoing collaborative research experience of European and Chinese partners collaborating in this consortium. To date there have not been specific actions devoted to coordination of breeding research ...
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Selection and improving of fit-for-purpose sampling procedures for specific foods and risks (BASELINE)

Start date: Aug 1, 2009, End date: Nov 30, 2013,

"Food Safety Objectives (FSO) and Performance Objectives (PO) are new criteria complementing the existing concepts of microbiological criteria and MRL for many chemical contaminants. However, to achieve these objectives it is critically important a harmonisation of food safety control procedures.BASELINE project intends to obtain the following objectives: 1) To review the sampling schemes currentl ...
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Novel integrated strategies for worldwide mycotoxin reduction in the food and feed chains (MycoRed)

Start date: Apr 1, 2009, End date: Sep 30, 2013,

MYCORED aims at developing strategic solutions to reduce contamination by mycotoxins of major concern in economically important food and feed chains. The following toxins and commodities are especially considered in the project: aflatoxins, trichothecenes, zearalenone, fumonisins in wheat/maize food and feed chains; ochratoxin A in the grape-wine and wheat chains; and aflatoxins in the dried fruit ...
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Rational design of plant systems for sustainable generation of value-added industrial products (SmartCell)

Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Sep 30, 2013,

Plants sustainably produce low levels of secondary metabolites of high industrial value. However, they are often too complex to be economically manufactured by chemical synthesis. Advanced metabolic engineering and exploitation of plants as Green Factories has been prevented due to poorly understood metabolic pathways in plants and the regulation thereof. SmartCell brings together 14 leading Europ ...
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Design of a common agrochemical plastic packaging waste management scheme to protect natural resources in synergy with agricultural plastic waste valorisation (AGROCHEPACK)

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

The aim is to design a common agrochemical plastic packaging waste (APPW) management scheme to protect the natural resources and valorise waste materials. This scheme will be based on adapting compatible elements of ongoing national schemes where such schemes exist. It will be coherent and will exploit the research results developed by the system of valorization of agricultural plastic waste (APW) ...
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Origins and spread of agriculture in the south-western Mediterranean region (AGRIWESTMED)

Start date: Apr 1, 2009, End date: Mar 31, 2013,

"This project focuses on one of the most fascinating events of the long history of the human species: the origins and spread of agriculture. Research over the past 40 years has provided an invaluable dataset on crop domestication and the spread of agriculture into Europe. However, despite the enormous advances in research there are important areas that remain almost unexplored, some of immense int ...
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Engineered Nanoparticle Impact on Aquatic Environments: Structure, Activity and Toxicology (ENNSATOX)

Start date: Jul 1, 2009, End date: Jun 30, 2012,

The use of engineered nanoparticles in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, sensors and many other commercial applications has been growing exponentially over the past decade. EU and Member State’s research into the environmental impact of these materials, particularly in aquatic systems, is at an early stage. ENNSATOX addresses this deficit through a, comprehensive investigation relating the structure and ...
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Qualifications Frameworks for Environmental Science at Ukrainian Universities

Start date: Dec 1, 2013,

Proposed QANTUS project aims at preparation of sectoral Qualifications Frameworks for Environmental Science. It will contribute towards wider objective “Enhancement of quality and relevance of higher education in Ukraine and increasing convergence with EU developments through elaboration of qualifications frameworks”. Three specific project objectives are:1. Analyses of existing standards and meth ...
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Bosnia and Herzegovina Qualification Framework for Higher Education

Start date: Dec 1, 2013,

The main objective of the project is to support the structural reform of higher education system in BiH, supporting the development of the BiH Qualifications Framework for Higher Education in (BHQFHE) in line with national priorities, and its implementation at different institutional levels. The project shall provide models for full formal implementation of the BHQFHE at institutional levels, base ...
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Development of Public Accreditation of Agricultural programs in Russia

Start date: Dec 1, 2013,

...tional programs and Recommendations for external experts can be further used and become a background for developing internal quality culture at HEIs. A retrained group of employers, teachers, university administration staff and students can be involved in accreditation of agricultural programs not only on the Russian but also on an international level.
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Together Old and Young: young children and senior citizens learning and developing in intergenerational community spaces

Start date: Nov 1, 2012,

Together Old and Young - TOY is a intergenerational learning project involving senior people (55 years +) and young children (0- 8 years) in community based non formal activities. It is based on the premise that constructive relationships between young children and older people can be built to the mutual benefit of both generations and can contribute to the social cohesion of communities. This mu ...
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Master of Wood Energy

Start date: Oct 1, 2012,

The aim of this 3-year project is to plan a master program to educate experts in wood energy production, trade and transportation within the EU and globally. The EU has set very challenging aims for the partial replacement of fossil fuels with renewable energy by 2020. In many EU countries forests are a remarkable source of renewable energy and wood energy is an important export product. Correspon ...
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Improving Academia - Industry Links in Food Safety and Quality

Start date: Jan 15, 2010,

The project aims the creation of interface Centers - the FOOD LINKS Centers in seven universities in F.Y.R.O. Macedonia, Croatia and Serbia to support the establishment and promotion of long term partnership relations between Academia and Industry, in the area of food safety and food safety and quality management systems. This would be achieved making available to the food sector technical and sci ...
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MA European Youth Studies

Start date: Oct 1, 2009,

This project develops a full Bologna MA in European Youth Studies (MA EYS) to enhance the quality of the human resources available to youth research, policy and practice in Europe, in line with the Lisbon Strategy and the European Youth Pact and towards a transversal youth strategy. It contributes to the modernisation of higher education by designing an integrated course for an international and m ...
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Medical Education in Europe 2

Start date: Oct 1, 2009,

The MEDINE2 Thematic Network in Medical Education in Europe will build on the work of the MEDINE Network 2004-2007. The Networks is requiered because the education and training of medical doctors to high standard is critical to the physical health, well-being, productivity and social cohesion of European society. Variours issues must be addressed. Despite facilitative legislation, mobility of med ...
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Senior European Volunteers Exchange Network

This thematic network is the result of several pilot projects that experimentedtransnational exchanges of senior European Volunteers. This proved to be a powerfuleducational tool not only for the senior volunteers who take part in projects based in adifferent European country, but also for the organisations of the civil society and thelocal communities hosting them. The network is based on 4 Europ ...
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