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Xylella Fastidiosa Active Containment Through a multidisciplinary-Oriented Research Strategy (XF-ACTORS)

Start date: Nov 1, 2016, End date: Oct 31, 2020,

XF-ACTORS aims to establish a multidisciplinary research program to answer the urgent need to improve prevention, early detection and control of Xylella fastidiosa (Xf). Recently, Xf was introduced into Italy, where it is causing severe damage to olive crops, and in France, where so far it is limited to ornamental plants and some landscape trees. The overall goal of the research program is to asse ...
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Social Innovation in Marginalised Rural Areas (SIMRA)

Start date: Apr 1, 2016, End date: Mar 31, 2020,

SIMRA seeks to advance understanding of social innovation (SI) and innovative governance in agriculture, forestry and rural development (RD), and how to boost them, particularly in marginalised rural areas across Europe, with a focus on the Mediterranean region (including non-EU) where there is limited evidence of outcomes and supporting conditions. These objectives will be achieved by: 1. Develop ...
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Innovation for Sustainable Sheep and Goat Production in Europe (iSAGE)

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

iSAGE will enhance the sustainability, competitiveness and resilience of the European Sheep and Goat sectors through collaboration between industry and research. iSAGE have a powerful consortium with 18 industry representatives from various EU production systems and socio-economic contexts. The sheep and goat sector will be investigated because it is sensitive to general socio-economic, demographi ...
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EPOS Implementation Phase (EPOS IP)

Start date: Oct 1, 2015, End date: Sep 30, 2019,

The nations of Europe are distributed around some of the most complex and dynamic geological systems on the planet and understanding these is essential to the security of livelihoods and economic power of Europeans. Many of the solutions to the grand challenges in the geosciences have been led by European scientists – the understanding of stratigraphy (the timing and distribution of layers of sedi ...
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Environmental Research Infrastructures Providing Shared Solutions for Science and Society (ENVRI PLUS)

Start date: May 1, 2015, End date: Apr 30, 2019,

ENVRIPLUS is a cluster of research infrastructures (RIs) for Environmental and Earth System sciences, built around ESFRI roadmap and associating leading e-infrastructures and Integrating Activities together with technical specialist partners. ENVRIPLUS is driven by 3 overarching goals: 1) favoring cross-fertilization between infrastructures, 2) implementing innovative concepts and devices across R ...
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Bioresources For Oliviculture (BeFOre)

Start date: Feb 1, 2015, End date: Jan 31, 2019,

The project aims at establishing a multi-lateral network of research and innovation staff active in olive germplasm access, conservation, evaluation and exploitation, strengthening research capacities through the exchange of knowledge and expertise on a shared research programme focused on developing integrated common protocols to phenotype and characterize plants at molecular, morphological and p ...
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Creating Moldovan E-network for promoting innovative e-teaching in the continuing professional education

Start date: Oct 15, 2015, End date: Oct 14, 2018,

Promoting Continuing Professional Education in Moldova (MD) in the sense of fostering Lifelong Learning is one of the priorities stated in the national Strategy Education 2020 and Code of Education. As a consequence thereof, teaching staff should be well prepared to these pedagogical challenges, which increasingly require the implementation of innovative and participative learning-teaching approac ...
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Modernization of tEaching meThodologies in higher educatiOn: EU experience for jorDan and paleStinian territory

Start date: Oct 15, 2015, End date: Oct 14, 2018,

The project aims at modernization of Higher education methodologies with cooperation of EU experiences, by establishing well equipped center, which engage technology with teaching process and it will be used to train Professors, Lecturers, Trainers whom already exist in Partner countries and Trainees in best practices of ICT in education. The project aims to ensure that universities in Jordan and ...
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The MEDiterranean Public HEALTH Alliance (MED-HEALTH)

Start date: Oct 15, 2015, End date: Oct 14, 2018,

A solid public health system constitutes a pillar of advanced societies, capable of providing their citizens with an enabling environment for development and smart and inclusive societies. All countries in Europe and beyond need to address increasingly global health challenges with the support of innovative approaches and skilled professionals. To do so, HEIs need to introduce programmes with a wi ...
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How to wIN the challenGE: internationalising EQF Level 5

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

The general objectives of the project are to strengthen cooperation between the world of education and training and the world of work, to foster quality, innovation and internationalization of partner institutions and to establish transnational cooperation between education providers and regional/local authorities in charge of accreditation of training bodies, development of LLL and recognition o ...
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Atmospheric dynamics Research InfraStructure in Europe (ARISE2)

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

It has been robustly demonstrated that variations in the circulation of the middle atmosphere influence weather and climate throughout the troposphere all the way to the Earth’s surface. A key part of the coupling between the troposphere and stratosphere occurs through the propagation and breaking of planetary-scale Rossby waves and gravity waves. Limited observation of the middle atmosphere and t ...
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Improved risk evaluation and implementation of resilience concepts to critical infrastructure (IMPROVER)

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

Large scale crises are affecting critical infrastructures with a growing frequency. This is a result of both basic exposure and dependencies between infrastructures. Because of prohibitive costs, the paradigm of protection against extreme events is expanding and now also encompasses the paradigm of resilience. In addition to strengthening and securing systems; system design objectives are now bein ...
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Developing OER and Blended Modules for Agriculture and Rural Development

Start date: Oct 1, 2015, End date: Mar 31, 2018,

...e oil production, citruses and peaches growing, hence its role will be to transfer the know-how in growing mentioned crops according to the Organic and IPM principles. On the other hand, the Agrarian University in Plovdiv will be invited to develop know-how transfer through organizing short-term courses and development of learning tools in Organic & IPM management for apples, pears, table grape an ...
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Integrated information and awareness campaign for the reduction of plastic bags in the marine environment (LIFE DEBAG)

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

Background Litter is a major problem for the marine environment, with plastic bags being one of the most common and persistent pollutants affecting coasts and waters. Each year, more than eight million plastic bags end up as litter in the EU. Current recycling rates are only 6.6%, which are difficult to increase because the thinness and lightness of plast ...
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Strategies to develop effective, innovative and practical approaches to protect major European fruit crops from pests and pathogens (Dropsa)

Start date: Jan 1, 2014, End date: Feb 28, 2018,

The DROPSA consortium will create new knowledge and understanding of the damage and losses of fruit crops resulting from pests and pathogens, with a specific focus on the new and emerging threats due to Drosophila suzukii and quarantine pathogens Pseudomonas syringae, Xanthomonas fragariae and X. arboricola. The project will deliver a cost effective approach that can be widely implemented by the E ...
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LEGumes for the Agriculture of TOmorrow (LEGATO)

Start date: Jan 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2017,

The project has been conceived to promote the culture of grain legumes in Europe by identifying priority issues currently limiting grain legume cultivation and devising solutions in term of novel varietal development, culture practices, and food uses. LEGATO will develop tools and resources to enable state of the art breeding methodology and to exploit fully the breadth of genetic resources avail ...
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Conservation of priority forests and forest openings in "Ethnikos Drymos Oitis” and “Oros Kallidromo” of Sterea Ellada (FOROPENFORESTS)

Start date: Sep 1, 2012, End date: Nov 30, 2017,

Background The project area comprises two mountainous Natura 2000 sites in central Greece: the National Forest Park of Oiti, "Ethnikos Drymos Oitis” (GR2440004), and “Oros Kallidromo” (GR2440006). The main threats to the target habitats and species include: reduced grazing and the abandonment of traditional farm practices; the intensification of for ...
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Sustainable strategies for the improvement of seriously degraded agricultural areas: The example of Pistachia vera L. (AgroStrat)

Start date: Oct 1, 2012, End date: Sep 30, 2017,

Background Greece is Europe's number one producer of pistachios and the sixth largest producer worldwide, with an annual production volume of about 9,500 tonnes. The variety of pistachio produced on the island of Aegina is the most famous in Greece, and has been awarded a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO). However, little is known about the management ...
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Supporting the Uptake of Agri-Food Research Results into Innovation with EPC countries (SUAFRI-EPC)

Start date: Mar 1, 2014, End date: Feb 28, 2017,

"The overall aim of the SUAFRI-EPC project is to bridge the gap between Agri-Food research and innovation in Eastern Partnering Countries (EPC), by bringing together all actors of the knowledge value chain and raising their awareness on how to uptake research results into innovation. The SUAFRI-EPC is supporting the Agri-Food sector and community in EPC by developing the basis for an efficient "" ...
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Light-Matter Coupling in composite Nano-Structures (LIMACONA)

Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Sep 30, 2016,

"The academic exchange aims to establish and support multi-lateral transfer of knowledge among several European research teams and teams from Russia, Ukraine and Armenia, striving to advance the research on Physics of Light-Matter Coupling in Nanostructures. This programme will combine unique expertise of partners in Nonlinear Physics and Optics, Materials Science, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ...
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SMEs & eLEARNING

Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2016,

...bility and growth of SMEs with the EU. The project consortium was strategically assembled to ensure quality and value for money in the project execution and outputs, including a University, NGO and a buisness support agency. Each Partner has a particular interest/skill/and expertise in elearning and working with SMEs. The majority of Partners have vast experience of international partnership proje ...
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YOUTH WORKERS MOBILITY NETWORK

Start date: Aug 1, 2015, End date: Jul 31, 2016,

"Youth Workers Mobility Network" projesi, İspanya, Sırbistan, Fas, Tunus, Mısır ve Filistin'den gelen 8 gençlik çalışanının Abdullah Gül Üniversitesi Gençlik Fabrikası’nda işbaşı eğitimi alarak profesyonel gelişimlerini desteklemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Gençlik Fabrikası, Türkiye’de yükseköğretim kurumu çerçevesinde gençlik çalışmalarına ve yerel topluma katkı vermesi açısından özgün bir yapılanmadır v ...
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Re-ENACT (Empowerment though Nature, Authentic Communication and Theatre

Start date: Jan 1, 2016, End date: Jun 30, 2016,

“Re-EnACT - Empowerment through Nature, Authentic Communication & Theatre” training course aimed at developing the competences of youth workers to engage and empower the young people they work with to become responsible citizens through enhanced communication skills, conflict resolution techniques, entrepreneurial thinking and active participation in their lives, work and communities. There is a ...
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Seed health: development of seed treatment methods, evidence for seed transmission and assessment of seed health (TESTA)

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

Healthy seed are key to high crop yields, underpinning European and global food security. A wide range of diseases and pests are carried by seed and as well as spreading and increasing old problems, new problems may be introduced into the European Community countries via this route. There are currently opportunities to improve seed quality control by implementing emerging novel methodologies. The ...
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ECOlogical use of native PLANTs for environmental restoration and sustainable development in the MEDiterranean region (ECOPLANTMED)

Start date: Dec 31, 2013, End date: Dec 30, 2015,

Project in brief Besides being one of the world’s most biodiverse regions, the Mediterranean Basin is also considered amongst the four most significantly altered biodiversity hotspots of the planet. Many valuable native plants are threatened with extinction due to the degradation of their habitats and related environmental risks, which mainly originate from human activities. This inestimable natur ...
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Rationalising Mediterranean Sea Ways: from Southern-Eastern to Northern-Western ports (OPTIMED)

Start date: Dec 30, 2013, End date: Dec 29, 2015,

Project in brief The development of maritime transport and logistics sector in the Mediterranean still needs to be improved in order to ensure more efficient and sustainable trade relations between the northern and south-eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea. In this context and by means of a virtual logistics platform structured around the ports of Porto Torres (Italy) and Beirut (Lebanon), OPT ...
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Development of Landscape Character Assessment as a tool for effective conservation of natural heritage in the Eastern Mediterranean (MEDSCAPES)

Start date: Dec 30, 2013, End date: Dec 29, 2015,

Project in brief The integrity of Mediterranean landscapes is currently threatened by a series of common problems: pollution, overgrazing, tourism development and urbanisation. Besides lack of public awareness, political commitment or intersectoral cooperation, the protection of natural heritage is hindered by the fragmentation of actions and approaches implemented so far in the Mediterranean regi ...
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Supportive international approach to increase and improve the mobility and exchange (MED-MOBIL)

Start date: Dec 30, 2013, End date: Dec 29, 2015,

Project in brief Although the Mediterranean territories have any cultural and economic similarities, there is a gap in the mobility of students and professionals compared to other areas of the world with less comparable features. The gap is even wider when looking at the intensity of mobility of young people within European Union. Specific EU funded initiatives, such as ERASMUS and Leonardo da Vin ...
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Improvement of Mediterranean territorial cohesion through setup of tourist-cultural itinerary - Umayyad (UMAYYAD)

Start date: Dec 21, 2012, End date: Dec 20, 2015,

The project in brief At Mediterranean level, tourism has often led many countries and regions to develop the industry in a competitive way rather than in a cooperative manner. For obvious climatic reasons but also due the role played by tour operators, Mediterranean tourism destinations have based their growth essentially on a sun and sea vision and developed strategies aimed at maximizing short t ...
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Future of Our Past (F.O.P)

Start date: Dec 16, 2013, End date: Dec 15, 2015,

Project in briefThe extraordinary cultural heritage in the Mediterranean Basin with its fascinating cities rich in history, art, culture and traditions, offers an interesting background for the growth of tourism. Despite the leading role played by this sector, the model of governance developed in the area to date has mostly been focused on coastal resources while important historical centres situa ...
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Development and implementation of decentralised solar-energy-related innovative technologies for public buildings, in the Mediterranean Basin countries (DIDSOLIT-PB)

Start date: Dec 12, 2012, End date: Dec 11, 2015,

The project in briefThe rise in energy demand has aggravated the dependence on fossil fuels imports of most of the Mediterranean countries. With a forecasted increase by 70% in energy consumption over the next 20 years, there is an urgent need to secure alternative energy sources especially for buildings - commercial and residential - which share of total energy used is higher than 40%, i.e. super ...
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TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH AND PATIENT SAFETY IN EUROPE (TRANSFoRm)

Start date: Mar 1, 2010, End date: Nov 30, 2015,

TRANSFoRm will develop rigorous, generic methods for the integration of Primary Care clinical and research activities, to support patient safety and clinical research via:1.\tRich capture of clinical data, including symptoms and signs rather than just a single diagnosis. A generic, dynamic interface, integrated with electronic health records (EHR), will facilitate both diagnostic decision support ...
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FOstering Solar TEchnology in the MEDiterranean area (FOSTEr in MED)

Start date: Nov 30, 2012, End date: Nov 29, 2015,

The project in briefThe Mediterranean region is characterized by the significant potential of solar energy. The sunlight time ranges from 2650 to 3400 hours per year with average radiation going up to 3200 kWh/m2 per year. Despite these favorable weather conditions, the development of solar energy in the Mediterranean area is still limited by technical, institutional, financial and market barriers ...
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Virtual Earthquake and seismology Research Community in Europe e-science environment (VERCE)

Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: Sep 30, 2015,

The earthquake and seismology research, an intrinsically Global undertaking, addresses both fundamental problems in understanding Earth's internal wave sources and structures, and augment applications to societal concerns about natural hazards, energy resources, environmental change, and national security. This community is central in the European Plate Observing System (EPOS), the ESFRI initiativ ...
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Wealth: Promoting Local Sustainable Economic Development (Project Wealth)

Start date: Apr 24, 2012, End date: Aug 24, 2015,

PROJECT WEALTH aims to introduce new approaches to socio-economic development and enhancement of territories, based on the needs and assets of local communities. To that end, the project will enhance economic clusters through local sustainable economic initiatives as a tool to bringing about economic, environmental and community wealth. ...
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MARine Litter in Europe Seas: Social AwarenesS and CO-Responsability (MARLISCO)

Start date: Jun 1, 2012, End date: May 31, 2015,

Marine environments are central to human well being, but they are also extensively threatened by our activities. The MARLISCO proposal seeks to raise societal awareness of both the problems and the potential solutions relating to a key issue threatening marine habitats worldwide; the accumulation of marine litter. A major objective of this proposal is to understand and subsequently facilitate soci ...
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Integrated Actions to Mitigate Environmental Risks in the Mediterranean Sea (Med-IAMER)

Start date: May 31, 2014, End date: May 30, 2015,

Med-IAMER provides recommendations on integrated trans-boundary actions required to mitigate environmental risks in the Mediterranean Sea by putting together knowledge on regional Coastal and Maritime Environmental Pressures (CMEP) and by assessing their gaps. It proposes data Integration and analysis approaches, and maps the condition of existing trans-boundary mechanisms to mitigate these risks, ...
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AMMOS - Integrated information campaign for the reduction of smoking related litter on beaches (LIFE)

Start date: Jul 1, 2013, End date: Mar 31, 2015,

Background Marine litter is one of the most serious environmental problems of the 20th Century. It has an adverse affect on the economy, affecting tourism, industry and the fisheries sector, and it is a potential source of damage to human health. Reduction of litter, especially disgarded cigarette butts, would improve the aesthetic value of beaches and ...
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Socio economic effects of management measures of the future CFP (SOCIOEC)

Start date: Mar 1, 2012, End date: Feb 28, 2015,

SOCIOEC is an interdisciplinary, European wide project bringing together scientists from several fisheries sciences with industry partners and other key stakeholders to work in an integrated manner on solutions for future fisheries management, that can be implemented at a regional level. The central concept is to provide a mechanism for developing measures that are consistent with the overarching ...
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Strategies and tools for Real Time EArthquake RisK ReducTion (REAKT)

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

Earthquakes are a serious threat for many European countries, particularly those around the Mediterranean Sea. In many cities exposed to high earthquake hazard, a substantial proportion of the population still lives in buildings that do not meet modern earthquake-resistant standards. Preventive actions, such as retrofitting of structures, are essential, but they are not sufficient and cannot be a ...
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