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Wetlands conservation and restoration in “Puszcza Kampinoska” Natura 2000 site (LIFE KAMPINOS WETLANDS PL)

Start date: Jul 1, 2013, End date: Mar 31, 2018,

Background Rare wetland habitats and associated species are present within the Natura 2000 network site, Puszcza Kampinoska. The site's integrity has however been compromised by excavation works associated with the Łasica Channel and several other minor channels, which has contributed to the gradual drying of the wetlands. Challenges remain in restorin ...
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Assessing, Capturing & Utilising Methane from Expired and Non-operational landfill (ACUMEN)

Start date: Sep 3, 2012, End date: Aug 28, 2015,

Background Methane (CH4) is a potent greenhouse gas with 21 times the global warming potential of carbon dioxide (CO2). At a global level, the methane in landfill gas contributes to climate change. The UK, and the European Union generally, has a huge legacy of closed landfill sites, many of which are derelict or under-used. They represent a significant li ...
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Territorial Scenarios and Visions for Europe (ET2050)

Start date: May 31, 2011, End date: Feb 28, 2015,

Policymakers in the field of territorial development and cohesion are in need of a future oriented and integrated vision on the development of the European territory. Therefore the ESPON Programme started a territorial vision-building process following a participatory process and involving relevant stakeholders at European, national and regional level. This vision has a strategic character that al ...
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Effective Technology Transfer in Biotechnology (ETTBio)

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

ETTBio addresses the challenging issue of still unused economic potential of research institutes and universities as source for innovation and therefore efficient regional economic development. ETTBio has a sectoral focus on biotechnology for the following reasons: 1) Biotechnology is considered a key sector (and key enabling technology) in Europe for the 21st century, 2) it has very specific char ...
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moting Cross-Innovation in European Cities and Regions (Cross-Innovation)

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

...rship consists of 11 metropolitan hotspots that have the potential to put cross-innovation on the top of local and regional policy agendas across Europe: Birmingham, Amsterdam, Rome, Berlin, Tallinn, Warsaw, Vilnius, Stockholm, Linz, Lisbon, Plzen.Cross-Innovation is a key policy priority of EU 2020 and its flagship initiative Innovation Union. Improving metropolitan cities' expertise in this fiel ...
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“Effect of diet on the mental performance of children” (NUTRIMENTHE)

Start date: Mar 1, 2008, End date: Dec 31, 2013,

Current evidence on the effect of diet on mental performance (MP) is largely based on animal, retrospective studies, and short-term nutritional intervention studies in humans. NUTRIMENTHE will significantly improve this knowledge through studying the role, mechanisms, risks & benefits of specific nutrients & food components to respond to specific needs and improve the MP of children. The research ...
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Rail Baltica Growth Corridor (RBGC)

Start date: Jun 10, 2010, End date: Sep 9, 2013,

...economic growth of the Eastern BSR.RBGC is linked to the TEN-T Core Network Corridor North Sea - Baltic. The Corridor will connect the Eastern BSR branching from Helsinki, Tallinn, Riga, Kaunas and Warsaw to Berlin and to North Sea coast. The BSR gains new economic potential as the major business hubs will be connected with N-W Russia and the EU core. ...
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Knowledge Network Management in Technology Parks (Know-Man)

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

...egions for the time after the official project closure. In case of Berlin, e.g., the knowledge atlas approach was integrated in a project proposal for the cooperation among Berlin and Warsaw. Additionally, the round tables also communicated the results of the implemented instruments in order to negotiate and find agreements with regional stakeholders to deal with e.g. the suggested actions in the ...
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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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Future Laboratory for the Diffusion and Application of Innovation in Materials Science and Engineering (FLAME)

Start date: Feb 28, 2010, End date: Aug 30, 2012,

Materials sciences and engineering (MS&E) are significant innovation drivers within the Central European area and thus crucial for competitiveness and economic growth. The MS&E sector has its particularities like: frequent introduction of new material technologies, existing requirements and specifications frequently do not fit the unique features of advanced material and the sectors complexity req ...
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Baltic Sea Innovation Network Centres (BaSIC)

Start date: Dec 31, 2008, End date: Jan 23, 2012,

BaSIC aims to build a “Baltic Sea Archipelago of Innovation” (recommendation of BaltMetInno). The objective is to create a seamless working environment for fast growth innovative SME all over the Baltic Sea Region, embedded in a reliable network of leading Science Parks and clusters. Emphasis is given to identify, select, train and coach SME-gazelles; to provide them harmonized access to markets ( ...
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ublic Policies and Instruments in Support of Creative Industries (CREATIVE METROPOLES)

Start date: Sep 30, 2008, End date: Sep 29, 2011,

...oject is constituted by municipalities and development agencies of 11 metropolitan cities of Europe – Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Birmingham, Helsinki, Oslo, Riga, Stockholm, Tallinn, Vilnius and Warsaw – which play a central role in the economies of their regions and countries.The project is organised into 3 components. In addition to management activities (Component 1), Component 2 contains in ...
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Novel devices for optical light conversion based on high contrast refractive index waveguides (CORINWAS)

Start date: Mar 18, 2008, End date: Mar 17, 2011,

...is concerned with the development of a series of novel optical sources (nanowires) based on nonlinear optical conversion.The proposed research will allow the university team members from INRS-EMT and Warsaw University of Technology, in collaboration with their industrial partners and with the support of the University of Sherbrooke (also located in Quebec), to lead the international efforts in sea ...
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Control of renewable integrated systems targeting advanced landmarks (CRISTAL)

Start date: Dec 10, 2007, End date: Dec 9, 2009,

The CA aims to contribute to the integration and strengthening of European research on Renewable Energy Sources and associated power converters, controllers and combined use. The proposal is a step forward in securing a leading role for Europe in sustainable energy systems, strategically important to some EC Programme objectives: large scale implementation of Distributed Energy Resources (DER), en ...
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Innovation Clusters for the Transport Industry (InnoTrax)

Start date: Aug 31, 2004, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

The operation InnoTrax- Innovation Clusters for the Transport Industry focuses on microsystem technology, optics and telematics in the transport industry. Technology centres, universities and institutes supporting innovation in the transport sector are scattered throughout the EU and lack suitable networks. Similarly, innovative SMEs of the transport sector require more integrated structures to im ...
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articipatory Spatial Planning in Europe (PSPE)

Start date: Dec 31, 2003, End date: Jun 29, 2007,

The overall objective is to improve spatial information exchanges in participatory regional planning through renewed interactive approaches that make use of geo-visualisation. The operation seeks to bring into practice innovations relating to regional planning, e-government and ICT. The added-value of this operation is to make geo-visualisation and communication approaches feasible and accessible ...
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EU economic policies and location of economic activities (Economy)

Start date: Jun 9, 2005, End date: Mar 18, 2007,

The project shall further develop and deepen the understanding of the economic dimension of the development of the European territory.That includes identifying the spatial pattern of company/investment locations and the factors influencing these patterns and looking from a policy perspective identifying the key measures having impact on these patterns.The policy perspective should address both mea ...
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Study Abroad, Learning and Mobility for promoting structured cooperation and European higher education

Start date: Jul 15, 2013,

SALAM2 aims to foster cooperation between HEIs in Iran, Iraq & Yemen and the EU. Specific goals of the project are:• Development of qualifications and career prospects of students and staff,• Promotion of mobility between L8C and EU, especially of those from vulnerable groups, • Promotion of intercultural dialogue and mutual enrichment of societies of the Lot countries and Europe, • Contribution t ...
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Development of a Distance Learning Training Structure on the Design and Operation of Hybrid Power Systems - HYPOS-DILETR

Training for a new energy source : The project provides a distance learning package with an interactive CD-ROM and a web portal for communication. These materials will be used for training hybrid power system designers and operators. This project started in 2003 and lasted 24 months.
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European specific qualification Design and Construction in Existing Contexts

Das Projekt spricht im Sektor Planung und Bau tätige Fach- und Führungskräfte in Europa an. Dieser Zielgruppe gehören als End- bzw. potenzielle Nutzer Architekten und Ingenieure der Fachrichtung Architektur, Innenarchitektur, Städtebau und Landschaftsplanung sowie Bauingenieure und an der Planung und am Bau beteiligte Fachingenieure aus den Bereichen Vermessungswesen, Gebäudetechnik, Bauphysik, Ba ...
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Strengthening of European Union funds absorption capacity for infrastructure construction projects.

The main problem being tackled was to increase European Union funds absorption in infrastructure construction projects in European Union Members Countries and countries entering the Union. Expected outcomes:- increase participation in vocational trainings due to MOODLE system- increase employees knowledge concerning procedures in risk management, claims and dispute management - improvement in co ...
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Preventing Accidents in Construction – Health and Safety Multimedia Animated Learning

...s from 4 different countries. The project is composed of seven work packages and these work packages will be executed by Anadolu University (Turkey), Polish Association of Building Managers (Poland), Warsaw University of Technology (Poland), University of Minho (Portugal), TAV Airports Holding (Turkey), Erbil Project Consulting Engineering (Turkey), The Chartered Institute of Building (United King ...
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SKILLS - Steel construction industry lifelong learning support

Following a number of routine industry seminars which gave partners the opportunity to promote SKILLS and to obtain feedback and evaluation amongst its target audience, SKILLS recently organised a series of high profile launches during three national construction conferences and exhibitions which have taken place in Poland, Spain and France during the past few months. During the recent Assises in ...
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Common Learning Outcomes for European Managers in Construction III

This Project was related to the EU Dir 89/48/EWG on regulated professions in respect of recognition, promotion and certification of qualifications by international associations and organizations – from construction industry. The main task of the project was to improve Directive's ideas, which have lead to creation of proper EU system of comparison, certification and mutual recognition of manageri ...
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ARCW – Health and safety procedures for curtain walls with the use of Augmented Reality Technology

...yees.Consortium responsible for the project had a vast experience in the field of implementing European projects, including Leonardo da Vinci. It consisted of: Polish Association of Building Managers,Warsaw University of Technology,Technische Universität Darmstadt,Universitat de València,Fundación Laboral de la Construcción and Elajko-Al - company with broad knowledge and experience on curtain wal ...
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Common Learning Outcomes for European Managers in Construction II

The main task of the project is to deepen and improve Directive's ideas, which will lead to creation of proper European system of comparison, certification and mutual recognition of managerial qualifications in construction. Project is the continuation of the successfully finished CLOEMC I project (PL/06/B/F/PP/174014, set of 7 already created manuals. As a result of the project, a set of new 6 m ...
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Trans European Promotion of Public-Private Partnership

The main aims of the Project were:- to improve the quality and to increase the volume of co-operation between institutions, organizations, enterprises, social partners and other relevant bodies throughout Europe providing learning opportunities - by creation of the new courses in the area of PPP projects,- to support the development of innovative ICT-based content, services, pedagogies and practi ...
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Stimulating Learning for Idea-to-Market

As Croatia integrated into the EU, a major challenge has been co-operation between education and business. There is a longstanding gap between the supply and demand of knowledge, skills and competencies relevant to business From the European perspective, the need to develop and commercialise ideas-to-market products and services for long term economic benefits is a recurrent theme in European poli ...
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MBA in Construction - Postgraduate European Common Studies in Construction Project Management

The main task of the project was to deepen Directive's 89/48/EWG ideas, which lead to creation of proper European system of comparison, certification and mutual recognition of managerial qualifications in construction. Project was based on the successfully finished CLOEMC I and II projects (PL/06/B/F/PP/174014, 2009-1-PL1-LEO05-05016) set of 13 already created manuals for Construction Managers’ L ...
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EUPHRATES - EU Promotion of Health through Research, Applied Technology, Education and Science in India

Start date: Jul 15, 2013,

EUPHRATES Project emerges as a proposal with a wide geographical scope, covering 9 states of Europe and 11 institutions from different parts of the Indian Country. This consortium will join efforts in order to enhance cooperation for fostering excellence in training and research, promoting exchange of students and researchers between India and the EU. The Universidade de Santiago de Compostela w ...
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ACTIVE - Atlantic Caucasus Technical universities Initiative for Valuable Education (EU - ENPI East)

Start date: Jul 15, 2013,

Atlantic Caucasus Technical universities Initiative for Valuable Education – ACTIVE - project can be considered as an element of common Europe vision, especially in view of introducing former Soviet Union countries. The project aims mainly at launching a research and education network comprising HEIs from the European Union, Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine, Georgia and Armenia. Most of partners have exp ...
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European specific qualification Design and Construction in Existing Contexts

Das Projekt spricht im Sektor Planung und Bau tätige Fach- und Führungskräfte in Europa an. Dieser Zielgruppe gehören als End- bzw. potenzielle Nutzer Architekten und Ingenieure der Fachrichtung Architektur, Innenarchitektur, Städtebau und Landschaftsplanung sowie Bauingenieure und an der Planung und am Bau beteiligte Fachingenieure aus den Bereichen Vermessungswesen, Gebäudetechnik, Bauphysik, Ba ...
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EMMAE14 - Erasmus Mundus Mobility with Asia East 2014

Start date: Jul 15, 2013,

Erasmus Mundus Mobility with Asia-E14 is an exchange programme for students and staff between 7 European and 10 Asian Universities.The grantees are selected in 3 cohorts. The online application period for the 1st cohort is Nov.-Dec. 2013; 38 EU and Asian staff and 15 doctorates are selected in Jan. 2014. The 2nd cohort with 75 Asian students and 6 postdocs is selected in Dec. 2014. The 3rd cohor ...
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AVEMPACE III - Erasmus Mundus Connecting Europe and the Arab States in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EU - Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria)

Start date: Jul 15, 2013,

The objective of the partnership coordinated by Technische Universität Berlin is to create a network of Jordanian, Lebanese, Palestinian, Syrian and European universities promoting the EHEA and academic excellence through joint research, education and exchange of experience by awarding individula mobility grants to contribute to a sustainable development of Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria in ...
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FELLOW-MUNDUS - Fostering Education and Learning mobilities for Latin-American academics Outgoing Worldwide with ERASMUS MUNDUS - Strand 1, Lot 14 (Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Brasil, Colombia, Panama,Uruguay)

Start date: Jul 15, 2013,

The FELLOW-MUNDUS project aims to strengthen the cooperation between European Union Higher Education Institutions and Latin-American Universities, enabling the mobility of students, researchers and academic staff through a scholarship scheme, developing individuals’ curriculum, enhancing the transfer of know-how and the sharing of experiences and good practices. It will provide the Latin-American ...
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EMINTE - Erasmus Mundus India To Europe

Start date: Jul 15, 2013,

This project for mobility and collaboration within higher education and research builds on a well-balanced consortium with partners from India and Europe. We have included partners with no or little previous experience as well as with substantial experience from the Erasmus Mundus Action 2 (EMA2) programme. In this way, the project will increase the number of universities that will benefit from EM ...
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Development of a training path for European Furniture Experts in Designing and Manufacturing of AAL Integrated Furniture for the Care and Support of Elderly and Disabled People.

Start date: Oct 1, 2013,

The fast-growing elderly population in Europe and its care needs require solutions like AAL (Ambient Assisted Living) to ensure economical sustainability. AAL is emerging as a set of tools for care of the elderly and disabled capable of improving their quality of life. Furniture has certain features that can improve the non-intrusive monitoring of users and interaction of AAL systems, which repres ...
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Modernisation of Institutional Management of Internationalization in South Neighboring Countries: towards an internationalization Management Model

Start date: Dec 1, 2013,

An internationalization management model in partner institutions will be developed in order to provide appropriate knowledge and means to improve internationalization actions and activities that contribute to the sustainability of the international dimension of partner institutions in south neighboring countries. The model aims at improving the institutional management processes of internationaliz ...
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School on Cloud: connecting education to the Cloud for digital citizenship

Start date: Jan 1, 2014,

The Cloud is a major technological breakthrough with huge potential for education. It allows students and their tutors/teachers to interact productively in formal and informal education situations. Hosted Cloud communities mean that learners themselves can become creators and developers. Laptops and tablets will be everywhere, eBooks will replace text books as a normal part of classroom learning. ...
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Monitoring the Wistula Lagoon water quality on the basis of satellite remote sensing

The overall objective of the project is to develop the principles of monitoring water quality in the shared basin of the Wistula Lagoon divided between Poland and the Russian Federation. By means of modern methodology, based on satellite remote sensing, the project aims at implementing a long-term and constantly improving tool for providing information about the Wistula Lagoon waters. The project ...
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