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Période de Formation en Entreprise en Europe

Start date: Jul 1, 2014, End date: Jun 30, 2015,

.... Our participants are students at Camille Claudel Vocational High school in Lyon. Situated in the center of Lyon, the high school mostly integrates students from disadvantaged suburban areas of the city, and very often from socially deprived families coming from European and internationnal varied origins . The European Section opened in 2002. It integrates the most motivated students of Vocation ...
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SMart green Innovative urban Logistics for Energy efficient mediterranean cities (SMILE)

...and assessing, at a transnational context, urban freight logistics needs, performance, energy efficiency and externalities through the adaptation and improvement of currently available models such as CityGoods (Emilia-Romagna) and FRETURB (LET Lyon). - Definition and assessment of transferable policies, strategies, plans and measures regarding innovative and energy-efficient urban transport soluti ...
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ublic Lighting Strategies for Sustainable Urban Spaces (PLUS)

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

The lighting of public space accounts for 60% of public energy use in an average city. It is clear that any reduction that can be achieved will have a significant impact on total energy use and, therefore, on CO2 emissions, without forgetting the positive effects on public finances. The PLUS project makes a significant contribution to decreasing energy use and rationalizing energy consumption rela ...
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Neighbours of Europe

Start date: Aug 31, 2005, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

...ngthen local democracy. Citizens participation in urban planning is an essential factor for a successful urban development. The approach is linked to the WHO 'healthy cities' agenda implying that all city policies have an impact on the well-being of the population. The activities were organised around citizens thematic trainings. These helped them to be better equipped to implement local initiativ ...
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LCS: PUBLIC PROCUREMENT, FEASIBILITY STUDY (LCS)

... to establish consensusbetween public procurement professionals, to demonstratethe role played by public procurement services in regionaleconomic development and suggest possible improvementsfor each city.The seminar was organised into 6 workshops:>Inventory of public procurement in the public authoritiesobserved>What resources are available to improve access to publiccontracts by very small, smal ...
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INNOCITÉ - HOW TO IMPROVE COMPETITIVENESS OF SMALL-MEDIUM CITIES UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALPINE GREAT URBAN CENTRES. (INNOCITÉ)

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

...sites' governance group adopted strategic axis and priority actions among which: the development of advanced training and further education (Garmisch-Partenkirchen), the strengthening of the inner city as a living area (Hollabrunn, Plusregion, Darfo Boario Terme), the creation of new retail spaces (Bad Vöslau, Koper and Neuville-sur-Saône), the strengthening of cooperation between public-private a ...
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Improvement of Methodologies and Governance of European Entrepreneurship Network (IMAGEEN)

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

...ses and strengths to carry out actions. Project activities started with a study visit in Warsaw in June 2010 which focused on the good practices 'Capital of Ambitious Business', 'Innovation Potential City' and 'Mazovian Found of Credit Sureties'. The two-days visits in Gothenburg in December 2010 gave insightful information about the local contexts for entrepreneurship and about how local stakehol ...
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Hous-Es

...degree of differentiationnot only in geographical location but also in the scale of urbanconcentration and perspectives, involving 1 provincial authority,3 capital cities, 1 urban agglomeration, plus city and districtauthorities – as well as 4 important associate partners.The intention was to focus on the policy issues and situationsaffecting large housing estates and homogenous inner-cityhousing ...
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EUROPEAN NETWORK OF CITY-REGION COMPETITIVENESS (COMPETE)

Start date: Sep 30, 2004, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

...ence about the economic relationship between cities and their regions. This means that urban and regional planners have little experience to draw on when deciding how best to drive competitiveness in city regions. The COMPETE network focuses on enabling cities to fulfil their potential as drivers of urban renaissance and as critical economic assets in their regions. Its main purpose is to allow a ...
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Clusters & Cities Network (CLUSNET)

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

... are important because they allow companies to be more productive than they would be in isolation. Supporting clusters has therefore become an important element in the economic development efforts of city-regions. However, the nature and impact of such efforts vary enormously, making it difficult for decision makers to find the right combination of tools that most effectively support cluster. City ...
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The Case for Agglomeration Economies in Europe (CAEE)

Start date: Feb 28, 2009, End date: May 31, 2010,

...dge and creativity; centres of communication, power and influence as well as visitor and tourist centres. The concentration of people and business activity has many benefits that make locating in the city worthwhile. Agglomeration is a dynamic process, cities are not static areas. Indeed, urban size and variation are precisely what makes change possible. This project is an economically focussed s ...
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Deploying the added value of water in local and regional development (Aqua-add)

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

...ration of six real estate owners in an area of re-development by introducing the same river as a (economical) binding element) - added value (what is the added value of re-opening this river in the city centre). Besides, the working groups on these three themes had a first session as well, to define the scope of their work. The first meeting on the Decision Support Tool was held, by presenting p ...
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An efficient GIS tool oriented to meeting the objectives of the European DAMEN (Directive on the Assessment and Management of Environmental Noise) (GIPSYNOISE)

Start date: Oct 1, 2002, End date: Oct 1, 2005,

...f Europeans are exposed to excessive levels of noise. Noise can have significant negative effects on human health causing, inter alia, hypertension, stress, hearing difficulties, reduced learning capacity in young children, and sleeplessness. The total noise-related social cost in Europe is estimated to be between €13 and 38 billion per year, an amount which includes depreciation in property val ...
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SPIDER - International Artistic Project

Start date: May 1, 2010,

... design; 2) among artists from various artistic disciplines and different cultures 3) among audience members and artists. Functioning not only as a conceptual mascot, the spider physically occupies a city square in each of the organiser's cities (Athens, Ljubljana, Lyon) as a large sculptural form. The spider will serve as a teaser, announcing the project to the public and inviting them to partici ...
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Higher education student and staff mobility project

Start date: Jun 1, 2014, End date: Sep 30, 2015,

...udy is made up of a design studio and a seminary: - History and heritage; - Architecture, atmospheres and construction cultures; - Advanced architectural strategies and practices; - Architecture, the city and the suburbs; - Architecture, forms and transformations; - The factory; - Architecture, innovation processes and practices; - Ethics and technical construction design. The master 1 is our inte ...
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Next Zero Energy Buildings at lowest Cost by using Competitive Sustainable Technology (NEXT-BUILDINGS)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Dec 31, 2017,

...ergy-neutral new build dwellings by the start of 2019. Common approach is: 1- Reduce demand, 2-Sustainable heat, 3- Local renewables for residual demand.In Amsterdam, an old harbour area close to the city center will be developed as a climate neutral, water-rich neighbourhood. SPLA Lyon-Confluence consider setting very ambitious energy targets for their P-Plot building : this building should have ...
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S'engager, courir, se dépasser

Start date: Aug 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2015,

...bout European mobility programmes, including EVS. - Lead English conservation workshops for secondary, high-school and university students. - Took part in events co-organised by the BIJ/PIJ and the city: Summer Job Forum, European Forum and Science Festival. - Created communication tools (video, pictures, articles, flyers, posters?) to promote their host organisation and activities at local level ...
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El cine, espacio de encuentro

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

.... The project is aimed to engage students as well as their families; e) establishing a co-operation framework between educational institutions such as High Schools, and local institutions such as City Councils and Cultural Centres. The project draws on the Spanish High School Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, a centre of around 800 students in Algete, a town 25 km distance from Madrid. Its small size, as we ...
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1 + 2 The World and You

Start date: Oct 1, 2014, End date: Sep 30, 2015,

...went on cultural visits which really helped us to understand French life. We went on a bus tour around Lyon and we did a quiz where we had to go around asking the people of Lyon questions about their city. We also went out for meals to traditional French restaurants. I came back from France feeling like I had a real understanding of what life was like in France. I felt much more confident speaking ...
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S.M.A.R.T. - Sostegno alla Mobilità, Accompagnamento e Rafforzamento Transnazionale

Start date: Nov 1, 2014, End date: Oct 31, 2016,

...nies and firms of network of the host cities. The number of participants 40 trainees, 20 of whom will carry out their trainings during 2014-15 and 20 in 2015-16 in flow of 5 participants for each city/sector. The students, lacking of high school diploma, are exposed to risk of marginalization in the work context and an important percentage of them are at risk of drop out. The objective, by mean ...
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Higher education student and staff mobility project

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: Sep 30, 2016,

...udy is made up of a design studio and a seminary: - History and heritage; - Architecture, atmospheres and construction cultures; - Advanced architectural strategies and practices; - Architecture, the city and the suburbs; - Architecture, forms and transformations; - The factory; - Architecture, innovation processes and practices; - Ethics and technical construction design. The Master 1 is our inte ...
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SÓLLER EN EUROPA

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: May 31, 2017,

...ents, considering that they have an additional limitation; they live on an island. The chosen formula is immersion in the host country: Italy and France. Students will spend four weeks in the Italian city of Vicenza and Lyon-France, working at companies of the same field for which they have been prepared, and leading an independent life that will help / force them to function in a country with a l ...
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de la perception à la représentation

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2017,

...and culture and who will be accompanied by with three adults (a transnational meeting is to be held in November 2015 in Granada M1) . Our aim is to lead our students to : examine how the city of Saint Etienne is perceived, by studying the article from the newspaper Le Monde (cf appendix 1) which triggered many reactions from local journalists and a public outcry. At the same time, we will toge ...
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Street Workout Innovation

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

...ange was proposed by the young people from France that feel a great interest in the Street Workouts and it will bring together 40 young people from 5 different countries from all over EU to the city close to Lyon. With this exchange, we want first of all to motivate the participants themselves to change their lifestyles and practice sport regularly, as well as to change their life habits towards a ...
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Media For All

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

...ll discuss the role of media in our societies and how media can increase youth participation. Together with our partners, we are looking forward to this exchange. The 42 young people will come to the city close to Lyon, from 18-25 August 2016, to reflect about the role of media and become journalists themselves for a couple of days. On daily basis young people receive different information and mes ...
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Twinned Cities Youth Sports Exchange

Start date: May 1, 2016, End date: Apr 30, 2017,

...ity to play and develop sport with their French and German counterparts. From france and Germany we expect to see 8 young people each country.With both clubs participating based in the inner city areas of Birmingham (Perry Barr and Ladywood districts) which are the most deprived areas of Birmingham.The sports element is used to bring young people together and will act as a driver for the youth ex ...
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Lifelong Language Lovers and Learners

Start date: Jun 1, 2016, End date: May 31, 2017,

At Buckstone Primary as part of City of Edinburgh Council in line with Scottish Government policy we are excited to be involved in the 1+2 initiative for modern languages. We strive to support learners to reach their full potential in everything that they do. Our staff have varied knowledge, skills and confidence in French from complete beginner to University level. Until this year French was t ...
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Smart and Inclusive Solutions for a Better Life in Urban Districts (SMARTER TOGETHER)

Start date: Feb 1, 2016, End date: Jan 31, 2021,

...ng the perspective of East Europe and Asia. The cities are complemented by business partners from energy, mobility and ICT sectors, leading European research and academia organizations, european city network. From the various combinations of the different selected Light House areas, multiples opportunities to learn are offering.SMARTER TOGETHER delivers 5 clusters of co-created, smart and integ ...
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"Urban Regeneration Governance for Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Cities: An International Comparison of France and the UK" (GOV_SSI)

Start date: Sep 1, 2012, End date: Aug 31, 2014,

... urban regeneration governance, including the interaction of private, public and civil society actors; to analyse the impact of these local governance mechanisms in contributing to a more sustainable city in the wider sense, in terms of economic competitiveness, environmental sustainability and social inclusion: that is, the city's objectives of being ‘smart, sustainable and inclusive’ (SSI); and ...
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NUCLEUS - New Understanding of Communication, Learning and Engagement in Universities and Scientific Institutions (NUCLEUS)

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2019,

NUCLEUS develops, supports and implements inclusive and sustainable approaches to Responsible Research and Innovation within the governance and culture of research organisations in Europe. A major goal of the transdisciplinary project will be to stimulate research and innovation which continuously reflects and responds to societal needs.In order to achieve a multifaceted and cross-cultural New Und ...
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Building an IoT OPen innovation Ecosystem for connected smart objects (bIoTope)

Start date: Jan 1, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 2018,

The Internet of Things (IoT) brings opportunities for creating new services and products, reducing costs for societies, increasing the service level for the citizens in a number of areas, and changing how services are sold and consumed. Despite these opportunities, current information system architectures create obstacles that must be addressed for leveraging the full potential of IoT. One of the ...
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Optimise Citizen Mobility and Freight Management in Urban Environments (OPTICITIES)

Start date: Nov 1, 2013, End date: Oct 31, 2016,

...pport drivers and fleet operators in optimising their deliveries.The European dimension of the project is ensured by a consortium of 25 partners from 8 EU member states. The consortium includes 6 city authorities, major ITS actors (research institutes, information service providers, car industry) and the most important networks of European cities and international public transport operators.Led by ...
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Sustainable Student and Staff Mobility

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

Savo Consortium for Education (Savo Vocational College) is one of the largest providers of vocational secondary education in Finland (approx. 8500 students, teacher and support service staff approx. 1150). The objective of the Sustainable Student Mobility project (SUMO) is to centralize all student mobility under one project thus improving the quality of mobilities and making their management easi ...
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lanning sustainable regional-Urban Mobility in the Alpine Space (PUMAS)

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

Alpine Space cities face common urban mobility challenges which call for innovative and cost-effective mobility solutions. PUMAS offers these solutions: It coordinates the development of the sustainable regional-urban mobility planning (SUMP) concept which the European Commission strongly promotes and, in its 2011 Transport White Paper, even suggests as a mandatory approach. The PUMAS partnership ...
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Sustainable Food in Urban Communities

Start date: Jan 31, 2013, End date: Apr 29, 2015,

The Thematic Network "Sustainable Food in Urban Communities" will focus on developing low-carbon and resource-efficient urban food systems. Indeed, the food sector alone accounts for over 30% of global consumer energy demand and produces over 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions (FAO 2011). Reducing the carbon footprint and improving overall sustainability of urban food systems requires addressi ...
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Public Engagement with Research and Research Engagement with Society (PERARES)

Start date: May 1, 2010, End date: Oct 31, 2014,

PERARES strengthens public engagement in research (PER) by developing multi-annual action plans, involving researchers and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the formulation of research agendas and the research process. It uses debates on science to actively articulate research requests of civil society. These are forwarded to research institutes, and results are used in a next phase of the deb ...
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PREPARED “ENABLING CHANGE” (PREPARED)

Start date: Feb 1, 2010, End date: Jan 31, 2014,

...alance risks and investment costs. Very high investments might be a waste of money and too little investment could result in unacceptable risk for the local community. PREPARED is industry driven, 12 city utilities are involved in the project and the RDT carried out is based on the impacts of climate change the water supply and sanitation industry has identifed as a challenge for the years to come ...
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