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FROM TRADITION TO INNOVATION IN TEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTIONS

Start date: Oct 15, 2016, End date: Oct 14, 2019,

Although Latin American society has gained greater access to education at all levels, government officials in education, schoolteachers, trainers and researchers are calling into question the ability of their higher education institutions (HEIs) to address education professionals' needs. Typically, such groups criticize the bureaucracy of HEI training programmes, their failure to address practice ...
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How citizens try to influence politics and why. International comparisons of movement and party politics (POLPART)

Start date: Jan 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2018,

Protests in ‘new’ democracies about ‘stolen elections’, demonstrations in ‘old’ democracies against austerity measures, occupied squares all over the world against inequality and for better governance. Some argue that contentious politics gains importance and party politics declines. Is that so and why would that be? Why is it that some individuals engage in politics while others remain apathetic? ...
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Infrastructure for the European Network for Earth System modelling - Phase 2 (IS-ENES2)

Start date: Apr 1, 2013, End date: Mar 31, 2017,

IS-ENES2 is the second phase project of the distributed e-infrastructure of models, model data and metadata of the European Network for Earth System Modelling (ENES). This network gathers together the European modelling community working on understanding and predicting climate variability and change. ENES organizes and supports European contributions to international experiments used in assessment ...
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Elearning, Communication and Open-data: Massive Mobile, Ubiquitous and Open Learning (ECO)

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

Open Educational Resources (OER) has the potential to widen access to education and to improve the quality and cost-efficiency of teaching and learning in Europe. The most successful way to achieve a practical implementation of OERs are Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). MOOCs are large-scale online courses and represent one of the latest developments in open education in its continuous e ...
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EUropean Provision Of Regional Impact Assessment on a Seasonal-to-decadal timescale (EUPORIAS)

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

Recent advances in our understanding and forecasting of climate and climate change have brought us to the point where skilful and useful predictions are being made. These forecasts hold the potential for being of great value for a wide range of decision-makers who are affected by the vagaries of the climate and who would benefit from understanding and better managing climate-related risks. Howeve ...
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The Human Brain Project (HBP)

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

Understanding the human brain is one of the greatest challenges facing 21st century science. If we can rise to the challenge, we can gain profound insights into what makes us human, develop new treatments for brain diseases and build revolutionary new computing technologies. Today, for the first time, modern ICT has brought these goals within sight. The goal of the Human Brain Project, part of the ...
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Assessing the effectiveness of community-based management strategies for biocultural diversity conservation (COMBIOSERVE)

Start date: Jan 15, 2012, End date: Jan 14, 2015,

The COMBIOSERVE consortium aims to identify the conditions and principles of successful community-based conservation in selected locations in Mexico, Brazil and Bolivia, working in partnership with local Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and indigenous communities. Many Latin American and Caribbean rural and indigenous communities have historically developed strategies to regulate land use and co ...
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Innovative coastal technologies for safer European coasts in a changing climate (THESEUS)

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

Coastal areas are vital economic hubs in terms of settlement, industry, agriculture, trade and tourism to mention some key sectors. There are already many coastal problems including erosion, flood risk and long-term habitat deterioration. As economies continue to develop the asset base at risk will grow, while accelerating climate change will increase the likelihood of damaging extreme events, as ...
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The FIBONACCI Project - Large scale dissemination of inquiry based science and mathematics education (FIBONACCI)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Feb 28, 2013,

"European authorities and the international scientific community acknowledge the importance of Inquiry-Based Science and Mathematics Education (IBSME) to develop an integrated strategy for scientific literacy and awareness from primary to secondary school, reinforcing scientific careers. Scienceduc and Pollen FP6 projects as well as SINUS-Transfer have successfully implemented IBSME in a large num ...
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E-SCIENCE GRID FACILITY FOR EUROPE AND LATIN AMERICA (EELA-2)

Start date: Apr 1, 2008, End date: Mar 31, 2010,

EELA-2 aims to build, on the current EELA e-Infrastructure, a high capacity, production-quality, scalable Grid Facility providing round-the-clock, worldwide access to distributed computing, storage and network resources for a wide spectrum of applications from European and Latin American scientific communities. The project will provide an empowered Grid Facility with versatile services fulfilling ...
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S1-L16B Europlata

Start date: Jul 15, 2011,

The main objective of the Europlata project is to establish a strong Euro-Argentine network of universities that will last beyond the scope of this projects to (1) the furtherance of excellent and socially committed individuals; (2) the enhancement of the capacity-building power of institutions; and (3) the improvement of regional and inter-continental relations. Europlata has a strong focus on th ...
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