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Global trends in social inequalities in Europe and Latin America and exploring innovative ways to reduce them through life, occupational and educational trajectories research to face uncertainty (INCASI)

Start date: Jan 1, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 2019,

The overall aim of this project is to create an International Network for Comparative Analysis of Social Inequalities (INCASI) with 19 universities, 10 from Europe and 9 from Latin America. The purpose is to conduct comparative research in the area of social inequalities. Through this network we hope to foster a space for collective reflection and the development of synergies between network partn ...
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Cement-based materials, properties, evolution, barrier functions (Cebama)

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: May 31, 2019,

The HORIZON 2020 EURATOM Collaborative Project “Cement-based materials, properties, evolution, barrier functions (Cebama)” is developed with the overall objective to support implementation of geological disposal of nuclear waste by improving the knowledge base for the Safety Case. Cement-based materials are highly relevant in this context, being used as waste forms, liners and structural component ...
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Deferred Restructuring of Experience in Autonomous Machines (DREAM)

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

A holy grail in robotics and artificial intelligence is to design a machine that can accumulate adaptations on developmental time scales of months and years. From infancy through adult- hood, such a system must continually consolidate and bootstrap its knowledge, to ensure that the learned knowledge and skills are compositional, and organized into meaningful hierarchies. Consolidation of previous ...
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Implementing a Central Asian Centre for Teaching, Learning and Entrepreneurship

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

Currently universities of economics and business in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan have to master a series of challenges. They have• to demonstrate that they are reliable providers of good quality higher education by providing graduates with competencies required to evolve their professionality and to develop capacity for the labor market• to enrich the qualification-portfolio of HEI-teache ...
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Arte, Cultura e Turismo Oggi

Start date: Dec 1, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 2017,

With the advent of digital technology in the tourism and culture sector, new professionals have been created. It is crucial that when training young people we give them some transversal competences coupled with cultural education at European level. Young people need the right mix of professional skills, including entrepreneurial skills and language skills, and transversal skills (eg. Problem solvi ...
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Transformative Social Innovation Theory project (TRANSIT)

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

The aim of TRANSIT (Transformative Social Innovation Theory) is to build a theory of social innovation that is useful not only to academics, but also to policy makers, social entrepreneurs, and other stakeholders. The starting point for TRANSIT is the need to understand transformative social innovations: social innovations that contribute to systemic changes that address urgent societal challenges ...
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Ultra High-throughput platform for the selection of thermostable proteins by thermophilic in vitro transcription-translation and microfluidics (HOTDROPS)

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

"This initiative connects four companies and four academic groups in pursuit of a central biotechnological challenge: to identify and improve enzymes for application in industrial biocatalysis. The technology interchange is centered around key technologies to generate thermostabilized proteins. We will develop, share and spread the following approaches (i) folding interference assays with a therm ...
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Green Lifestyles, Alternative Models and Upscaling Regional Sustainability (GLAMURS)

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

The overall aim of GLAMURS (Green Lifestyles, Alternative Models and Upscaling Regional Sustainability) is to develop a theoretically-based and empirically-grounded understanding of the main obstacles and prospects for transitions to sustainable lifestyles and a green economy in Europe, as well as of the most effective means to support and speed them up. The call states explicitly that for transit ...
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Factories of the Future Resources, Technology, Infrastructure and Services for Simulation and Modelling (FORTISSIMO)

Start date: Jul 1, 2013, End date: Jun 30, 2016,

The importance of advanced simulation to the competitiveness of both large and small companies is well established. The principal objective of Fortissimo is to enable European manufacturing, particularly small to medium enterprises (SMEs), to benefit from the efficiency and competitive advantage inherent in the use of simulation. However, the simulation of, for example, high-pressure gas cylinders ...
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Sea For Society (SFS)

Start date: Jun 1, 2012, End date: Nov 30, 2015,

Sea for Society (SFS) has brought together a multidisciplinary partnership of 21 partners from 11 countries representing marine research institutes, funding agencies, science museums and aquaria, CSO’s, NGO’s, higher education institutes, business networks, to implement a MMLAP to address Specific Challenge 3: Marine Resources, inland activities & sustainable development. SFS will mobilise researc ...
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Bridging the gap between science, stakeholders and policy makers Phase 2:Integration of evidence-based knowledge and its application to science and management of fisheries and the marine environment (GAP2)

Start date: Apr 1, 2011, End date: Mar 31, 2015,

GAP2 is about making a difference to an issue of significance to the whole of society; the wellbeing of the marine environment and the sustainability of fisheries upon which society depends for food. It builds on the relationships, processes and plans arising from GAP1 by enabling Mobilisation and Mutual Learning (MML) actions that promote stakeholder participation in the debate on and development ...
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NETMAR

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

Demonstration, evaluation and dissemination of new robotic systems, sensors and network technologies in operational environments of maritime incidents that constitute a potential risk to human life, environment and economic activities, with the ability to operate in adverse circumstances, polluted and dangerous. ...
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Low Carbon at Work: Modelling agents and organisations to achieve transition to a low carbon Europe (LOCAW)

Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2013,

"The project will provide a theoretically and empirically grounded analysis of everyday practices in the workplace, of the macro and micro-level processes which act as drivers for and constraints upon sustainable practices in different types of workplaces across different European countries, and the relationship between work and outside work practices.These analyses will constitute the empirical b ...
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Integrated Cognitive Assistive and Domotic Companion Robotic Systems for Ability and Security (CompanionAble)

Start date: Jan 1, 2008, End date: Jun 30, 2012,

CompanionAble adresses the issues of social inclusion and homecare of persons suffering from chronic cognitive disabilities prevalent among the elderly, a rapidly increasing population group. Those people need support of carers and are at risk of social exclusion, yet this problem not well addressed by ICT technology, but would lead to a social and economical pressure for staying at home as long a ...
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Atlantic Network for Coastal Risk Management (ANCORIM)

Start date: Apr 30, 2009, End date: Apr 29, 2012,

The 33 European regions located along the Atlantic coast are home to approximately 70 million inhabitants. The 10-km wide coastal strip covers a total surface area of 194,197 km2 with a length of 25 000 km. These coastal regions are characterised by a strong identity, an authentic international outlook and significant economic potential.These coastal areas must cope with several threats which are ...
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Dissemination and Networks of Knowledge in Atlantic Area (KNETWORKS)

Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Dec 31, 2011,

The KNETWORKS project will create a strong knowledge sharing and dissemination Network in the Atlantic Area to promote the exchange of Good Practices and implementation strategies for building and exploiting a 21st Century Knowledge and Information Society. The creation of a Knowledge-based Society (KIS) is a complex, multi-dimensional set of activities, which involve the joint effort of many stak ...
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Cities and science communication: innovative approaches to engaging the public (CASC)

Start date: May 1, 2009, End date: Feb 28, 2011,

Science cities are becoming increasingly important across Europe. Their central strategic aim appears to be boosting the knowledge economy nationally and to support the goals defined in the Lisbon strategy. In order to do this, it is important that the ‘triple helix’ of universities and research organisations, business and the public sector work together to ensure that research and development (R& ...
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Bridging the gap between science and stakeholders: Phase I – Common Ground (GAP1)

Start date: Apr 1, 2008, End date: Sep 30, 2009,

Together, the stakeholder and scientist participants in GAP1 will initiate cooperative research by making plans to combine knowledge in future participatory research. They will engage through a series of European and regional workshops. GAP1 represents phase 1 of a three-phase programme that aims to explore the complementary nature of alternative knowledge and investigate how to combine it in wa ...
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MAritime Incident Research and Innovation NEtwork (MARINE)

Start date: Dec 31, 2006, End date: Jun 29, 2008,

The MARINE project aims at creating and fostering a Network of Excellence to promote the development and the transfer of knowledge and innovation in the field of maritime incidents within the context of maritime security and of protection of marine habitats.This involves the setting up of a network of expert bodies in research and development of innovative activities as well as the establishment o ...
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Towards Integrated Management of Ensis Stocks (TIMES)

Start date: Feb 28, 2007, End date: Jun 29, 2008,

TIMES focuses on developing the key points identified by the SHARE project and will benefit from the close collaboration already set up during the SHARE project. The project partners will continue to work together to ensure targets are achieved. TIMES proposes a series of integrated actions which will contribute to maintaining this important business activity in peripheral coastal regions for futu ...
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Ensis Sustainable Collect (SHARE)

Start date: Feb 29, 2004, End date: Feb 27, 2007,

To address a growing commercial demand, certain European countries, such as Ireland and the United Kingdom, have developed the gathering of razorshells, which are exported. However, this little-known type of fishing leads to environmental problems. SHARE foresees making an evaluation of the impact of razorshell fishing, in order to put in place activities for conservation, and to develop technique ...
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Centers of Innovation and Competitiveness (CINCO)

Start date: Dec 31, 2003, End date: Dec 30, 2005,

To overcome the new challenges posed by national and international competition and to adapt to the new technologies and environmental imperatives, the Atlantic Area must rapidly develop a ‘common acquired understanding’ founded on its capacity for innovation and its potential for knowledge. To this end, CINCO is intended to energise the ‘fabric of innovation’ of SMEs, which are the principal sourc ...
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Center of Economical Intelligence and Innovation (CIEI)

Start date: May 31, 2003, End date: May 30, 2005,

...gence services. A map of the scientific centres of excellence by region (CoE Mapping) has been developed after identifying 14 scientific areas on which to work. ✔ A tool developed by Coventry University Enterprises has facilitated the 71 technology audits carried out in the project. The tool proposed during the application process, "INNOVATIONQUEST" (this tool is already used by the European netwo ...
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Introduction de l’approche basée sur les droits dans l’enseignement supérieur au Maghreb

Start date: Dec 1, 2013,

Le but du projet est de contribuer à la modernisation de l’enseignement supérieur par l’intégration de l’approche basée sur les droits de l’homme (ABDH) comme préconisé par le Programme mondial en faveur de l’éducation aux droits de l’homme dont l’objectif spécifique de la phase II est précisément l’enseignement supérieur.Objectifs spécifiques:a) Effectuer une étude sur la situation de l’ABDH dan ...
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RETHINK - Reform of Education THru INternational Knowledge exchange

Start date: Dec 1, 2013,

RETHINK is an idea for new Curricula, a plan for connecting HEIs to the world of business/industry, and a wish for a better ENVIRONMENT.The project intends to establish connections, strengthen educational/cultural/business bridges and to construct a common language on the sphere of Higher Education and Society- under the theme of ENVIRONMENT (a priority).The RETHINK project intends to develop and ...
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European Marketing and Innovation Centers

Start date: Oct 1, 2011,

...s, students and companies work together to achieve and incorporate this new relation between marketing and innovation. These tools will be explored in Marketing and Innovation Centres (MIC) in each University, networked in a virtual European MIC. These centres will offer:1. National Good Practice Observatory, with a European comparative overview2. Good practice implementation in companies3. Sup ...
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SV GET INVOLVED 2

Start date: Aug 1, 2012,

The Study visit “Get involved 2” is a follow up project that will provide a possibility for youngsters from different EU and SEE countries to come to Macedonia for eight days and explore the possibilities for cooperation with organizations around Macedonia but also with organizations around Europe for new projects concerning volunteering and employability of young people with fewer opportunities , ...
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TC Safety Net 2

Start date: Aug 1, 2012,

Non-formal education often serves as a safety net in ensuring education to both who have not enrolled in the formal schools and also to the dropouts of the formal system. TC "Safety Net" was designed to enable young unemployed people committed to the social or environmental change for work as non-formal education facilitators and rise their interest and motivation to contribute to non-governmental ...
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