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Sport and health oriented Kindergarten

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

...esees the integration of the volunteer in the "on the move and health orientated" program of the Kindergarten, which was developed by the Brandenburgische Sportjugend in co-operation with the Potsdam University. A new concept plans to fight motorial and development deficits at early child stage. Through everyday work and by supporting the pedagogues in their daily activities, volunteer gains insi ...
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REGIONAL WIND TECHNOLOGY AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER STRATEGIES (WIND-TECH-KNOW)

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

...s and a presentation wall were used to address the public. The project and its results were regularly presented on suitable occasions and by initiating press articles. Component 2 provided successful university-level online-courses 'Windpower Introduction', 'Windpower Planning' and 'WindpowerTechnology', attended and accepted by students worldwide. An appropriate course-marketing was conducted in ...
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Système de gestion d'information scientifique dans la région de Sahel-Doukkala, Maroc (SADIN)

Start date: Jan 1, 2004, End date: Dec 31, 2005,

...eviously developed by the Data Centre of the GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam (partner in SaDIN project), which was adapted to meet the project's needs. The SIS enables researchers at Chouaïb Doukkali University (UCD) to access a centrally managed database via intranet/internet. Although a comparable geoinformation system exists in some other countries of Africa (www.sist-sciencesdev.net), this is a ...
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Higher education student and staff mobility project

Start date: Jun 1, 2014, End date: May 31, 2016,

...t» provides national diplomas in music (DNSPM higher national diploma of musician, DE, State diploma) in many musical disciplines. The DNSPM is inextricably linked to a specific music issued by the University of Toulouse le Mirail licence. International trade and cooperation are present within our institution for many years (within each of the entities «École Supérieure des beaux-arts de Toulouse» ...
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Higher education student and staff mobility project

Start date: Jun 1, 2014, End date: May 31, 2016,

With social, cultural and computer sciences, engineering and design-based degree programmes, the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam (FHP) offers the finest conditions for forward-looking partnerships in study, research and teaching. The university has an accredited education and training concept, whilst optimal supervision for students as well as a modern infrastructure provide a fantastic fra ...
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Packing UNESCO Suitcases

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

...esult in three suitcases, which will be provided to the respective World Heritage Sites. These may benefit the surrounding communities in the long run. In collaboration with the University of Paderborn, who launched the UNESCO suitcases, we will centrally archive the products. A further development will occur as well in the network of the UNESCO Project schools as we plan at the next UNESCO Confer ...
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Språk , utvikling, kommunikasjon og kultur

Start date: Mar 1, 2015, End date: Mar 1, 2017,

...ilding dating from 1922. Our courses are GCSE A-level courses and vocational training programs. The school has 600 pupils and 60 teachers.The school has signed a formal cooperation agreement with the University of Oslo, focusing on biology and geosciences. Hersleb Upper Secondary school also has a cooperation agreement with the state hospital of Oslo. Learning methods will be practical with extens ...
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Reflection Lab

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

...educational institutions will provide a new perspective on our own work and foster our understanding for social, linguistic und cultural diversity, as well as towards the target groups. Activity 1: "University of Ideas" with "Cittadellarte" in Biella, Italy Activity 2: "Art and Psycho-social Methods" with "The Red House" in Sofia, Bulgaria Activity 3: "Transversale Pedagogy" with "The Silent Univ ...
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Sport and health oriented Kindergarten and after school care center

Start date: Aug 1, 2015, End date: Feb 28, 2017,

...lunteers in the "on the move and health orientated" program of the Kindergartens and after school care center, which was developed by the Brandenburgische Sportjugend in co-operation with the Potsdam University. A new concept plans to fight motorial and development deficits at early child stage. Through everyday work and by supporting the pedagogues in their daily activities, volunteers gain insi ...
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Enhancement of Crete’s potential for a dedicated calibration facility for satellite radar altimeters and for tectonic deformation monitoring using continuously operating geodetic arrays (SOFIA)

Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Jun 30, 2012,

"The Laboratory of Geodesy and Geomatics in the Technical University of Crete, Greece, is located in the less advanced region of Crete, but it is a dynamic and developing scientific entity on a European and international scale. Its primary research activities are on the Global Navigation Satellite Systems, satellite geodesy and deformation monitoring, quality control algorithms and software for g ...
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Sport and health oriented Kindergarten

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

...lunteers in the "on the move and health orientated" program of the Kindergartens and after school care center, which was developed by the Brandenburgische Sportjugend in co-operation with the Potsdam University. A new concept plans to fight motorial and development deficits at early child stage. Through everyday work and by supporting the pedagogues in their daily activities, volunteers gain insi ...
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Sport and health oriented Kindergarten and after school care center

Start date: Aug 1, 2016, End date: Feb 28, 2018,

...unteers in the "on the move and health orientated" program of the Kindergartens and after school care centers, which was developed by the Brandenburgische Sportjugend in co-operation with the Potsdam University. A new concept plans to fight motorial and development deficits at early child stage. Through everyday work and by supporting the pedagogues in their daily activities, volunteers gain insi ...
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Discovery of new herbicides through an exploration of the chemistry and biology of the naturally occurring phyllostictines (EXPHYLL)

Start date: May 1, 2016, End date: Apr 30, 2018,

...member of a new class of natural product isolated from the fungus phyllosticta cirsii that displays strong herbicidal activity and is an exciting new lead in crop protection. Martin Riemer (PhD 2014, University of Potsdam, Germany) will undertake the first chemical synthesis of phyllostictine A (PA) at the University of Warwick, UK and participate in a multi-disciplinary project that spans the int ...
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Genetic and molecular priming approaches to increase crop strength and stress tolerance (CropStrengthen)

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

...lants industry expected to reach $2.2B globally by 2018. Equipping ESRs with these skills will enable them to develop their research careers in academia or industry. Training will be conducted at the University of Potsdam (UP, Coordinator), Germany, and two companies: BioAtlantis (BA), Ireland, and Enza Zaden (EZ), The Netherlands. Prof. B. Mueller-Roeber (UP) has extensive research management and ...
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Philosophy of History and Globalisation of Knowledge. Cultural Bridges Between Europe and Latin America (WORLDBRIDGES)

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

...mote following scientific activities: networking, joint research and publication, training and dissemination. The beneficiaries are the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas in Madrid, University of Potsdam, Technical University of Dresden and the Istanbul University. Partner organisations in Third Countries are the Centro de Investigaciones Científicas in Buenos Aires and the Universida ...
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Global tectonics with realistic lithospheric rheology (GLORY)

Start date: Jun 1, 2013, End date: May 31, 2016,

...for other geoscientific topics like sedimentary basin evolution, petrology and crustal stress field.The study combines the expertise of two excellent groups, namely Dietmar Müller's EarthByte Group (University of Sydney) that is specialised in global scale integration and interpretation of exhaustive geological and geophysical data sets and the Geodynamic Modelling Group of Stephan Sobolev (GFZ-Po ...
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"Integrability, Symmetry and Quantum Space-time" (ISAQS)

Start date: Aug 19, 2010, End date: Aug 18, 2014,

...rlying theory and its properties. Our proposed joint research programme includes two institutes from EU member states and two institutes from third countries: - The Centre for Particle Theory, Durham University, UK (UDUR) - The Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, Albert-Einstein-Institut, Potsdam, Germany (AEI); - The Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University, Japan (YITP) ...
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Integrated Arctic observation system (INTAROS)

Start date: Dec 1, 2016, End date: Nov 30, 2021,

The overall objective of INTAROS is to develop an integrated Arctic Observation System (iAOS) by extending, improving and unifying existing systems in the different regions of the Arctic. INTAROS will have a strong multidisciplinary focus, with tools for integration of data from atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere and terrestrial sciences, provided by institutions in Europe, North America and Asia. Sate ...
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Optical Infrared Coordination Network for Astronomy (OPTICON)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2020,

Europe has become a global leader in optical-near infrared astronomy through excellence in space and ground-based experimental and theoretical research. While the major infrastructures are delivered through major national and multi-national agencies (ESO, ESA) their continuing scientific competitiveness requires a strong community of scientists and technologists distributed across Europe’s nations ...
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Smart high-frequency environmental sensor networks for quantifying nonlinear hydrological process dynamics across spatial scales (HiFreq)

Start date: Dec 1, 2016, End date: Nov 30, 2020,

Regulators and industries are challenged by the difficulty to analyse and predict the impact of nonlinear environmental processes on short-term and long-term responses of ecosystems to environmental change. Until very recently, the development of most conventional monitoring, forecasting and prediction tools has been based on the assumption of stationary environmental systems. In the context of gl ...
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Innovation pathways, strategies and policies for the Low-Carbon Transition in Europe (INNOPATHS)

Start date: Dec 1, 2016, End date: Nov 30, 2020,

The Paris Agreement substantially increased the need for countries and regions to understand the full economic, social and environmental implications of the deep decarbonisation to which the global community is now committed. The EU has long had decarbonisation ambitions, but there remains considerable uncertainty as to precisely how these ambitions will be achieved, or what the impacts of such ac ...
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Coordinated Research in Earth Systems and Climate: Experiments, kNowledge, Dissemination and Outreach (CRESCENDO)

Start date: Nov 1, 2015, End date: Oct 31, 2020,

CRESCENDO brings together seven Earth System Modelling (ESM) groups with three Integrated Assessment Modelling teams, as well as experts in ESM evaluation, ESM projection and feedback analysis, climate impacts and science communication to address the following goals; (i) improve the process-realism and simulation-quality of European ESMs in order to increase the reliability of future Earth system ...
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Metal oxide Aided Subsurface Remediation: From Invention to Injection (METAL-AID)

Start date: Jul 1, 2016, End date: Jun 30, 2020,

Thousands of sites across Europe are polluted with toxic metals and organic solvents; many more exist worldwide. As EU population grows, clean water will determine the quality of life and economic stability. Most sites remain contaminated because existing technology is costly and disruptive. Society needs an innovative way to decontaminate soil and groundwater directly underground. In METAL-AID, w ...
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Sustainable Integrated Management FOR the NEXUS of water-land-food-energy-climate for a resource-efficient Europe (SIM4NEXUS)

Start date: Jun 1, 2016, End date: May 31, 2020,

Land, food, energy, water and climate are interconnected, comprising a coherent system (the ‘Nexus’), dominated by complexity and feedback. The integrated management of the Nexus is critical to secure the efficient and sustainable use of resources. Barriers to a resource efficient Europe are policy inconsistencies and incoherence, knowledge gaps, especially regarding integration methodologies and ...
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Microorganisms in Warming Arctic Environments (MicroArctic)

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

The Arctic plays a key role in the Earth’s climate system and is an area of growing strategic importance for European policy. In this ETN, we will train the next generation of Arctic microbiology and biogeochemistry experts who, through their unique understanding of the Arctic environment and the factors that impact ecosystem and organism response to the warming Arctic, will be able to respond to ...
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Demonstration of soft stimulation treatments of geothermal reservoirs (DESTRESS)

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

DESTRESS is aimed at creating EGS (Enhanced geothermal systems) reservoirs with sufficient permeability, fracture orientation and spacing for economic use of underground heat. The concepts are based on experience in previous projects, on scientific progress and developments in other fields, mainly the oil & gas sector. Recently developed stimulation methods will be adapted to geothermal needs, app ...
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Understanding subduction zone topography through modelling of coupled shallow and deep processes (SUBITOP)

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

The SUBITOP ETN is a framework for training and career development of young researchers in Geodynamics, Geophysics, Geology and Geomorphology. It has a scientific focus on the dynamics of continental margins where tectonic plates are recycled through subduction. Subduction processes have shaped and govern many aspects of the topography of Europe, and other continents, and they determine the patte ...
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QUantitative paleoEnvironments from SpeleoThems (QUEST)

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

Speleothems (cave deposits, e.g. stalagmites) represent unique terrestrial archives that allow for accurately dated, high-resolution (often annual), continuous and long (many millennia) climate reconstructions. Such records are vital for understanding how climate varies and how our environments respond on seasonal to millennial timescales. However, current speleothem studies can only make qualitat ...
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A Large-Scale Systems Approach to Flood Risk Assessment and Management (SYSTEM-RISK)

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

Flood risk systems are characterised by physical and socio-economic processes acting at different space-time scales, by non-stationary and non-linear behaviour, and by a significant degree of interdependence between processes. This may lead to surprising developments and unanticipated side effects of risk reduction measures. A novel systems approach is needed that captures this dynamics and accoun ...
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EU Calculator: trade-offs and pathways towards sustainable and low-carbon European Societies (EUCalc)

Start date: Nov 1, 2016, End date: Oct 31, 2019,

EUCalc replies to topic a) Managing technology transition. The EUCalc project will deliver a much needed comprehensive framework for research, business, and decision making which enables an appraisal of synergies and trade-offs of feasible decarbonisation pathways on the national scale of Europe and its member countries + Switzerland. The novel and pragmatic modelling approach is rooted between p ...
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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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IMproving PRedictions and management of hydrological EXtremes (IMPREX)

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

IMproving PRedictions and management of hydrological EXtremesFor a better anticipation on future high impact hydrological extremes disrupting safety of citizens, agricultural production, transportation, energy production and urban water supply, and overall economic productivity, prediction and foresighting capabilities and their intake in these strategic sectors need to be improved. IMPREX will im ...
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Linking Climate and Development Policies - Leveraging International Networks and Knowledge Sharing (CD-LINKS)

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

An important question for policy makers, in the G20 and beyond, is how to bring climate action into the broader sustainable development agenda. Objectives like energy poverty eradication, increased well-being and welfare, air quality improvement, energy security enhancement, and food and water availability will continue to remain important over the next several decades. There have been relatively ...
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ECOPOTENTIAL: IMPROVING FUTURE ECOSYSTEM BENEFITS THROUGH EARTH OBSERVATIONS (ECOPOTENTIAL)

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

Terrestrial and marine ecosystems provide essential services to human societies. Anthropogenic pressures, however, cause serious threat to ecosystems, leading to habitat degradation, increased risk of collapse and loss of ecosystem services. Knowledge-based conservation, management and restoration policies are needed to improve ecosystem benefits in face of increasing pressures. ECOPOTENTIAL makes ...
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Complex Oscillatory Systems: Modeling and Analysis (COSMOS)

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

Many natural and artificial systems are often composed of oscillatory elements which, besides evolving according to their own non-trivial internal dynamics, mutually interact. As a result, many temporal and spatial scales are typically present, often accompanied by the spontaneous emergence of collective properties. Altogether, such features make the task of understanding the resulting evolution a ...
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' SENsing SKIN' for Monitoring-Based Maintenance of the Transport Infrastructure (SENSKIN) (SENSKIN)

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: Nov 30, 2018,

Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is expected to play a predominant role in the management of the transport infrastructure. Yet, SHM techniques continue to rely on point-based, as opposed to spatial, sensing requiring a dense network of these point-sensors increasing considerably the monitoring cost. Additionally, commercially available, strain sensors cannot measure strains beyond 1% to 2% and, ...
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Enhancing Synergies for disaster PRevention in the EurOpean Union (ESPREssO)

Start date: May 1, 2016, End date: Oct 31, 2018,

ESPREssO aims at contributing to a new strategic vision to approach natural risk reduction and climate change adaptation, thereby opening new frontiers for research and policy making. From this perspective it wants also to be of support to the EC research and development and to the JRC Knowledge Centre on Disaster Risk Management.To achieve this goal, the project structure is built upon the centra ...
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Impacts and risks from higher-end scenarios: Strategies for innovative solutions (IMPRESSIONS)

Start date: Nov 1, 2013, End date: Oct 31, 2018,

IMPRESSIONS will provide empirically-grounded, transformative science that quantifies and explains the consequences of high-end climate scenarios for both decision-makers and society. IMPRESSIONS will develop and apply a novel participatory methodology that explicitly deals with uncertainties and strong non-linear changes focussing on high-end climate change, but also including intermediate warmin ...
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Maximizing the EU shale gas potential by minimizing its environmental footprint (ShaleXenvironmenT)

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

Securing abundant, affordable, and clean energy remains a critical scientific challenge. Fortuitously, large shale formations occur within Europe. As the conventional gas production in Europe peaked in 2004, European shale gas could become a practical necessity for the next 50 years. However, the exploitation of shale gas remains challenging. Further, its environmental footprint is at present poor ...
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"REsearch network for forward looking activities and assessment of research and innovation prospects in the fields of Climate, Resource Efficiency and raw mATErials" (RECREATE)

Start date: Jul 1, 2013, End date: Jun 30, 2018,

"RECREATE is a policy support network that will collect strategic and analyse information about medium and long term research and innovation trends and prospects.The aim of RECREATE is to overcome this fragmentation, and to create a clear cut research agenda for the Horizon 2020 priority of climate change, raw materials and resource efficiency using an RTD perspective for a transition management s ...
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