The Shanarani Youth-led Project – SYP

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The Shanarani Youth-led Project – SYP

Project ID: 2020-1-UK01-KA205-078035

Lead organisation

INDEPENDENT ACADEMIC RESEARCH STUDIES INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE – IARS (UK)

Call for proposals – Programme

Erasmus +, KA2 (Cooperation for Innovation and the Exchange of Good Practices, Strategic Partnerships for Youth), Call 2020

Brief description

The name ‘Shanarani’ comes from the language of the indigenous Purépecha people in Mexico and means ‘walker’. It is a name used for all children, both boys and girls. Its use and meaning are strictly connected to the theme of this project, which aims to move along the path of gender equality by means of the tools of education and innovation.

In particular, Shanarani aims to help preventing and tackling gender discrimination and stereotypes as well as social exclusion, which stems from not respecting the rules of conduct dictated by gender identity. The project recognises the social construct nature of the gender roles assumed from childhood and also the negative consequences that this situation causes. Gender discrimination is an issue that, despite progress in recent years, is still widespread in Europe.

This kind of discrimination has common features in the various European countries, both in the forms in which it occurs and in the reasons that underlie it.

The project partners were selected precisely because of the challenges but also the opportunities that arise around this issue. Italy, in particular, continues to adhere to a patriarchal reference model that attributes to women in many areas a subordinate social role. According to statistics, moreover, the population sometimes even justifies domestic violence.

Therefore, the aim of this project is:

(1) to create innovative youth-focused tools that youth workers can apply in their work with children and young people at risk; (2) to create accessible learning methods for young people so that they can use them in a funny and enjoyable way, while increasing their resilience against gender-based discrimination (3) to adapt these new methods to the national context and accreditation systems (4) to develop awareness and motivation strategies to involve the target group (5) to design all-round support, implementing training and awareness-raising for parents and families (6) to disseminate the project as a good practice led by boys and girls to break down stereotypes about young people.

Goals

  1. Co-designing and testing with boys and girls a youth-focused curriculum, by means of cinema and theatre, with the aim of offering youth workers and other professionals the right support they can use in order to conduct gender equality activities;
  2. Development and testing of a game to be used by young people and their families, aimed at increasing their resilience against gender stereotypes;
  3. Developing an online platform in order to support youth workers and inform young people about these issues;
  4. Spreading the results of the project and raising awareness about the problem and how to deal with it within communities, with stakeholders and decision makers, also through policy information and the formation of public opinion.

 

Project activities

INTELLECTUAL OUTPUTS (OI)

OI 1 – Shanarani Curriculum: development and implementation of a curriculum in order to support professionals working with young people at risk. The curriculum will adopt an innovative approach based on the use of the means of cinema, theatre and acting. This method will help to show the reproduction of stereotypes in the media on the one hand. On the other hand, it will also exploit the potential of this approach to make individuals experience new reference roles in our society by themselves. The curriculum will be translated and adapted into the participating languages.

OI 2 – The Shanarani Game: development and dissemination of a game aimed at young people, their families and youth workers, designed to inform young people in an accessible and funny way and support youth workers in their work;

OI 3 – Shanarani app: an app will be created based on the Shanarani platform and curriculum;

OI 4 – Shanarani e-book: this IO will collect all the research, pilot activities, learnings and results of the Shanarani project in a single e-book containing chapters in all participating languages, as well as a chapter in English.

MULTIPLIER EVENTS (E)

In order to disseminate and transfer the project results, in the countries involved, at local/national level will be organised 5 Multiplier Events (E1-E5)

Beneficiaries

Direct target groups: youth workers, teachers and other professionals working with young people at risk of being involved in gender-based discrimination and violence; young people in general – especially girls – and those from disadvantaged backgrounds, as well as their parents.

Secondary target groups: policy-makers (national/EU), NGOs, equality organisations, local/central government, vocational education and training providers and universities.

Partnership 

– Lead partner: INDEPENDENT ACADEMIC RESEARCH STUDIES INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE IARS (UK)

– PP1: ASOCIACION CAMINOS – ASOCIACION PARA EL INTERCAMBIO EDUCACION Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL (ES)

– PP2: InEuropa srl (IT)

– PP3: CENTRUL PENTRU DEZVOLTARE COMUNITARA DURABILA – CDCD (RO)

– PP4: SYMPLEXIS (EL)

Duration

This project has a duration of 24 months (from 1/9/2020 to 31/8/2022)

Project cost

The project has a total cost of €195,910.00.

Project Women Hack the Game – WoGa

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Women Hack the Game – WoGa

Project number: 2020-1-ES01-KA201-082618

Leader 

Fundación Riojana para la Innovación (ES)

Programme and call

Erasmus +, KA2 (Cooperation for Innovation and the Exchange of Good Practices, Strategic Partnerships for School Education), Call 2020

Short description

“Women hack the game” is a project that aims to promote the social inclusion of girls and women in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) field. In fact, the project arises from the need to counteract the barriers and obstacles that often prevent girls from choosing STEM-related careers and professions, an issue also referred to in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (Agenda 2030)

Technology has the potential to empower and include girls and women, as well as other vulnerable sectors of the population. Today, it is essential to develop scientific skills, as this knowledge is indispensable to face present and future’s challenges.

The project targets teachers and students of secondary schools in STEM subjects. In fact, this school age is the one in which students are ready to make the first decisions about their future education and, at the same time, coincides with the age in which girls generally move away from scientific subjects.

So, the project aims to encourage the scientific and technical education of young women and men through the dissemination and knowledge of prominent women researchers and scientists in STEM disciplines. To do so, the project aims to support teachers of STEM disciplines by providing them with new tools, such as gamification, to deal with their subjects in an innovative and accessible way. Finally, we want to obtain a multiplier effect of the results obtained, involving students in the dissemination of the work of women scientists and researchers..

Goals

  1. increase the scientific, technological culture and spirit of innovation of students and teachers of STEM disciplines;
  1. Train teachers in new educational methodologies, such as gamification;
  2. Increase awareness of the research, development, and innovation work done by women scientists and researchers;
  3. Promote the development and use of educational games;
  4. develop students’ curiosity, making them actors in a more critical and responsible society capable of making decisions based on scientific evidence.

Project’s activities

INTELLECTUAL OUTPUTS (O)

O1 – Teacher training methodology and training resources based on gamification elements

Training and creation of educational resources (gamification) available to teachers. Creation of a digital platform based on questions in the context of STEM disciplines. Training teachers to use the new tools.

O2 – Downloadable cards on the characters of women scientists and researchers

Creation by boys and girls of a timeline featuring 10 female scientists and researchers in STEM subjects throughout history. Direct student involvement, through a collaborative and participatory method, to create 25 downloadable cards (flashcards) about identified female scientists and researchers.

Organizing a Hack day, where girls and boys will develop an idea or product to visualize the relevant role of female scientists in society. In particular, they will be able to choose: the creation of an App or a website; the development of a prototype game or other practical tool; the development of a plan for the realization of a social or legislative initiative.

MULTIPLIER EVENTS (E)

When the project will come to its end, all partners will realize a multiplier event in their countries to present intellectual outputs 1 and 2 (training methodology and didactic flashcards) and other relevant results of the project. The events will be aimed at the target audience established in the project, i.e. teachers and secondary school students, and will be open to the entire educational community, as well as interested stakeholders.

Expected risults 

– educational resources based on gamification methodology available to teachers, schools, educational centers;

– a digital platform;

– practical research work for students;

– Timeline with at least 10 women influencers in STEM disciplines;

– 25 downloadable flashcards featuring female researchers and scientists in a fun and educational approach, telling the story of the importance of their work;

– Hack Day in which each group of students will develop an idea or project highlighting the relevant role of female scientists in society;

– Multiplier events to present the results of the project;

– Implementation of the best projects made by boys and girls for Hack Day.

Beneficiairies

The main addressees and direct beneficiaries of the project are teachers and students of secondary schools with a scientific and technological focus and vocational development (formal training).

Partnership 

– Lead partner: Fundación Riojana para la Innovación (Spagna)

– PP1: ESCIENCIA EVENTOS CIENTIFICOS SL (Spagna)

– PP2: FUTURE IN PERSPECTIVE LIMITED (Irlanda)

– PP3: Fundatia Centrul Educational Spektrum (Romania)

– PP4: InEuropa srl (Italia)

Duration

The project has a duration of 21 months (from 01/11/2020 to 31/07/2022)

Project contribution 

The project has a total cost of € 101,652.00

CULTURAL-E

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CULTURAL-E

Climate and cultural based design and market valuable technology solutions for Plus Energy Houses

Call and programme

Horizon2020, Innovative Actions

Ongoing project 

Brief description

CULTURAL-E aims to define modular and replicable solutions for Plus Energy Houses (PEH), taking into account climatic and cultural differences, and involving all the key actors involved in the life cycle of the building; the project intends to create comfortable, efficient and affordable interior environments.

CULTURAL-E will develop technologies and sets of customizable solutions based on specific contexts and energy demands,  as well as achieving a complete optimization of the value / cost ratio of PEHs. The design technology sets for the assembly will be produced and guided by a careful mapping of European climates, building archetypes and cultural energy habits, maximizing the share of demand covered by renewable sources (towards Ø emissions in the operational phase).

CULTURAL-E solution sets are the result of a user-based projectation process and aim to achieve and maintain the best internal environmental conditions at low cost. Homes become regenerative for the indoor and outdoor environment in the lifecycle, with minimal additional costs, thus ensuring a solid return on investment.

To increase the replicability of solutions and the adoption of a “culture-centric” design, the main market players involved in the development of PEHs are supported by dedicated tools and guidelines that will foster the development of solid and inclusive business models.

InEuropa srl supports participation in the ABITCOOP project, as a partner.

Activities

The main activities of the project are:

  • WP1 – Project Management
  • WP2 – Understanding Cultural and Climate drivers for Plus Energy Houses (PEH) Design
  • WP3 – Development of pre-engineered and user-centred technologies and exploitation plan to accelerate market uptake
  • WP4 – Definition of PEH tailored solution sets and business models
  • WP5 – Co-benefits of Plus Energy Houses (PEH)
  • WP6 – Demonstration actions of Plus Energy Houses (PEH)
  • WP7 – Communication and dissemination
  • WP8 – Ethical requirements

Expected results

Cultural-E seeks to increase market absorption of Plus Energy Houses (PEH) buildings by proposing measures to overcome certain barriers. Project outcomes include design tools, smart technologies, methodologies (e.g. for economic evaluation) and policy recommendations (to facilitate the construction of PEH).

Coordinator

EURAC – EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF BOLZANO (IT)

Partnership

  1. RMIT – ROYAL MELBOURNE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SPAIN SL (ES)
  2. UNIVE – UNIVERSITA CA’ FOSCARI VENEZIA (IT)
  3. UNIVERSITAET STUTTGART (DE)
  4. BRUNEL UNIVERSITY LONDON  (UK)
  5. ACE – CONSEIL DES ARCHITECTES D’EUROPE (BE)
  6. NOBATEK INEF 4 (FR)
  7. SINTEF AS (AF)
  8. STEINBEIS INNOVATION GGMBH (DE)
  9. ICIE – ISTITUTO COOPERATIVO PER L’INNOVAZIONE SCRL (IT)
  10. VILOGIA SA (FR)
  11. OSLO KOMMUNE (NO)
  12. WILHELM NUSSER GMBH SYSTEMBAU (DE)
  13. ABITCOOP (IT)
  14. ADVANTIC SISTEMAS Y SERVICIOS SL (ES)
  15. VENTIVE LTD (UK)
  16. EUROFINESTRA SAS DI ECOSISTEMA SRL (IT)
  17. VORTICE ELETTROSOCIALI SPA (IT)

Duration

The project has a duration of 5 years (1 October 2019 – 30 September 2024)

Total budget 

The EU grant is €7,999,950.76 out of a total budget of €9,641,336.25.

The grant reimburses 100% of the eligible costs of beneficiaries that are non-profit legal entities, and 70% of the eligible costs of beneficiaries that are profit legal entities.

Funding agency

European Commission – Research and Innovation DG

BRIDGES

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BRIDGES – Broadening positive Reflections on the Issue of Disability, Generating Empowerment for Stakeholders

Agreement n. 2019-1-PT01-KA204-061388

Programme and call

Erasmus+ KA2 – Cooperation for innovation and exchange of good practices, Strategic partnerships for adult education, call 2019

Lead partner

Atlantica University (PT)

Short description

The project addresses the challenge of social and employment integration of people with disabilities, focusing on the training and development of specific skills of professionals who will have the role of “bridge” between the disabled and society through mentoring activities and orientation towards job opportunities and other useful channels.

Objectives

– Strengthen the skills of professionals working directly or indirectly with people with disabilities through training and development of inclusion skills
– To create contents and resources for the specific training of these professionals who will act as intermediaries and coaches for people with disabilities.
– To develop skills related to career counselling and personalized coaching in the professional figures involved and to promote the development in disabled people of soft skills such as emotional intelligence and empathy, work attitude, proactivity, knowledge of services for professional placement.
– Create innovative training products based on a real needs analysis
– Raising public awareness of the integration of people with disabilities into social and working life by combating stereotypes and prejudices

Project activities

INTELLECTUAL OUTPUTS

IO1 – Review Paper on Context: initial research and analysis consisting of 7 national reports and a joint European report on best integration practices for disabled people and the mapping of the training needs of the target audience (disabled people, public service operators such as employment and information desks or social services, civil society organisations working with disabled people and important actors in the local labour market).
IO2 – BRIDGES Training Curriculum: transversal training curriculum able to reach professionals from different backgrounds and with different knowledge, based on the following themes: Special Education, Inter-coaching training and human resources management, Vocational & Career Counseling, Career/Life/Performance Coaching, Emotional Intelligence Abilities, Empathy Building, Active listening and Communication, Behavior Change & Work Culture, Self-activation and Symbol Work, Sustainability and Disability, Principles of Labor Services Provisions, Knowledge Base on the Supported Models of Employment, Media Exploitation for raising awareness and employment promotion.
IO3 – Digital Toolbox and Resources: online platform, e-learning course and application for mobile devices containing the project products available for free
IO4 – Methodology and Adaptation Guide: practical guidelines for organisations interested in replicating training to different targets of people with disabilities in their own context, in order to train different professionals according to specific needs.

Expected results

Better integration of disabled people in the societies of reference, both in terms of social inclusion through the elimination of stigma and prejudices towards them, and in working contexts through targeted training of orientation towards opportunities suitable for each individual; better skills and competences of civil society organizations and public employment services to relate and advise people with disabilities; empowerment of people with disabilities through personalised mentoring, development of interpersonal and transversal competences that help them to promote themselves within society; application of the BRIDGES training curriculum in at least 20 adult education centres in each partner country.

Beneficiaries

Staff of public employment services and information desks, professionals working in NGOs and civil society organisations, training centres for adults and family members of people with disabilities who will be trained to support disabled people in the process of social and employment integration.

Partners

– Xenios Polis. Cultures, Science and Action (GR)
– CSI – Centre for Social Innovation (CY)
– InEuropa srl (IT)
– Caminos Association (ES)
– Meath Community Rural and Social Development (IE)
– Akademie Klausenhof GmbH (DE)

Duration

24 months (1 November 2019 – 31 October 2021)

Contribution

The total cost of the project is EUR 199 218.

FreeWay

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FreeWay

Free man Walking – theatre as a tool for detainees’ integration

Programme and call

Creative Europe, CULTURE Sub-programme, Cultural cooperation projects – Call 2019

Short description

The project was conceived by 4 European organisations that share the problems and needs related to the art of making theatre in prison with detainees, aiming to improve the effectiveness, feasibility and sustainability of theatre work in prisons, as a means of social and personal rehabilitation for detainees and addressing the problems that hinder the implementation of theatre activities in this context. The aim is to strengthen the skills of cultural operators who manage prison theatre. This will result in better organised and more effective theatre work with prisoners and facilitate their rehabilitation and integration upon release.

Theatrical experience is introduced into prisons, also in accordance with the provisions of various national laws, as an activity of socialization and education, as an alternative measure to the punishment that allows detainees to leave and constitutes a rehabilitation activity for detainees led by experts from civil society.

The practice of theatre with prisoners acquires a specific and relevant meaning, which belongs not only to the artistic field but also to the fields of social, integration, inclusion and rehabilitation and can therefore have a positive impact on the whole society.

Two different perspectives coexist in prison theatre, complementary in their results: on the one hand, the prison perspective, which considers theatre activities as rehabilitation, a direct intervention in support of the human, cultural and professional interests of prisoners in order to encourage their constructive social participation. On the other hand, the perspective of theatrical research, which discovers an extraordinary potential of languages, stories, attitudes and personal resources in the context of imprisonment.

The impact of such activities can have an impact on society as a whole, for the reintegration and inclusion of former prisoners and to combat the processes of marginalisation.

 

Objectives

– Strengthen and strengthen the capacities of all those cultural operators who carry out theatrical activities in prison, in particular through learning and exchange of knowledge

– Creation and production of theatre performances that address a common theme

– To train the professional profile of the theatre operator, to be considered not only as a theatre director but also as a professional with multidisciplinary skills, linked primarily to the artistic field but also to the legal, organisational and social one.

– To allow and promote the circulation of artists and theatre operators outside the prison itself

– Improving the prison conditions of prisoners undergoing a process of actor training

– Address and spread the theme of prisons, giving it international resonance, through the theater

– Improve public interest by enabling the public to enter prison to attend performances and participate in related activities

– To improve the interest of the public opinion through the information and dissemination of knowledge concerning theatrical activities in prisons

 

Actions

The main activities of the project consist of:

– transnational mobility

– transnational training activities for theatre professionals, actors/prisoners, theatre operators

– production and staging of theatre performances with a common theme centred on the legacy and transmission of knowledge and emotions between generations

– development of the public in prison theatre, which is still limited due to institutional obstacles and prejudices

– involvement of active spectators

– IT tools for public interaction

– meetings with prisoners and theatre operators

– Creation of an EU Prison Theatre Awareness Week to highlight the importance of this activity and put the public in touch with the prison system.

 

Results

The main expected results are:

– Creation of the professional profile of the theatre operator working in prisons providing him with specific and appropriate skills and competences, so as to implement prison theatre

– Promote the connection between the public (not only the theatre audience but the general public) and the prison because at the moment it is very difficult for ordinary people to get in touch with this institution.

– Positive effects on the prison as an institution and on the prisoners considering that the theatrical work will be implemented

– Better knowledge of the “outside” of the prison and the prisoners and not only for the related negative actions but also for cultural issues

– Improving the skills of theatre workers and prisoners

– Realization of shows

– Increasing and raising public awareness

– Enhancement of prison as a producer of cultural / social / philosophical content

– Increased visibility for prison theatre

– Increased opportunities for reintegration of detainees

 

Lead partner

TEATRO DEI VENTI A.P.S. (IT)

 

Partnership

UNITED PROFESSIONAL FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (BG)

aufBruch GBR SYRBE & ATANASSOW (DE)

Fundacja Jubilo (PL)

 

Duration

The project had a duration of 24 months (1 October 2019 – 30 September 2021)

 

Total budget

The European grant received is €199 506,00 out of a total budget of €332 510,00.

 

Funding body

European Commission – DG Culture

PROCHILD

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PROCHILD – PROtection and support of abused CHILDren through multidisciplinary intervention

Project Number 810109 – PROCHILD – REC-AG-2017/REC-RDAP-GBV-AG-2017

Programme and call
Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme – Call for proposals REC-RDAP-GBV-AG-2017 “Prevent and combat gender-based violence and violence against children”.

Short description

PROCHILD aims to create a model of multi-professional and integrated cooperation between the actors involved in the response to the phenomenon of violence against children, in order to promote the detection of cases of abuse and to combat the fragmentation of services for the protection of children and families by applying an interdisciplinary approach based on the best interest of the child and on the complementarity of skills of different professional profiles.

Objectives

The specific objectives of the project are as follows:
– protect the fundamental rights of children in line with the implementation of EU Directive 2012/29
– promote the early identification of cases of maltreatment/abuse
– adopt a multi-professional model of protection and assistance to child victims (Bronfenbrenner model)
– develop shared and integrated protocols between social services, health care, educational institutions, law enforcement agencies, judicial authorities to facilitate cooperation and define criteria and priorities for cases requiring reporting
– increase the skills of the professionals involved for a more effective identification of the phenomenon and accustom them to an interdisciplinary approach of comparison and sharing of their specific skills
– Involving children and families in the improvement of anti-maltreatment information material and existing protection and care services.

Actions

– WorkPackage 1: project management and coordination
– WorkPackage 2: communication and diffusion
– WorkPackage 3: mapping of operators’ training needs and best practices for early identification and treatment of cases of child abuse
– WorkPackage 4: development of protocols between the actors involved in the assistance and protection of minors in accordance with a transferable interdisciplinary intervention model
– WorkPackage 5: interdisciplinary training of professionals involved in the response to the phenomenon of violence against minors

Results

The main expected results are:
– strengthening the integration and interdisciplinary nature of the services involved in cases of child maltreatment/abuse by defining a transferable intervention model at European level based on best practices and on the real needs of operators
– increasing the skills of professionals responsible for childcare and legal procedures, by improving the integration of social and health services, law enforcement agencies, lawyers and judicial authorities
– compilation of local/national protocols for the creation of an integrated model that allows the early identification of cases of maltreatment/abuse, reporting and protection of minors
– Improvement of assistance systems for child victims through their direct involvement in the evaluation of existing services.
– raising awareness of the phenomenon of violence and of the tools available to direct and indirect victims
– launch of a dialogue for the creation of an Italian national epidemiological register on violence against minors, which will encourage research and analysis of data for more effective intervention.

Lead partner

ALMA MATER STUDIORUM – University of Bologna, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (IT)

Partnerships

The partnership is made up of 5 players from 5 different countries:
– La Voix de l’Enfant (FR)
– National Institute for Health and Welfare – THL (FI)
– Independent Academic Research Studies International Institute – IARS (UK)
– Catholic University of Applied Sciences North Rhine-Westphalia (DE)
– Institute of Child Health (GR)

Duration
The project has a duration of 24 months (1 November 2018 – 31 October 2020)

Website
www.prochildproject.org

EU contribution
The European grant received is € 733 816.00.

Funding body
European Commission – DG Justice and Consumers

iHeal

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iHeal

Up-Skilling Elders in Digital Health Literacy to prevent marginalization and exclusion

Agreement n. 2018-1-TR01-KA204-059639

Programme and call for proposal

ERASMUS PLUS – Cooperation for the innovation and exchange of good activities – Strategic partnership for the adults’ education – Call 2018

Short description

The iHeal project acts in the eHealth area, which is the use of technology to improve the health and human wellness and increase the services of the national sanitary system, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases, as well as supervision and management of health and lifestyles.

The aim of this project is to improve the digital sanitary literacy rate of the elderly population in Europe in order to better exploit and further increase the eHealth services.

The project will offer the idealization and the implementation of an inclusive, interactive and easy to use the digital platform, in order to enhance the sanitary digital literacy rate of the elderly population in Europe (50+). The platform is going to sustain some formative modules, which will allow to analyse relative risks and benefits of remote medicine, evaluate qualities and credibility of online sanitary information, communicate with health providers, navigate eHealth services, basic health terms glossary, country-specific health access info. This instrument will also allow the adults involved to participate and support each other and will encourage a direct involvement between patients and the spread of patient-centred health practices.

 

Objectives

The objectives of the project are:

  • Provide specific information and instruments for an aging population with the aim of improving the digital sanitary literacy rate (knowledge of digital health information and instruments, included their application in order to improve the health state
  • Understand and map the necessities concerning digital literacy rate related to the health of elderly European citizens (50+)
  • Improve the knowledge of non-communicable diseases and compliance with medical services

Activities

The main activities of the project consist of:

  • Mapping of starting needs
  • Construction of CV and writing of contents
  • Development of a formative platform, digital training, and APP
  • Testing judgment’s instruments, a report concerning the test
  • Toolkit for the adjustment of the training path
  • Multiplier events

 

Results
The main expected results are:

  • Dissemination of fitting instruments of health education and behavioural activities which promote the psychophysical wellness among adults
  • A new type of digital literacy supporting active participation in modern society
  • Exchange of good activities within the partnership of active corporations in the area of adults’ formation in Europe

 

Lead partner

ÇanakkaleOnsekiz MartUniversity (ÇOMU) (TR)

Partnership

The partnership is made up of 8 subjects from 6 different nations:

  • ÇanakkaleOnsekiz Mart University (ÇOMU) (TR)
  • ProlepsisInstitute (GR)
  • Science Initiative Lower Austria (WIN) (AT)
  • Center for Social Innovation LTD (CY)
  • Asteresscrl – società cooperative (IT)
  • BOSEV (Grand Middle East Health and Education Foundation) (TR)
  • INOVA+ – INNOVATION SERVICES, SA (PT)
  • InEuropasrl (IT)

 

Project duration

The project lasts 24 months (01 November 2018 – 31 October 2020)

 

Total budget

The European co-financing is € 269.466,00

Funding

European Commission – National Erasmus Agency + TR01

TOURiBOOST

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TOURiBOOST – Reorienting tourism education with digital, social and intercultural competences to support local stakeholders tackle strategic innovation in heritage tourism

Project Number 2018-1-TR01-KA203-058344

Programme and  call for proposal

Erasmus Plus – Key action 2 “Cooperation for innovation and exchange of good activities” – strategic partnership for the secondary education, announcement 2018

Short description

TOURiBOOST aims to modernize the touristic experience using culture and hermitage as drivers of the development of tourism. The project identifies some problematic crux he wants to contribute solving: low investments in the cultural industry which lead to a lack of innovative products and to a weak industrial competitiveness; there is a necessity of touristic industry and  cultural institutions to catch up with digital technologies by evolving their own means and services design strategies so as not to lose the contemporary public, in particular, the youngest one; stakeholder fragmentation, responsible for the management of the cultural heritage; need to balance the use and the defence of the cultural heritage by resilient methods which can guarantee an eco-friendly tourism; lack of awareness of cultural hermitage especially among the youngest one and need to develop their interest and faculty to criticise culture.

Objectives

The specific objectives of this project are the following:

  • Develop a new formative multidisciplinary CV in order to increase the innovation in hermitage experience and enhance the cooperation between stakeholders
  • Develop and test “Tourism Experience Design” as a design process for new products and experiential services related to the cultural heritage
  • Develop a business attitude and mood and stimulate the collaboration among enterprises and cultural hermitage industry in order to reinforce creativity, employment, and new professional paths
  • Improve directness and recognition of qualifications and skills in the touristic and cultural industry, including the ones developed in a non-formal and informal context
  • Involving stakeholders and the youngest one in a training process taking advantage of new media and digital competencies mixed with contents abundance and critical thinking

Activities

The main activities operations consist of:

IO1: development of a methodology to sustain the skills of the touristic industry stakeholders, aiming to promote the cultural heritage tourism

IO2: develop stakeholders’ education to create touristic and cultural experiences and high-quality services in the area

IO3: application of tools developed during the project in order to involve local stakeholders for the touristic innovation

IO4: validation of professional competencies to sustain the stakeholders’ access to the main touristic trades and to the investments for innovation

IO5: develop a “Smart SkillsObservatory in Heritage Tourism”

Results

The main expected results are:

  • Investments in human capital and innovation of the developing process of the touristic products linked to the local cultural heritage, improving skills and helping to find out new opportunities and products linked to the area
  • Higher productivity and competitiveness of the cultural heritage
  • Better cooperation between the academic and the business world in the cultural heritage industry, improving skills for innovation and development of smart products and services, capable of innovative touristic experiences

Lead partner

NecmettinErbakanÜniversitesi (TR)

Partnership

The partnership is made up of 5 subjects from 5 different nations:

  • TURSAB – TürkiyeSeyahatAcentalarıBirliği (TR)
  • Kodolanyi Janos Foiskola (HU)
  • Stichting PRIME (NL)
  • InEuropa (IT)
  • ARTIFACTORY (GR)

Duration of the project

The project lasts 24 months (1° September 2018 – 31 August 2020)

Overall budget

The European subsidy received is € 238.980,00

Funding 

Erasmus + Programme – Turkish National Agency

FCHgo

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FCHgo – Fuel Cells HydroGeneducatiOnal model for schools

Programme and call

HORIZON 2020

Topic: FCH-04-4-2018 Strengthening public acceptance and awareness of FCH-technologies by educating pupils at schools

Coordination & support

Short description

FCHgo is a European project dedicated to fostering knowledge about fuel cell and hydrogen technology by delivering an educational model for schools. The project invites pupils and their teachers alike to discover the energy of hydrogen with innovative teaching materials and along inspiring activities in classrooms and beyond.

Objectives

The project objectives are:

  • Support the teaching of hydrogen energy in schools by developing innovative materials, including stories, roleplays and games and by training, preparing and assisting teachers in the delivery of inspiring lessons about hydrogen in their classes
  • Stir pupils’ interest in renewable energy and raise awareness for our planet’s environmental challenges
  • Foster pupils’ understanding of natural principles and help them build up important STEM competencies
  • Provide the opportunity for pupils to transfer their knowledge and contest their skills in a European-wide school competition, awarding innovative hydrogen projects
  • Bring the ‘real world’ to science education through the involvement of industry stakeholders in all FCHgo activities

 

Activities

The main project activities consist of:

  • The didactic materials will be developed. The FCHgo toolkit aims at translating simple energy principles for primary schools and the opportunities of hydrogen and fuel cell technology for secondary schools into ready-to-teach materials, plays and tools for inspiring lessons.
  • In the first experimental year, FCHgo will implement and test the FCHgo toolkit in selected classrooms in project partner countries Denmark, Germany, Italy, Poland and Switzerland. The materials developed being suitable for primary and secondary schools alike, different age groups will be addressed through the FCHgo pilot classroom activities.
  • The International Award World of the future: the best FHC application will be launched in the framework of the European project FCHgo – Fuel Cells HydroGen educatiOnal model for schools  funded under Horizon 2020’s FCH GO Joint Undertaking and focusing on fuel cells and hydrogen as central elements for a sustainable energy future.
  • A national and international dialogue with potential sponsors for the use of the results and the sustainability of the programme.

 

Results

The main expected results are:

  • Test and validation of the FCHgo toolkit through local pilots.
  • Spreading knowledge about hydrogen throughout Europe through the launch of national competitions and the European Award.
  • Higher level of scientific and technical skills and involvement of the students, in particular, major knowledge about fuel cells and hydrogen in schools and beyond.
  • Wider network of local stakeholders interested in the sustainability of the program.

 

Leader

Università di Modena

 

Partnership

The partnership is made up of 6 subjects from 5 different countries:

  • UNIMORE (IT)
  • InEuropasrl (IT)
  • ZHAW (CH)
  • DTU (DK)
  • UniwersytetMikolajaKopernika (PL)
  • Steinbeis 2i GmbH (DE)

 

Period

The project lasts 24 months (1 January 2019 – 31 December 2020)

 

Total budget

The received European funding is € 502.498,75

 

Financing Corporation

European Commission, FCH Joint Undertaking

MOSAIC

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MOSAIC

Music for Sound Integration in the Creative sector

Programme and call

Creative Europe, CULTURE Sub-programme, Cultural cooperation projects – Call 2018

Short description

The MoSaIC project is aimed at the fields of music and intangible cultural heritage, as it aims to involve young immigrants and European citizens, both professional and amateur musicians, in a path of mutual knowledge and collaboration, giving immigrants the opportunity to share their musical traditions and skills while exploring, at the same time, various music genres typically European (such as classical music, modern music, pop, jazz, choral music, etc..).

Music will be the vital centre of all the activities of the project, as it will be understood as a tool to allow young immigrants to spread their personal heritage, cultural heritage, as well as their social context of origin, and at the same time introduce them to the history of European music, building a common sense of belonging, through the creation of a mixed group of immigrant musicians and EU citizens and the development of a shared music piece, to be spread in all the partner countries of the project.

In this way, the intangible cultural heritage of young immigrants and the countries of origin of asylum seekers will be enhanced through its dissemination to a wider public and in particular to young students. The exchange of music and tradition between musicians will encourage the fusion of musical genres and the enrichment of intangible cultural heritage in terms of contamination and integration of diversity in an inclusive European musical and cultural scenario.

MoSaIC, involving four partners active in the promotion of music and culture, aims to promote the inclusion of young immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers in the host societies of the EU, through musical cooperation and co-creation.

Objectives

– To promote the artistic/creative expression of immigrant and European musicians and to encourage the participation of immigrants in the creation and diffusion of musical products and events;
– To change the perception of the immigrant in the common mentality of the people, offering to a wide public a different way to know better and reflect on issues such as migration, asylum, discrimination and prejudice against cultural diversity;
– Recognizing music as a universal communication language capable of transcending cultural boundaries;
– Strengthen the capacity and skills of cultural operators, music teachers, art directors to work with immigrants and to cooperate at transnational level;
– To create a new and shared European musical heritage belonging to the old and new European citizens;
– To improve training and teaching methodologies for young musicians in the field of classical and contemporary music.

Actions
The main activities of the project consist of:

– organization of training courses for mixed groups of musicians;
– organisation of concerts and public events at national level;
– workshops in schools, which will introduce students to the importance of music for mutual understanding and fusion of cultures;
– joint residence for artistic directors and musicians, whose final product will be the creation of a shared piece of music to be exhibited at the World Music Festival in Milan (IT);
– public events to attract a very wide audience, especially those formed by disadvantaged and/or under-represented groups.

Results
The main expected results are:

– Improving the capacity of artistic staff, cultural organisations, NGOs to cooperate at European level and increasing the internationalisation of careers;
– Spreading a multicultural approach to music education with the active involvement of mixed groups of immigrants and local people and improving the professional skills of cultural operators involved in music education and integration of immigrants;
– Increased participation of young immigrants in the cultural life of the host societies, greater opportunities for peer exchange, opportunities to express potential, talents and histories and greater knowledge of the EU’s musical heritage, from classical to choral and contemporary music;
– Improved knowledge of the music traditions of lesser-known third countries in Western countries and greater awareness of the importance of music as a tool for integration.

Lead partner
AMADEUS Ensemble

 

Partnership

The partnership is made up of 4 players from 4 different countries:

– Ensemble AMADEUS – EN
– DSI SWINGING EUROPE- DK
– Fundatia Culturala Sound – RO
– Koor&Stem vzw – BE

Duration
The project has a duration of 27 months (1 October 2018 – 31 December 2020)

Total Budget
The European grant received is €192,456.00 out of a total budget of €320,760.00.

Funding body

European Commission – DG Culture