The European Digital Skills Awards 2023: Celebrating the best projects, stories and initiatives to promote digital skills in Europe

Created in 2016 to give visibility and encourage sharing experiences and ideas on how to equip Europeans with digital skills at all levels, the awards are organised by the Digital Skills and Jobs Platform of the European Commission in collaboration with the National Skills and Jobs Coalition. EDSA23 aims to reward projects and initiatives that …

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Commission publishes its media literacy guidelines

The Commission published its media literacy guidelines, to enable citizens of all ages to navigate the modern news environment and take informed decisions. Media literacy has never been as important as it is today. It is a crucial skill for all citizens regardless of age, as it empowers them to participate in a more open and …

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NextGenerationEU: Two years on since its adoption, the Recovery and Resilience Facility continues to be a central driver of the EU’s green and digital transformation

On 21 February, The European Commission has adopted a Communication marking the two-year anniversary of the creation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the key instrument at the heart of the EUR 800 billion NextGenerationEU recovery plan for Europe. The Communication takes stock of the concrete results achieved so far through the RRF’s unprecedented …

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Mobile World Congress 2023 – meet HaDEA-managed projects working on digital services

The Mobile World Congress is an annual trade show dedicated primarily to the mobile communications industry. It will take place from 27 February to 2 March 2023 at the Fira Gran Via in Barcelona, Spain. The congress consists of parallel conferences, workshops, tutorials, and exhibitions on the show floor. Discover some of the Horizon 2020 projects managed by HaDEA in …

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The Cyprus Institute (CyI): USRL Researchers Employ Drone for Intensive Black Carbon Profiling Campaign at Athalassa Park

On 25 January 2023, USRL researchers performed an intensive drone campaign at Athalassa Park in Nicosia to capture the vertical dispersion of pollution, from the surface up to an altitude of 1,000 m. This particular measurement targeted the concentration of black carbon (BC) emitted in the Nicosia urban area. This information will be used to …

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Center of Excellence (CYENS): H2OforAll

The CYENS Center of Excellence is proud to announce the awarding of a new Horizon Europe project H2OforAll “Innovative Integrated Tools and Technologies to Protect and Treat Drinking Water from Disinfection Byproducts (DBPs)” funded by the European Union. H2OforAll is lead at CYENS by Dr Indrajit Kalita, member of the SuPerWorld MRG (Multidisciplinary Research Group) …

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European University Cyprus (EUC): Participation of the University in the I’M IN TALES Project

European University Cyprus participates as a partner in the two-year project I’M IN TALES: A Methodology for the use of technology for learning and enhancing inclusive storytelling. On 18 February 2023, a successful project dissemination event was organised at European University Cyprus, in the context of the 3rd Annual Research Day for Educators. The I’M …

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University of Cyprus: The University coordinates the project “Greek Heritage in European Culture and Identity”

On Monday, February 13, 2023, the inaugural event of the Twinning Programme (HORIZON-WIDERA-2021 ACCESS) called GrECI (Greek Heritage in European Culture and Identity) took place at the Information Centre – Library “Stelios Ioannou”, on the University campus. The project is a collaboration between three universities (University of Cyprus, University of Oslo, Norway and University of …

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Frederic University: “What Kind of Upbringing and Education Do We Want?” scientific and professional conference

Calling all interested academic staff, students and education professionals to participate in the International Conference co-organised by all members of the EU-CONEXUS European University alliance. The conference will explore education in a broad sense and it will be held at the University of Zadar, Croatia, on May 18-20, 2023. It is intended for preschool educators, …

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University of Cyprus: Award to the KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence for the promotion of Open Science

Another distinction for the University’s Research and Innovation Center of Excellence (KIOS CoE) Cyprus, as it was awarded with the YERUN Open Science Award 2022 by the Young Scientists Network European Research Universities Network (YERUN), for the adoption and implementation of good practices aimed at promoting Open Science. Open Science, according to the European Commission, is …

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