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Horizon Europe ‘Health’ single-stage calls for proposals 2024

HaDEA has published a set of new calls under Cluster 1 ‘Health’ of Horizon Europe. Under destination 3 “Tackling diseases and reducing disease burden” the calls address pandemic preparedness and response: HORIZON-HLTH-2024-DISEASE-08-20 – Pandemic preparedness and response: Host-pathogen interactions of infectious diseases with epidemic potential HORIZON-HLTH-2024-DISEASE-08-12 – Pandemic preparedness and response: Maintaining the European partnership for pandemic preparedness Under destination …

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Accelerated investment in renewables and energy efficiency key to 1.5°C target

The current decade is critical to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C: directing investments towards low- and zero-emissions technologies is instrumental to achieving the Paris Agreement target. Investment in the energy sector as share in the global GDP in the future remains broadly the same as today, indicating the economy can manage the burden of decarbonisation. …

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Strengthening higher education-school partnerships for green and digital innovation

This is the focus of the first Innovation Bulletin published by the Education and Innovation Practice Community (EIPC). Focus on collaboration between secondary and higher education The bulletin presents insightful strategies, policies, and initiatives highlighting collaboration that fosters competencies relevant for the current global challenges. The insights aim to inspire national, regional, and local educational …

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Giving a stronger voice to Europe’s youth to build a better future

To build a better future, Europe must listen to its youth. Building on the achievements of the 2022 European Year of Youth, the Commission has announced several actions that give young people a greater say in the decisions that affect them. Moving forward, the Commission will now apply a ‘youth check’ when it is designing policies. …

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University of Thessaly: Educator Training At Hanoi University On Design Thinking And Gamification For 12 Asian And European Universities

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the University of Thessaly, and specifically the Creative Technologies Learning Lab (http://ctll.e-ce.uth.gr) visited the University of Malaya and University Tenaga Nasional in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in the framework of a scheduled collaboration meeting of the research project ICT-INOV: Modernizing ICT Education for Harvesting Innovation funded by the …

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The Cyprus Institute: EAD in Partnership with CARE-C and Max Planck Institute for Chemistry Complete World-First Offshore Atmospheric Research Expedition

The Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi (EAD) has completed the first Arabian Gulf atmospheric research expedition aboard the marine research vessel “Jaywun”, gathering ground ozone and emissions formation data in Abu Dhabi waters. The expedition was a collaboration between EAD and the Climate and Atmosphere Research Center (CARE-C) of The Cyprus Institute, and the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry …

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Driving a green, digital & innovative European cultural heritage

The booklet, published by the European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, gathers short descriptions of the projects selected for funding under the Horizon Europe Cluster 2 calls under the Destination ‘Innovative Research on European Cultural Heritage and Cultural and Creative Industries – Building Our Future From the Past’. Source: Publications Office of the European …

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International Day for Epidemic Preparedness: an overview of HaDEA-managed projects contributing to the fight against future pandemics in Europe

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how important it is for Europe to be better prepared for future health threats. HaDEA manages a variety of projects under the EU4Health and Horizon programmes in the field of crisis/pandemic preparedness, also on behalf of the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA). On the International Day for Epidemic Preparedness, discover …

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A new era for corporate taxation in the EU enters into force

Ground-breaking new EU rules came into effect on 1st of January 2024, introducing a minimum rate of effective taxation of 15% for multinational companies active in EU Member States. The framework will bring greater fairness and stability to the tax landscape in the EU and globally, while making it more modern and better adapted to …

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Transformational education in poly-crisis

The paper “Transformational Education in Poly-crisis” addresses the challenges facing education systems in the context of multiple crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and other societal, economic, and environmental challenges. It emphasizes the need for a comprehensive transformation of education to equip individuals with the skills and knowledge necessary for navigating the triple transition towards …

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