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European Innovation Council Transition results: 19 projects selected to mature from cutting edge science to market readiness

The European Innovation Council (EIC) has selected 19 projects following the April 2023 EIC Transition cut-off. These successful proposals, selected among 180 eligible submissions, will receive altogether €46.76 million of EU financial contribution (up to €2.5 million each). The selected participants come from 18 EU Member States and Horizon Europe associated countries. This latest EIC …

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Registration to #EURegionsWeek 2023 is open

The 21st edition of the EURegionsWeek under the motto New Challenges for Europe’s cohesion is ready to take off. Get ready to exchange ideas, meet regions and cities around Europe, expand your network and knowledge and most of all learn all you need to know about the latest news on regional and cohesion policies!​ ​From informal networking …

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Green Deal: New guidelines for sustainable forest management and payment schemes for forest ecosystem services

The Commission has published two new guidelines to incentivise and reward sustainable forest practices. The “closer to nature” guidelines aim to strengthen forest multifunctionality and resilience to climate change, while fostering long-term economic and other societal benefits. The guidance on payment schemes for forest ecosystem services presents a variety of ways in which land managers, including foresters, may derive …

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LIFE project helps keep students cool in class

Students and teachers at a primary school in southwest Spain are enjoying cooler classrooms after natural solutions were used to adapt the school buildings to the impacts of climate change. The Gabriela Mistral Primary School in Solana de los Barros – not far from the border with Portugal – is a showcase for the LIFE-myBUILDINGisGREEN project, which …

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Council adopts more Fit for 55 laws to decarbonise the EU’s economy

The Council has adopted new rules which will help to achieve the EU’s goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions and reaching climate neutrality by 2050. The new rules concern: energy efficiency alternative fuels infrastructure the decarbonisation of the maritime sector Energy efficiency The new rules aim to reduce final energy consumption by setting more ambitious energy …

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Open University of Cyprus: “Responsibility, privileged irresponsibility and response-ability: Higher Education, Coloniality and Ecological Damage”: New book co-authored by Professor Michalinos Zembylas

The new book entitled “Responsibility, privileged irresponsibility and response-ability: Higher Education, Coloniality and Ecological Damage” is the latest publication resulting from the collaboration of Michalinos Zembylas, Professor of Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies, Academic Coordinator of the Postgraduate programme “Educational Studies” of the Open University of Cyprus, and Professor Vivienne Bozalek (Centre for Higher Education, …

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Frederick University: 4th Transnational meeting of CARE/SS project in Poland

Project “Critical ARts Education for Sustainable Societies” (CARE/SS) is about enabling Higher Education Institutions’ digital transformation to support the development and delivery of teacher training programmes in arts education through an online or blended learning environment. It also focuses on enhancing arts education with education for sustainable development elements. The project aims to develop skills, …

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University of Nicosia: Successful participation of students from the Department of Management of the University of Nicosia in the “Seeds for the Future” programme by Huawei

The participation of students from the University of Nicosia in the annual program of Huawei Technologies Cyprus, “Seeds for the Future,” which concluded in July 2023, was particularly successful, as one of the winning teams consists of students from the Department of Management at the School of Business Administration of the University of Nicosia. Specifically, …

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New EU-Africa Innovation Agenda to enhance cooperation in science, technology and innovation

The African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU) adopted the new joint AU-EU Innovation Agenda, which aims to transform and increase the innovative capacities and achievements of European and African researchers and innovators into tangible outputs, such as products, services, businesses and jobs. Supported by the Global Gateway, the AU-EU Innovation Agenda will represent the mainstay of the …

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New European Bauhaus: Horizon Europe EU Mission in the pipeline

A proposed sixth Horizon Europe Mission will aim at transforming neighbourhoods for the better, making them beautiful, sustainable and inclusive. The European Commission proposed today a sixth Horizon Europe Mission dedicated entirely to the New European Bauhaus (NEB). If endorsed by the Member States and the community, this Mission would be added to the existing five which …

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