University of Nicosia: Inaugural meeting for the “VHEalthLab”

The main objective of the project is the creation of virtual biology laboratories. The inaugural meeting of the “Virtual Health Lab in Higher Education – VHEalthLab” project, took place on 1-2 February. The meeting was attended by representatives of organisations and educational institutions from Cyprus, Greece, Spain, Greece and Romania. During the opening session, the …

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Cyprus University of Technology: European Project DRFLEMP: Language training for healthcare using Mixed Reality

Language proficiency in healthcare is vital to providing quality care to patients from different cultural backgrounds. Effective communication between healthcare professionals and patients is essential for the proper diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease. Healthcare professionals must be able to communicate with patients in their native language or at least have a basic understanding of …

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Encouraging feedback to survey on EU Knowledge Valorisation Platform

A recent survey shows that users appreciate the EU Knowledge Valorisation Platform. An important element of the platform, the Best Practice Repository, is positively rated and some respondents indicated that they learnt from other best practises and found relevant contacts. The Knowledge Valorisation Newsletter is also rated to satisfaction. Additionally, while most respondents are already …

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EU Climate & Health conference: Researchers, policymakers and funders gear up and prepare for a bold and inclusive research and innovation agenda

European Commission has launched the preparations for the new Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) on climate and health, after collecting large amounts of input from all the participating experts, through a total of 4 plenary sessions and 12 side sessions. On 19 and 20 February 2024 nearly 500 researchers, decision-makers and funders working at …

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Commission presents new initiatives boosting European industrial leadership in advanced materials

The Commission has proposed an encompassing strategy to move towards EU industrial leadership in advanced materials, a key enabling technology highly relevant for the twin green and digital transition. The Communication on Advanced Materials for Industrial Leadership puts forward concrete steps enabling to align research and innovation priorities and investments in the EU, ensuring European …

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New global rules to simplify trade in services enter into force in the WTO

Trade in services just got a boost with the entry into force of new World Trade Organization (WTO) rules facilitating and simplifying trade in services. The new rules apply to a large and diverse group of WTO Members, including developed, developing and least developed countries – representing 92% of world trade in services. The set …

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Quarterly reports confirm renewed resilience and the continuation of positive structural changes in gas and electricity markets in 2023

The gas markets report outlines the continued decline in gas consumption and production, lower import volumes and gradually increasing wholesale prices amidst increased market volatility. Overall, the EU gas market strengthened resilience and continued its structural changes away from Russian pipeline gas supply and towards a more prominent role for liquefied natural gas (LNG), more hub trading, …

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Commission opens calls to invest over €176 million in digital capacities and tech

The European Commission opened a new set of calls for proposals under the 2023-2024 Work Programmes of the Digital Europe Programme to strengthen digital capacities across EU. These calls are open to businesses, public administrations, and other entities from the EU Member States, EFTA/EEA countries, and associated countries. The budget for this set of calls …

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