The purpose of this proposal is the organisation of the Week of Innovative Regions in Europe 2017 (WIRE VIII) conference in Kosice (Slovakia). The conference will be held from 28 to 30 June after the Slovak Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The general objectives of WIRE VIII are as follows: • Contributing substantially to maximising and understanding the societal impact of research, innovation and regional policy in digitalisation on regions and people • To support R&I ecosystem stakeholders (quadruple helix) in utilization of benefits from digitalisation and enhance trusted initiatives and policy formation for effective innovative and socially responsible regional development • To contribute to responsible creation of the future in H2020 and regional R&I

The robotic complex "StarGate" was created in response to a request to design and deliver a device for the Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) V1 in Jaslovské Bohunice for the fragmentation of 12 steam generators. To meet the NPP's requirements, a transdisciplinary team was assembled, consisting of experts in robotics, cybernetics, machining technologies, materials research, and nuclear energy. The synergy of specialists from all these key fields led to a unique solution with parameters and features that are beyond the current state of the art. The main differentiating parameters compared to the state of the art are as follows: • Higher production efficiency and work productivity, comparable even to flame cutting (cutting speed of 1.7 mm/s with a wall thickness of 140 mm). The complete fragmentation of a single steam generator (140 tons) took 45 days. • A higher level of process automation and intelligent optimization. • Minimal radiation exposure for workers. • Minimal aerosol generation and reduced spread of contamination to the surrounding environment. • Shorter fragmentation time, thereby reducing overall costs (The complete fragmentation of a single steam generator (140 tons) took 45 days). The interest of customers and the professional public in StarGate results from the current renaissance of the nuclear energy industry. The number of new NPPs being prepared for construction is increasing, which prompts the acceleration of the process of decommissioning old NPPs, both to create space in established locations for this type of industry, as well as to obtain higher efficiency of electricity production in new NPPs. According to today's data, there are almost 100 steam generators in the world awaiting fragmentation and further processing (IAEA). And we are ready to serve.

The main contributions of TUKE as the new partner in the project REBELION are increased level of tools automation, saving time in main operations of the WP6, i.e. increasing the efficiency of the recycling line, improvement of safety and environmental friendliness of working conditions, minimization of waste volume via application of NDT methods. There will be developed 8 new sophisticated tools for the robotic line, fully compatible with up to date control system of the line. At consortium level, the REBELION-Hopon project enlarges outreach of the partners’ R&I actions and provides access to new talent pools, bringing additional experts with essential expertise in robotics dismantling and fragmentation from nuclear industry to the team. At the level of the new partner, new competencies and skills for working in transnational projects including research management and dissemination and exploitation will be acquired because of 11 partners with mixture of competencies and working methods. Commercial impact results from competitive advantages based on technical contributions of the new partner mentioned above. It will be benefit for future producers and also for European economy.

<< Objectives >>This project is committed to contribute to the knowledge and professionalisation in inclusive activities. The main target groups are young people migrating from Ukraine and those living long time in the Czech Rep. and Slovakia. Through tailor-made activities and a practically oriented approach the applicants want to address the challenges and struggles they face and provide solutions and innovative results in this field while also taking our local and cultural contexts into consideration.<< Implementation >>Activities to be implemented:- inclusive activities, inclusion of marginalised young people- adaptation activities- development of key competencies- non-discrimination and destigmatizing activities- mental health prevention and counselling- education- consideration for social and cultural values<< Results >>The expected impact of the project strengthens the awareness of issues of migration, inclusive education, mental health, etc. The results of our project will be available to anyone interested in inclusive activities. From the project will benefit both professionals (teachers, counsellors, NGO employees etc.) and laymen.Specific outputs will be:- adaptation activities for young people- education for counsellors and university students- preventive activities and counselling

Technology and transfer of knowledge is a set of activities and processes that lead to the costing of knowledge outcomes of universities and other research organizations on the market. These are mainly results of research and development (R&D); however, the transfer of knowledge includes other outputs of universities that can be commercialized in the form of providing various professional services by selling intellectual outputs to industry. Transfer knowledge is for university very important and each researcher and also students especially Ph.D. students should know about the possibilities of bringing the intellectual outputs to the industry. With this topic, there are coming various problems and tasks which must be effectively solved. The University of Hradec Kralove would like to implement a new subject that will be focused on technology transfer, transfer of knowledge and intellectual property protection. The aim of the project is to focus on technology transfer, intellectual property protection and to support the creation of a business environment based on the results of science and research by individual instruments and to support the establishment of spin-off companies as business entities established for commercialization of intellectual property created at the university. Implementing this project, we will strengthen the institutional cooperation between the University of Hradec Kralove and the University of Granada and Technical University of Košice at the level of education and cooperation in intellectual property. Before setting this project all organizations made a need analysis and based on this analysis the needs of the participating organization is to strengthen the knowledge in transfer technology and it is important to implement new subject which will be covering this field. The Czech University managed to find strong partners with handling with a relevant topic. There will be a significant impact of the project ´s outputs and we can divide the impact on the individuals and also at the institutional level. For participants who will be directly involved in the project, there will be a high impact in their professional career, for students who will participate in the innovative course or in summer school there will be a large impact in their understanding of the subject of transfer technology and they will obtain important information in the field of intellectual property. For the students, the program will immerse the participants into study areas that represent important contemporary topics connected with the technology transfer and the problematic areas connected with intellectual property, in an international and multicultural environment and the project will have an impact also to the anti-corruption strategy in the business intellectuals property. As the project combines theoretical topics with practical applications, students will identify new fields of study, develop their knowledge, competences and will be able to monitor and apply the results of transfer technology analyses and follow-on work on the intellectual outputs to business avoiding corruption aspect. On the institutional level, there will be a large impact on the technology transfer process and there will be the support of setting spin-off. With technological development, information-based society, changing communication styles, as well as an imminent transformation of the job market, the innovative method and the related study methodology represents a viable and efficient tool on how to face all the current societal challenges in the field of bringing an intellectual property to the industry. The project will have an impact on innovation in their study programs by addressing the dimension of intercultural communication and related issues. The primary target group is the education sector staff teachers at university from the participating universities, who will extend their knowledge about the subjects and activities related to the field of transfer technology education, which they can further use in the lessons. The second target groups are the master and Ph.D. students of these universities who will benefit from the results of the project in the way, that the teachers will be able to prepare them better in the field of transfer technology, intellectual property and setting business issue by spin-off companies. The third target group is the management of a university that will use the methodology of setting spin-off in the university environment. The project also aims at the staff of other universities, technology transfer offices in both countries and members of the local transfer technology community, who may be inspired by the project in learning how to work on this education. In a wider context, the project aims not only on the educational staff and students but in the ongoing process of globalization, human capital is undoubtedly gaining in importance as a source of innovation.