In this decade we aim to come back to the Moon to stay. It is therefore crucial to develop reliable and safe settlements that adequately protect astronauts physical and mental well-being from all possible threats that the hostile environment of extraterrestrial space presents. ArchiSpace aims to design and build sub-systems prototypes (e.g., walls, roofs, living spaces, etc.) of human infrastructures to be built on planetary surfaces, which will be tested in planetary analogue environments. This project represents the first effort, to the best of our knowledge, to use environmental and geological setting analogues as a base to define architectural constraints, sketch design and prototypes to be used in future space human settlements. Archispace is pioneering a new fields of interdisciplinary and intersectoral research in Europe by bridging geology/space sciences and architecture/space architecture. Geology/space science is crucial because the subsurface plays a fundamental role in the selection of the landing sites and the location of 'human-focused' habitats. Architecture/space architecture has a key role in designing comfortable, safe and functional habitats. Our complementary partners are leaders in their respective sectors and hold the necessary know-how and/or technology level to achieve the Archispace objectives. In addition, the human settlements to be developed will involve (new) low impact, low-cost and light operations and ISRU materials. This planetary “green” approach could also be applied on Earth. The project will create, through the planned secondments, common standards, methods and prototypes for the development of space bases on Moon and Mars in the future; which will be tested in three joint field activities (e.g., in Morocco analogues sites). Thus, Archispace promotes an innovative international, inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary research and innovation collaboration that can contribute to Europe's competitiveness and growth.

Cultural and creative industries are recognised as smart, sustainable and inclusive growth drivers for Europe. Besides contributing to economic growth, they foster social cohesion, nurture innovations, and create jobs at the local and regional level, despite the challenges facing European economies following post-crisis restrictive public budgets. The non-technological innovations most effectively bridge the social and economic development priorities.Yet, business and arts education and training do not adequately reflect this trend, especially in the Southern and Eastern European countries. The necessary sector-specific skills of the CCIs refer to management of knowledge and creativity and change quickly. FENICE project is built on the rationale that for CCIs to sustain their social impact, they need interdisciplinary and relevant vocational education that builds on subjects from business, management, entrepreneurship, IT, media and others, in addition to culture and the arts.This project is a partnership initiative involving four Higher Education Institutions with different profiles and one universities’ network. FENICE has the overall objective to promote cooperation, innovation and exchange of good practices among stakeholder organisations from 5 Programme countries (Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Portugal and Serbia) in enhancing the quality and relevance of business education for the CCIs, fostering their innovative potential and social impact.The specific objectives of the project are:- to support research and best practices exchange in the field of management and entrepreneurship for the CCIs in adapting education to creative economy’s skills needs, innovation and sustainability value- to initiate cross-fertilisation between business/economics, arts, heritage, IT and media studies to develop innovative syllabuses that fully integrates the subjects of innovation and change management, cross-sectoral collaboration, cultural co-creation, creative technologies and cultural entrepreneurship in the teaching/training materials- to develop a model for HEI-business partnership to promote incubation, start-ups and entrepreneurship in CCIs, including career counselling/professional pathways for traditional and non-traditional students- to contribute to the establishment of functional creative partnerships between HEIs, business and public authorities to sustain the innovation and spillover effects of the creative economy- to maximise the impact of the integrated innovative syllabuses by demonstration initiatives, pilot trainings and the development of a pilot e-learning platform for training in management and entrepreneurship for the CCIsThe main target group is faculty and students in the fields of CCIs, arts, media, tourism, management and entrepreneurship. A secondary target group are independent researchers, artists, entrepreneurs and managers in CCIs who will be able to enhance their knowledge, skills and competences regarding the management of CCIs through the e-learning platform with online courses and the database of case studies.The activities of the project include the development of intellectual outputs, transnational project meetings, sustainability activities, dissemination activities, an international study program, and evaluation activities. The main project outputs and results are:- Database of good practices and Roadmap for entrepreneurship and innovation in the CCIs- Course syllabuses “Management and Entrepreneurship in CCIs”- Teaching/training materials for courses “Management and Entrepreneurship in CCIs”- E-learning platform with online courses for training in management and entrepreneurship in CCIs regarding non-technological innovations- Model for HEI-business partnership to promote incubation, start-ups and entrepreneurship in CCIs, including career counselling/professional pathways for traditional and non-traditional students- 5 national-level Creative Partnerships Conferences in the 5 project countries- an International Intensive Study Program and national pilot training sessions- 5 focus groups with academia, cultural entrepreneurs, SMEs in CCIs, NGOs and a representative of local public authorities in in every project country- a peer coaching for start-up ideas in CCIsThe project’s intended longer-term impact is:- to reconfirm the credibility of the CCIs as innovative, inclusive and sustainable sectors- to contribute to the development of interdisciplinary education programs that respond to the current and prospective skills’ needs of the CCIs and increase the positive spillover effect on the other industries and society- to contribute to the establishment of university-driven creative partnerships involving business and public authorities the support the CCIs within the communities and regions- to facilitate knowledge and capacity transfer in managing the CCIs between the European education institutions and regions

The OVERALL AIM of the INNOVA project is to improve the research management of Higher Education Institutions in Bolivia and Paraguay, with a specific focus on Climate Change.This goal will be achieved by implementing the following SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:- Firstly, development and consolidation of Research & Innovation policies in Bolivia and Paraguay, with a specific focus in Climate Change, in order to meet international standards. - Secondly, setting-up of an innovative Forward-Looking Platform to orientate coordinated and sustainable policymaking in the field of research management in Bolivia and Paraguay, drawing upon foresight methods.INNOVA will contribute to tackle the manifest HEIs underperformance on Research and Innovation in Bolivia and Paraguay. The current situation calls urgently for effective formulation of legal and policy frameworks to articulate R&D actions at HE systemic level, which INNOVA will foster through fruitful interplay between HEIs, private sector and policymakers to move forward on S,T&I. In order to generate systematic impact, INNOVA will leverage the involvement in the Consortium of the Ministries responsible for HE from both countries together with a balances combination of public and private HEIs in the region, accompanied by two experienced EU partners.

<< Objectives >>The main goal of the project is to provide a learning material of online access, that can help adult learners, architects and heritage managers to learn about the effective and spectacular realisation of photogrammetric surveys. The summary of best practice examples will include the possible ways of using the collected dataset for the realistic and precise representation of the surveyed buildings to popularise the most-up-to date methodologies and to ease the access to these solutions.<< Implementation >>The basis of the project is the realisation of 4 camps in rural, disadvantaged regions, where photogrammetric surveys will be carried out together with local associated partners representing learners with fewer opportunities.The selected monuments will be representatives of vernacular acrhitecture including a timber framed barn, a hayrack, a belfry and a stone house. Partners of the programme will assemble 3D materials and educational contents based on the architectural research and survey.<< Results >>The project will result-in an Educational Platform & Homepage to share all further project outputs. The great potential laying in photogrammetry will be portrayed through 2D architectural drawings and 3D renditions of the surveyed buildings in the form of interactive spherical panoramas and 3D models. The main project result will be the Digital Handbook which will summarise the theories and followable methodologies of the surveys using also interactive quizzes to measure the gained knowledge.

<< Objectives >>In this project, we want to attract the attention and sensitize the player of the HoReCa sector regarding food allergies with educational tools, so that they can satisfy the special needs of the affected consumers on a higher level. We prepare our students, who study hospitality and tourism, and managers and employees of the HoReCa sector to have the novel and necessary knowledge in food management with this serving the common values and undertaking a civic engagement with civil organizations.<< Implementation >>We collect European and national rules, and best practices of the service provider to compare good solutions and regulatory shortages in the participating nations. We organize workshops to prepare WP-s and finalize WP results, and a conference to discuss the project results with experts. We develop a course, that we can apply to our curriculum for the long term, and we can offer a short cycle training for partners of the HoReCa sector. We publish our results based on a dissemination plan.<< Results >>PR1: Collection of EU and national rules, and corporate best practices regarding food allergens, ingredients and marking; PR2: Proposal package; PR3: Template with structure and guidelines used for course development; PR4: Syllabuses and content of the full course; PR5. Elearning modules and materials; PR6: Course materials in national languages; PR7. A revised version of the training materialsAs a qualitative result, we expect a more effective service in HoReCa sector to manage food allergies.