The i3 (Imagine, Innovate, Impact) project aims to promote public engagement with STEM by creating stronger links between researchers and the general public. It unites STEM practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and the public to increase the general public awareness of research and innovation endeavors, support public recognition of researchers, to have stronger support and sense of ownership of research enterprises, to create relevance of researchers’ work on citizen’s daily life and the material world, to support capacity building among young researchers via engagement training, and to encourage young people to become “agents of change” by pursuing their research careers in STEM fields. Bringing top-quality universities, R&D centers, and institutions in STEM engagement and energizing their willingness to “embrace change” will significantly contribute to a wider recognition of research and innovation. The i3 project includes 10 main strands: (i) STEM Slam, (ii) Café Scientific - Meet the Scientist, (iii) STEM Expo, (iv) Guided Visits to Research and Development Labs, (v) Hands- and Minds-on STEM workshops, (vi) Science Shows, (vii) European Union Corner, (viii) Games, (ix) Science Movies, and (x) Concert. Topics and disciplines are structured among STEM with an emphasis on researchers’ contribution and impact on humanities, showcase technological advancement, and promote cutting-edge technological products. That is why our motto is i3: imagine, innovate, impact. In a way, the project might light a spark in the participants’ minds and actions. The i3 project will be held in five cities from east to west, north to central Anatolia.

The development of modern methods of medical diagnostics is an integral part of the work and research of scientists. And it is constantly being improved, as high-precision early diagnosis increases the chances of recovery for people suffering from dangerous diseases. One of the key developments in this area is a new hybrid PET / MRI machine that provides simultaneous Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Positron Emission Tomography. The successful implementation of the project will be ensured by a coordinated exchange of experience and knowledge gained in the field of physics, technology and engineering; by strengthening modern knowledge in the field of optoelectronics and applying modern technological approaches and methods, as well as international cooperation of highly qualified scientists and engineers from Portugal, Czech Republic, Turkey, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Russia. This consortium will assess both technological (for example, development and production of highly sensitive detectors) and fundamental (mechanisms of internal amplification of ultra-weak photosignals) issues. The project participants have many years of experience in the development of semiconductor optical devices, research of detection methods. The successful implementation of this project will lead to the scientific development of high-sensitivity detectors of a new generation and, as a result, to the creation of advanced detection devices. The aim of the project is to develop a highly sensitive prototype of a detector module for a new generation of PET-MRI scanners. Within the framework of this project, the collaboration will carry out both research and technological components through multipurpose business trips,

As many as 75% of children and adolescents report experiencing some sort of peer victimization, researchers estimate, with 10 to 15% experiencing more severe and prolonged victimization. It has been suggested that the mental health of schoolchildren can be undermined by repeated bullying at school and further exacerbated by having inadequate social support (Rigby, 2000). Researches has indicated that being peer victimized is associated with emotional distress, anxiety, and depression (Kochenderfer-Ladd & Wardrop, 2001). So, peer victimization and bullying (PVB) is one of the biggest problems that affects psychological and sociological well-being of students in their school times and future. Mediators and Peacemakers against Peer Victimization (MEPEV) project, as its name implies, has been created for developing long-term and sustainable solutions for PVB in schools by educating some students as peacemakers and negotiators. MEPEV project is innovative since it use peer-mediating in solving the problem. MEPEV primarily aims to transform the disagreements among middle school students into peace by means of mediator and negotiator peers, before they turn their disagreements into conflicts/violence. Secondarily, MEPEV aims to * support personal and social development of young people, providing opportunities to show their potential,* encourage young people to work together on a common purpose, * encourage young people's participation in democratic life and active citizenship awareness, Target groups of MEPEV are secondary school students, other students, families of students and teachers.Project partners were selected among the best alternatives by prioritizing schools, training centers, education related departments of universities, youth clubs etc. and experienced partners. Main working fields and countries of partners were also regarded secondarily. So, partners were selected as 1 local government authority, 1 university and 1 non-profit association from Turkey; 1 vocational high school, 1 association and 1 universty from Italy, Austria and Slovenia. Project coordinator and partners will use Project Management Institute's PMBok® Guidelines for effective project management. Particularly, time and budget management, risk and quality management and dissemination strategies management will be implemented by pursuing these globally accepted guidelines. Partners will prepare progress and financial reports in each 3 months, quality report in each 6 month during the project period. These will be done for time, budget and quality management. Moreover, an independent external expert evaluator will be subcontracted for evaluating the quality of all project outputs and activities.MEPEV is an innovative Project since it proposes to create peer-mediating solutions against PVB problem and since it will use new types of training materials in PVB education such as e-learning platform and educational games. MEPEV is also complementary to other Works and projects of the partners since all of the partners are working in education field and have some programs for bullying at schools. Specifically, ITT has a Erasmus+ Project in which they explore psychological affects of PVB and AMEM is a local government authority in education field which has substantial curricula and plans against PVB.Partners will do their best for ensuring optimum level of communication and cooperation among themselves. They will hold transnational meetings 5 times in 4 partner countries. They will use all media channels for uninterrupted communication such as e-mail group, telephone, Whatsapp, Skype, Twitter, Facebook and the Project website. Within the scope of MEPEV, partners will 1- analyze best practices in the World, 2- create effective training modules for students and teachers, 3- implement these modules to some number of students and teachers in selected schools, 4- produce peacemaking and mediating handbooks for students and teachers5- create an e-learning platform and conduct test trainings of it6- create an educational game and conduct test trainings of it7- create some academic publications and publish them in peer-reviewed journals8- organize 2 conferences in Turkey and 1 workshop in each of Austria, Slovenia and Italy.In order to increase the impact of MEPEV, partners will use all dissemination instruments like the Project website, TV and newspaper news, leaflets, posters, workshops, academic journals, Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp etc. All partners will also use their connections in their locations and enhance the impact of the Project. Project website, e-learning platform and educational game will be accessible for 5 years. Furthermore, MEPEV results will be transferred to public and private schools curricula by using appropriate channels and maximum local public participation will be ensured for long-term sustainability of MEPEV project.

According to the International Labor Organization’s (ILO) data, approximately 3 billion people are working in the world today, of which 1.2 billion are women. Every year 2.2 million people lose their lives due to work accidents and occupational diseases, and many more become disabled. When the Turkish Statistical Institute’s data for 2012 were assessed, it was seen that 1 out of every 3 worker suffered a work accident and more than 1700 people lost their lives in result of over 100,0000 work accidents that occurred. Unfortunately Turkey is in the position of the leading country amount the EU countries, in the work accidents involving deaths ranking.The 155 and 161 numbered ILO agreements and the OHS regulations which were harmonized during the EU candidacy process are required to be effectively and continuously implemented and a social “Safety Culture” is to be created. It is necessary to generalize the education activities to the employees, employers, social partners and the public. Important responsibilities fall to particularly to the educators and the employees, in providing occupational safety, reducing occupational diseases and decreasing the work accident rates to the European Union member countries average. The 6331 numbered law makes it obligatory for employees to get occupational health and safety training. There are many institutions which provide occupational health and safety trainings for the employees. The contents of the trainings are different from each other and they do not satisfy the needs. The Curriculum and methods and materials need to be developed in accordance with OHSAS 18001 standards. OHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health and Safety Management System), is an approach where systematic measures are taken against hazards and risks in order to protect against potential accidents and their effect in the workplaces and to provide a better working environment.The aim of the project is to attain the level of EU standards with respect to occupational health and safety in our country, and to adapt the EU applications to our country and to contribute to the raising the awareness regarding OHS in our country and the improvement of the existing system and the creation of a OHS culture in our establishments. Through the project meetings it will be ensured that the project monitoring is assessed and the infrastructure of the planned projects are reviewed so that no troubles occur in the planned project targets. A training curriculum which is related particularly with OHS will be created in the project, and those that are willing will benefit from these trainings, either through organized education or e-learning system.It is essential that as a country we educate our employees with respect to occupational health and safety and teach the rules and principles regarding occupational health and safety to the oncoming young population, and take their knowledge and skills regarding these subjects to the level of developed countries. Developing Occupational Health and Safety studies and applications in EU countries will contribute to the wealth, and also will save the lives of our employees who are already in work life and ouProject meetings, needs analysis, curriculum and handbook development, e-learning system creation, pilot application for testing the created training materials, assessment and dissemination activities will be implemented within the scope of the project.For the duration of the needs analysis, survey and research methods will be used. For the duration of the project management international and skype meetings will be conducted. Curriculum, hand book and e-learning platforms will be produced for training material development. Pilot applications will be performed for testing the outputs. During the assessment process, surveys, external, self- and peer-assessment methods will be used. During the dissemination process, dissemination materials, social and visual media, press, international meetings, EU dissemination platform and web site will be used.Project outcomes and outputs will comprise of training curriculum, hand book, e-learning portal and assessment reports. In the long term, the awareness of the institutions and establishments in our country with respect to OHS will increase, work accidents will decrease, the open resources which the beneficiaries can reach will increase, competencies of OHS experts will increase and works conforming to EU standards with respect to OHS will increase.