The overall aim of EIT-BEST is to address the challenges faced by the network of EIT National Contact Points (NCPs), enhancing their capacity to provide efficient, harmonized, and accessible support services. The project aims to make the EIT and its Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) more visible, accessible, and comprehensible at national, European and global levels. By leveraging the expertise of a diverse consortium of 24 partners with varying levels of relevant experience, spanning 22 countries, EIT-BEST will empower NCPs to deliver standardized and high-quality support services. The project will focus on fostering collaboration with KICs, exchanging best practices, and creating synergies with other EU programs, ensuring the effective dissemination of EIT opportunities and resources. EIT-BEST will implement tailored actions, including targeted training sessions, toolkits for newcomers, and workshops, complemented by events aimed at capacity building and enhancing outreach. These measures will ensure the widespread accessibility and impact of EIT services, strengthening the network of NCPs and amplifying the visibility of the EIT Community.

The project is foreseen for 36 months. Its activities are aimed to creation of specialized courses dedicated to laboratory practice for specialists of agro-food sector. Four specialized courses will be created at faculties: veterinary medicine, agronomy, animal husbandry and food technologies. One transversal course will be developed as well. The courses will be also developed for the post-diploma training.Project activities iclude: Consultations, round tables for definition of needed competences.; Elaboration of references for specialization “laboratory practice” in collaboration between HEIs and laboratories.; Elaboration of curricular and training plans: Elaboration of special courses for post-diploma courses; Students mobility among partner and programme institution. For this teachers teams will be created. Universities teachers and laboratory specialists will be members of these teams; their training will be done through six training sessions in EU and in partner countries; Pilot courses will be launched; At every faculty the group specialized on laboratory practice will be create -Creation of pedagogic support: guides, manuals, films, e-learning. The MOODLE platform for distance learning will be used for launching distances courses. The organizational innovation hub Lab TECH for coordination of innovative academic and post-diploma training will be created. The tools for collaborative teaching between universities and laboratories will be implemented.