"The new Pan-European and multicultural dimension is requiring attention at social level, and particularly in the world of work.All key players in the European labour market are called to contribute to this challenge with adequate competences, redefined in order to be effective in the suddenly broad, multidimensional and multicultural context.In particular, Human Resources professionals are not only required to take the best advantage of all possible digital potentials to improve and speed-up the results of their work. They are now also demanded to be prepared understanding and evaluating multidimensional/multicultural factors. By acquiring such new skills, HR professionals can contribute to obtain a better matching of the characteristics of workers having a multicultural background from one hand with the requirements of the enterprises in the receiving European countries from the other hand. The project Multidimensional and multicultural expertise of Human Resources Professionals MMEHR deals with this.Within MMEHR, the cross-sectoral cooperation of HEIs with academies and representatives of business from Italy, Greece, Romania, Germany and Turkey, offers innovative solutions to this need, in order to encourage the teaching/learning in the HR area of an advanced set of multidimensional and multicultural 4.0 skills (Industry 4.0 'smart factories').The MMEHR project is innovative for its comprehensive and multidimensional approach, addressed to:(1) improve the level of key competences and skills Creating and validating courses and training modules for students as new professionals of different levels working with/managing Human Resources, in order to allow them acquire the competence of fully understanding hidden talents and expertise of individuals having a multicultural background. To the scope of reducing over-education, and enhancing and better use the human, social and cultural resources of the workers having a multicultural background.(2) with particular regard to their relevance for the labour marketBy enhancing their competences of understanding and evaluating multidimensional/multicultural factors, the professionals Human Resources professionals will contribute to a better matching of the productivity of the workers having a multicultural background as well as to the employment improvement of these workers from one hand with the requirements of the enterprises in the receiving European countries from the other hand.(3) contribute to a cohesive society To guarantee equal opportunities of access to the various areas of society, such as employment, is a necessary pre-condition for the full integration of individuals having a multicultural background, but also for the creation of a harmonious, low-conflict society. The improvement of the competences of the professionals working with individuals having a multicultural background is therefore intended to contribute to a cohesive society.(4) through strengthened cooperation between the world of education and training and the world of work.Within MMEHR HEIs and tertiary level training providers from Italy, Greece, Romania, Germany and Turkey, will share with business representatives the scopes of the project, actively cooperate to implement and promote the action and create the following outputs:O1 Quality Guidelines for Human Resources multicultural recognition and evaluation 4.0 techniques O2 Curriculum design “Human Resources multicultural recognition and evaluation 4.0”O3 MMEHR Open online Course ""Human Resources multicultural recognition and evaluation 4.0""O4 Piloting MMEHR learning kit of MOOC didactic contents Staff, teaching and learning mobility are organised at different stages of the progress of the project.C1 Staff training mobility organised by UNINA-DPS in Naples (Italy), lasting 4 days (Month 10)C2 Learner mobility organised by IFA in Stuttgart (Germany), lasting 5 days (Month 17)C3 Learner mobility organised by UTH in Volos (Greece), lasting 5 days (Month 18)Among the dissemination initiatives estimating to impact a minimum audience of 190 000 target users in the European project countries, the following Multipliers Events are also planned.E1 Human Resources multicultural recognition and evaluation 4.0 Seminar in Italy organized by UNINA-DPS (Month 15)E2 Human Resources multicultural recognition and evaluation 4.0 Seminar in Greece organized by UTH (Month 15)E3 Human Resources multicultural recognition and evaluation 4.0 Seminar in Romania organized by USV (Month 15)E4 Human Resources multicultural recognition and evaluation 4.0 Seminar in Germany organized by IFA (Month 16)E5 Human Resources multicultural recognition and evaluation 4.0 Seminar in Turkey organized by KOSANO (Month 16)E6 Final international conference organized in Italy organized by UNINA-DPS (Month 23)"

"Innovation is a major driving-force of economic growth, social development and job creation in the contemporary knowledge-based economic outlook. East Marmara Development Agency (EMDA) is an institution that operates in line with international, national and regional policies and strategies in order to ensure regional development. In this direction, a strategy of developing innovation management consultancy was defined both in the East Marmara Regional Plan 2014-2023 and the Regional Innovation Strategy on the Basis of Smart Specialization 2014-2018 in order to increase the competitiveness of the region. Within the framework of this strategy, EMDA carried out certain activities related to innovation management consultancy since 2016. One of these activities, which is also the basis of our project, is the InnoTEAM Competition Project. This project aims to measure, compare and improve innovation management capacities of the SMEs in the region. While carrying out this program, human resources who can analyze the innovation management capacity of the companies and draw a roadmap in this area was the most important need in the region. Based on this need, our InnoHabitS Project was designed and implemented. In this context, our project aims to raise human resources to increase innovation management capacity of the SMEs in the East Marmara Region in the light of global trends and regional dynamics.Objectives of the project are defined as increasing awareness of innovation in the region, developing a new regional innovative business model, designing an e-learning platform, online and interactive training materials, raising 15 staff from EMDA and KOSANO at the first stage and providing training to 25 SMEs, 140 candidates of innovation consultant and 70 candidates of innovation consultant trainers under EMDA-LLL at the second stage.Our project aims to raise human resources to improve innovation capacity of the SMEs in the region via lifelong learning and develop a new regional innovation business model in line with global trends, regional needs and dynamics. In this respect, the direct target groups consist of the employees of the SMEs in the region while the indirect target groups consist of the employees of OIZs, TDSz, Chambers, TTOs and other relevant stakeholders to be raised as the candidates of consultants and trainers. Initially, the target groups and local stakeholders were informed about the project activities in The Kick-Off Meeting. Then, a need analysis was made to draw a general framework of the project outputs and activities. Within the scope of a new regional innovation business model, “An Overview of Innovation Management and Innovative Business Model Workshop” was held to discuss the problems which the SMEs encountered and develop suggestions to on innovation management as part of the need analysis. Additionally, online survey and depth interviews were conducted with SMEs as part of the field study. After reviewing literature, researching international, national and regional policies, strategies were developed to constitute a new regional innovation business model with the contribution of all partners.In the light of the regional needs and global trends, training materials were designed to improve the innovation management capacity of our target groups. Through these materials, 2 stages training programs were carried out to raise human resources in the region. At the first stage, 14 staff of EMDA and KCI received trainings by the project partners as the candidates of trainers and innovation consultants to guarantee the sustainability of the derived services. 14 SMEs were analyzed in terms of innovation management capacity and prepared action plans specific to the firms by the trained staff as a part of on-the-job training. At the second stage, these trained staff provide online trainings to the target groups under EMDA-LLL due to COVID-19 restrictions. With these trainings, 44 employees of 35 SMEs from different sectors, 125 candidates of innovation consultant and 38 candidates of innovation consultant trainers from OIZs, Tekno parks, TTOs, Chambers and universities were entitled to get participation certificates. Furthermore, an e-learning platform was developed to provide free access to training materials and resources for improving knowledge on innovation management and brings all partners and the target groups together. Within the scope of project dissemination at international level, the project was evaluated as a good example for the other development agencies after presenting in the ""Developing Skills for the Future of Economy"" event organized by EURADA. After all, project results were introduced to the attention of regional and national stakeholders to develop further collaboration opportunities at the closing symposium. To sum up, the innovation management capacity of the SMEs in the region was improved and human resources were raised through the project outputs and activities."