Call for regional examples on soil health - Bioeconomy WG meeting
The Bioeconomy Working Group is looking for regional examples related to soil health and protection to present in its upcoming meeting, which will take place in person on 10 June at the ERRIN office in Brussels. The presentation can also be done online to support actors from back home in getting engaged in the discussion.
The Bioeconomy WG Leaders are looking for a diverse range of examples, including existing strategies and policies related to soil health at local and regional levels, to support mid and long-term commitment to soil health and strengthen evidence-based policy-making in this field. Piloting projects and initiatives showcasing how to embed good practices in policies (agriculture, environment, bioeconomy, spatial planning) or how to ensure the engagement and collaboration between the different actors on the mid and long-term, are also of particular interest.
ERRIN members and their stakeholders interested in sharing their examples during the upcoming meeting are invited to email gianpiero.petruzziello@errin.eu by Thursday 30 May 2024, with a short description of the proposed example.
Learn more and register for the event here.
- Gianpiero Petruzziello
- 21 May 2024
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Deadline30 May 2024
ERRIN Contact
Bridging Borders: Collaborative Solutions for European District Heating
Building upon the results achieved by the REWARDHeat project and exploring successful district heating projects in Europe, the panellists will discuss future collaboration as well as opportunities and obstacles.
The panel will also discuss strategies for maximising the impact of EU funding on district heating development, reflect on the innovative technologies helping to develop the district heating sector, and look at the role of district heating in helping us achieve a more climate neutral society.
After the panel discussion, Scotland Europa and EHPA would like to invite you to join them for a networking reception to exchange ideas, build connections, and lay the groundwork for future collaborations in the district heating space.
You can register for the event here.
EUREKA 2024: Fair of culture and creativity - Friuli Venezia Giulia
EUREKA Fair 2024, promoted by the Friuli Venezia Giulia Autonomous Region, serves as a dynamic platform for European businesses in the cultural and creative industries.
The initiative aims to promote networking, dialogue, innovation, and collaboration among CCI and traditional companies, making it ideal for enterprises seeking to improve their competitiveness as well as for all culture and innovation enthusiasts. As an exhibitor at Eureka 2024, by reserving a booth, they will have the opportunity to meet leaders in the cultural and creative industry and take part in two days of exposition, B2B meetings, workshops, and conferences.
All the information about the new edition of the Eureka Fair in 2024 and how to participate as exhibitors are now available on the webpage.
For further information:
Pordenone Fiere - e-mail: etorzo@fierapordenone.it
EHDS, for a Data-driven Health Transformation
Biocat, ScanBalt, the Council of European BioRegions and Health Cluster Portugal, the EDAH project consortium, and with the support of the Flemish Government, Sciensano and SITRA, are organising a conference “EHDS, for a data-driven health innovation” in the framework of the Belgium Presidency of the Council of the European Union. This event will take place on 30 May 2024, from 09:15-15:00, both in person at the Marie-Elisabeth Belpaire building, Flemish Government, and online.
The European Parliament has just adopted the European Health Data Space (EHDS), a key pillar of the European Health Union. The agreement reached is of utmost importance for better healthcare for citizens, for transformative data-driven research and innovation and the development of a more personalised medicine. Understanding this groundbreaking regulation and the health data scenario it will open is crucial for researchers, innovators, patients, policymakers and society.
The activity will be a side event of the high-level Conference on Personalised Medicine -organised by the Flemish Government and taking place on the 28-29 May. It will update the state of the EHDS, connecting it to EU-wide initiatives like TEHDAS, EP Permed or 1 Million Genomes. It will discuss scenarios of implementation of EHDS with examples and good practices at the Member State or Regional level, highlighting opportunities for advancing personalised treatments in both public and private research areas.
The panelists are top representatives of European Institutions, industry, academia, healthcare and policymaking.
The event is organised as a hybrid event and the online participation information will be sent after registration before the event.
Learn more and register here.
Space Meetings Veneto 2024
Space meetings Veneto is an international conference and business meeting dedicated to the Space Industry. The event will be taking place in Venice, from 20 to 22 May.
The goal of the event is to connect suppliers operating in both the upstream and downstream parts of the space sector value chain and aeronautics companies to investors, buyers, research centres, government and space agencies, facilitating business and knowledge exchange for three days.
To learn more and register, click here.
The third Call for Proposals of the European Urban Initiative- Innovative Actions is now open
The third EUI-Innovative Actions (EUI-IA) Call for Proposals is now open and will close on 14 October 2024 at 14.00 CEST, with an allocated indicative budget of EUR 90 million ERDF. Each project can receive up to a maximum of EUR 5 million ERDF co-financing and project implementation should take place within a maximum period of 3,5 years.
Cities interested in applying are invited to begin developing their project proposals as early as possible utilising the various resources available on this call page. The following steps are recommended to start with:
- Read the third EUI-IA call topics descriptions;
- Develop a project idea in line with one of the topics answering local challenges in your city;
- Set up your project partnership by establishing contacts with relevant entities, e.g. public and private partners, NGOs, universities, SMEs, etc.
- Start co-designing your project work plan framework with your project partners and stakeholders.
Find more information and resources on this page.
ESD Talk #2 - Uncovering skills for the future in healthcare
Following the launch of ESD Talks as part of the Erasmus+ Centres of Vocational Excellence project ,TEACH4SD is thrilled to announce ESD Talk #2, which will examine the health sector from the skills side. The healthcare sector is currently struggling with the increasing elderly population and its consequences (e.g., age-related diseases), which outweigh other requirements on the future workforce.
In this second edition, TEACH4SD is proud to welcome Claire Nassiet, Head of Innovation Adoption & Healthcare Transformation, EIT Health, and Matilda Åberg-Wennerholm , Partnership /Collaboration Lead, EIT Health Scandinavia. Claire Nassiet and Mathilda Åberg-Wennerholm will present Pact for Skills for Partnership for the European Health Industry with a view on skills needed in the future and the green transition.
Addtionally, there will be a panel debate with different perspectives on the implementation of ESD in the Healthcare Sector. Panelists are Susanne Jastrup, Head of Education for the nursing programme at VIA University College, Sigrid Amalie Beierholm, student ambassador for SDG Ambassador corps at VIA University College, and Birgitte Woge Nielsen, educator at VIA University College.
The panel discussion is moderated by Jeppe Kiel Christensen from VIA University College.
The webinar is hosted by the Erasmus+ project TEACH4SD and marks the second edition of four annual sessions during the four-year project. Join them as they address the current European state of art on green skills in education with our fellow EU partners.
To learn more and register, click here.
How to achieve real integration of social sciences and humanities into transdisciplinary research for a competitive, green and fair Europe?
The EU’s Framework Programme (FP) for Research and Innovation is a political instrument to achieve specific EU goals, in particular the Green Deal. The integration of social sciences and humanities (SSH) in transdisciplinary research is a necessity to reach these goals, which has been emphasized in previous FPs. However, further integration of SSH is considered a priority and the seminar will address this issue.
The seminar will focus on best practices and tools to reach a higher level of integration of SSH, in particular for climate- and health-specific issues:
- How can the EU’s Framework Programme for Research and Innovation address that true integration of SSH into transdisciplinary research may require dedicated resources?
- How can work programme calls be outlined to be attractive to include SSH researchers?
- How can the evaluation criteria and process for different instruments be developed to further support the inclusion of SSH in funded projects?
The Panel will be led by the Stockholm Trio for Sustainable Action addressing complex sustainability challenges through the use of transdisciplinary approaches in collaboration with key stakeholders.
You can register via this link. Further details on the seminar will be available soon.
For more information, please contact Johan Schuber jschuber@kth.se.
EU Sparks for Climate: European Citizens Hackathon Championship
The 'EU Sparks for Climate' initiative is organising a series of online hackathons in several countries to facilitate the collaborative creation of innovative technological and social solutions by teams of citizens and researchers in support of the EU Mission for Climate Neutral and Smart Cities and the EU Mission for Adaptation to Climate Change.
To participate, citizens must first propose a climate challenge relevant to their community, city or region, while researchers must bring their expertise to work with citizens to develop the solutions.
Hackathons will be held on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday afternoons, as well as on Saturdays (full day). All hackathons will be virtual.
Each hackathon is facilitated by a local host. There are local hosts in 18 Member States and 4 associated countries. The winners of each local hackathon will have access to a dedicated training and coaching programme aimed at honing their skills and preparing them for the EU final.
At the EU final, three winning teams will be selected to receive €5,000 per team, access to the Angel Investors Network, tailored mentoring, support to commercialise the solution, support for a crowdfunding campaign and support to scale the solution.
Learn more about the exact dates of the nationally-led online hackathons on the dedicated website and register here.