Day: June 14, 2017

Environment – Pioneering partnership of 19 countries to tackle water and food shortages in the Mediterranean

A new Partnership on Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) will soon start to develop much-needed solutions for a more sustainable management of water and agro-food systems. A proposal to set up PRIMA was today adopted in a vote in the European Parliament plenary meeting in Strasbourg. Powered

Events – OLEA R&I Info & Project Networking Event – 29 June 2017, Brussels, Belgium

The UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN (Spain) is located in the province of Jaén (Andalusian Region), which is the main producer of olive oil in the world. In order to foster the joint participation of researchers, SMEs, public administrations, universities and research institutes, the UJA will be hosting a R&I Project Info

Events – CROWD_USG. Crowdsourcing urban sustainability governance – 15 June 2017, Gent, Belgium

Open initial seminar @ Centre for Sustainable Development – CDO, Ghent University. CROWD_USG is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie research project exploring how ICT-people interactions are transforming the governance of urban sustainability. This seminar will present the background, motivations, scope and expected results of the project, by exploring current scientific production and

Events – MSCA participates in the Ecsite Annual Conference 2017 (Porto, Portugal) – 15-17 June 2017, Porto, Portugal

The European network of science centres and museums (Ecsite) is organising its Annual Conference 2017 in the Natural History and Science Museum of the University of Porto (MHNC-UP). This event is the largest event in Europe linked to public engagement with science with more than one thousand attendees at a

Research Headlines – Mapping out routes towards environmentally sustainable cities

With a little help from bees, an EU-funded project has explored how cities can adopt more transformative thinking and actions, including social innovation, to reduce negative environmental impacts and promote the wellbeing of their inhabitants. Powered by WPeMatico

Awards for VET Excellence – European Vocational Skills Week 2017

The award ceremony of the first European Vocational Skills Week 2016 was one of the major highlights of the Week and showcased examples of excellence in vocational education and training (VET). Powered by WPeMatico

Commission workshop on climate action in agriculture and forestry

A workshop on climate action in agriculture and forestry was held by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Climate Action (DG CLIMA) and the Executive Agency for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (EASME) in Brussels on 1 June 2017. The meeting emphasised the need for the agriculture and forestry sectors to take