Month: October 2020

Events – “Renewable Solutions: looking towards 2050” workshop – 4 November 2020, Online

SAIMM and the PreMa project present the “Renewable olutions: looking towards 2050” workshop on 4 November 2020. Open discussion on three important questions: What actions should be taken to advance renewable solutions towards industry implementation? How important is international collaboration in advancing renewable solutions? How will decarbonisation, resource efficiency and

Health research and innovation – Commission awards €508 million to 75 health research projects

The final year of Horizon 2020 sees the largest total award for collaborative research for health. The 75 projects short-listed after evaluation will involve 1158 participants from 58 countries. Following signatures of grant agreements in the coming weeks, they should receive a total of €508 million in grants to address

The Structure of the European Education Systems – 2020/21 and Compulsory Education in Europe – 2020/21

The Structure of the European Education Systems – 2020/21 This report illustrates schematic information on the structure of mainstream educational systems in European countries, from pre-primary to tertiary level. It includes national schematic diagrams, a guide to reading the diagrams and a map showing the main organisational models of primary

Cohesion Alliance – News Bulletin October 2020

After a very busy period, the European Week of Regions and Cities (which this year spread over three weeks) has now passed. The presentation of the first EU annual Regional and Local Barometer was given, showing the diverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cities and regions in Europe, as

Develop a food -security strategy in the Mediterranean, report argues

The European Union and the Union for the Mediterranean should consider developing a macro-regional strategy for food security in the Mediterranean, promote an agro-ecological transition towards practices that preserve soil and agro-biodiversity, and consider introducing a ‘Mediterranean products’ or ‘Mediterranean diet’ label. Powered by WPeMatico

European Innovation Council – European Innovation Council invests €191 million in 58 game-changing technologies

Fifty-eight novel, high-impact technologies have been selected in the last round of investment from the European Innovation Council (EIC) ‘Pathfinder Open’ Pilot, funded under Horizon 2020, the EU research and innovation programme. Powered by WPeMatico

Events – SIBIU Innovation Days – 26-27 November 2020, Online & Sibiu (Romania)

Sibiu Innovation Days has emerged from the desire to bring closer academia, businesses and decision makers. The event closely follows the successful model of Cluj Innovation Days , which has proven over the years to be a platform among all the main stakeholders in the Cluj wider region interested in

New interactive maps related to Youth Work are now online

  Map 1 – quality assurance​ A new set of interactive maps have been published on the Youth Wiki platform. The first map is on quality assurance in Youth Work. Powered by WPeMatico

Biodiversity at the EU Regions Week and Green Week 2020

Following the adoption of the CoR opinion on biodiversity ““Bio-diverse cities and regions beyond 2020 at the UN CBD COP 15 and in the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030” by rapporteur Roby Biwer (LU/PES), the ENVE commission co-organised with ICLEI and Regions4 three events on the topic as part of