"The project No One Behind aims at celebrating the art of equip adults from rural area with digital skills, promoting their access to lifelong learning activities, motivating them to start learning, as well as connecting individuals, groups, organizations who are willing to help more adults regarding the joy and relevance of digital competences.PROJECT OBJECTIVES:1.Creating an innovative methodology for educating and training adults from rural zone to improve their digital and ICT skills by the end of the first quarter of 2021;2.Elaboration of the training manual with 5 modules for digital skills for adults in the rural area and its validation by at least 125 adult educators by the end of 2021;3.Developing attitudes, mental models and engagement of minimum 125 adults from rural zone by creating the new and innovative boarding GAME that will be pilot tested and disseminated in the second semester of 2022 for increasing work-based active learning.4.Improvement of the educational skills of at least 17 adult educators from 6 partner countries of the project by developing and conducting a Short-Term Joint-Staff Training in the first semester of 2022TARGET GROUP: Adult educators: social workers, teachers, mentors, professors, other professionals who work with adults Adults from rural zone willing to improve their daily life, to change their job or to find new opportunities by equip with digital skills.Indirectly, the project will also target other stakeholders of the project, namely education centers and other organizations; public bodies active in local and regional development, decision-makers in the field of education.For all the above, this project will aim for educators, mentors and other professionals who work with adults to get acquainted with their learners’ specific needs and to be trained to implement a tailored course with specific content to improve their ICT skills.The project consortium consists of 7 organisations such as:NERDA, a NGO with 21 years of experience in regional development in Romania that offers services for increase of sustainable economic growth, partnerships, development of human resources and entrepreneurial attitude.INOVA is the Portuguese leading company in the promotion and management of international projects of Innovation, Education, Research and Technological Development.EUROCREA is a consulting and training company based in Italy, with two offices located in Milan and Naples. Eurocrea Merchant has implemented several projects and initiatives in the field of adult education, with the aim to promote sustainability and acquisition of personal and transversal skills.IDEC is a training consulting company located in Piraeus, Greece. Its activities consist of training, management consulting, quality assurance, evaluation and development of ICT solutions for both private and public sector. EUEI specialises in the creation of powerful online platforms, immersive educational environments and provision of resources and tools to create truly valuable learning experiences. EUEI was founded on the concept of 'continuing education'; a post-secondary education programme that provides further enrichment to learners in a wide range of sectors. ATERMON is a start-up located in Netherlands, focusing on intelligent uses of Game-Based Learning, Web 3.0 technologies and tools for the implementation of solutions which can deliver lasting learning experiences of real practical value.ADL ""ECO LAND"" is a NGO, with a non-patrimonial purpose, which aims to develop the local community by promoting and developing the tourism potential and the patrimony of the area, traditional, cultural craftsmanship, of the tourist attraction points existing in Targu Neamt and in the adjacent localities.PROJECT SPECIFIC RESULTS:1.Developed of an innovative methodology for education and training of adults in rural area.2.Developed of a training manual with 5 modules for digital skills for adults in the rural area3.Developed a new and innovative boarding GAME 4.At least 125 adult educators, minimum 20 in each partner community, except Netherlands, as ATERMON only serves as the technical partner, have taken part at the validation of the training manual5.A short-term joint training activity for adult educators from May 2022 was developed and carried out in in PORTUGAL by INOVA, an Innovation Centre in Matosinhos city.6.At least, 17 educators took part in short-term joint-staff training activity for adult educators7.At least 125 adults learners from rural area, minimum 20 in each partner community, have taken part at the pilot testing of the boarding game for equip them with the digital skills8.5 transnational meetings have taken place: 1st in Piatra Neamt (Romania) in in November 2020; 2nd in Matosinhos (Portugal) in May 2021; 3rd in Piraeus (Greece) in November 2021;9.11 multiplier events with at least 300 participants in total."

ScienceWars – May Science be with you! is the motto for a fun and ‘out-of-this-world’ battle for a more sustainable future. In line with the goal of ERN, ScienceWars is committed to create a bond between research/researchers and citizens, with a view of supporting public recognition of science and researchers, demonstrating the impact of researchers' work on daily life and encouraging young people to embark on research careers. As stated by Commissioner Carlos Moedas “There are few forces in this world as engaging and unifying as science”. ScienceWars will represent Science as the essential Force that surrounds us, improves our daily life and promotes our future, while making participants feel as they are being drawn into a magical world, one that’s being governed by scientific research. Through activities, demonstrations, and installations that educate, entertain, and inspire, ScienceWars will provide families and citizens at large, a greater appreciation of our ever-changing planet- and our relationship to it. The programme of activities (common to 2018/2019) will be dedicated to the main research areas in the Northern Region of Portugal – Health, Food, Energy, Environment and ICT -presenting itself as an ‘Intergalactic unifying Mission’, where participants will stand side-by-side with Luke ScienceWalker and ScienceTroopers, fighting for the sustainability of the Science Force! With an expected number of 50,000 visitors, at least 300 researchers directly involved and more than 500,000 people aware of the event, ScienceWars will take place in Porto, a UNESCO capital of culture and will be preceded by several activities (e.g. visits to schools and training actions). ScienceWars will be brought by INOVA+ (expert in educational & science events), the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (world-class research institution for science and innovation) and will be supported by Fundação de Serralves (contemporary art museum) and Juventude (Youth Foundation).

At the time when European societies are facing dramatic changes and dealing with complex inter-linked global problems, leading to an unpredictable future with conflicting visions of better society greater attention must be given to the insights Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) could offer, to promote social innovative solutions addressing societal challenges.Insights coming from SSH disciplines/professionals are critical for better and informed practice, especially when talking about sustainable innovations/transformations, or when trying to understand social disruption processes on broader socio-economic environment. The effects of social disruption, brought by the technological innovation, has dramatically affected economy, culture of institutions and changed people’s lives. Being on the verge of 4th industrial revolution, bringing more disruption in our economy, institutions and lives, there is an urgent need for greater attention to be given to SSH-based research which will encourage moving towards sustainable innovations and brighter future.The SHOUT consortium aims to strengthen SSH students and professionals innovation capacity and transformational role of HEIs, SMEs and NGOs when dealing with complex problems presented in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and developing innovative sustainable solutions. To reach this objective, SHOUT alliance will deliver the following results: • three innovative educational programmes (educational materials and webinars) for SSH academics, research support staff, SSH students and SSH professionals.• a replicable research mission-based traineeship scheme and problem-focused learning approach.• a self-sustaining SSH research and innovation HUB for students and professionals.• improve visibility of SSH research and strengthen its impact on broader socio-economic environment.• strengthen collaboration among different sectors, improve networking channels bridging the gap between research and practice.

The present “NORTEXCEL2020” proposal is the response of the Portuguese Norte region to the call “WIDESPREAD 1-2014: Teaming” for creating or upgrading centres of excellence, building on partnerships between leading scientific institutions in Europe and low performing countries and regions, in terms of research and innovation performance. This proposal is sponsored and coordinated by the Norte Regional Authority and comes as a direct follow-up to the region’s Smart Specialization Strategy, being born from the entrepreneurial discovery process at the origin of the RIS3, and intended to build on and expand the specialization paths selected for the region, that will be supported under the new regional Operational Programme. The consortium is highly complementary and aligned with the challenges placed by the TEAMING call. The three organizations coming from the low performing region in Portugal (CCDR-N, IPP and INOVA+) have previous experience of working together and perfectly complement each other, creating the necessary conditions for the sprouting of a new, successful, innovation initiative in the region, under the guidance of a very experience partner from a high performing region: JOANNEUM RESEARCH. The Vision for the new centre of excellence is to create a world-leading centre in the Norte region of Portugal, contributing to the regional competitiveness of the research, innovation and business contexts through activities of excellence in applied research, technology development and innovation of an international dimension, becoming the leading regional organization in terms of participation in H2020. NORTEXCEL2020 will develop research and innovation activities integrating core requirements and scenarios from the medical technology application domain (focusing on medical devices, assistive technologies and wellbeing solutions). This application domain will explore new results and research in the areas of health technologies, advanced materials and ICT.