Cow milk allergy, lactose intolerance, calorie intake concern, and soy allergy, presence of unpleasant off-flavors and lack of essential nutrients such as calcium all hinder the consumption of dairy products and plant-based dairy alternatives, respectively. Therefore, in the project, a novel concept of the creation of low-calorie alternatives (milk, yogurt mimic products) additionally fortified with sustainable plant-based bioactives and minerals will be ambitiously pursued by using a natural polymer shellac. Shellac is a sustainable food source, a biodegradable resin obtained from the secretion of lac insects (Kerria Lacca), being recognized as a safe food additive by the FDA. The distinguishing factors of shellac are: lipophilicity, surface activity, self-assembling properties, supramolecular interaction ability. What is more, it is also non-allergic and it can also form calcium–shellac microsphere; hence it is a promising starting material for the preparation of an allergen-free non-dairy milk alternative at low cost. To meet the low-calorie and bioactive-fortified goals, formulation and production of non-dairy milk and yogurt will be achieved by shellac as a main ingredient in combination with virgin coconut oil and xanthan gum. Appropriate drying technology will be used to form easy-to-apply powders that will serve as a base for the production of low-calorie dairy alternatives that will be preserved in the form of dehydrated products. The reconstituted products will be examined for physical and chemical properties, toxicity, organoleptic, digestibility, and bioaccessibility studies including new aspects of process contaminants determination (safety issue). This study provides new insight into the characterisation of new products and will aid in extending the scientific network for future collaboration. The SHELLACRAFT aims to develop a sustainable and allergen-free dairy-plant alternative platform for products that will meet various consumer demands.

H2020 WIDESPREAD TWINNING programme initiatives are aimed at closing networking and partnership gaps that institutions in the Widening countries suffer from. Through their cooperation and knowledge sharing the participating institutions will develop activities for education, staff exchanges, initiation of collaboration in scientific fields, publications and life-long cooperation. One of the key disciplines of Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences (Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy we Wrocławiu - UPWr) are geospatial sciences (represented by Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformatics - IGiG). To further develop IGiG needs to embark on a new area of expertise; multi-technique monitoring of ground deformations and seismicity using emerging techniques such as Interferometric Synthetic-Aperture Radar (InSAR), Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). Current challenges in the field are related to the deformation rate and scale, a non-linear character of terrain movements, seismic magnitude, differentiation between the sources of surface deformations, require an enhancement of the methodological approaches as well as substantial expertise in interpretation of the results. To fully embrace this new research opportunities, IGiG researchers need to team-up with the best European scientists in geospatial sciences. Therefore the overall objective of the project is to enlarge the number of research-intensive sections at IGiG, foster development of leaders (to form Lead Research Working Group in InSAR, LiDAR and GNSS seismology), finally to establish strong networks with the best Universities in Europe to form competitive research applications in H2020. UPWr’ IGiG ambition is to be amongst the top geospatial sciences research institutions over the next three years, to become one of the leading centres of excellence in the Central and Eastern Europe.

<< Background >>Technical fields in the wood industry are not very attractive for the young generation, for reasons such as low social recognition and salary, which often do not reflect the difficulty of studying, but also the overall image of students about the form of teaching. For the reasons described above, the form of teaching does not reflect social development and is unable to speak to the current young generation in the language of their environment, which is whether we want or not the digital world of the Internet and through media of their daily use, where video plays the major role. One of the biggest difficulties in the practical teaching of CNC technology is also the high number of students in the group. The degree of complexity of operations with these machines is very high, and therefore an almost individual approach is necessary so that each student can acquire proper skills. At present, these factors are compounded by the long-term coronavirus crisis. This crisis resonated even more the problems of teaching practical skills and practical demonstrations of CNC technology, without which students are equipped with theoretical knowledge only.<< Objectives >>The main goal of the project is to create sets of professional instructional videos that will be closely focused on the issue of practical procedures in the field of CNC woodworking technology. These videos will serve as a support for theoretical and conventional teaching to illustrate the issue in practice and in conjunction with the future use of teaching in virtual and augmented reality. They will also serve as a teaching tool qualitatively immune to crisis situations where distance learning is needed. A partial effect of these videos is also the attractiveness of theoretical information thanks to the use of modern digital media. The concept will make it possible to transfer practical information to numerous groups of students while maintaining the benefits of an individual approach.<< Implementation >>Three work packages are designed, representing a selected portfolio of activities (set of video; profile on social network, online workshop). Further, a three-day competition focused on verifying skills in CNC programming and production. The outcomes created during the activities mentioned above will be available open access educational materials.<< Results >>Sets of professional instructional videos will be created, which will be closely focused on the issue of practical procedures in the field of CNC woodworking. These videos will serve as a support for theoretical and classical teaching to illustrate the issue in practice and in conjunction with the future use of teaching in virtual reality, they will also serve as a teaching tool qualitatively immune to crisis situations where it is necessary to activate distance learning. The common language of communication of the whole consortium is therefore English. For all the reasons mentioned, our instructional videos will also be in English. At the same time, these videos will be supplemented with subtitles in their native language (CZ, PL, SK,).The videos will be divided into two categories (videos for teaching and videos on social networks)Information channels on social networks:At the beginning of the project, a publicly accessible common profile (in English) will be established on common social networks. The analysis of the need to establish an information channel results from a questionnaire survey, where students call for a change in conventional teaching methods. This information channel should expand and supplement the knowledge of students of courses focused on CNC woodworking in a non-violent and fun way using the platform to which they are accustomed and which they commonly use daily. This profile will therefore focus mainly on supplementing information that cannot be included in teaching, due to insufficient time allocation for these courses. However, this profile can expand the knowledge and skills of the professional and lay public, which are interested in the issue. The main goal of this output is to popularize the issue and spread it not only among the interested professional public, but also to the general public. Papers will consist of popular science articles, news from the field of CNC technology and Industry 4.0, quizzes and questionnaires, examples of student work created on CNC machines, information about the Erasmus + project, about partner institutions involved and short popularization videos.WorkshopAt the end of the project, an international online workshop will be organized, at which the outputs of the project will be presented. The expected platform on which the workshop will take place will be MS Teams or ZOOM, with which the partners have sufficient experience. Furthermore, this workshop will discuss the possibilities of developing outputs, their application, and the possibility of further cooperation within the consortium, as well as addressing potential other partners. It is expected that experts will focus on practical training on CNC technologies, as well as affected students and interested companies from the commercial sector. Not only the addressed target groups inside the partner workplaces will be invited to the workshop, but also those interested outside the partner consortium. The participation of representatives of all partners within the consortium is a matter of course. The communication language of the workshop will be English.

Promoting internationalization is a priority area due to the emerging single European labor market, which requires increasing transparency in the allocation of qualifications and related information systems and guidance services in individual member states. Internationalization will increase the compatibility of education systems, making it easier for individuals and jobseekers to move within Europe. The priority objective of EuroDisBioFood is to promote the internationalization of doctoral study programs in English focused on biotechnology and food sciences with the strategic goal of the preparatory phase of the JointDegree study program at PhD. level at the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra (SUA) and foreign universities Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences (WUELS) in Poland, Miguel Hernández University of Elche (MHU) in Spain and University of Molise (UM) in Italy. The partial objectives of the project are (1) to increase transparency in the allocation of qualifications by drawing up common curricula, (2) to create common learning materials by incorporating innovative internationally recognized scientific knowledge, (3) to co-organize with AgroBioTech Research Centre of SUA and research centres of partner foreign institutions and professional events with the aim of incorporating innovative international trends into study materials, (4) to increase students' qualification requirements PhD. level of higher education with the aim of increasing readiness for the labor market. The EuroDisBioFood project consortium is made up of 4 universities: SUA (Slovakia), WUELS (Poland), MHU (Spain) and UM (Italy), including the involvement of research infrastructures as university units, coordinated by internationally recognized personalities. Within EuroDisBioFood, transnational project meetings are planned in each country, educational activities Sensory evaluation of food and use in practice, Biotechnological processes for functional foods, Scientific publishing, Interactive education in doctoral studies, Didactic seminar of supervisors of doctoral students, Education of doctoral students study in the field of writing scientific papers, etc. The planned intellectual outputs are teaching materials focused on modern methodological processes in science 4 modules in accordance with research infrastructures and curriculum design as a summary of information about the educational intent of the doctoral study program. The implementation of EuroDisBioFood will at local, national, European and international levels: (1) link, lay the foundations and ensure transparency for synergistic English doctoral studies in biotechnology and food sciences, (2) provide a system of harmonized and optimized transnational access to state-of-the-art research infrastructures to be used by target groups - academics, researchers, students as well as practice, (3) support innovation through the effective dissemination and transfer of knowledge to stakeholders and the training of a new generation of biotechnology and food scientists and students, (4) At the level of joint international education, this project will harmonize educational and research approaches and methodologies in the field of biotechnology and food sciences in close cooperation and in line with the needs of practice. The expected outcomes of the project are: (1) the concept of joint curricula with the interconnection of theoretical knowledge and practice by applying innovative methodological processes for the preparation of the concept of a joint study program JointDegree at PhD. study level (2) internationalization of common teaching materials with innovative international scientific knowledge of participating institutions based on the outputs of educational, research and professional events, (3) conception of doctoral study program and quality assurance of education with indicators of process and results measurement in accordance with the European Higher Education Area (ESG) in order to ensure transnational quality, (4) promoting internationalization, marketing and branding of European networking in the field of biotechnology and food sciences. The expected impact of the project on target groups such as academics, researchers, students, internships is wider, simplified and more effective access to the latest knowledge in biotechnology and food sciences and to European research infrastructures, which are necessary for transnational research. Participating organizations of related infrastructures will develop transparency, synergy and capabilities, leading to an increase in the quality of education and harmonized services.