The Horizon Europe project MobiHdic (New model organism for biotechnology: Haslea diatoms and the omic approaches) aims at developing a new model organism, the marine benthic diatom Haslea ostrearia, using interdisciplinary and multi-omic approaches, for fundamental research and industrial applications. The project MobiHdic will capitalize on the outcomes of the H2020 GHaNA project (The Genus Haslea, New marine resources for blue biotechnology and Aquaculture, grant agreement No 734708/GHaNA/H2020-MSCA-RISE-2016) (March 2017 – February 2021), which explored the biodiversity and characterized a new marine bioresource, the diatom genus Haslea, for applications mainly in bivalve aquaculture. The main outcomes of the GHaNA project are so far: - increased knowledge in the biodiversity and biogeography of the genus Haslea (new species identified) - draft genomes of different strains and species of blue and non-blue Haslea - better knowledge about the photobiology of blue Haslea - progress in the culture and production of blue Haslea in photobioreactors (PBR) at the lab scale - description of isoprenoid biosynthesis pathway in Haslea - new insights in marennine chemical nature (polysaccharides associated to a specific chromophore) - assessment of the antibacterial activities of marennine and application to bivalve models MobiHdic general objectives Capitalizing on these main achievements, the project MobiHdic will allow exploring new research avenues for which a long-lasting effort is needed and new expertise required, some of them being fundamental and others more applied-oriented. This is the rationale that underpins the MobiHdic project, the overall objective of which being to develop a new model of phytoplankton experimental organism, the diatom Haslea ostrearia, using interdisciplinary and multi-omic approaches for fundamental aspects and biotechnology and health applications. Expected outputs of the MobiHdic project will concern: - reference genome, genetics, epigenetics, stability / evolution of genomes - transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics in Haslea diatoms - environmental genomics and Haslea ecology - varietal selection, maintenance, improvement and characterization of strains - upscale of benthic algal production systems and development of downstream processes - biotechnology, transformation, molecular engineering, synthetic biology - identification of original biosynthesis pathways of marennine-like pigments and HBIs - high-value product applications in: o health and cosmetic industry (antiproliferative / antimicrobial compound, natural blue pigment) o food and feed (prebiotic- or probiotic-like compounds) o marennine-like pigments as sensitive element in electrochemical biosensors o new biosilica-based functionalized materials (e.g., nanoporous materials in solar panels) To fulfill these objectives, the consortium MobiHdic will gather all the required expertise in (1) biology and physiology of phytoplankton, (2) chemistry and physics applied to natural compounds, (3) molecular biology, multi-omics and bioinformatics, and (4) biotechnology applied to microalgae.

The Indonesian Higher Education sector is facing significant change as it moves from a phase of expansion with increased access to higher education, to one where the focus is on enhancing the quality of that education. The reform and restructuring of the higher education (HE) system in Indonesia needed to deliver on these objectives is being slowed by a lack of leadership and management capacity in the HE sector. Universities in Indonesia need to build the capacity of their leaders for governance, strategic planning and management in order to deliver these reforms. The project addresses the need for development for university leaders and managers in Indonesia through the creation and implementation of a structured leadership and management development network (LMDN) and an associated programme (LMDP). When creating the network and programme for higher education institutions in Indonesia, it will create the constitution and operating procedures for the network; structures and materials to support the programme; and identify and equip dedicated facilitates where the development activities will take place. Learning will take place through networking meetings, lectures from visiting speakers, action learning sets, national management research projects, and exercises to strengthen professional networks. The project will ensure staff training workshops are developed and executed for the Indonesian university staff responsible for implementing the new network and programme. During the life of the project, 500 Indonesian leaders and managers will engage with the LMDN, and 208 will be developed through the LMDP with a demonstrable impact on their capacity to operate the governance, strategic plans and management of HEIs. In the year following the project, it is expected that a minimum of 192 additional leaders will benefit from taking the LMDP and that at least 14 additional Indonesian universities will have adopted it, enhancing the capacity for reform nationally.

In Indonesia, the recent economic transformation from agriculture to manufacturing and services is facing serious problems, largely due to a lack of skilled human capital and unsustainable use of resources. The tourism sector reveals similar problems where despite projections of growing numbers of foreign visitors to 20 million by 2020, uncontrolled growth and careless profit seeking are emerging at the cost of human, natural and cultural resources. Fragmentation of policies, regulations and approaches in the absence of modern management capacity is rendering tourism a most vulnerable sector to myopic views of tourism as an easy driver of a cash economy of 9.1% of GDP and a ruthless earner of foreign exchange of $10 billion in 2013.Despite the Government’s resort to conventional ecotourism, hoping that it would lead to sustainable conservation of bio-cultural resources and improved living standards of rural people, such rather univocal strategy falls short of solving the multifaceted goal to attain sustainable tourism conserving bio-cultural diversity while developing the economy. In order to reverse the process of mismanagement of the tourist sector and its negative impacts on the Indonesian society and resources, there is an urgent need for modern programs in Indonesia’s higher education system to train specialised managers and scientists who are capable to implement a comprehensive approach of integration of eco-, ethno-, cultural- and community-based tourism at all levels in order to understand and solve the current complex problems of tourism in Indonesia.The innovative multidisciplinary MSc program of Integrated Ecotourism Management (INTEM) jointly designed by European and Indonesian education scientists provides an excellent response to such urgent need of higher education of expert managers in the country by fostering an output of graduates of integrated ecomanagement and ethics of tourism guided by pedagogical strategies of the Bologna Process and a mul

SAMS enhances international cooperation of ICT and sustainable agriculture between EU and developing countries in pursuit of EU commitment to UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG N°2) “End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture”. Beekeeping with small-scale operations provides perfect innovation labs for demonstration and dissemination of cheap and easy-to-use open source ICT applications in developing countries. Bee health and sustainable beekeeping are a key for sustainable agriculture worldwide. Risks of depleting honey production threatens livelihoods of beekeepers, but degradation of pollination power of suffering bee colonies threats overall agricultural production and affects entire population. SAMS allows active monitoring and remote sensing of bee health and beekeeping by developing appropriate ICT solution supporting management of bee health and bee productivity and a role model for effective international cooperation. Summarized, SAMS addresses requirements of end-user communities on beekeeping in developing countries. It includes technological improvements and adaptation as well as innovative services creation in apiculture based on advanced ICT and remote sensing technologies. SAMS increases production of bee products, creates jobs (particularly youths/ women), triggers investments and establishes knowledge exchange through networks. SAMS results are of major interest for stakeholder along the whole value chain of honey production. By cooperation with other networks, SAMS technology will be promoted worldwide to beekeepers as well as data beneficiaries. SAMS will be implemented in seven workpackages. Project participants in these workpackages are: GIZ, UNIKAS, UNILV, UNIGRA, UNPAD, CVPI, HOLETA and ICEADDIS. Required project duration conducts 36 months. Necessary EU funding amounts to 1.999.869,25 €