<< Background >>Climate change adversely affects the socio-economic development in rural areas due to the decrease in water resources, agricultural production and labor. Sudden temperature changes, seasonal fluctuations and natural disasters such as floods, hails, storms, etc. lead to decrease in the production efficiency in agriculture and water scarcity. Creating awareness on climate change adaptation and raising human resources to fulfill these adaptations in agriculture has gained importance. Unfortunately, the curriculums of the agricultural vocational high schools do not raise students by addressing these contemporary climate change problems. This gap between the VET system and the agriculture sector causes inefficient use of scarce resources and makes rural areas vulnerable to the negative impacts of climate change. At this point, our project aims to enhance the capability of climate change adaptation and struggle with these unfavorable effects through VET learning on agricultural water-use efficiency in rural areas. In this respect, the needs that our project address are as in following:The current curriculums of agricultural VET system, especially in Turkey, are not up-to-date and do not address effective solutions for climate change adaptation on agricultureThere is a lack of a holistic, inclusive and innovative policy recommendation for VET system in line with climate change adaptationThe technical and institutional capacity of agricultural VET schools are not well-equippedVET trainers and providers’ knowledge and competencies on smart farming perspective to struggle with the adverse effects of climate change are not sufficient VET students’ attraction and sensitivity to create sustainable agricultural environment is low<< Objectives >>Our project aims to enhance climate change adaptation and resilience through VET learning on agriculture by addressing sustainable agricultural water management and agrometeorological literacy. The specific aims are:To improve the level of competencies and skills of VET students on agrometeorological literacy and sustainable irrigation management system.To equip VET teachers with educational materials and innovative training tools on agrometeorological literacy, new irrigation methods, smart farming and policies for climate change adaptation in agriculture. To raise an awareness of the significance of climate change adaptation on agricultureImplementation: What activities are you going to implement?developing a policy recommendation report to create an innovative agricultural VET system in line with climate change adaptation designing training modules on agro-meteorological literacy and agricultural water management designing an e-learning platform and a game applicationraising 4 VET trainers of TURAM and 2 staff members of of Silivri Municipality on agro-meteorological literacy and agricultural water management providing a pilot training programs to 30 VET students and a seminar to 50 farmers raising awareness of the impacts of climate change on agriculture<< Implementation >>WP1/ Preliminary: After the project approval, organizational, managerial and administrative preparations will be made under this work package. Within this framework, the following sub-activities will be carried out:1) The project identity work will be carried out.2) The dissemination plan will be prepared to pursue an efficient communication strategy between the project consortium and relevant stakeholders, and among the partners.3) Quality Assurance and Risk Management Plan will be prepared to draw an efficient framework for monitoring and evaluation system of the project. WP2/ Developing a policy recommendation report for an innovative agricultural VET system: Under this work package, PR-1/a policy recommendation report will be developed. This document also provides a basis for the training courses (PR-2 and PR-3). To do this, the following sub-activities will be implemented:1) Need analysis will be conducted through a workshop and a survey with the participation of 100 farmers in Silivri. (50 for other partners)2) Desk research will be carried out by reviewing the literature, data mining and searching international, national and regional policies and strategies related to the adaptation methods of climate change on the agricultural VET system, specifically the agricultural irrigation system and agrometeorological literacy.3) The curriculum examples and good practice examples of the consortium countries will be compiled4) All findings and inputs will be evaluated by the project partners and policies will be recommended to develop an innovative agricultural VET system in line with the climate change adaptation. This policy recommendation report will be presented to the attention of The Directorate-General for Vocational and Technical Education of Turkey in The Project Closing Meeting. Under the work packages of WP3 and WP4, the training courses on agricultural water management (PR-2) and agrometeorological literacy (PR-3) will be designed by the relevant project partners. Each training course will be designed in cooperation with 2 project partners. Within this scope, a literature review on these subjects will be made to prepare the theoretical part of the courses. Good practices and case studies will be examined. Quizzes will be prepared. Through these training courses, target groups will acquire the basic knowledge and key competencies on these subjects. Under the work package WP5 and WP6, an e-learning platform and game application will be designed and developed through the critics and recommendations of the partners. These innovative tools will not only make learning enjoyable but also raise awareness on the significance of these issues on agriculture in a wide audience. In addition to the training courses, The VET trainers and providers will be equipped with these tools for providing effective training to the target groups.Under the work package WP7, training of trainers will be provided to 4 VET trainers of TURAM and 2 staff members of the municipality by the project partners responsible for designing training courses. This will guarantee the sustainability of the training programs and the derived services after the project finalization. Through the work package of WP8, the trained VET trainers and providers will provide the pilot training to 30 VET students of TURAM under the school club and give a seminar to 50 farmers.WP9/ Quality Assurance and Risk Management System: This work package will assure the quality of the project results and activities through a vigorous monitoring and evaluation system.WP10/ Closing: The whole project management and implementation process including the project results and activities will be assessed by the project partners in The Ex-Post Evaluation Project Meeting. The project results will be disseminated through multiplier events at local, national and international levels.<< Results >>With our project, the following project results will be expected to received:1- A policy recommendation document for an innovative agricultural VET system focusing on agro-meteorological literacy and agricultural water management will be prepared.2- A training course on agricultural water management will be designed. 3- A training course on agro-meteorological literacy will be designed. 4- An e-learning platform including the training courses, internship matching system between farmers and students and self assessment tool for farmers will be designed.5- A game application on the impacts of climate change on agriculture will be designed. Besides, the following outcomes will be expected to received:Raising awareness of the impacts of climate change on agricultureDeveloping competencies and skills of the target groups on sustainable agricultural water management and agrometeorological literacy Increasing the technical and institutional capacity of agricultural VET schools Improving knowledge and competencies of VET trainers and providers Attracting VET students’ attention to create a sustainable agricultural environment and increasing their sensitivity to climate changeSharing knowledge and experience among the partners

THE AIM OF THE PROJECTThe aim of the project is to develop, implement and disseminate innovation in the form of a MODEL of MOBILE SOCIAL EDUCATION (MmsED) in higher education. Its attribute is organizing the teaching process in motion, outside the university walls, with the participation of stakeholders from outside the academic community (citizens, representatives of institutions and organizations, activists, people at risk of marginalization).This model combines three important features of the educational process: (1) MOBILITY; (2) PARTICIPATION; (3) INCLUSION.The listed features relate to both the content and form of the designed teaching tools and classes. Based on the tests we assume that the organization of didactic classes in motion, with the active participation of students and other people, promotes better preparation for social life, including the role of an active citizen.We also assume that thanks to the introduction of the MODEL of MOBILE SOCIAL EDUCATION, the didactic offer, compared to the traditional model, will be more (1) CURRENT; (2) ADEQUATE FOR NEEDS; (3) ATTRACTIVE for class participants.THE MODEL of MOBILE SOCIAL EDUCATION consists of three modules: (1) RESEARCH WALKS; (2) STUDY VISITS; (3) EDUCATIONAL GAMES ON THE MOVE.WHO IS INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT? Institutions and organisations from 9 countries (Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Turkey, United Kingdom) - 8 universities; - 2 NGO's; - 1 enterpriseNUMBER AND PROFILE OF PARTICIPANTS AND PERSONS INCLUDED TO THE PROJECT - about 345 persons in total1. Key persons in the project team - academic teachers, entrepreneurs and social activists - about 35 persons.2. Participants of the training course MOOC on the Education on the Move - teachers, educators, students - 300 persons.3. Participants of pilot classes - teachers, students and invited stakeholders - about 100 persons.4. Participants of dissemination events - teachers, students, activists, officials - about 300 persons.THE PROJECT INVOLVES THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES1. Conducting research on mobile methods2. Exchange of good practices in the field of mobile social education. 3. Conducting pilot classes evaluated by the participants.4. Preparation of instructional videos (to make a common instructional movie).5. Development of the student's handbook6. Developing a guide for academic teachers (teacher's toolkit).7. Developing the training course MOOC on the Education on the Move.8. Conducting partner meetings and disseminating the resultsTHE PROJECT PLAN FORESEEN• 5 meetings • 6 Intellectual outputs• 11 dissemination momentsTHESE ARE THE INTELLECTUAL OUTPUTS DELIVERED DURING THE PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION (O1-O6)I. Three books published• STUDIES ON THE MOBILE MODEL OF SOCIAL EDUCATION (O1) - a collection of jointly created scientific texts (theoretical, methodological, empirical) on the subject of mobile, participatory and inclusive methods and their application in academic didactics. Studies will provide a common intellectual basis for project partners and other institutions and people using the developed model. • STUDENT'S HANDBOOK (O3) containing descriptions of good practices in the application of innovative educational tools in the field of social and humanities education. The handbook shows how students can use these methods in future professional practice. • TEACHER'S TOOLKIT (O4) - containing tips on how to use methods by teachers (walks, study visits, educational field games).II. Other outputs• INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS (O2) - containing tips on conducting classes using a) study visits; b) research walks; c) educational field games.• A NEW PROGRAM CONTENT (O5) - innovative forms and tools of social and humanistic education.• the MOOC on the Education on the Move (O6) - online course for those who want to know how to conduct activities based on the education on the move.POTENTIAL LONG-TERM BENEFITS1. DEVELOPED AND STRONG NETWORK OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION - to create new projects together.2. INCLUDING and USING new content of the CURRICULA of selected academic subjects - innovative forms and tools of social and humanistic education.3. INCLUDING new subjects related to the use of innovative forms and tools of social and humanistic education.4. USING PUBLICATIONS WHICH ARE RESULTS OF THE PROJECT IN ACADEMIC EDUCATION (by students and the teachers).5. INFLUENCING THE PARTNERS INSTITUTIONS by adapting and implementing good practices to the teaching practice.

Fruit trees and grapevine are propagated vegetatively and are often grafted. As a result they suffer from a high number of pathogens such as viruses and viroids, a number of which are causing severe yield losses and reduce the productive life of the affected plants. As these pathogens cannot be controlled by the application of chemicals, the most efficient way to combat them is the production and commercialization of high quality pathogen-tested propagative material. Nevertheless, this procedure is not simple and both academia and private sectors are working towards its improvement. In this direction was built the herein interdisciplinary proposal which brings together academia and private companies to collaborate through their expertise on the following objectives: 1) to identify new viral and viroid strains or species affecting fruit trees and grapevine, 2) to optimise existing and develop novel detection methods and 3) to improve propagation and sanitation methods for producing high quality (virus-tested) plant material of fruit trees and grapevine. In this project diagnostic tools that are currently used in certification programs will be combined with cutting edge technologies such as NGS and Nanobodies. The project has eight academic partners within the EU and associated countries, three within Third Countries and five non-academic partners. The knowledge obtained will be shared among the partners of the proposal and further disseminated to academic institutions, nurseries and other private sectors. Most importantly training of a new generation of researchers will be done in close contact to the needs of both industrial and academic sectors. In conclusion, the results of this proposal will enrich the knowledge on viruses/viroids associated with different diseases, improve the sensitivity of their detection methods, lead to new detection products and further contribute to the improvement of the disseminated propagative material of fruit trees and grapevine.

The Sport for Community Regeneration and Empowerment: Integrating Sport Event Management into Youth Work for Enduring Social Impact /SCORE/ project was implemented between August 1st, 2016 and July 30th, 2017. The one-year running initiative combined the efforts of 1 sport organization /Football club Inter, Bulgaria/, 2 higher education institutions from Program countries (Marijampolė college, Lithuania and Namık Kemal University, Turkey) and 3 grassroots youth organizations dedicated to achieving social impact through the use of sport in Botswana /Poetavango Spoken Word Poetry/, Nigeria /Search and Groom – Youth for Development Centre/ and Zimbabwe /Young Achievements Sports for Development/.SCORE’s overall objective was to raise the capacities of youth organizations in the partner countries to develop and implement social-impact driven sport initiatives through exchange of good practices, development of youth work and non-formal education methods and open access training materials (Open Educational Resources) in the fields of sport event management, social impact and social entrepreneurship and innovation.SCORE’s mission was accomplished through the implementation of the 9 project activities, including the development of high-quality OERs in the interdisciplinary field of “Sport for Social Impact”, a practice-oriented training for youth workers in the framework of mobility activities, demonstration “Sport for Social Impact” events, as well as a series of local multiplication workshops and dissemination activities.The project involved directly 280 stakeholders - young people, youth leaders and activists, trainers, - while the audience reached indirectly through online-, press- and TV- media coverage accounted for over 200000 people. SCORE managed to transfer the insights of recent academic research into innovative high quality educational resources. Furthermore, the exchange of good practices of using sport to achieve social objectives was promoted and the awareness of the growing importance of social entrepreneurship in the target regions was raised. In that, the EU approach to social inclusion, education and training and youth participation was and has been promoted.