"<< Objectives >>The project aims to develop digital social inclusion and basic English language of older adults through collaborative practices with young adults.So,the project helps the social integration of older adults into the digital world and exposes them to the vocabulary and basic English language through an innovative way of learning that includes collaboration with young adults.The project objectives are to be achieved by utilizing English language but also all types of media and digital technologies.<< Implementation >>To achieve an effective impact, the following activities are planned:- The development of the English Textbook for Older Adults- The development of an online learning management system- The manual for trainers- The Pocket handbook for older adults- Collaborative learning practices / The selection of pilot study group, the trainers, the trainees – older and younger adults as trainees (younger group who participate once a week for practice-based sessions only).- teaching the trainer<< Results >>The Online Learning Management System 2. the English textbook and digital literacy topics 3. Practical quick-reference manual for language trainers with a focus on digital inclusion and English language teaching to adults in the digitalized era. A ""Course on language teaching methodology for the older adults with a specific focus on digital social inclusion"" will be another outcome.4. A pocket Handbook including practical takeaway points for older adults will also be prepared."

"<< Background >>BackroundThis project aims to develop STEM students' and academic staff's competences in using advanced technologies (like Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning) in processing the information provided by Big Data (open source ) and to facilitate an exchange of experience and good practices to the academic staff regarding new methods of teaching and learning that will be used during post-pandemic period. There are sets of open source Big Data about the environment pollution and climate change. Processing these data, students and academic staff will become more aware, more sensitive to the environmental issues, in the context of existing climate change and will improve their green competences. The project partners are from complementary fields and are led by the same needs, to improve their human resource's (both students and staff) competences and to increase the employability of own graduates, contributing with higher taxes to the development of their local communities.These collections of big data represent a perfect environment for the new Artificial Intelligence applications, and change the way that we have experienced innovation. It is necessary for students and academic staff to develop their skills in using advanced technologies to process and use this information.Into this project, the team plans to address to the following needs:1. At individual level- developing digital, green and STEM competences (for the students at Science and Engineering faculties)- need of training in new methods of teaching and learning adapted to the post-pandemic time (for the academic staff)- applying ""advanced technologies"" in scientific research (for the academic staff)2. At Institutional level:- increasing graduates' degree of professional insertion on the labor market by their training in using advanced technologies- increasing students' degree of satisfaction by improving the quality of educational act given by academic staff-increasing the number of published scientific papers and number of multidisciplinary research projects 3. At Community level:- development of some environmental strategies by the local decision makers based on some information given by the processing existing data- community development based on the collecting higher taxes from the highly skilled graduates' salaries and slowing the rate of labor migration of the graduates from higher education in other more developed European regions- attracting in their region of some companies that need a highly skilled workforceBeneficiaries:-direct beneficiaries: target group (40 students, 10 academic staff), team of project implementation-indirect beneficiaries: other students and academic staff from the partner universities where will be implemented project results and will use them, research community where will be disseminated some of the project results, mass-media that will communicate to the local community about the benefits of this project (increasing the employability of the high skilled graduates in advanced technologies, information about processing data related to the environment protection), partner universities (will have more satisfied academic staff and students, more published papers, more multidisciplinary projects, more international relations), companies (will find easier highly skilled workforce), community (will decrease the migration process of young people)<< Objectives >>Project Objectives:O1.adapting teaching and learning methods to be useful in the post-epidemic period for 10 academic staff and 40 students until begining of academic year 2023-2024O2.to develop digital and STEM competences using big data related to air pollution, green energy in the context of climate change for 40 students (from which 5 has experienced economical issues) and 10 academic staff, until begining of academic year 2023-2024O3. to increase the graduates' employability in their field for the graduates from project with 10% in the first year after they graduated.<< Implementation >>The overall activity is structured in 8 work packages (WP) with start and end time (initial month-final month), shortly presented, in the following:WP1 Project preparation (m1-m3)WP2 Information, promotion and dissemination of the project activities at each partner university (m1-m24)WP3 Target group's recruitment, selection and involvement in the project activities (m1-m4, m12-m16)WP4 Training for academic staff (from the target group and project implementation team) in: 1. innovative teaching and learning methods for the postpandemic time, 2. Artificial Intelligence and statistics, 3. Machine Learning and Big Data (m1-m13)WP5 Intensive training for students/summer school (students from the target group, 2 groups) (m5-m19)WP6 Writing the content of a scientific paper about advanced technologies in working with big data (m1-m17)WP7 Multiplier events preparation (m12-m24)WP8 Project management (m1-m24)Each work packages has established main tasks and associated deliverables and milestones.<< Results >>Tangible results:1. a curriculum for an optional course in Advanced technologies (AI, ML, BD) used in processing data (design and implemented in all partner universities) and a handbook (minimum 100 pages)2. an inovative tool kit of sensors for students (to learn how to build, programm, use them in laboratories and process aquired data)3. a scientific paper that has used the data given by an open BD, using AI, presented to an international conference 4. a book (minimum 100 pages) about innovative methods of teaching and learning usefull for the postpandemic timeIntangible results:1. increasing the degree of satisfaction of the graduates from the target group (who improved their digital, green and STEM competences and choose as bachelor or master thesis a subject connected with the topics of this project)- checked with questionnaires2. positive effect at partner universities in recruiting new students from High schools (the best advertisement of a university is made by the satisfied graduates)3. positive effect on the business environment that will find highly skilled graduates in their region to employ4. positive impact on the community (will collect higher taxes from the graduates' salaries that will contribute to the development of community; educated people related to environment protection and green sources of energy)"

THE PROMISED LAND was a cross-sectoral project, established in response to the 2016 Voices of Culture Structured Dialogue with the European Commission on the role of culture in promoting the inclusion of refugees. That Dialogue showed the need for cross-national and cross-sectoral learning activities that could help European societies respond positively to the influx of refugees and migrants, and to facilitate their integration into the workspace and civil society. The partnership included organisations working in theatre, museums, higher education and business, operating alongside associate partners directly engaged with refugees. The objectives were:- to share smart practice, innovative approaches and proven methodologies for working with new citizens and minority populations, so building the capacity of different organisations and sectors to respond to an immediate and pressing need.- to adapt and apply innovative practices relating to VET learning and teaching methodologies in the context of migration.- to adopt a cross-sectoral approach, so as to apply learning from educational and cultural providers to the business sector, and vice-versa, generating more modern, dynamic, committed and open professional environments; in which new citizens are able not only to develop as integrated citizens, but to which they are also able to contribute positively, precisely because of their specific experiences and identities.Project participants were drawn from the staff and volunteers of the partner organisations. The project also engaged Associate Partners working directly with refugees, ensuring that there were participants who were themselves refugees and migrants. Approximately 200 people from refugee backgrounds were engaged through this aspect of the work. The project was structured around a series of five Staff Training weeks, each of which engaged participants in the working practices of the partners, the ways in which these are evolving to include new citizens, and the potential for further engagement. In particular, visiting staff were able to meet refugee organisations in each country, and to observe how the different partners interact with these communities. The various practices explored in the trainings were subject to rigorous evaluation by the Steering Committee in their Evaluation Grid, and in the Transnational Project Meetings that took place between Trainings. This process led to a selection of practices and the creation of a set of Policy Recommendations to support the various sectors in their work with refugees.The main outcomes of the project have been in the training and development of staff and volunteers to work more sensitively and holistically with refugees and migrants, and in cultural shifts within the participating organisations and associate partners. The main tangible result of the project is the e-book, which contextualises the different national and European contexts, explores the different disciplines as they relate to work with refugees and migrants, and offers concrete examples of good practices that can be utilised in this area, as well as the Policy Recommendations. At 23rd August, there had been 1,513 reads of the e-book on issuu, and 2,776 impressions, far in excess of the dissemination and impact levels anticipated at the application stage. The impact of the project on all the partners has been very strong, with each partner developing new projects in direct response. Border Crossings is setting up a new theatre group for refugee and non-refugee youth; Teatro dell’Argine is establishing a new project with young refugees; Stadt Oldenburg is offering free museum tours for refugees; Adana Science & Technology University is developing staff to be more sensitive to the cultural difference of Syrians; and i2u Consulting has been invited to join the Toulouse Mayor’s working group on the integration of migrants into the city. These impacts on the partners are also indicative of wider impact on the sector, associate partners, participants and wider society.

Recently (2016), the International Labor Organization (ILO) reported that the majority of new work opportunities in the last decade had been generated in the informal and digitally-based economy.Accordingly, the ASL project supports the setting up of, and access to, upskilling pathways through an advanced educational initiative based on:- An online collaborative environment designed to motivate adult people in learning tasks- Structured learning activities following the Pattern-Based Learning approachThe ASL project will also extend the learning opportunities for individual low-skilled or low-qualified adults. We will develop innovative digital social education practices through the realization of an intelligent and proactive learning environment that analyze the learners' activities. The concrete aims of the project are:1. To teach learners to acquire new skills and competences using learning innovative practices and digital technologies; 2. To develop a functioning collaborative learning environment to help them identify skills gaps and needs and to collaborate locally and independently for joint capacity-building.The ASL project addresses the following primary needs:• To provide new competences to adult learners using digital resources;• To stimulate/motivate adults in acquiring competences that can improve their career and employability;• To promote self-learning;• To empower people growing their skills in using digital collaborative technologies;• To integrate educational practices such as peer learning, online participatory learning, digital social learning, etc.• To provide people with advice and guidance on how to learn using digital resources.Adults who need to improve their competences to continue to work are the primary target group. This class, usually, corresponds to people 50-55 years old and includes people who are low-qualified and low-skilled. The Consortium is formed of six partners from Turkey, Italy, Latvia, Poland, and Greece. They have great competences in adult learning, which are complementary, and are experts in European projects.

About 200 countries including EU members decided to increase the usage renewable energy sources to fight with the global warming in the Paris Agreement. EU Member States have agreed to ensure that 27% of the energy consumed by the EU is obtained from renewable sources till 2030. Besides The EU aims to reduce the greenhouse gases by 80 to 90% by 2050 compared to 1990. These decisions increase the consumption of renewable energy and together with this, the researches, knowledge, production, employment, qualifications and education systems are changing and growing. In parallel of EU energy and climate goals, PowerUp MyHouse project aims to increase the knowledge and awareness in general about solar energy applications and in particular about Photovoltaic Thermal (PV/T) technology which is one of the excited application since is able to produce hot water and electric at the same time with less load to the building structure. PV/T technology is known and used in high level in relatively well developed EU countries in renewable energy but it is in early steps in other EU countries and the developments show us that the technology will be used in wide level in close future and it must be at the end. The project aims to investigate the PV/T from all sides. The best technological applications, manufacturing, installation, measures, calculations, legislation, incentives, supports, qualifications, experiments and vocational education related with PV/T is the subject of the project. All these will be resulted in the project as;- PVT Technologies Research aims to present the latest researches done in and out of EU related with PV/T technologies. The examples, experiments, products, researches are the topic of this report.- Legal face of PV/T aims to present legal arrangements on PV/T done in well-developed countries such as legislation and incentives. - Guidebook: The project would like to test PV/T system on a sample building with different design and climate conditions for nearly one year. The experiment will strengthen the scientific knowledge in the subject and the results will be shared with the researchers, scientists, training institutions and labor market. - Learning module on PV/T is totally innovative for the vocational training students in renewable energy. The labor market is needed to have qualified staff which could respond the sectoral developments. The training module will increase the knowledge and skills of the vocational training students and their teachers. Another activities of the project are short-term joint staff trainings. The scientists, lecturers, teachers and trainers will come together in Sweden and Denmark and will get a training related with PV/T technology. The results of the activities will strengthen the quality and content of the outputs and besides, will increase the knowledge and skills on the subject. The project also aims to increase the awareness and knowledge about renewable energy and PV/T on public and stakeholders. In parallel of this aim; four multiplier events will be organized in Turkey, Lithuania and Portugal. The decision/ policy makers, labor market, NGOs, training organizations, universities and R&D departments will be invited to these events. The project aims to reach different target group in different levels; - Renewable energy students will have training module on PV/T and will develop their vocational skills and knowledge which will improve their employment rate and conditions. - Renewable energy teachers and trainers will improve their knowledge and skills on PV/T and will have a training module to use in their current training programmes. - Scientists/researchers' knowledge about PV/T will be increased. They will have more extended scientific knowledge about PV/T. They could do research and R&D works on the subject and to share with their equals in their presentations or/and publications. - Labor market/decision-policy makers-NGOs (organizations and people) will have much extended information about PV/T and will develop their current applications’ quality and content. The project will be realized by the collaboration of 5 universities from Turkey, Sweden, Denmark, Lithuania and Portugal, one NGO from Turkey, one SME from Sweden and one vocational technical high school from Turkey in two years. All results will be open to free usage of the target group and final consumers on the website of the projec