The key ZATE message is that everyone can become a researcher? and main project aims are to bring researchers to the general public, to inspire youngster to embark on science careers and increase awareness of: researchers' profession, the possibility of various careers in academic and non-academic institutions, understanding EU, the path to embark and develop research careers, researchers' important role in society and highly important impact of their work on our daily life. Inclusiveness is the key, not only when we speak about society, researchers (in all aspects) but also the young with less opportunity to get in touch with science (bus transport to ERN event). The intensive (off/online) awareness campaign (AC) will include national cooperation of selected ERN consortiums, various pre-events, national reward competition, Train the trainers and multipliers program. On traditional ERN main event renewed programs in a festive and fun atmosphere. Pre-events and events activities aim at offering the public at large an opportunity to get engaged in science through fascinating experiments, demonstrations, observations, to socialize and have fun with researchers in a relaxed atmosphere. They include various interactive activities of a wide range of science fields. ZATE activities will be implemented in Maribor, Krško, Koper, Izola and Nova Gorica. Trained researchers will interactively present research and innovation results. EU dimension will be visible, presented also by representatives of NCPs (MSCA, ERC), Europe Direct, SBRA Brussels. Traditional cooperation of the primary and secondary schools' winning teams of research and innovative projects in the frame of Youth for Maribor Progress (financed by Maribor municipality) is included again, as a way through which young easier inspire their fellows and connect with the real scientists. Last but not least, the improved impact assessment, which results are important contribution also to the evolution of the next ERN project activities.

The Da.Re. project (Da.Re. stands for “Data science pathways to Re-imagine education”) is an initiative proposed and managed by 11 different partners (Loccioni AEA s.r.l., Università degli Studi di Camerino, Nissatec, Maisis - Information Systems Lda., The Open University, Abelium d.o.o., raziskave in razvoj, Univerza na Primorskem Università del Litorale, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Vision Scientific Ltd., e-consulenza, Associazione degli Industriali) based in 5 European countries (Italy, Slovenia, Portugal, Serbia and the UK).The project was created for responding to a very important issue raised by different kind of organizations in the world: data scientist will represent one of the most required professional figures in the next years, while the shortage of this kind of professionals is already an issue quantified in hundreds of thousands of uncovered job positions.More, the distance between Higher Education Institutions (HEI) and the business sector is still very big and the so called “knowledge triangle” should be helped in its crucial connective function.It is also well known in Europe that data increasingly drives all social and economic activity and innovation, and that strength in data science is fundamental to economic success and social wellbeing. Over the last decade it has become clear that data has huge latent value with companies such as Facebook, Amazon, and Google finding ways to monetize that latency to gain spectacular revenues. This has been highly disruptive to societies worldwide creating new kinds of social and economic interactions with both positive and negative effects. Through initiatives such as the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) Europe is a world leader in mitigating the negative effects of the big data revolution and establishing ethical principles for the use of personal information. However, Europe lags behind the USA in the emergence of companies and organisations able to manage big data and extract value from it.In this framework the Da.Re. project was intended to obtain a fundamental target, the creation of a full training curriculum of European Qualifications Framework (EQF) level 7 organized to be:-Cross sectoral-International-Multi-targeted-AccessibleIn order to do so, the Consortium created 3 different phases intended to 1.analyse the EU State of the Art in the field of Data Science, comparing the training offer with the demand of the European organizations for such a kind of professional, in order to find gaps among these 2 elements (Intellectual Output 1);2.work creating modules to be experimented on real case studies for training a new generation of Data Scientists (Intellectual Output 2);3.apply the knowledge and experience gained during the 2 previous phases to better shape the final curriculum and make propositions to HEIs and Ministries of Education in EU (Intellectual Output 3).Thanks to the effort put on this action by the different partners, Da.Re. raised an international interest that went even beyond the European borders, reaching more than 120 countries. The initiative collected the direct interest of stakeholders in different ways, leveraging on social networks, the project website, newsletters, participatory and multiplier events, conferences and seminars. In total, the project directly involved more than 1.000 stakeholders thanks to these different initiatives.The pilot course created with the project obtained more than 200 applications (while the available material online already reached more than 600 downloads), and the modules created, together with the final curriculum produced will constitute a heritage for the future work to be made in this crucial and horizontal sector represented by Data Science.

Background - Covid-19 abruptly transitioned online learning from a convenient learning option to a necessity. Higher education had no choice but to promote digital education opportunities in order to save students’ academic year and moderate institutional costs. Educators who lacked digital education knowledge and skill, were left in a stressful situation needing to transition from face-to-face to online learning overnight. Sometimes out of desperation, online learning was not delivered as effective digital education, but as emergency remote learning.NEED - Today educators must constantly learn to keep abreast of the most effective teaching and learning strategies and healthcare practices. Continuing education (CE) has not always considered the new realities of ever-busier academic and healthcare staff who have less time available for CE, and sometimes are subject to constraints preventing them from attending face-to-face CE experiences. There is overwhelming pressure for administrators to offer intentional educational supports and staff training to ensure staff can offer quality online educational experiences.Solution - TOVID will address an unmet need –relevant, practical, CE accessible in mediums other than face-to-face. This is especially essential for busy academics and short staffed hospitals and long-term care workers where leaving the workplace can jeopardize patient safety and care. TOVID will provide solutions by designing, delivering and evaluating innovative, long-lasting, high quality digital content and programs to facilitate educator’s digital education readiness and capacity conveniently accessible via mobile devices. Educators will attain the confidence, knowledge and skills to support them to implement blended and online teaching. By networking and sharing expertise and resources with other countries, universities, government, the public and private healthcare industries and an international NGO, we will be able to expedite the design, uptake and scalability of digital educational products in countries less enabled with regard to digital education in order to prepare students to be succeed in a digital world (an aim consistent with the European Commission Digital Education Action Plan https://ec.europa.eu/education/education-in-the-eu/digital-education-action-plan_en. Delivering CE via video has had positive results for both engaging learners and learner knowledge retention and acknowledges that (a) educators are busier than they ever have been; and (b) educators enjoy learning with and from peers. Target Group - Approximately 4000 university academic staff in (Malta, Cyprus, Finland and Slovenia); Malta's Ministry of Health 500 Postgraduate Medical Training Centre professionals and Mater Dei Hospital’s 1000 clinicians, residents and students; 500 staff at Learning Work’s 9 long-term care homes; and 5000 European Federation of Educators for Nursing Science (Fine) NGO members who will collaborate to create, share and distribute innovative resources to support educators and reduce redundancy, time and cost.Outputs include: (1) A Get Ready digital education program to increase readiness by convincing educators of the merits of eLearning and motivating them to continue to review Get Started. (2) The Get Started digital video program to provide educators with the confidence, knowledge and skills to take first steps toward designing, delivering and evaluating effective online, distance and blended learning and be motivated to enroll in additional digital education learning experiences. (3) The Get Online Teaching Tips digital program will take advantage of strategic partnerships to support exchange of ideas and tips and provide a learning community for educator peer-to-peer support to continue to learn best practices regarding online teaching with and from one another. All three digital education programs will delivered via email/twitter and accessible on mobile devices. (4) A website and online repository to further distribute digital education programs and enable rating and cataloging. (5) Evaluating the resources will enable understanding with regard to the value of video and mobile learning in digital education, how and under what circumstances busy academics and short staffed healthcare worker transfer learning to teaching, and how geography, cultural, gender, and language - impact digital education. A mixed method design will be used to obtain a full understanding of the interventions.TOVID will deliver an arena of quality resources beneficial at a regional, national and international level that uniquely spans healthcare and education free for public access from the TOVID’s open access repository. The new ideas and strategies implemented will go a long way toward addressing education shortcomings highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic and move TOVID partners and the EU toward becoming leaders in innovative digital teaching strategies and solutions (Annex for TOVID at a Glance).

In 2015 there was a so-called refugee wave, which shattered Europe and generated the need for teaching material for schools. In the three year project the CultureShake team thought how to tackle this problem transdisciplinary from different disciplines and to find a solution with regard to already existing issues in schools with multilingualism.CultureShake is a strategic partnership project in the Erasmus+ programme. The consortium consists of project partners from four European countries: Germany, Slovenia, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The main topics are inclusion, integration of refugees and digital learning. Covering these topics the project provides teaching material and tools for the secondary classroom. The underlying theory is based on EU reports and papers such as “Education and Training 2020”, the declaration on “Promoting citizenship and the common values of freedom, tolerance and non-discrimination through education” by the EU ministers of education written in 2015 as a reaction to the terrorist attacks in France and Denmark. A follow up to this declaration is the “Report on the role of intercultural dialogue, cultural diversity and education in promoting EU fundamental values” by Julie Ward. This is resembled in the CultureShake objectives which are the following: •promote foreign language learning, cultural awareness•promote multilingualism and the use of mother tongues•enhance digital learning•develop the European dimension in education particularly through the multilingual focus•use the transnational expertise of the project members•encourage the best use of results, innovative products and processes•produce sustainable development of cooperation between the partner countries and institutions in the field of education•promote language development and ability to impart gained knowledge•support pupil-centred learning •stimulate an understanding for multilingual diversity and similarities•embrace transculturality as an aspect of modern life•develop transnational expertise•the use of modern technologiesOn this basis the international project team designed teaching material and tools for the secondary class level. The content is Shakespeare and two of his plays: “A Midsummer Night´s Dream” and “The Tempest”. The transdisciplinary team developed the following products: 1.Method guide for teachers: Shakespeare in the 21st-century classroom, 2.CultureShake online dictionary, 3.Peer teaching material, 4.“Exchanging Culture Shakes”: a teacher manual for multilingual and transcultural school exchanges, 5.Module for further teacher education.The products are available as open access on the project website http://cultureshake.eu. Besides learning activities and transnational project meetings we undertook a vast range of dissemination activities with students and teachers in workshops. We also are in contact with museums and spread our project at international conferences. The feedback was overwhelming and also the impact we had with this project on our institutions regarding internationalization and research activities. We also have longer term benefits with the networks we established and mobilities we implemented between the partners for exchange on the project as well as future collaboration. Statements by stakeholders and participants of our multiplier events are available on our project website.

BIOARC connects the agricultural and construction sector by developing high-performance bio-based building materials from agricultural by-products. Bacteria are included as co-creators through a biomineralization process, to develop lightweight, fire-resistant products – such as insulation boards, construction panels, acoustic panels, and partition walls. To ensure global scalability, the project will leverage regionally available resources like rice, wheat, sunflower, and hops, which are widely accessible not only in the EU but also in other parts of the world. By standardizing production processes and rigorously assessing the structural, thermal, acoustic, health-related, and durability properties of the materials, the project ensures consistent quality, performance and validating them in real-world construction environments. The project takes a bioregional approach, collaborating closely with local communities, farmers, craftsmen, and industries to develop local value chains that reduce carbon emissions and promote circular economy principles. By connecting stakeholders across four European bioregions, the project integrates a participatory design process, ensuring that the developed materials are not only environmentally sustainable but also culturally embedded and economically viable. The project engages with the NEB hub for results and impacts, as well as contributing to regenerative design principles in the construction sector. BIOARC aims to provide scalable, cost-effective, and high-performance materials, while supporting local economies and promoting resilience against environmental and economic changes.