BRECIL is a project acronym for Building Social Research Capacities in Higher Education Institutions in Lao PDR and Malaysia. The project has a wider objective which is to develop human capital and facilitate individual learning and institutional mechanisms in Social Science research in higher education institutions in Lao PDR and Malaysia through research training and capacity building, including research governance, leading to sustainable high quality research, conditions for cooperation and potential for policy impact. In order to fulfil the general objective, the project has specific objectives with the first aiming at developing and empowering researchers in Social Sciences via training and peer learning to design, prioritize and undertake research, write up and publish research findings and inform policy. This objectitive is spesically designed to feed the knowledge transfer component and targets to be achieved within two years by September 2019.The second objective is to develop good governance of research by enhancing the capacity of research departments and teams in universities, to fund, manage and sustain themselves by September 2020. By that time, the partner country HEIS will be equipped with a research governance component and develop a better research management mechanism in their respective universities.The final objective is to create a sustainable research capacity building programme in Social Sciences including the utilization of ICT technologies leading to sustainable high quality research, conditions for cooperation and potential for policy impact by September 2020. This will bring the sustainability component throughout the project lifecycle. Therefore, it is clear that the wider, specific as well as the aim of the project are connected and rooted in the national documents on one end and on the other end, the realization of the project and project results will provide defined changes and provide platform for changes in specified fields.

EURASTIP will evaluate and prepare for the launch of an international multi-stakeholder platform (MSP), so as to provide a new mechanism to create and reinforce international cooperation on sustainable aquaculture between Europe and South-East Asia and will focus on actions that will provide mutual benefit to both regions. EURASTIP, headed by the European Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Platform (EATiP) will create and support 3 National Pilot multi-stakeholder Platforms (NPPs) in major aquaculture producing countries (Thailand, Vietnam and Bangladesh) and develop road-map models for others in the region, providing the foundation for an international MSP. It will create, develop and reinforce the networking needed for the promotion of B2B partnerships, using European and SE Asian networks, realising international brokerage events and promoting cooperation. EURASTIP will identify and address common standards for aquaculture site planning, animal health, food product safety and farm governance, supporting sustainable aquaculture development. Focus is given to reinforcing professional skills and competences in industry and research, using European and SE Asian education networks and industrial apprenticeship opportunities. The NPPs will develop vision documents, strategic research and innovation agendas (SRIAs), priorities and proposed actions; these will feed into EURASTIP impact measurement and including influence on national and regional policies. Attention is given to widespread dissemination actions, promoting EURASTIP in SE Asia and in Europe, encouraging a strong legacy position. URASTIP will provide recommendations and a plan for the establishment of an international MSP, covering its scope and operation further to the project timeline, leading to reinforced long-term international cooperation efforts and opportunities.

Considerable nutritional challenges continue to exist in Southeast Asia (SEA), despite the encouraging economic development. Double burden of malnutrition and obesity, associated with a rapidly increasing burden of diabetes and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) continue to coexist in the same populations. This can lead to major adverse consequences for health, performance and productivity, and economic development. Early nutrition and lifestyle during pregnancy and early childhood (the first 1000 days of life after conception) is a major modulating factor of long-term health, performance, and disease risks. Improving the knowledge and practice in early nutrition is particularly important in SEA which is currently coping with the double burden of disease, with high rates of both malnutrition and obesity/diabetes. Therefore, there is a burning need to establish and implement science-based, quality education that widely reaches health care professionals (HCPs e.g. obstetricians/gynaecologists, paediatricians) who can influence early nutrition and lifestyle in their clients. On a daily basis, HCPs in SEA must address a whole range of different aspects which require up to date knowledge and skills for its practical application. e-learning is an effective and sustainable tool to widely reach HCPs with very low barriers. ENeA SEA aims at addressing these issues by offering innovative e-learning, jointly developed by EU, Thai and Malaysian partners, to meet the educational requirements in a first step of Thai and Malaysian doctors in practice in the field. ENeA SEA has produced a dedicated curriculum, targeted e-learning modules in English, Thai and Malay languages and individualized training packages to specifically meet the user’s needs based on automated content matching processes (mass customisation). Most of these modules have been translated into Thai and Malay languages for a wider outreach. Efforts were made to get these modules incorporated into the Thai and Malaysian accreditation system under sustainability measures of this project and the ENeA SEA curriculum has been approved to be the CME activity of the Royal College of Pediatricians of Thailand and parts of the CPD system in Malaysia. Thus, ENeA SEA is suitable for professional sub-specialisation and for integration in pre-and postgraduate study programmes. It will now serve as the basis for future expansion to other HCP groups and other SEA countries.Apart from achieving six e-learning modules in which the contents are customized to the SEA region, the project emphasizes the capacity building for consortium partners. The academic staff of the consortium partners and Distant Learning Expert Board (DLEB) team were trained in the process of curriculum development, e-learning module adaptation, and new module generation. The e-learning equipment has been purchased and used during the project lifetime and will continue to be used after the project ends. Therefore, the partner institutions have built their own transferable capacity in creating the e-learning materials which is very valuable and relevant in higher education settings. In addition, this project has generated the partnership and networking between academic institutions not only in Europe and SEA but also among SEA partners, as well as across various academic disciplines (i.e. academic lecturer, clinician, researcher, DLEB member, dietitian). This partnership will sustain after the project completion through spin-off projects, publications and co-fundings under the sustainability plan.

MARINE project involves the development of a comprehensive mechanism combining capacity building and institutional development for marine ecosystem monitoring, capitalizing on the relevant expertise and know-how from EU higher education institutions and organizations. The institutional development component includes mainly the creation of equipped labs and infrastructure in each partner country that will allow the monitoring of marine ecosystems to be initiated according to recognized protocols and to be continued after the end of the project at the participating HEIs in all Partner Countries, while the capacity building component consists of the combination of:- Theoretical training via distance learning and face-to-face teaching in each partner country - Practical training in marine ecosystem monitoring in each partner country and in EU countries