This is a higher education student and staff mobility project, please consult the website of the organisation to obtain additional details.

This is a higher education student and staff mobility project, please consult the website of the organisation to obtain additional details.

ObjectivesThe objectives of Erasmus + is European cooperation in education and training, sustainable development of Partner Countries in the field of university education,renewed framework of European cooperation in the youth field, etc.Profile of participants.The project promotes transnational mobility of students and academic staff. It supports participants to improve their knowledge and skills and professional developmentof the academic staff of our University.The current project increases the capacities and international dimension of organizations in the fields of Higher education and training of students offering programsthat had better respond to the needs of individuals, within and outside Europe.Description of undertaken activitiesThe activities are in the field of education and training. The stages of mobility are:Preparation – selection of students for student mobility between program countries and professors for staff mobility between program countries. The selection includesalso linguistic exam and preparation.Agreements with new partners are signed – between University of Mining and Geology and Technical Universities form Portugal, FYR Macedonia and Turkey.Agreements between the University and participants – students and academic staff.Preparation of the participants before their departure.Implementation of mobility activities - students for student mobility between program countries attended lectures and seminars in the field of their current education andcover the related exams. They also attended linguistic courses before and during the mobility. Professors presented lectures in Universities, improved theircompetences and disseminated learning outcomes in the Departments, Faculties and University.The next stage is related to evaluation of the activities during student mobility between program countries and dissemination of outcomes of mobility of students andprofessors.Results and impactProfessors presented lectures in Universities, improved their competences and disseminated learning outcomes in the Departments, Faculties and University.The Erasmus + participants from the Universities of Mining and Geology University are students and lecturers in different aspects of mining and geology. A bachelorand Ph. D. students from the university of Mining and Geology spend a semester in Universities in Austria and Germany.

"This is a higher education student and staff mobility project under measure K103. The project was aimed at facilitating the students and staff of the University of Mining and Geology (UMG) ""St. Ivan Rilski"", Sofia, Bulgaria, to undertake a learning and/or professional experience at universities with similar to our area of education and correspondingly - in their countries. The mobility exchange was based on the previously signed agreements with our partners using the corresponding Erasmus+ template. The project objectives were: (i) To support students in enhancing their knowledge, skills and competences necessary for their formation as professionals, their personal development, preparedness to work in multicultural environment and thus to increase their employability in the European and international labour market. (ii) To enhance the professional competences of our teaching staff. (iii) To support the professional development of the administrative staff.Totally 6 students (at B.S. and M.S. level) and 11 staff members took part in outbound mobility and 1 student and 1 staff member - in inbound. The students participated in student mobility for studies (SMS). The staff members participated in 8 staff mobilities for teaching (STA) - delivering lectures and seminars at the partner universities, and 3 staff mobilities for training (STT) - aimed at increasing the colleagues' ability to work on the Erasmus+ Programme. The mobility enlarged the level of knowledge, key competences and skills of our students - all these finally leading either to enrolling in higher degree of study or to enhanced employability and better career prospects. In addition, their self-confidence, soft skills and intercultural attentiveness were risen.Training of our staff with the help of Erasmus+ Programme improved their understanding for international projects, their ability to work in intercultural environment and capability for establishing effective partnerships.STA mobility developed further the professional competences of our colleagues, increased their capacity to set off changes in terms of modernization in their subjects, teaching in favour of students. Their motivation for work was enhanced. In addition, in many cases their foreign language competence was improved. Participation of academic staff in the Programme contributed to the transferring and implementation at UMG of the positive examples of the European educational system and the scientific experience gathered from all fields of knowledge. The number of colleagues encouraging and supporting students' mobility is increased.As a whole, the participation in the Erasmus+ Programme contributes to realize the strategy of UMG to develop our staff, modernize our university and enhance our international relations and cooperation leading to fulfilling our objectives and tasks as public higher educational institution for the upcoming years."

Let’s harness the floating offshore wind energy potential of the Black Sea, let the wind BLOW. Offshore wind is currently one of the most cost-efficient, clean and scalable power sources. As of today, offshore wind farms rest on bottom-fixed foundations and are mainly deployed in shallow water areas with depths less than 50m. Floating offshore wind energy is expected to play a key role to materialise the vast potential of deep-sea areas. Project BLOW aims at unlocking the Black Sea fLoating Offshore Wind potential, by demonstrating a disruptive cost-efficient floating integrative unit design optimised for low and medium wind speed areas. BLOW will implement a 5 MW demonstrator in the Black Sea and will pave the way to industrial mass production and to the deployment of floating offshore wind farms. In order to accelerate the energy transition in the region, the project will couple synergies with the Oil & Gas sector and foster societal acceptance and cross-border policy development. BLOW targets an expected LCOE of 87€/MWh by 2028 (and 50€/MWh beyond 2030) and an environmental impact reduced by 40%.