<< Objectives >>The main objective of the project is to implement and put into service for the international educational community an efficient Gate2Math smart library for the optimal selection of open and multilingual educational resources in the field of mathematics teaching in the context of engineering. The scope of the content includes open resources from a theoretical point of view, practical, applied and assessment, covering the contents of Algebra, Calculus, Geometry, Statistics and Probability.<< Implementation >>Major project activities are as follows: Creating a holistic smart library with open multilingual mathematics resources and for docking on the community.Providing training to teachers to create materials. Developing teachers' challenge open to the entire smart library users who wish to participate in creating new digital materials. Organising student competition to students from the partner institutions engaged in the smart library OER.<< Results >>Project major results are as follows: the smart library with OERs and creators' community;research report on the typologies and characteristics that make an OER efficient;inclusive and inter-connected SL of open and multilingual resources which are accessible for visually impaired and color blind students with the creators’ community in the field of mathematics;student competition based on the knowledge acquired from the SL;teacher challenge for creating new learning materials

BIGALPS aims at creating a market breakthrough in the soil stabilization field by offering a unique bio-technology for soil treatment, a complete environmentally friendly solution with the capacity to treat some of the most critical soil stability problems related to current societal challenges (landslides, erosion, foundation soil stabilization, etc.). Bio-cementation is an innovative nature-inspired soil improvement technique, based on the metabolic activity of microorganisms to produce calcium carbonate that binds the soil particles together. The technology has the potential to substitute energy-intensive and polluting soil improvement methods currently available that are hazardous to the natural environment, thereby contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation. The project builds up on two previous ERC projects (Advanced ERC and Proof of Concept) that allowed among others the development of three patents. BIGALPS is the natural continuation of previous accomplishments and will further mature and validate the bio-cementation technology to achieve full compatibility with real environment, existing norms and industry standards while explore the most efficient business model. The work will address two interconnected objectives: (1) mature and validate the bio-cementation technology in solving real engineering problems related to current society needs (landslides, erosion and foundation soil stabilization) and (2) achieve the market uptake as an alternative to traditional cement-based soil improvement techniques. Three pilot sites will be used to mature and demonstrate the technology in real environment as well as to introduce the technology in specific markets of Europe with direct feedback and help from main players of the industry. The goal is to have a market-ready solution which will be investment ready and de-risked to ultimately create a market breakthrough and grow into the next big thing in geo-technical and geo-environmental engineering.