The project was carried out in Erice (Trapani), 12 to 21 May. The host organization is the Erice Art Foundation which has already promoted and participated in initiatives aimed at promoting intercultural dialogue and peace. The town of Erice has always promoted the activities related to the theme of cultural diversity and dialogue as a form of encounter.The project wanted to follow up on everything that has been done so far to continue to raise awareness, in particular young people on an issue so important and timely.The initiative aimed to bring the focus among young people the urgency of peace, cooperation and dialogue between cultures and religions in the different realities of the Mediterranean Sea, enhancing the vocation of Sicily in the process of integration and solidarity among peoples. The goal of the project was to stimulate a reflection on Europe today as it has a multi-cultural and diverse range of social segments coexisting. Erice (Sicily) was the perfect place as it has always been the territory of encounter and coexistence of different peoples. Specifically, the project sought to encourage interaction between young citizens and organizations of the participating countries, contributing to intercultural dialogue and highlighting the diversity and unity among themselves, with a focus on immigration issues in the Mediterranean and peace, its values and the well-being of citizens by stimulating debate and reflection. The initiative has served to help reawaken in young participants the idea of belonging to the same area, to bring in this way our contribution to peace in the freedom of a united Europe.The exchange was attended by 23 young people from Spain, Greece, Turkey and Italy.We wanted to create a group as heterogeneous as possible, young people who have different life experiences, who have never traveled to Europe (or little) and boys who already significant experience of mobility in Europe so as to compare with each other their citizen perception and to understand the different facets.Specifically, the project has contributed to the personal and social growth of the participants through:- The improvement of language skills through communication in a foreign language;- The growth of such non-verbal communication skills, listening and speaking;- Strengthening the skill to interact with different cultures and environments;- Improving the ability to address and manage conflicts in a group;- The acquisition of socio-cultural tools to better understand a culture different from that of origin;The main activities were:- Presentations of countries and national groups- Workshops (on European citizenship, on the Youth in action program, on the theme of peace);- Debates and simulations;- Intercultural learning activities;- Visits in the cityThese activities have created a positive impact for the community in general at the local level, and have a major impact at national and European level through the dissemination of the results achieved by the participants themselves.

The expansion of photovoltaic (PV) modules into smart energy systems (SESs) sets a huge challenge for the next decades, as it is expected by 2050 for the PV waste to reach 70 million tons. In this respect, Europe has established a well-structured framework to support efficient recycling since the first generation of PV modules in service attains the end of life, requiring replacement and accumulating as industrial waste. Recovering Si of more than 40000 tpa by 2030, and maximizing profitability of plants treating PV waste, can be attained only through implementation of state-of-the art processes and perspicuous policies worldwide, including Africa. The variety and amount of recovered materials, including Si, can be used to the production of novel 2 billions PV modules by 2050. There is an urgent need to increase the functionality of these modules, concomitantly with decreasing the overall product cost. The solar capacity to be installed by 2030 in Tunisia and Algeria will be larger than 1 GW in each country, setting several challenges for the circular economy based on end-of-life PV modules. SIREVIVAL aims at the reduction of the environmental impact of spent PV modules, using recycled materials to build supercapacitors (SCs) and to integrate them with modern PV cells, in order to meet instantaneous power generation and delivery, sustaining thus the effort for affordable SESs. There is a need to conceive and fabricate functional low-cost materials from end-of-life PV modules with the aim of integrating them in key electronic components for industrial development of SESs. This circular economy approach requires eco-friendly new manufacturing technologies to preserve the environment and access critical natural resources, with reduced greenhouse gas emissions. SIREVIVAL strives for robust and scalable SCs built on well-understood engineering principles by exploiting advances in the chemistry of carbon-based materials (Csp2-rich materials), pseudocapacitive materials (transition metal oxides or nitrides), solid-state electrolytes (gel or ceramic like), and micro-engineered Si-based materials obtained from end-of-life PV modules. The objectives will be achieved in four technical workpackages: PV modules recycling, materials development, SC manufacturing, system integration and validation of enhanced performance. SIREVIVAL has an interdisciplinary approach for manufacturing eco-friendly functional materials for efficient, low-cost and resilient SESs accommodating PV modules and SCs. It fosters collaboration between top-level research institutions in EU and Africa, promoting innovation and delivering solutions to industrial actors in the field of recycling protocols and circular economy, chemistry of advanced materials for renewable energy applications and engineering of SESs. Tunisia participates because SIREVIVAL fits to the country’s long-term research strategy and due to the importance of maturation and risk-reduction approaches for the transfer of this technology to industry. SIREVIVAL will boost the African partners competence in the field of materials development and SESs and it will facilitate access to urgently needed recycling technologies. The driving force behind two EU countries participation, besides contributing to the delivery of European Green Deal objectives, is to develop state-of-the art engineering protocols for novel energy storage architectures based on SCs. Based on the implementation of efficient recycling protocols (> 85%) and development of unique materials, the integration of PV modules and SCs will enable smart energy conversion and management and will enhance the environmental adaptability of SESs. The SCs will tackle energy densities > 20 Wh·kg-1, benefiting from operational voltage window >2 V, enhanced performance (>105 cycles) together with operational temperature window from – 40 to 100°C. The SCs will be integrated on the backside of 250 Wp PV modules in order to compensate >300 s overcast.

Strengthening public health research capacity to inform evidence based policies in Tunisia (CONFIDE) project aims to establish the Center for Evidence into Health Policy (C4EHP), sustained by all project partners in the benefit of the three Tunisian Universities involved in the project: University of Tunis, University of Sfax and University of Sousse. Core activities: (1) Development and implementation of C4EHP designed in order to ease future collaborations in the field of public health research, health promotion and evidence-based public health policy; (2) Delivery of the Research into Policy training program (modules: public health research, health promotion, evidence-based public health policy); (3) Consolidation of national and local partnerships between the public health academic and non-academic sector to provide trainees with a set of key transferable skills and career development opportunities through networking activities and trainee internship placements.At individual level the Research into Policy training program is expected to improve (1) lecturers and teaching assistants ’ knowledge and skills in evidence-based public health policy and enhance their ability to provide the further dissemination of knowledge by teaching the face-to-face modules within their universities and act as members of C4EHP; (2) trainees’ knowledge and skills on evidence-based public health policies. At institutional level, the project impacts the three Tunisian Universities, as well as the Ministry of Health and its subordonating public health authorities, NGOs and private companies by offering internship placements for trainees. C4EHP has as well a long-term impact in sustaining the network developed between the public and private institutions. At regional and national level, the impact is given by the development of an ecosystem C4EHP based on a communication platform offering a constant communication flow and sharing within all project's participants and beneficiaries.