<< Objectives >>Project’s aim is to empower parents of children with special needs in daily life, improve their parental skills and improve their social inclusion, health and quality of life.Objectives are to use innovative educational approach for improving parenting skills in dealing with the children with special needs, with newly created comprehensive training curriculum and materials and online platform of it for continuous e-learning, in line with the parent's individual needs and expectations.<< Implementation >>Following activities will be implemented:- parents needs survey- training of the staff on Systematic Literature Review- literature review- creation of curriculum and materials- online platform for continuous e-learning- training of the parents- creation of the follow up questionnaires- follow up parent survey- data analysis- writing scientific papers- promotion events- press releases and other dissemination activities.<< Results >>We expect the following results and outcomes:- improved positive parenting and skills- increased parental confidence- increased social inclusion and equity- empowered parents - improved educational inclusion- improved learning in children as better managed behaviour- decreased stress levels in parents, children and family members- improved health and quality of daily life for the closest and wider family members- raised awareness about the children and their families.

TWINNIBS aims to strengthen the Institute for Medical Research - IMR’s research and innovation (R&I) as well as research management and administration capacities and to develop it into a prospective leading partner in international consortia that can attract strategic investments and R&I funding. TWINNIBS will promote interest in neuroscience research in Serbia and the region, and help to advance it, focusing on the multidisciplinary field of non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS). NIBS is a set of techniques for transcranial (non-invasive) modulation of the activity in the specific brain areas and the large-scale brain networks to which they contribute. This is an innovative approach to neuroscience research and, ultimately, clinical treatment of a wide spectrum of neuropsychiatric conditions. TWNINIBS will be a coordination and support tool for IMR to bring NIBS research in Serbia to a new level by partnering with leading European R&I institutions from Denmark, Italy, Germany, and Austria. TWNNIBS will include a comprehensive set of cooperation and coordination activities to strengthen the scientific and technological capacities of IMR, including short term mobility, virtual and in-person short term expert visits, workshops, and boot-camps. A series of collaborative small-scale projects will be conducted with the personalisation of NIBS as an overarching theme. TWINNIBS will strengthen the IMR research management and administration capacities and foster organizational changes. The Centre for NIBS as well as R&I Project Management Unit will be established within the IMR. TWINNIBS will have a substantial scientific, economic/technological, and societal impact towards outcomes specified in this topic as well as a long-term impact on the R&I in the European space, with a special focus on the Western Balkans region. To realise the full potential of the TWINNIBS project a comprehensive set of communication, dissemination, and exploitation measures will be implemented.

Micronutrient (MN) deficiency is a form of malnutrition that occurs due to low intake and/or absorption of minerals and vitamins, with adverse consequences for human development and health. Children, adolescents, women of reproductive age (including pregnancy) and older adults (representing ~70% of European society) as well as immigrant/ethnic minority groups and those affected by social inequality or poverty, are at risk of MN deficiencies. While addressing this public health problem is a priority, it is not possible until data on the prevalence of MN deficiencies across the EU population and the causes for these deficiencies is available to predict and identify those most at risk. Without this information, discussions on how to meet dietary requirements for the priority MNs of public health concern, and improve their status, take place in a vacuum. The Zero_HiddenHunger_EU project aims to 1) provide estimates of the true prevalence of MN deficiencies, based on priority biomarker and MN intake data in European populations and their associated health costs, focused on high-risk population subgroups, and 2) provide the best possible evidence to develop context-specific, tailored food-focused solutions to ensure adequate supply of vitamins and minerals from diets from sustainable sources. The consortium will focus the research effort around existing high-quality data resources and biobanks from diverse and representative population groups around Europe, supplemented by targeted studies in under-represented groups, maximizing research investment and adding value. Using high-throughput biomarker and advanced data analytical and modelling techniques, Zero_HiddenHunger_EU will deliver credible evidence enabling policymakers and food system actors to deliver food-focused strategies to eradicate MN deficiencies from Europe.