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Living Labs for Climate-Resilient Cities: Student-Centered Urban Prototyping
This proposal aims to establish a cross-university network of urban living labs where students, researchers, municipalities, and citizens collaboratively test and prototype solutions for urban climate resilience. Activities include sensor-based microclimate monitoring, green infrastructure modeling, participatory mapping, and digital twin development. The goal is to generate open-source tools and policy recommendations adaptable to small and mid-sized European cities.
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  • Name: Living Labs for Climate-Resilient Cities: Student-Centered Urban Prototyping
  • Type of Collaborator:

    Host institution (e.g. for teaching mobility, administrative staff mobility, thesis abroad, etc...)


  • Type of Collaboration:

    R&I project proposal external funding


  • Topic of Collaboration:

    Climate, Energy & Mobility


  • Expiration Date: 2025-06-28
  • Description: This proposal aims to establish a cross-university network of urban living labs where students, researchers, municipalities, and citizens collaboratively test and prototype solutions for urban climate resilience. Activities include sensor-based microclimate monitoring, green infrastructure modeling, participatory mapping, and digital twin development. The goal is to generate open-source tools and policy recommendations adaptable to small and mid-sized European cities.
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Digital Inclusion for Older Adults in Rural Europe
This social innovation project tackles digital exclusion by designing educational tools and peer-to-peer networks aimed at older adults in rural regions. University students will co-develop learning materials and run training sessions in partnership with municipalities and local libraries. The project also includes research into the barriers older adults face and policy recommendations for improving digital access in underserved areas.
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  • Name: Digital Inclusion for Older Adults in Rural Europe
  • Type of Collaborator:

    Host institution (e.g. for teaching mobility, administrative staff mobility, thesis abroad, etc...)


  • Type of Collaboration:

    Talent (MSCA, PhD thesis, etc.)


  • Topic of Collaboration:

    Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Society


     

    Digital, Industry & Space


  • Expiration Date: 2025-10-10
  • Description: This social innovation project tackles digital exclusion by designing educational tools and peer-to-peer networks aimed at older adults in rural regions. University students will co-develop learning materials and run training sessions in partnership with municipalities and local libraries. The project also includes research into the barriers older adults face and policy recommendations for improving digital access in underserved areas.
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Metadata Quality Assurance Toolkit for Research Repositories
This project will develop a modular toolkit that supports the evaluation and improvement of metadata quality in institutional research repositories. The toolkit will include automated validators, visualization dashboards, and reporting functions aligned with international standards like Dublin Core and OpenAIRE. The objective is to improve discoverability, accessibility, and FAIR data compliance across the EU GREEN alliance.
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  • Name: Metadata Quality Assurance Toolkit for Research Repositories
  • Type of Collaborator:

    Coordinator


     

    Host institution (e.g. for teaching mobility, administrative staff mobility, thesis abroad, etc...)


  • Type of Collaboration:

    R&I project proposal internal funding (ex. seed funding)


     

    Talent (MSCA, PhD thesis, etc.)


  • Topic of Collaboration:

    Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Society


     

    Trainning (mobility, PhD Thesis abroad, etc.)


  • Expiration Date: 2025-11-11
  • Description: This project will develop a modular toolkit that supports the evaluation and improvement of metadata quality in institutional research repositories. The toolkit will include automated validators, visualization dashboards, and reporting functions aligned with international standards like Dublin Core and OpenAIRE. The objective is to improve discoverability, accessibility, and FAIR data compliance across the EU GREEN alliance.
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Civic Data Labs for Youth Engagement
Co-create digital tools that allow youth to track and visualize local civic data (housing, green spaces, accessibility), empowering participation in urban governance.
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  • Name: Civic Data Labs for Youth Engagement
  • Type of Collaborator:

    Host institution (e.g. for teaching mobility, administrative staff mobility, thesis abroad, etc...)


  • Type of Collaboration:

    R&I project proposal internal funding (ex. seed funding)


  • Topic of Collaboration:

    Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Society


  • Expiration Date: 2025-11-11
  • Description: Co-create digital tools that allow youth to track and visualize local civic data (housing, green spaces, accessibility), empowering participation in urban governance.
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Sustainable Packaging and Material Circularity
A transdisciplinary collaboration between engineering, material science, and design programs, this project aims to develop eco-friendly and circular packaging alternatives in partnership with local industry. Activities include material testing, life-cycle assessments, and student design challenges. Outcomes will include prototypes, market assessments, and open-access guidelines for sustainable product packaging.
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  • Name: Sustainable Packaging and Material Circularity
  • Type of Collaborator:

    Host institution (e.g. for teaching mobility, administrative staff mobility, thesis abroad, etc...)


  • Type of Collaboration:

    R&I project proposal internal funding (ex. seed funding)


  • Topic of Collaboration:

    Climate, Energy & Mobility


  • Expiration Date: 2025-12-10
  • Description: A transdisciplinary collaboration between engineering, material science, and design programs, this project aims to develop eco-friendly and circular packaging alternatives in partnership with local industry. Activities include material testing, life-cycle assessments, and student design challenges. Outcomes will include prototypes, market assessments, and open-access guidelines for sustainable product packaging.
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Smart Water Monitoring in Agricultural Zones
Development of IoT-based sensors to monitor water quality and usage in rural farms, aiming to reduce over-irrigation and runoff pollution.
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  • Name: Smart Water Monitoring in Agricultural Zones
  • Type of Collaborator:

    Host institution (e.g. for teaching mobility, administrative staff mobility, thesis abroad, etc...)


  • Type of Collaboration:

    R&I project proposal external funding


  • Topic of Collaboration:

    Climate, Energy & Mobility


  • Expiration Date: 2025-12-15
  • Description: Development of IoT-based sensors to monitor water quality and usage in rural farms, aiming to reduce over-irrigation and runoff pollution.
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BPMN for Education: Modelling Administrative Workflows in Higher Education
A research-driven initiative to model and optimize academic administrative processes using BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation). Targeted processes include student registration, exam scheduling, digital credential issuing, and course accreditation. Staff and students will be trained in BPMN using real campus use cases, resulting in a repository of standard models that can be adapted across EU GREEN institutions.
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  • Name: BPMN for Education: Modelling Administrative Workflows in Higher Education
  • Type of Collaborator:

    Host institution (e.g. for teaching mobility, administrative staff mobility, thesis abroad, etc...)


  • Type of Collaboration:

    Talent (MSCA, PhD thesis, etc.)


  • Topic of Collaboration:

    Trainning (mobility, PhD Thesis abroad, etc.)


  • Expiration Date: 2026-01-26
  • Description: A research-driven initiative to model and optimize academic administrative processes using BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation). Targeted processes include student registration, exam scheduling, digital credential issuing, and course accreditation. Staff and students will be trained in BPMN using real campus use cases, resulting in a repository of standard models that can be adapted across EU GREEN institutions.
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Mental Health & Climate Anxiety in Young Adults
This interdisciplinary study investigates the rising levels of climate-related anxiety and stress among young adults, especially university students. Through surveys, interviews, and intervention trials, the research team will identify psychological impacts and test resilience-building practices (mindfulness, peer support, eco-therapy). The final output will include a toolkit for university wellbeing services.
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  • Name: Mental Health & Climate Anxiety in Young Adults
  • Type of Collaborator:

    Host institution (e.g. for teaching mobility, administrative staff mobility, thesis abroad, etc...)


  • Type of Collaboration:

    Talent (MSCA, PhD thesis, etc.)


  • Topic of Collaboration:

    Health


     

    Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Society


  • Expiration Date: 2026-01-28
  • Description: This interdisciplinary study investigates the rising levels of climate-related anxiety and stress among young adults, especially university students. Through surveys, interviews, and intervention trials, the research team will identify psychological impacts and test resilience-building practices (mindfulness, peer support, eco-therapy). The final output will include a toolkit for university wellbeing services.
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AI for Green Campus Energy Optimization
A technology-based sustainability project that introduces AI-powered systems to monitor and optimize energy usage in university facilities. The project includes installing real-time sensors, developing predictive maintenance algorithms, and visualizing energy flows via interactive dashboards. The project will involve IT students and facilities staff and can be scaled across EU GREEN campuses.
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  • Name: AI for Green Campus Energy Optimization
  • Type of Collaborator:

    Host institution (e.g. for teaching mobility, administrative staff mobility, thesis abroad, etc...)


  • Type of Collaboration:

    R&I project proposal internal funding (ex. seed funding)


  • Topic of Collaboration:

    Digital, Industry & Space


     

    Trainning (mobility, PhD Thesis abroad, etc.)


  • Expiration Date: 2026-02-28
  • Description: A technology-based sustainability project that introduces AI-powered systems to monitor and optimize energy usage in university facilities. The project includes installing real-time sensors, developing predictive maintenance algorithms, and visualizing energy flows via interactive dashboards. The project will involve IT students and facilities staff and can be scaled across EU GREEN campuses.
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Federated Metadata Exchange Protocol for Cross-University Course Catalogs
This project proposes the development of a federated metadata exchange framework allowing seamless integration of academic course data between EU GREEN member universities. By adopting open standards like DCAT, schema.org, and RDF, the framework will enable multilingual interoperability, automate catalog syncing, and support Erasmus+ mobility search tools. A key component includes testing linked data approaches for aligning decentralized course metadata.
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  • Name: Federated Metadata Exchange Protocol for Cross-University Course Catalogs
  • Type of Collaborator:

    Project beneficiary


     

    Coordinator


     

    Host institution (e.g. for teaching mobility, administrative staff mobility, thesis abroad, etc...)


  • Type of Collaboration:

    R&I project proposal external funding


     

    Talent (MSCA, PhD thesis, etc.)


  • Topic of Collaboration:

    Digital, Industry & Space


     

    Trainning (mobility, PhD Thesis abroad, etc.)


  • Expiration Date: 2026-02-28
  • Description: This project proposes the development of a federated metadata exchange framework allowing seamless integration of academic course data between EU GREEN member universities. By adopting open standards like DCAT, schema.org, and RDF, the framework will enable multilingual interoperability, automate catalog syncing, and support Erasmus+ mobility search tools. A key component includes testing linked data approaches for aligning decentralized course metadata.
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