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Partnersearches
received from other
European
Regions
Last
updated 15 July
2008
This page includes
the latest
partnersearches under
the following
headings:
Research,
education &
training
- Culture
- Interreg
III
programme
- Environment
&
Energy
- Justice
and Home
Affairs
- Social
and
Employment
- Democracy
and
Participation
- Public
Health
- Information
Society
- Youth
- Consumer
Policy
A
new website called
"Inforegio"
has been launched
which gives details
of all the different
cross-European
development projects
supported by the
Structural Funds and
the Cohesion Fund. It
is also possible to
add details on-line
of any projects you
have been part
of.
If
you have any queries
or would like to
publish your partner
search on our
website, please
contact our
Information
Desk.
RESEARCH,
EDUCATION &
TRAINING
- MUOVA,
the Research and
Development Centre
of the University
of Art and Design
Helsink and the
University of
Vaasa, is offering
itself to
partnerships.
Muova offers
design, research
and training
services. It
specializes in
solving company
problems and
fulfilling the
needs of the
business world.
Muova combines
multidisciplinary
research,
innovative methods
and a
human-centred
approach. Muova
has developed
expertise in brand
and design
management,
creativity,
user-centeredness
and industrial
design.
For
more information,
click
here.
Deadline:
Not
Specified
- The
AFIES
Foundation
would like to
express its
interest in being
a partner in
future European
projects as a way
to exchange better
practice, network
and contribute
with its knowledge
in a vast range of
areas. AFIES is a
non-profit
organisation
committed to
training, research
and education.
AFIES has a team
of specialists
with broad
experience such as
layers,
anthropologists,
economists,
pedagogues,
sociologists,
computer
technicians,
teachers and
professors,
doctors and
administration
staff.
For
more information,
click
here.
Deadline:
Not
Specified
- The
University of
Applied Science
VAMK in Vaasa,
Finland, wishes to
collaborate on an
effort to better
link theoretical
classroom training
to real world
experience on the
university level.
Motivating
professors to
engage in
untraditional
teaching styles
and increasing
productivity would
be at the heart of
the project. In
this project
however, we would
like to
concentrate on the
fields of business
administration and
economics,
tourism, the
catering trade and
software
development.
For
more information,
click
here.
- The
City of Uppsala,
located just to
the north of
Stockholm would
like to arrange a
transnational
conference in the
framework of
PROGRESS or any
other programme in
order to promote
new ideas
regarding the
promotion of
equality in
preschools and
exchanging best
practice. The
project would
start in the
second half of
2007 and the
conference would
take place in
autumn
2008.
For
further
information,
click
here.
- CONSOLIDER-INGENIO2010
is looking for
partners to
undertake a
project within the
framework of the
"Water for
Industry" theme of
FP7.
CONSOLIDER is
a Spanish national
consortium whose
work focuses on
the intensive
treatments of
waste waters, the
control and
evaluation of
water quality, the
reuse of water for
aquifer recharging
and irrigation and
the socio-economic
impact of water
treatments.
For
further
information, click
here.
- The
University of
Bologna is looking
for CIP or FP7
partners. The aim
of this project
deals with the
diffusion and
experimentation of
cartography,
remote sensing and
geographical
information system
as didactic
technologies
applied to
environmental and
land study.
For
more information,
click
here.
Deadline:
Not
specified
- The
London borough of
Islington wishes
to participate in
a Leonardo project
to support the
development of
small and medium
sized enterprises.
The project will
include the
development of
training methods
aimed at SME
managers and
employees,
devloping new
methods of support
for specific
sectors such as
the creative
industries and
enhancing the
support available
to SMEs owned by
women or ethnic
minorities.
Islington is
experienced as
both a participant
and leader of EU
projects.
For
more information,
click
here.
- The
Chambre de
Métiers et
de l'Artisanat du
Rhône wishes
to partner on two
projects aimed at
recognizing and
training the
assisting spouse
in family run
crafts. The
projects will
increase training
for the
"invisible" spouse
and promote
dialogue between
citizens of
different
countries in order
to enhance
dialogue of skills
and work
practices.
For
more information,
click
here.
CULTURE
- A
Primary School in
the Westpomerania
region of Poland
wishes to
facilitate
cultural exchanges
between European
school students.
The project will
involve exchanging
vidoes and other
materials
detailing the
cultural
specificities of
children across
Europe, such as
their diverse
games, dishes and
interests.
For
more information,
click
here.
- The
World Dance
Alliance (WDA)
Europe wishes to
collaborate
building up the
European structure
and establish a
trong
representation for
all forms of
European dance.
The WDA Europe is
looking for
partners in the
following fields:
Dance at school,
Dance for/with
disable, Artist
exchange, Ballet
competitions,
Ballet Company
chief cooperation
and
Research.
For
more information,
click
here.
INTERREG III
ENVIRONMENT
&
ENERGY
- The
University of
Bolgna is looking
for partners to
participate in its
study on testing
the multiple
knowledge of
environmental
aspects, that
refer to the
concept of
"territory", by
validating a
number of methods
of analysis and
reading, by
adopting impartial
tools such as
cartography and
remote sensing,
organizational
tools such as
Geographical
Information
Systems, social
tools such as
methodical
monitoring of the
urban and rural
reality of
territory.
For
more information,
click
here.
- The
Region of Alsace
is looking for
partners in
response to the
calls for
proposals
ICT-PSP-2008-2, in
the area of Energy
effieciency in
public buildings,
including
lighting. The
Region of Alsace
is a regional
public authority
which has taken
part in several
projects aimed at
optimising energy
efficiency in
thier public
buildings, which
represents nearly
13million m sq.
With several years
experience in the
field of remote
energy management,
particularly
heating, the
Region of Alsace
has achieved
savings of between
5% to 18% per
annum.
For
more information,
click
here.
Deadline: 9
September
2008
- IFAPME
are looking to
develop an IEE
project/ proposals
related to
energy-efficient
buildings/ last
type of priorities
:
-
launch large scale
education and
training schemes
to qualify the
market for
implementation of
EPB Directive +
including large
scale
awareness-raising
public information
campaigns (to
enhance what is
already done).
They would work
with a Belgian
university and an
association of
building
enterprises (a new
cluster regrouping
architects,
materials
constructors and
building
enterprises +
Universities,
training
organisations,
banks). They will
be supported and
co-financed by
walloon public
energy ministery.
Deadline:
not
specified
For
more details,
click
here
or go to the
website
http://www.ifapme.be/
- Energie
Tirol is currently
preparing several
projects
concerning energy
performance
certificates and
refrigeration
applications. They
are looking for
European
cooperation
partners that
would like to
participate in
European funding
programs
concerning these
themes.
Deadline:
not
specified
For
more details,
click
here.
- The
city of Modena
(Italy) is looking
for partners for a
project proposal
to be submitted in
the framework of
the Intelligent
Energy Europe
Program.The
project aims at
testing a
personalised
communication
campaign addressed
to commuters from
medium-size
European cities
(150.000 - 250.000
inhabitants). The
campaign promotes
changes in
citizens' mobility
behaviours in
their commute
journeys and
encourage the use
of local public
transport.
Deadline:
not
specified.
For
more information,
click
here.
- The
Provincial Energy
Agency of Burgos,
Spain, seeks
partners to engage
in a project
focussing on the
development of bio
fuels. The aim is
to improve the
cultivation,
production and
distribution
processes, as well
as to promote the
use of bio diesel
in small regions
and provinces.
The
Agency invites
interested local
government or
environmental
authorities, as
well as
agricultural
institutes or
universities, to
contact the
project
organisers.
For
more detailed
information on the
project, click
here.
For
contact details,
click
here.
- An
institution of the
Département
Tarn (region
Midi-Pyrénées,
France) intends to
create a Local
Environment
Agency, within the
framework of the
next call for
proposals of the
European programme
“Intelligent
Energy
Europe”.
It
is looking for
partners for a
project to be
submitted under
action 2 –
“Support for
the creation of
new local and
regional energy
management
agencies” of
the IEE programme.
The
Agate Agency will
provide a
technical support
to the preparation
of the proposal.
For
the contact
details, please
click
here.
- The
Abruzzo Regional
Ministry for the
Environment is
looking for
partners to submit
a proposal under
the Intelligent
Energy Europe
Programme. The
project is called
“Energy
Performance
Assessment for
Buildings
Inspection
Plants” and
aims to develop a
learning training
course for new
professional
technicians and
designers in the
fields of the
inspection of
building plants,
audit service and
energy
certification.
For
more information
on the project,
click
here.
- Seinäjoki
Technology Centre
Ltd. (West
Finland) focuses
on the development
of regional
innovation
environment and
technology
companies and
plays a major role
in developing the
mechanical
engineering
cluster in
Finland. The
company is
interested in
finding potential
project partners
in areas with
similar key
competences
(intelligent
technology
applications) and
regional
industrial
clusters
(mechanical
engineering in
agro, forest and
food industry).
The future
co-operation to be
developed may
include
dissemination of
best practices,
international
excursions and
exchange of
experts. In the
long run, R&D
intensive projects
are
desirable.
Deadline:
not
specified.
For
more information,
click
here.
JUSTICE
AND HOME
AFFAIRS
SOCIAL
AND
EMPLOYMENT
- "Excellence"
Project. The idea
of the project is
the promotion of
the CAF (Common
Assessment
Framework) and the
EFQM (European
Foundation for
Quality
Management)
Excellence Model
amongst the
European public
entities, its
pilot
implementation in
some of them, the
evaluation of its
results and the
exchange of
experiences gained
from the whole
process.
For
more information,
click
here.
For project
components, clcik
here.
For provisional
timetable,
click
here.
Or
visit the website
at
www.organotechnical.gr
Deadline:
Not
Specified
- FAFFE-
Andalusian
Foundation for
Training and
Employment is a
public foundation
belonging to the
Council (regional
Ministry) for
Employment of the
government of
Andalusia, Spain.
It is active at
regional level and
specialised in the
field of training
and employment. It
offers different
services to public
and private
institutions and
companies,
according to their
demands and needs,
such as research,
training,
guidance, social
intervention as
well as follow-up
and evaluation
activities in the
field of training,
employment and
local development,
design and
creation of
training
materials,
technical
assistance and
consultancy
services to
business,
organisation of
encounters,
congresses,
seminars and
forums. They would
be interested in
participating as a
partner in project
proposals within
the PROGRESS call
for proposals
VP/2008/007
"Projects on
Corporative Social
Responsibility".
Please
contact
Jose
Calvo
Piernagordo
for further
information. For
further
information click
here.
Deadline:
Not
Specified
- The
Committee of the
Regions are
looking for a
similar
organisation to
the French network
called "Alliance
Villes-emploi" (a
network of more
than 100 municipal
"maisons de
l'emploi" dealing
with inclusion of
unemployed persons
on the local
labour market) in
an other MS. They
work on the basis
of local
partnerships
between the local
authorities, the
public employment
agencies, the
private sector,
the training
operators and
other local
actors. They were
originally called
"Plans locaux
d'insertion
économique"
- PLIE - but with
all the real or
not current change
they may have
changed their
names.
For
more information
please e-mail
karina.suleimanova@cor.europa.eu
Deadline:
Not
specified
- The
City of
Trollhätten
(West Sweden) is
looking for
partners who share
the aim of
combatting
unemployment. The
principal focus of
the project will
be to develop and
identify specific
innovative
approaches on how
to bring people -
especially ethnic
minorities
suffering from
long term
unemployment -
closer to the
labour
market.
For
further details,
click
here.
- Pozuelo´s
Economic
Development Town
Council (Spain) is
willing to
participate in a
project in the
framework of the
PROGRESS
programme. It
wants to cooperate
in the preparation
of proposals whose
objectives involve
implementation and
development of
employment
strategies,
policies,
workplans and
pilot services on:
gender equality,
integration of
disabled people
and social
inclusion.
Deadline:
not
specified
For
more details,
click
here.
- An
association of
local authorities
in the Piedmont
region of Italy
wishes to
undertake projects
aimed at improving
social welfare.
European partners
are sought to
realise a project
aiming to combat
discrimination of
disadvantaged
groups in the
labour market and
also to increase
participation of
these groups in
society, in order
to improve their
quality of
life.
For
further
information on the
association and
proposed project,
click
here.
- The
Ministry of
Equality and
Social Welfare of
the Andalusian
Government wishes
to participate in
European projects
in the field of
elderly care.
To
contact the
Ministry, click
here.
- The
province of
Pescara wishes to
launch a project
concentrating on
the social
integration of
immigrants. The
project hopes to
promote equal
opportunities for
immigrant families
in educational
establishments and
in employment. The
project aims also
to ensure that
qualifications
gained in another
country are given
full recognition
in the host
country.
For
more information,
click
here.
- Offerta
Sociale, Milan are
looking for
partners to
participate in a
project falling
under Objective A
of the
INTI call for
proposals. The
project will focus
on the successful
integration of
women migrants
working in the
field of home
care. The project
will facilitate
the exchange of
best practice and
hopes to promote
constructive
dialogue on the
issue at European
level.
For
further details on
the proposed
project, click
here.
- The
Confederación
de Empresarios of
Ceuta
(Confederation of
Entrepreneurs of
Ceuta) wishes to
present a proposal
under the INTI
call and is
therefore looking
for partners. The
proposal consists
of developing
training methods
for entrepreneurs
and immigrants
which aim to
foster peaceful
relations in the
workplace and to
aid the successful
integration of
immigrants in
areas where
diverse cultural
and ethnic groups
coexist.
For
contact details,
please
click
here.
- The
Social Department
of the Latium
Region (Italy)
seeks European
partners in order
to respond to the
European
Commission call
for proposals in
the area of health
and safety
inspection at
work. The
principal aim of
the project is to
facilitate an
exchange of labour
inspectors between
local authorities
in the member
states, in order
to exchange best
practice.
For
contact details
and more
information,
please click
here.
DEMOCRACY,
PARTICIPATION AND
CITIZENSHIP
PUBLIC
HEALTH AND
CONSUMERS
- The
Cell Therapy and
Regenerative
Medicine
Laboratory of La
Paz University
Hospital is
lookinf for
partners to
co-operate on
projects regarding
technology
development,
research,
dissemination,
training and
demonstration. The
laboratory offers
expertise in
fields such as
isolation and
characterization
of adult stem
cells (human and
animal models) and
studies on
mechanisms of cell
transformation and
cancer spread
(metastases).
For
more information,
click
here.
Deadline:
not
specified
- The
second Democracy,
Cities & Drugs
project (DC&D
II) aims at
supporting EU
cities in
developing local
partnership-based
drug policies
involving the
relevant
stakeholders -
local authorities,
health services
criminal justice
services,
communities,
including visible
minority ones, and
drug service users
- so that a
coordinated,
participative,
targeted, and thus
resource effective
approach can be
developed towards
drug-related
problems.
For
more information,
click
here.
Deadline:
Not
Specified
- The
Derry Well Woman
in Northern
Ireland wishes to
link, informally,
with groups
involved or
interested in
women's health
work, cross-
border
international
health, reducing
inequalities/exclusion
and post conflict
societies. The
health centre has
an International
Women's Health
Conferene planned
for April 2008 and
is actively
seeking
participants.
For
more information,
please click
here.
- The
Spanish
association
TRASCODAR wishes
to undertake a
project based on
promoting cardiac
health and
providing support
for organ
transplant
patients and
sufferers of heart
disease, as well
as donors and
carers. The
proposed project
would involve
strengthening
support networks
and providing
educational
materials to
promote healthy
lifestyles among
young people. It
is hoped that this
will aid the
prevention of
heart disease.
Information aimed
at promoting organ
donation will also
be developed and
disseminated.
More
information can be
obtained
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