<< Background >>The food industry is one of the most important industrial sectors, globally as well as in the EU, due to different reasons, most importantly to secure people with safe and nutritious food. Unfortunately, the food system accounts for more than one third of global greenhouse gas emissions, which have to be reduced drastically in the near future. This leads to a competition between food security and the need to reduce greenhouse gas emission in the food production. The European Commission therefore developed the Food 2030 innovation policy to transform food systems and achieve a resilient food system that is fit for the future. The key food and nutrition goals are:•Nutrition for sustainable and healthy diets•Food systems supporting a healthy planet•Circularity and resource efficiency•Innovation and empowering communitiesTo tackle the challenges of these goals, new methodologies have to be implemented. A promising approach is the application of Industry 4.0 Technologies in the food sector. Some of the crucial steps in process-enhancement are the following:•Real-time quality control in food production•Food waste reduction using smart production processes, smart products, and services•Optimization of energy- and resource-efficiency•Product individualization•Transparency and authentification throughout the life cycleAll of these challenges demand an advanced education and training of stakeholders in the food industry. Additionally, by solving these issues, a positive environmental impact is created as all of these lead to a more or less strong reduction in greenhouse gas emission and food waste. In the context of the fourth industrial revolution, i.e. the comprehensive digitalization and automation, new media and online platforms are available to deliver information and to adjust information to the intended peer group.<< Objectives >>The goal of the Susfood Digree project is therefore to develop an international and multilingual training programme to foster sustainability in the food industry among a wide range of stakeholders with the aim of helping to create a more sustainable future for the food industry.In addition to student training, the digital training tools will also be used in professional training, both directly in companies and in further training institutions for adults. The addressees are all management levels of the food industry. The desired effect is the firm implementation of the sustainability idea in corporate philosophy, business models and investment decisions.When used in student training, the digital training tools will provide future leaders in the food industry with both ecological understanding and, with concrete examples, demonstrate technological and economic alternatives to conventional food production and products.Teaching people in the food industry and related industries as well as students in these fields by raising awareness for sustainability in their work environment is a key access point to reduce greenhouse gas emission and pollutants in the food production. All of the points mentioned here can only be achieved if they are truly lived by the people in the food industry and related industries. The project objectives are:•Supporting stakeholders in the food industry to enhance awareness for environmental issues•Increasing food industry stakeholder skills & knowledge•Create and use digital open access learning material about sustainability•Spreading the EU Green Deal aims into the food industry<< Implementation >>We are going to implement the following activities:1 - Study of the FOOD industry sustainable topics training needs Targets Groups of the project are:-VET providers: Teachers and trainers (schools, universities, apprentices’ schools, training organization …) -Learners: Students, apprentices, job seekers, trainees, etc.-Professionals: food industry, research centers, etc.-Other food industry stakeholders: Technical Institute, Public bodies, training financing organizations, etc.The training needs study will be done through:-Electronic questionnaires-Participation to meetings, round tables & seminars-Face to face interviews with expertsThe analyse of the FOOD industry sustainable topics training needs will allow to create proper trainings curriculum including:-Pedagogical objectives-Training modules-Evaluation process-Duration We expect to reach 300 participants during the study. IO1 is including 3 specific tasks:-O1A1/ Creation of the questionnaires in 4 languages (FR, EN, SP, DE) -O1A2/ Conducting the study-O1A3/ Analysing results in order to elaborate the training curriculum2 - Creation of 2 digital training courses We plan to create 2 digital trainings including 2 webinars with national experts for every training. The whole duration will approximately last 8 hours (4 hours per training). Each digital training will contain:- 1 webinar- 10 motion design videos- 10 podcasts- 10 text documents- Assessment materialsFOOD industry sustainable topics digital materials and methodology will be available for free for everyone. Teachers and trainers will have the possibility to disseminate them into their school or training organization.3 - Implementation of pilot training coursesEvaluation will be done after the creation of the training materials and will be done at two levels: T1: During this phase, participants will have to answer some evaluation questionnaires about their overall experience with the digital contents and learning environment. We expect to test the digital trainings on about 300 participants and get about 80% of them to be satisfied or completely satisfied with it. Evaluation will be done using the Net Promoter Score (NPS) method to also measure the likeliness of participants to promote our digital trainings to their pairs.T2: A food industry sustainable topics knowledge level testing phase will be organized with at least 10 trainers or teachers or technicians per country and at least 100 trainees (students, professionals, technicians …). This testing phase will be divided in 3 steps:-Evaluation of trainee’s food industry sustainable topics knowledge before the training-Participation to food industry sustainable topics e-learning and/or blended learning training -Evaluation of trainee’s food industry sustainable topics knowledge after the trainingThe aim of those evaluations is to obtain user’s friendly and efficient food industry sustainable topics digital training materials that will meet our project expectations. 4 - Elaboration of the project guideObjectives of the project guide are:- Introducing our project- Explaining how to use the training product- Giving results of the project: comparative studies, testing phases and evaluation of the project- Duplicate the training products in another language<< Results >>In order to meet our expectations, the project will have to reach the following tangible and intangible results:1// Tangible results after 12 months:- A list of relevant stakeholders contributing to the project in each of the project nodes.- A comprehensive international study among all the project target groups and stakeholders in order to collect and analyze their training needs on Sustainability for the Food Industry. We expect to reach 300 participants to this study.- A Sustainability training curriculum for future and active workers of the Food industry considering HEI, VET and Food industry contexts2// Tangible results after 24 months:- Food sustainability’ digital training (beta-version) in order to start the international testing phases of the digital materials aiming to improve the skills on Sustainability for our target groups in 4 languages (EN, FR, SP and DE)- A Learning Management System (LMS) giving access to all the project digital materials (beta-version) in 4 languages (EN, FR, SP and DE).3// Tangible results after 28 months:- Digital training content validated by 300 target participants (HEI, VET, food industry) and metrics about their performance and experience- Food sustainability’ digital training (final version) revised after the testing phases in 4 languages (EN, FR, SP and DE).- A Learning Management System (LMS) giving access to all the project digital materials (final version) in 4 languages (EN, FR, SP and DE).- A comprehensive online project guide including the full project methodology in order to be able to duplicate this project in another country and in another language and including also all the project results: studies and evaluation reports of each national testing phases.4// Intangible results:- Increased knowledge and skills on Food Sustainability of all the participants in the testing phase of the project- Integration of the project digital contents into the training paths of the HEI and VET organizations participating to the project testing phase.

Our data-intensive era requires innovative and sustainable data storage solutions: current technologies have hit several sustainability limits in terms of storage capacity, energy consumption and use of rare and toxic materials. A significant share of new data is not yet stored beyond the short term, and conventional storage media do not offer adequate longevity, data density or cost efficiency characteristics to meet global demand. As nature’s data storage medium of choice, DNA offers an ideal alternative with unmatched information density and stability for millennia. The PEARL-DNA multidisciplinary consortium aims to develop and assess a novel high-throughput, end-to-end PoC platform for DNA-based digital data storage built on scalable and interoperable systems for block-by-block assembled DNA. The consortium aims to substantially advance the state of the art in terms of throughput and data integrity for the mid- to long-term storage of large datasets. The innovative platform will enable 10+ MB/s data-to-DNA writing speeds in sub-nanolitre droplet DNA assembly for the very first time, while eliminating the need for plastic consumables. In addition, novel error correction, compression and data standard modules will be developed, as well as a cutting-edge storage container system for maintenance-free, long-term preservation of DNA at room temperature. The fully modular and interoperable platform will facilitate integration with other DNA-based storage solutions and accelerate the uptake of the technology. Using DNA as a commercially viable and widely applicable data storage medium strongly relies on intertwining a wide range of technologies from multiple disciplines, such as life sciences, engineering and information technology. PEARL-DNA brings together three renowned research groups and three innovative SMEs to anchor the European innovation ecosystem into the global DNA-based digital data storage space.

<< Objectives >>This projects aims to provide an up-to-date overview of the current research on Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) in third level education. On that basis a best practice guide will be drawn up comprising qualitative and quantitative research conducted by all the partners. This guide will inform the development of joint modules and innovative learning tools to be implemented, tested and refined by members of the consortium in their own institutions and with the partners.<< Implementation >>There are a range of activities that form a logical sequence and are interwoven in stages of development, implementation and evaluation, leading in turn to further developments and improvements. Systematic research initiates the project, then best practices are developed, joint modules created, workshops conducted, actors interviewed. The best practice guide will be published and made available to the wider tertiary level public so that the experience of the consortium may benefit many others.<< Results >>Not only will there be a best practice guide for third level colleges made available, but also a conference organised where professionals in the field will meet and share their expertise. We expect to motivate professors and content teacher to collaborate more effectively both at the partner universities but also at universities who become aware of the project and are considering establishing FL degree courses. We hope that those students involved in IPs will be motivated to become more involved

"<< Background >>Project ""Education for Industry 4.0 - strengthening the human resources potentialis"" is an international project led by the Jacob of Paradies University in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland. The consortium gathers together partners from Poland, Germany, Slovakia and the United States. The combination of the competences of recognized Industry 4.0 practitioners with the knowledge of university lecturers, especially from Germany and the United States, will ensure the practical and universal nature of the Project. The Project will take into account the guidelines of university lecturers and practitioners as well as the requirements of the job market and the latest global trends and good practices related to Industry 4.0.The Project emerged as a response to the contemporary challenges brought by the global transformation of economies towards Industry 4.0, whose key element is the proper preparation of the human resources that will manage that change against the backdrop of understanding of both the conditions and benefits of Industry 4.0. Managers and engineers at the dawn of industrial transformation need knowledge and competence cross-cutting many areas, which is why it is so important to develop a comprehensive employee skills program of the 4.0 era.The main goal of the Project is to create a learning framework that will significantly improve the competences of higher-education institutions in relation to Industry 4.0, based on the experience and knowledge of international experts and practitioners of modern industry. The specific objectives of the Project are: - improving the quality of education by developing international and innovative education programs and a handbook that will enable the transfer of the most up-to-date, comprehensive and practical know-how on solutions used in Industry 4.0,- expanding knowledge and promoting the concept of Industry 4.0 at universities,- strengthening cooperation between partner institutions in the area of shaping Industry 4.0 competences and increasing internationalization through the exchange of good practices and the development and dissemination of an innovative educational module including curricula and teaching materials.The Project will engage academic teachers, students and graduates of economic and technical faculties of the partner institutions involved, along with the representatives of nongovernmental and sector-specific organizations, as well as entrepreneurs.As part of the Project, two parallel action paths will be implemented aimed at achieving the outlined goals. These are substantive activities related to the development of the Project’s brainstorm results and other auxiliary activities which include efforts for the Project to echo loudly in the socio-economic environment. The Project will first analyze the level of inclusion of Industry 4.0 topics in educational content at universities and identify perspectives for innovation in this area. This will be followed by developing an educational module to be discussed during international training for academic staff and made public during scheduled conferences and other dissemination activities.<< Objectives >>The implementation of the Project will contribute to the increase of knowledge, skills and competences of students, graduates and employees of universities in the field of ecological Industry 4.0. The situation of young people on the labor market will improve. The project will also have an impact on the improvement of the situation of enterprises, because the end result will be properly prepared staff - Managers 4.0 with knowledge, skills and competences in the field of digital and ecological transformation.The implementation of the project will primarily contribute to the development of the concept of ecological Industry 4.0 and the increase in the importance of innovative, pro-ecological solutions in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, i.e. Poland and Slovakia, which in this area are in the vast majority at the stage of the third industrial revolution. Moreover, the EU strategy of the European Green Deal introduces a number of changes to EU directives that determine the future actions of Polish and Slovak companies. When implementing the project, we want to prepare staff for these companies - staff prepared both in terms of digital transformation and issues related to the European Green Deal. As a result of the Project implementation in these countries, the so-called ""Competency gap"" and meeting the staffing requirements of the ecological Industry 4.0. Managers and engineers in the era of digital and green technological transformation need knowledge and competences at the intersection of many areas, which is why it is necessary to create a comprehensive 4.0 employee competence development program. This Project is the answer to this challenge. By implementing the Project, we want to create a framework for education that will significantly improve the competences of higher education in the field of ecological Industry 4.0, relying on the experience and knowledge of international experts and practitioners of modern industry focused on green aspects.We also want to strengthen cooperation between partner institutions in the field of developing competences in the field of ecological Industry 4.0 and increase internationalization through the exchange of good practices and the development and dissemination of an innovative educational module, including education programs and teaching materials.By implementing the Project, we want to achieve material and non-material results. In addition, the implementation of the Project will contribute to the achievement of individual results regarding the participants (increasing competences, increasing knowledge, increasing cultural awareness, improving the learning process), as well as institutional results regarding the organizations participating in the Project (institutional development, e.g. by increasing the competences of the staff, establishing partnerships with other institutions, experience in the implementation of Projects).All activities will be carried out with the inclusion of people with less equal opportunities for women and men, people with disabilities and other people who may in various ways have difficult access to the achievements of ideas in the areas of Industry 4.0.<< Implementation >>The following activities will be implemented under the Project:1.establishing valuable contacts with international partners, which in practical terms means maintaining and developing relationships with proven partners and cooperation with new people dealing with various issues in the field of Industry 4.0 and recognized authorities (practitioners) in this field, as well as building a cooperation network , enabling further initiatives to be carried out in the future - the good cooperation established will most likely generate new projects, and will facilitate involvement, together with proven institutions, in projects of a similar nature;2. building an extremely attractive didactic offer for students of partner universities by creating: education programs for specializations in the fields of economic and technical studies and postgraduate studies in the field of Industry 4.0, as well as didactic materials in the form of a textbook and guide to good practice, using the international experience of several countries; bringing higher education curricula closer to ""reality"" through a more practical approach to learning (skills, not just knowledge) and using the experiences of entrepreneurs;3. development of the teaching workshop of academic teachers by drawing inspiration from the practices and experiences of lecturers and entrepreneurs from other countries;4. incorporating the developed results of the Project into the realities of the activities of the coordinating and partner organization, which will allow the consolidation of the results achieved;5. inclusion of the developed results of the Project in the activities of other organizations / institutions - the results will be presented to external organizations / institutions so that they also have the opportunity to implement the results of the Project.6. publishing the effects of the Project on the network under rulles of open license.<< Results >>The results achieved under the Cooperation Partnership are intended to contribute to the achievement of the priorities. The Project is expected to have an impact on the participants as well as the participating organizations and the defined target groups. The main results are the preparation of the framework for education (education profiles and profiles, education programs with syllabuses, reports on the diagnosis of the labor market and students, didactic materials (textbook, case studies) on specialties related to Industry 4.0 for technical, economic and postgraduate studies. As far as academics are concerned, these will be such results as: increased competences related to professional profiles, greater knowledge of Industry 4.0 education practices, strategies and systems, greater ability to induce changes in terms of modernization and openness to the international community in their organizations education; greater understanding of the links between education and the labor market, better quality of work and activities for students; greater opportunities for professional development and career development; better knowledge of foreign languages ​​and better digital competences, as well as greater motivation and satisfaction in daily work. The activities supported by the Project will bring the organization participating results: greater ability to act at EU / international level: better management skills, cooperation with Partners from other countries; greater allocation of financial resources; better quality in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and follow-up of EU / international projects; an innovative and improved way of working for the benefit of target groups by providing, for example: more attractive programs for students, according to their needs and expectations; improving the qualifications of teachers and academic staff; more effective activities for local communities; a more modern, dynamic, committed and professional environment within the organization: ready to incorporate good practices and new methods into daily activities; open to synergy effects resulting from cooperation with organizations active in various fields: social, education and employment; strategically planning employee professional development in relation to individual needs and organizational goals. In the long term, the effects of this Project in combination with others will have an impact on the education, training and youth work systems of the participating countries, thereby stimulating the promotion of activities. As part of the project's dissemination activities stage, building the awareness of young people of the need to learn. Synergy and links as well as greater permeability between the university, business entities, non-governmental organizations at the regional, national and European level will be increased."

Skill Up answers the urgent priority established by Europe 2020 policies of promoting graduates' employability by means of strengthen ties between higher education and VET curricula and the labour world through authentic learning scenarios and career counselling and guidance. The project sets the stage for scaling up innovative learning approaches, ICT-based methodologies, greater inter-sector cooperation, and the European-wide transfer of a replicable process that responds to real world work demands.Through a strong transnational strategic cooperation between 6 partners (four universities with diverse backgrounds - online and face-to-face settings, as well applied, technical and labour market oriented -, an online VET institution, and an employer representative) from three European countries (Spain, Sweden and Germany), we will engage higher education and VET teaching staff, career counsellors, undergraduates, graduates and employers’ stakeholders to create real, practical, scalable ways to enhance new graduates' employability skills by improving the connection between HE curricula with the demands of the labour market. Our specific objectives are thus defined:- Map best practices in matching graduates' skills and labour market demands through authentic learning scenarios in partners' HE settings. The level of authenticity of a learning scenario is related to how far its design (including tasks, environment, resources, scaffolding and assessment) matches the real-life skills that graduates will need when entering the labour world.- Improve soft and hard employability skills of undergraduates by means of designing, developing, applying and evaluating 14 authentic learning scenarios in 9 HE programmes identified by partners as priorities.- Promote the wider take-up of our methods and results to targeted early-adopters and both national and international multipliers of innovation and policy decision-makers, equipping them with a set of indicative principles, guidelines and best practices for aligning Higher Education and VET curricula with the labour world.- Enhance access to career counselling and guidance services for undergraduates by training tutors in Career Counselling with emphasis in e-Counselling by means of a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course). - Implement and promote a virtual environment that acts as a hub for attracting stakeholders offering guidance to labour market newcomers and real hands-on experiences in professional world as part of students learning.These objectives will be achieved by way of a) close partnership collaboration for the smooth and efficient running of the project and the development of high quality Intellectual Outputs; b) cross-sector design that bring together faculty staff, undergraduates, graduates associations and employers stakeholders for the development of mutually beneficial exchanges and new opportunities.Indeed, our project: a) builds in flexible and transferrable-to-other-sectors processes for creating and delivering new content and support services; b) opens up new ways for research and technology to improve the results so far; and c) sets the bases for more internationalization initiatives by each institution in collaboration again or apart.