<< Objectives >>The aim of the project is social and digital inclusion of people aged 60+. We will achieve it by increasing their physical, intellectual and cultural activity.Physical activity will delay the aging processes of seniors. Intellectual activity (training memory, attention and logical thinking) will allow them to function better in society. Cultural activity will satisfy their emotional needs and digital competences will allow them to navigate in the virtual world of offices, banks and clinics.<< Implementation >>Local activities: lectures, workshops and trainings on the impact of physical, intellectual and cultural activity on slowing down the aging processes, excursions and cultural outings (theater, museum), meetings with interesting people.International workshops: 4 three-day meetings of Polish and Czech seniors during which participants will jointly carry out various tasks in the areas of physical, intellectual and cultural activity using elements of digital technologies: games, quizzes, blogs.<< Results >>Participants:- learn about exercises that allow them to train memory and develop logical thinking- they will develop new, healthy habits for themselves, which will become the beginning or continuation of systematic processes of improving the quality of life in the area of physical and mental health.- they will develop their interests in the area of culture (literature, art, architecture), which will strengthen their self-esteem- they will develop their digital competences using digital tools

Multiscaled structure-tuned materials with exactly predefined hierarchical architectures composed of multifunctional nanoparticles represent a class of the most advanced future materials for applications in nanobiotechnology, nanomedicine, lighting technologies, green energy resources as well as in military and security branches. The CxI Centre in Liberec will expand its current activities in the field of nanomaterials and engineering technologies by integrating multiscaled 3D-printing machines combined with wet nanochemistry robotics in order to create the aforementioned breakthrough materials. These activities fully correspond to the agenda defined in Horizon 2020. The project belongs to the CEP themes of composite materials (JI), biotechnology (EI) and non-nuclear energy, consumption and utilization of energy (JE).

The project “Sustainable Remediation of Radionuclide Impacts on Land and Critical Materials Recovery (SURRI)” aims to establish a multinational shared research agenda and project pipeline for addressing the challenges radionuclides pose to land remediation and materials recovery, with a particular focus on rare earth elements (REE) and other critical elements, in order to facilitate more efficient cycling and management of water, soil and material resources. The topic is highly relevant to facilitating the circular use of land, water and several key materials. Investigating the mitigation of radionuclide problems has been rather a “Cinderella” subject for land and waste management research, where the focus has been on organic and inorganic chemical contamination. However, radionuclides present widespread and difficult problems for Society at large and achieving the “Green Deal” in particular. The research concept is based on the integration of electrochemical and microbiological interventions, which can be applied, in-situ or ex-situ, to provide new tools to unlock the remediation of radionuclide affected sites, and facilitate the recovery of material resources from radionuclide-impacted wastes, and so reduce reliance on virgin (and non-EU) sources. The project is coordinated by the TECHNICKA UNIVERZITA V LIBERCI (TUL, CZ) with the participation of the UNIVERSIDAD DE GRANADA (ES), UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA (IT) and the UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON (UK, Associated Partner). The three internationally leading partners in the field will help TUL to reach five specific objectives – to advance its research excellence in radionuclide impact mitigation, to develop a shared research vision and supporting research agenda for a virtual R&I centre, to raise the research profile of TUL staff, and to develop an international network of supporters, contributors and participants in the proposed virtual centre.

MEDIPOL (“Molecular Design of Polymers for Biomedical Applications”) is an interdisciplinary, international and intersectoral collaborative effort that utilises the mechanism of personnel exchange between partners located in the EU and Asia to address key aspects of problems of huge international socioeconomic importance. Through carefully planned and integrated secondments MEDIPOL will use knowledge transfer to train 29 ESRs and 20 ERs to be future leaders in both academia and industry. The specific major problems that we shall tackle affect vision and mobility, which are becoming increasingly critical issues in healthcare systems across the world, where the growing socio-economic difficulties of ageing populations are evident at both individual and governmental levels. MEDIPOL is designed to identify, design, develop and disseminate understanding of materials and technologies for systems that will aid and augment the healthy ageing of ocular and dermal tissue. Key to achieving this lies in harnessing the understanding of the moist ocular surface and its relevance to compromised dermal tissue. There are clear links between ocular and dermal sites. Importantly, understanding these analogies facilitates the design of contact lenses especially for use as corneal bandages, of ophthalmic dry eye therapies and of successful burn and wound dressings. These issues are international, they affect quality of life and they are of very significant social and economic importance in both developing and developed economies. MEDIPOL is an integrated 4-year program of knowledge transfer and networking between Aston University, UK (Aston), i+Med S. Coop, Spain (i+Med), Technical University of Liberec, Czech republic (TUL), Chiang Mai University, Thailand (CMU), Naresuan University, Thailand (NU) and Mae Fah Luang, Thailand (MFU). The overarching objective of the proposed joint exchange programme is to establish long-term stable research cooperation between all partners.

"Although the EU has passed the Memorandum Lifelong Learning in 2000, we still have high youth unemployment and a lack of knowledge among pupils, younger and older adults in Europe (e.g. studies PISA (2014) , PIACC (2013 ) , CILL (2014)) . Therefore all resources especially intergenerational educational resources (e.g, professional and life experiences) must be used to satisfy those education requirements.The objectives of the project are:- The extended active participation of young people in democratic processes to the development of European cooperation, supported by dialogue and exchanges with older people who can contribute significantly to their professional and life experience- The promotion of social inclusion and social well-being of young people through the intensification of the dialogue between generations and mutual support in teaching and learning processes as well as in everyday life- The strengthening of the motivation of young people for life long learning through the model effect of older people- The expansion of junior professional development in the STEM area for high demand disciplines, professions and fields of study by retired professionals- The promotion of social dialogue and the development of reciprocal intergenerational learning in different teaching-learning situations.The profile of the participants in the project is based on the concept of intergenerational education and consists of 300 pupils and teachers of the SEC I / II, 75 German and international students, 15 university teachers, 120 senior students at educational institutions of the project partners, 25 retired professionals and 25 elderly people.The dissemination of the project work and results is based about 3000 participants in the general further education programs at the project partners.The following project activities are planned:• Collection of reports of witness of the times as a free teaching and learning materials with a didactic-methodological guidance as an Open Educational Resources (OER)• Generation talks on European issues to raise mutual understanding of the other generation and to promote the community in Europe • Pupils build paper bridges together with seniors in a European competition and talks about the importance of concrescence of European countries and the EU's future image• Development of a methodological guideline for development and design of intergenerational godparent programs• Development of target group oriented modular guidelines for juniors and seniors on the use of web conferencing and Internet telephony• Seniors, students and pupils develop an industrial culture route with commemorative plaques• Intergenerational discussions about the parliamentary political work, the European partner countries and their cultures• Cooperation between Children-Universities and Universities of third Life (U3L) • Recommendations for policy makers to shape the intergenerational education at local, national and European level• Development of a common project homepage, which is continued even after finishing project • Summary of the project results on the Internet and as a bookletResults- Younger and older participants developed dialogue and mutual learning about work and life experience, cultures and traditions and a more positive picture of the other generation- Experience of the common goals, cultural differences and cultural diversity in the participating partner countries were collected as a European added value- A more active and motivating joint participation of younger and older people in the development of European cooperation and European citizenship was achieved- Further development of the universities, not only for younger students, but for all generations- An increase in self-esteem of the elderly that their experiences are in demand and used and the mutual appreciation of the benefits of the other generation- An increase in scientific discussion of the intergenerational educational opportunities and their implementation as a contribution to dialogue and cooperation between generations was prompted by conferences and presentations- The project outcome were published on the project's website as well as in the brochure ""Ältere bauen mit Jüngeren Brücken für Europa"" (Brücken (2017))As a long-term benefit of the development of intergenerational cooperation with other educational institutions, the continued use of eyewitness reports in OER and the expansion of generation talks in various teaching-learning situations is expected.The different results of the project from the various European countries play an important role as a European added value for intergenerational education, the further development of European cooperation and to encourage the meeting, education and collaboration between younger and older people in a peaceful Europe of cultural diversity."