Research and innovation in support of the European neighbourhood policy : 7th framework programme.
Date: 2013-07-18
Institutions: Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
Subjects: EU policy - national policy, European neighbourhood policy, foreign policy, innovation, research and development, research report

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Research & Innovation
in support of the
European 
Neighbourhood Policy

7th Framework Programme

Edited by Dorian Kalamvrezos Navarro

2013

Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
International Cooperation Directorate
European Neighbourhood, Africa and the Gulf Unit

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Introduction 

The  European  Neighbourhood  Policy  (ENP)  was  developed  in  2004  with  the  objective  of 
enhancing  cooperation  between  the  enlarged  EU  and  neighbouring  countries  and  thus 
strengthen prosperity, stability and security in the region. The ENP framework now extends 
to  16  of  EU's  closest  neighbours  –  Algeria,  Armenia,  Azerbaijan,  Belarus,  Egypt,  Georgia, 
Israel,  Jordan,  Lebanon,  Libya,  Moldova,  Morocco,  Occupied  Palestinian  Territory,  Syria, 
Tunisia and Ukraine. The ENP, which is chiefly a bilateral policy between the EU and each 
partner  country,  is  further  enriched  with  regional  and  multilateral  co-operation  initiatives 
such as the Eastern Partnership (launched in Prague in May 2009), and  the Union for the 
Mediterranean  (the  Euro-Mediterranean  Partnership,  formerly  known  as  the  Barcelona 
Process, re-launched in Paris in July 2008). 

The  development  of  a  Common  Knowledge  and  Innovation  Space  (CKIS)  linked  to  the  EU 
2020 smart growth pillar  and  its  Innovation Agenda  flagship  initiative is one  of the  main 
priorities spelled out by the EU’s new Neighbourhood Policy strategy of May 2011. The CKIS 
is  meant  to  cover  policy  dialogue,  national  and  regional  capacity-building,  cooperation  in 
research  and  innovation,  as  well  as  increased  mobility  opportunities  for  students, 
researchers and academics.  

The EU's Seventh Framework Programme (2007–13) (FP7), which is the main instrument to 
implement the EU research and innovation policy, has already paved the way  to the CKIS 
achievement.  Through  the  general  opening  of  the  programme  and  targeted  international 
activities,  the  FP7  participation  of  stakeholders  from  ENP  countries  has  indeed  been  very 
strong.  Projects  with  an  international  component  have  been  funded  across  all  specific 
programmes  of  FP7.  Theme-oriented  international  cooperation  activities  have  developed 
under the FP7 ‘Cooperation’ programme  and international mobility under the FP7 ‘People’ 
programme. The FP7 ‘Ideas’ programme has supported excellence in frontier research  and 
has  provided  individual  top  international  researchers  with  opportunities  to  participate  in 
European-led  teams.  Furthermore,  the  FP7  ‘Capacities’  programme  has  contributed  to 
optimise  the  use  and  development  of  research  infrastructures,  enhance  the  innovative 
capacities  of  SMEs,  support  regional  research-driven  clusters,  bring  European  society  and 
science  closer  together,  and  provide  for  horizontal  actions  and  measures  underlining 
international cooperation. 

This booklet presents a selection of FP7 projects, which, among all those involving partners 
from  the  Mediterranean  Partner  Countries  (MPCs)1  or  the  Eastern  Partnership  countries, 
directly contribute to the achievement of the CKIS. It is noteworthy that a majority of these 
projects  are  Activities  of  International  Cooperation,  a  priority  of  the  FP7  'Capacities' 
programme  which  supports  international  science  and  technology  (S  &  T)  cooperation 
policies and reinforces scientific relations with third countries. The projects are organised in 

1. Associated Countries to the Framework Programme, as having a distinct status to other ENP countries, will not be taken 
into account by this criterion. 

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nine thematic chapters, and for each project a short description and a list of all participating 
organisations and contact persons are provided. 

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CONTENTS 

CHAPTER 1: ENERGY .................................................................................................................................................................. 311 

J-Eracenter - The National Energy Research Center (NERC) as a centre of excellence for EU–
Jordan S & T cooperation: towards Jordan’s integration into the ERA  (Activities of International 
Cooperation) ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 

JoRIEW - Improving capacity of Jordanian Research in Integrated Renewable Energy and Water 
supply (Activities of International Cooperation)  .......................................................................................................... 14 

MATS - Multipurpose Applications by Thermodynamic Solar ............................................................................... 16 

PERA - Palestine for European Research Area (Activities of International Cooperation) ...................... 18 

WELL - Water and Energy for Life in Libya (Activities of International Cooperation) ............................ 20 

CHAPTER 2: ENVIRONMENT ..................................................................................................................................................... 22 

BAT4MED - Boosting Best Available Techniques in the Mediterranean Partner Countries ................. 23 

CB-WR-MED - Capacity Building for direct Water Reuse in the Mediterranean Area (Activities of 
International Cooperation) ........................................................................................................................................................ 25 

CLIMB - Climate Induced changes on the hydrology of Mediterranean basins: reducing uncertainty 
and quantifying risk through an integrated monitoring and modelling system ........................................ 27 

CLIM-RUN - Climate Local Information in the Mediterranean region: Responding to User Needs . 30 

DEBPAL2 - Reinforcing Capacity Building for Defending Biodiversity in the Palestinian Territories 
(Activities of International Cooperation) ........................................................................................................................... 32 

ECOARM2ERA - EU Cooperation Capacity Building of Center for Ecological-Noosphere Studies of 
National Academy of Sciences of Armenia: Towards Armenia’s integration into the ERA (Activities 
of International Cooperation) .................................................................................................................................................. 35 

ENVIROGRIDS - Building Capacity for a Black Sea Catchment Observation and Assessment 
System supporting Sustainable Development .............................................................................................................. 38 

FUME - Forest fires under climate, social and economic changes in Europe, the Mediterranean and 
other fire-affected areas of the world .............................................................................................................................. 42 

INCOMMET - Improving National Capacities in Observation and Management of Marine 
Environment in Tunisia (Activities of International Cooperation) ....................................................................... 45 

MEDINA - Marine Ecosystem Dynamics and Indicators for North Africa....................................................... 47 

MEDSEA - MEDiterranean Sea Acidification in a changing climate .................................................................. 49 

MOICT - Morocco Research Advance in ICT for Water (Activities of International Cooperation) ...... 51 

PEGASO - People for Ecosystem-based Governance in assessing sustainable development of 
Ocean and Coast ............................................................................................................................................................................ 53 

PERSEUS - Policy-oriented marine Environmental Research in the Southern EUropean Seas .......... 57 

PROMITHEAS-4 - Knowledge transfer and research needs for preparing mitigation/ adaptation 
policy portfolios .............................................................................................................................................................................. 63 

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SASPARM - Support Action for Strengthening Palestinian-administrated Areas capabilities for 
seismic Risk Mitigation (Activities of International Cooperation) ....................................................................... 67 

SUDSOE - Characterisation and Sustainable use of Egyptian Degraded Soils (Activities of 
International Cooperation) ........................................................................................................................................................ 70 

CHAPTER 3: FOOD, AGRICUTLURE AND FISHERIES ................................................................................................ 73 

AQUAMED - The Future of Research on Aquaculture in the Mediterranean Region ................................ 74 

ARIMNET - Coordination of Agricultural Research in the Mediterranean ....................................................... 76 

BIOPARTNERS - Reinforcing Georgian international cooperation capacities in the field of Food and 
Biotechnologies (Activities of International Cooperation) ....................................................................................... 78 

BIOPROTECH - Improvement of research capacities of the Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax in Bio-
Processes for biotech applications, tying up with the European Research Area (Activities of 
International Cooperation) ........................................................................................................................................................ 81 

BOTERA - Reinforcing cooperation between the Royal Botanic Garden of Jordan and ERA 
(Activities of International Cooperation) ........................................................................................................................... 84 

COCONET - Towards COast to COast NETworks of marine protected areas (from the shore to the 
high and deep sea), coupled with sea-based wind energy potential ............................................................... 86 

CREAM - Coordinating research in support to application of EAF (Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries) 
and management advice in the Mediterranean and Black Seas ........................................................................ 90 

FAWIRA - Strengthening of Food, Agriculture and Water-related International Research 
Cooperation of Algeria (Activities of International Cooperation) ........................................................................ 92 

FORCE - Fisheries and aquaculture-Oriented Research Capacity in Egypt (Activities of International 
Cooperation) ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 95 

FORESTERRA - Enhancing FOrest RESearch in the MediTERRAnean through improved coordination 
and integration ................................................................................................................................................................................ 98 

OLITREVA - Capacity Building for Sustainable Treatment and Valorisation of Olive Mill Waste 
(OMW) in Palestine (Activities of International Cooperation) ............................................................................. 101 

SIRRIMED - Sustainable use of Irrigation water in the Mediterranean region ......................................... 105 

SUSTAINMED - Sustainable agri-food systems and rural development in the Mediterranean 
Partner Countries ........................................................................................................................................................................ 107 

SUWARESA - Capacity and knowledge building on the Sustainable Use of Water Resources in 
Syrian Agriculture (Activities of International Cooperation) ............................................................................... 109 

SWUP-MED - Sustainable water use securing food production in dry areas of the Mediterranean 
region ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 111 

ULIXES - Unravelling and exploiting Mediterranean Sea microbial diversity and ecology for 
Xenobiotics’ and pollutants’ clean up .............................................................................................................................. 113 

CHAPTER 4: HEALTH ................................................................................................................................................................... 115 

COMBIOM - Strengthening Cooperation in Molecular Biomedicine between EU and Ukraine 
(Activities of International Cooperation) ........................................................................................................................ 116 

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EUMEDNETVSTB - Building a cooperative strategy between Europe and Mediterranean countries 
for upgrading tuberculosis research and control ..................................................................................................... 119 

EUNAM - EU and North African Migrants: Health and Health Systems ....................................................... 121 

GM_NCD_in_co - Reinforcing IPT capacities in Genomic Medicine, Non-Communicable Diseases 
Investigation and international cooperation (Activities of International Cooperation) ........................ 123 

HEPACUTE - Host and viral factors in acute hepatitis C ....................................................................................... 126 

HITT-2008 - Health in Times of Transition: Trends in Population Health and Health Policies in CIS 
Countries .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 128 

INARMERA - Integrating Armenia into ERA (Activities of International Cooperation) ........................... 130 

KHCCBIO - Supporting the Establishment of a Cancer Biobank for Jordan and its Neighbouring 
Countries through Knowledge Transfer & Training (Activities of International Cooperation) ......... 133 

LEB'IN - Lebanon–Europe ‘on boarding’ to innovate and enhance research links in health 
(Activities of International Cooperation) ........................................................................................................................ 136 

MEDCHAMPS - MEDiterranean studies of Cardiovascular disease and Hyperglycaemia: Analytical 
Modelling of Population Socio-economic transitions ............................................................................................. 139 

MEDIGINE - Genetic and environmental factors of insulin resistance syndrome and its long-term 
complications in immigrant Mediterranean populations ...................................................................................... 142 

N€UROMED - Mediterranean Neurosciences Network .......................................................................................... 145 

RESCAP-MED - NCDs and their social determinants in Mediterranean partner countries:  building 
sustainable research capacity for effective policy intervention ...................................................................... 147 

SPHINX - Spontaneous clearance in Patients acutely infected with HCV — Immune profiling, Novel 
biomarkers and X-omics approaches .............................................................................................................................. 150 

THEBERA - Theodor Bilharz into the European Research Area (Activities of International 
Cooperation) .................................................................................................................................................................................. 152 

CHAPTER 5: INFORMATION SOCIETY AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES .............................. 154 

HP-SEE - High-Performance Computing Infrastructure for South East Europe’s Research 
Communities ................................................................................................................................................................................. 155 

INARMERA-ICT - Integrating Armenia into Era: Information and Communication Technologies 
(Activities of International Cooperation) ........................................................................................................................ 158 

JEWEL - Jordan Europe Wide Enhanced research Links in ICT (Activities of International 
Cooperation) .................................................................................................................................................................................. 161 

LINKSCEEM-2 - Linking Scientific Computing in Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean - Phase 2
 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 164 

PICTURE - Policy dialogue in ICT to an Upper level for Reinforced EU-EECA Cooperation ............... 166 

RECOCAPE - Reinforcing Cooperation Capacity of Egypt in embedded ubiquitous computing 
(Activities of International Cooperation) ........................................................................................................................ 169 

CHAPTER 6: INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION .......................................................................................................... 171 

BILAT-UKR*AINA - Enhancing the BILATeral S&T Partnership with UKRraine * Advanced INnovative 
Approach (Activities of International Cooperation) .................................................................................................. 172 

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EARN - Euro-Algerian Research Networking (Activities of International Cooperation) ........................ 175 

ERAIHM - Advancing Research and Cooperation Capacities of IHM NASU towards ERA (Activities of 
International Cooperation) ..................................................................................................................................................... 178 

ETC - EUROPEAN–TUNISIAN COOPERATION (Activities of International Cooperation) ........................ 180 

EU-JORDANNET II - Enhancement of Jordan-European S&T Partnerships (Activities of 
International Cooperation) ..................................................................................................................................................... 183 

INCONET CA/SC - International Cooperation Network for Central Asian and South Caucasus 
countries (Activities of International Cooperation) .................................................................................................. 185 

IPERA - Integrating the Institute for Physical Research of the National Academy of Sciences of the 
Republic of Armenia into ERA (Activities of International Cooperation) ...................................................... 189 

MED-SPRING - Mediterranean Science, Policy, Research & Innovation Gateway (Activities of 
International Cooperation) ..................................................................................................................................................... 193 

MIRA - Mediterranean Innovation and Research Coordination Action (Activities of International 
Cooperation) .................................................................................................................................................................................. 196 

MOBILISE - MOrocco and the EU: strengthening BIlateral Links in Innovation and Science for 
Economy (Activities of International Cooperation)................................................................................................... 200 

ShERACA - Shaping Egypt’s Association to the ERA and Cooperation Action (Activities of 
International Cooperation) ..................................................................................................................................................... 202 

CHAPTER 7: NANOTECHNOLOGIES AND NEW MATERIALS ............................................................................ 205 

Adm-ERA - Reinforcing Additive Manufacturing research cooperation between the Central 
Metallurgical Research and Development Institute and the European Research Area (Activities of 
International Cooperation) ..................................................................................................................................................... 207 

BELERA - Reinforcing carbon nanotubes and photonics research cooperation between the 
Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics and the European Research Area 
(Activities of International Cooperation) ........................................................................................................................ 210 

BIONEXGEN - Development of the next generation bioreactor system ...................................................... 213 

BY-NANOERA - Institutional Development of Applied Nanoelectromagnetics: Belarus in ERA 
Widening (Activities of International Cooperation) .................................................................................................. 215 

JOCHERA - Jordan Conservation of Cultural Heritage in ERA (Activities of International 
Cooperation) .................................................................................................................................................................................. 219 

MOLD-ERA - Preparation for Moldova’s integration into the European Research Area and into the 
Community R&D Framework Programs on the basis of scientific excellence (Activities of 
International Cooperation) ..................................................................................................................................................... 222 

MOLD-NANONET - Enhancing the capacities of the ELIRI Research Institute in applied research to 
enable the integration of Moldova in the European Research Area on the basis of scientific 
excellence (Activities of International Cooperation) ................................................................................................ 225 

NANOALLOY - Induced electrodeposition of nanostructures as nanowires and nanotubes 
consisting of cobalt-based multilayers for MEMS applications ....................................................................... 229 

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NANOTWINNING - Increase in opportunities for strategic collaboration in the field of 
nanotechnology via twinning of IOP with institutions of European Research Area (Activities of 
International Cooperation) ..................................................................................................................................................... 231 

NAPEP - Nanotechnology platform for electronics and photonics (Activities of International 
Cooperation) .................................................................................................................................................................................. 234 

NARNIA - New Archaeological Research Network for Integrating Approaches to Ancient Material 
Studies .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 238 

NASERA - Reinforcing Nanostructured material research cooperation between the Unité de 
Développement de la Technologie du Silicium and the Europan Research Area (Activities of 
International Cooperation) ..................................................................................................................................................... 241 

PRIMA-ERA - Promoting and Improving Azerbaijan Research Collaboration with European Research 
Area (Activities of International Cooperation) ............................................................................................................ 243 

SENS-ERA - Strengthening sensor research links between the Georgian Technical University and 
the European Research Area (Activities of International Cooperation) ........................................................ 246 

START - Boosting EU-Ukraine cooperation in the field of Superhard Materials (Activities of 
International Cooperation) ..................................................................................................................................................... 249 

SUCCESS - Strengthening Ukraine and EU research cooperation in the field of Material Sciences 
(Activities of International Cooperation) ........................................................................................................................ 253 

CHAPTER 8: SOCIO-ECONOMIC SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES..................................................................... 257 

MEDPRO - Prospective Analysis for the Mediterranean region ........................................................................ 258 

SHEMERA - Euro-Mediterranean research cooperation on gender and science: SHE Euro-
Mediterranean Research Area ............................................................................................................................................. 260 

SIERA - Integrating Sina Institute into the European Research Area (Activities of International 
Cooperation) .................................................................................................................................................................................. 262 

CHAPTER 9: TRANSPORT ......................................................................................................................................................... 265 

INCRIS - Improving International Cooperation and R&D Road Infrastructure Strategy for Ukraine 
(Activities of International Cooperation) ........................................................................................................................ 266 

KHAI-ERA - Integrating the National Aerospace University "KhAI" into ERA (Activities of 
International Cooperation) ..................................................................................................................................................... 270 

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CHAPTER 1: ENERGY 

J-Eracenter – The National Energy Research Center (NERC) as a centre of excellence for EU–
Jordan  S &  T  cooperation:  towards  Jordan’s  integration  into  the  ERA  (Activities  of 
International Cooperation) 

JORIEW  –  Improving  capacity  of  Jordanian  Research  in  Integrated  Renewable  Energy  and 
Water supply (Activities of International Cooperation) 

MATS – Multipurpose Applications by Thermodynamic Solar 

PERA – Palestine for European Research Area (Activities of International Cooperation) 

WELL – Water and Energy for Life in Libya (Activities of International Cooperation) 

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J-Eracenter 

The National Energy Research Center (NERC) as a centre of excellence for EU–
Jordan S & T cooperation: towards Jordan’s integration into the ERA 

Period: 01/11/2010 to 31/10/2013 
Total cost: EUR 602 479 
Budget from EC: EUR 499 233 
Contract number: 295073 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

to  actively  participate 

The overarching aim of the J-ERAcenter is 
to  contribute  to  the  effective  integration 
of  Jordan  into  ERA,  through  building  the 
National Energy Research Centre’s (NERC) 
strategic  and  human 
organisational, 
capacities 
in 
European  S&T  partnerships  and  execute 
large-scale  projects  in  the  key  area  of 
Renewable Energy, with a view to creating 
a  centre  of  excellence  within  Jordan  and 
actively  promoting  further  dissemination 
and  replication  in  the  region.  Specifically 
J-ERAcenter  aims:  •  To build  capacities  in 
international  R&D  cooperation  and  EU 
project  management, 
providing 
targeted  training  to  NERC  staff  and 
researchers  and  enable  them  to  replicate 
the  knowledge  benefiting  a  wider  target 
group  of  researchers  in  Jordan.  •  To 
strengthen  direct  links  between  research 
teams of NERC and their EU counterparts 
and  initiate  joint  R&D  initiatives  in  the 
area  of  Renewable  Energy,  through  a 
series  of  networking/  partnering  events 
and  facilitating  mobility  of  researchers.  • 
sustainable 
To 
implementation 
enhanced 
of 
capacities  at  NERC  with  a  view  to 

ensure 

firm 

and 

the 

by 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: 
RESEARCH CENTER 

NATIONAL 

ENERGY 

the 

centre’s 

promoting 
international 
competitiveness and improve its response 
to  socio-economic  challenges;  through 
implementing specific internationalisation, 
competitiveness 
visibility, 
and 
the 
strategies 
institutional  development  strategy),  and 
the implementation of a R&D Cooperation 
Unit. 

IP 
(for  enhancement  of 

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES 

leading 

J-ERAcenter  should  promote  the  visibility 
and impact of this pilot action, positioning 
NERC  as  a  Centre  of  Excellence  for  EU-
Jordan  RTD  cooperation,  via  targeted 
multiplication  and  dissemination  actions 
(networking  events,  info-days,  seminars). 
in 
Jordan’s 
Renewable Energy is the main beneficiary 
and coordinator, due to its high multiplier 
potential to act as catalyst for integration 
into ERA, and the importance of research 
to  both  regions.  The  consortium  includes 
EU 
complementary 
expertise  in  the  scientific  field  and  EU 
project management. 

research  centre 

partners  with 

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COORDINATOR 

NATIONAL ENERGY RESEARCH 
CENTRE 
Salamah Walid 
walid@nyit.edu.jo 
+962 6 535 65 74 
Jordan 

CONTRACTORS 

FACHHOCHSCHULE 
TECHNIKUM WIEN 
Natalie Prüggler 
natalie.prueggler@technikum-
wien.at   
+43(0)660-6512128 
Austria 

UNIVERSIDAD DE ALICANTE 
Roberto  Escarré Urueña 
r.escarre@ua.es   
+34 96590 9703 
Spain 

UNIVERSIDAD DE MURCIA 
Antonio  Fernando Gómez 
Skarmeta 
skarmeta@um.es  
+34 868884607  
Spain

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JoRIEW 

Improving capacity of Jordanian Research in Integrated Renewable Energy and 
Water supply 

Period: 01/11/2010 to 31/10/2013 
Total cost: EUR 602 479 
Budget from EC: EUR 499 233 
Contract number: 266579 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

enhance 

structure 

The  objective  of  the  JoRIEW  project  is  to 
reinforce  the  cooperation  capacities  of 
Jordanian  research  centres  by  promoting 
closer  scientific  collaboration  with  a 
number  of  ERA-located  research  centres 
and  universities.  The  JoRIEW  project  will 
help 
S&T 
and 
cooperation in  areas of  common interest, 
such  as  research  system 
integration, 
integrated  energy  and  water  planning, 
and  development  of  water 
supply 
that  can  be  powered  by 
systems 
intermittent 
in 
renewable 
particular  flexible  pumping  techniques 
and 
desalination 
technology,  where  joint  research  efforts 
could bring common solutions and mutual 
benefits.  It  opens  a  new  chapter  of 
scientific cooperation between the EC and 
Jordan,  an  important  partner  in  the  EU’s 
neighbourhood policy. 

energies, 

osmosis 

reverse 

ACTIVITIES 

Jordanian 

capacities 

Improving 
research will be achieved through: 
▶  the  networking  of  Jordanian  and  EU 
research centres in view of disseminating 

in 

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Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY 

scientific information, identifying partners 
and setting up joint research; 
▶  developing  training  modules  to  build 
competency  and 
facilitate  Jordanian 
participation in FP7; 
▶  developing  the  Jordanian  research 
strategy  for  sustainable  and  renewable 
energy and water desalination in order to 
increase  its  scope,  and  to  improve  its 
responses  to  the  socioeconomic  needs  of 
Jordan and other countries in the region. 

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES 

(human 

resources, 

researchers 

The  JoRIEW  project  actions  aim 
to 
enhance  international  cooperation  with 
Jordan by including S&T capacity-building 
activities 
research 
researchers  and 
policy,  networks  of 
institutes).  The  project  will 
research 
to 
enable 
Jordanian 
contribute 
local, 
regional  and  global  problems  and  to 
economic 
development. 
Enhanced  research  capacity  will  also 
encourage 
compete 
terms  of  scientific 
internationally 
excellence and increase their incentives to 
continue  to  base  their  research  activities 
in Jordan. 

the  solution  of 

researchers 

social 

and 

to 

to 

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COORDINATOR 

HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY 
Mousa Mohsen 
msmohsen@hu.edu.jo 
+962 79 9050 772 
Jordan 

CONTRACTORS 

SVEUCILISTE U ZAG REBU, 
FAKULTET STROJARSTVA I 
BRODOGRADNJE 
Neven Duic 
neven.duic@fsb.hr 
+385915285443 
Croatia 

CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND 
TECHNOLOGY HELLAS 
George Giannopoulos 
certh@certh.gr 
+30 2310 498210 
Greece 

UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN 
MACEDONIA 
Vaios Tzikas 
rc@uowm.gr 
+30 24610 56400 
Greece 

ÅLBORG UNIVERSITET 
Henrik Lund 
lund@plan.aau.dk 
+4599408309 
Denmark 

MASINSKI FAKULTET – 
UNIVERZITETA U NISU 
Miroslav Trajanovic 
traja@masfak.ni.ac.rs 
+381 18 500 662 
Serbia 

TUDOMANYO S ES 
TECHNOLOGIAI ALAPITVANY 
Dora Groo 
dora.groo@tetalap.hu 
+36 1 2147714 
Hungary 

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MATS 

Multipurpose Applications by Thermodynamic Solar 

Period: 19/07/2011 to 18/01/2015 
Total cost: EUR 20 457 086 
Budget from EC: EUR 11 755 050 
Contract number: 268219 

Funding scheme: Collaborative Project 
Coordinator:  AGENZIA  NAZIONALE  PER  LE 
NUOVE  TECNOLOGIE,  L’ENERGIA  E  LO 
SOSTENIBILE
SVILUPPO 

ECONOMICO 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

EXPECTED IMPACT  

The  expected  impact  of  the  project  is  to 
start  up  the  development  of  specialised 
in  the  Mediterranean 
local 
countries. 

industries 

MATS  project  aims  at  promoting  the 
exploitation  of  concentrated  solar  energy 
through  small  and  middle-scale  facilities, 
suitable  to  fulfil  local  requirements  of 
power and heat, and easy to back-up with 
the  renewable  fuels  already  available 
locally or that can be expressly produced. 
More particularly, MATS project is focused 
on 
technology 
innovative  CSP 
developed by ENEA as an improvement to 
its 
technology 
thermodynamic 
based  on  molten  salts  as  heat  transfer 
fluid.  This  technology,  referred  to  as 
TREBIOS,  allows  combined  heat  and 
power  production  from  a  solar  source 
integrated  with  renewable  fuels,  such  as 
biomass, biogas and industrial residues. 

solar 

the 

ACTIVITIES 

The  implementation  of  the  project  allows 
for testing of the CSP (concentrating solar 
power)  technology  in  a  location  very 
advantageous  with  regard  to  the  solar 
radiation  rate,  as  an  example  for  the 
diffusion  of  this  technology  to  other 
Mediterranean countries. 

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COORDINATOR 

AGENZIA NAZIONALE PER 
LE NUOV E TECNOLOGIE, 
L’ENERGIA E LO SVILUPPO 
ECONOMICO SOSTENIBILE 
Fabrizio Fabrizi 
fabrizio.fabrizi@enea.it 
+39 06 30483869 
Italy 

CONTRACTORS 

TECNIMONT KT - KINETICS 
TECHNOLOGYSPA 
Gaetano Iaquaniello 
iaquaniello.g@ktispa.it 
+390660216231 
Italy 

ACADEMY OF SCIENTIFIC 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
ASRT 
Amr Radwan 
amm@sti.sci.eg 
+20227921286 
Egypt 

NEW AND RENEWABLE 
ENERGY AUTHORITY 
Khaled Fekry 
khfekry@maktoob.com 
+200123760002 
Egypt 

DELFT ENVIRONMENT, SONIA 
ABDEL FATTAH SALEM AND CO 
Sonia Abdel Fattah 
s.salem@delft-
environment.net 
+202 35877527 
Egypt 

FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT 
ZUR FöRDERUNG DER 
ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG 
E.V. 
Maximilian Steiert 
maximilian.steiert@zv.fraunho
fer.de 
+49 89 12052721 
Germany 

CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY 
Christopher Sansom 
c.l.sansom@cranfield.ac.uk 
+441234752955 
United Kingdom 

NAGUIB ONSI SAWIRIS & CO 
JOINT STOCK COMPANY 
Ashraf Sami Moussa 
ashraf.sami@orascomci.com 
+202 2461 1230 
Egypt 

COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE 
ATO MIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES 
ALTERNATIVES 
Yves Hussenot 
yves.hussenot@cea.fr 
+33 4 3878 3226 
France 

ARCHIMEDE SOLAR ENERGY 
SRL 
Paolo Martini 
paolo.martini@angelantoni.it 
+393666629958 
Italy 

RONDA SPA 
Luigi Apolloni 
info@ronda.it 
+390445385600 
Italy

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PERA 

Palestine for European Research Area 

Period: 01/04/2011 to 31/03/2013 
Total cost: EUR 508 754 
Budget from EC: EUR 454 614 
Contract number: 266605 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

reinforcing 

and 
capacities  and 

The  PERA  project  aims  to  strengthen 
capacities  of  the  Palestine  Technical 
University  —  Kadoorie 
(PTUK),  while 
developing it as an international centre of 
the 
excellence, 
cooperation 
research 
activities 
in  Palestinian’s  water  and 
energy  sectors  by  defining  water  and 
energy  research  priorities  to  respond  to 
socioeconomic 
facilitating 
participation 
in  European  water  and 
energy  research  initiatives  and  inclusion 
in the European research area. 

needs, 

ACTIVITIES 

The  project  will  support  the  coordination 
between  policy,  research  and  business  in 
the field of water and energy in Palestine. 
By setting up a Palestinian environmental 
national contact point (NCP), it will enable 
a  better  participation  of  Palestine  in 
framework 
and  will 
programmes 
contribute  to  enhance  the  EU–Palestine 

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Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: PALESTINE TECHNICAL 
UNIVERSITY - KADOORIE (PTUK) 

S&T  partnerships  in  energy  and  water 
research.  The  project  will  also  focus  on 
building  the  capacities  of  PTUK’s  for 
specific  energy  and  water 
solving 
problems, 
to 
strengthen  its  cooperation  capacities  by 
research 
developing  a 
valorisation  and  internationalisation  of 
the centre. 

strategy  of 

and  will 

contribute 

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES  

The  main  impact  of  PERA  will  be  the 
increased  capacities  of  the  PTUK  centre 
and  the  structuring  and  enhancement  of 
territories 
the  existing  EU–Palestinian 
support  landscape  in  energy  and  water 
S&T cooperation in a threefold way by: (i) 
supporting  the  participation  of  Palestine 
in  FP7,  (ii)  knitting  together  all  relevant 
support schemes, and (iii) facilitating both 
the  uptake  of  water  and  energy research 
the 
areas  and 
this 
performance  and 
cooperation. 

the  monitoring  of 
impacts  of 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COORDINATOR 

PALESTINE TECHNICAL 
UNIVERSITY – KADOORIE 
(PTUK) 
Hilmi S. Salem 
hilmisalem@yahoo.com 
+970 9 267 1026 
Palestinian-administered 
areas 

CONTRACTORS 

POLITECNICO DI TORINO 
Marco Parvis 
marco.parvis@polito.it 
+39 11 0904114 
Italy 

EUROPE FOR BUSINESS LTD 
Leonardo Piccinetti 
l.piccinetti@e4business.eu 
+32478431458 
+442076917131 
United Kingdom 

FUNDACIO CTM CENTRE 
TECNOLOGIC 
Martin Juanjo 
juanjo.martin@ctm.com.es 
+34 93 877 73 73 
Spain

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WELL 

Water and Energy for Life in Libya  

Period: 01/07/2012 to 30/06/2014 
Total cost: EUR 556.003 
Budget from EC: EUR 495.769 
Contract number: 295143 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

capacities  and 

The  WELL  project  aims  to  strength  the 
capacities of the General Water Authority 
while  turning  it  into  an  international 
centre  of  excellence,  and  reinforcing  the 
cooperation 
research 
activities  in  Libyan’s  water  and  energy 
sectors  by  defining  research  priorities  in 
water  and  energy  to  respond  to  socio-
economic  needs,  facilitating  participation 
in 
the  European  water  and  energy 
research  initiatives  and  inclusion  in  the 
European  Research  Area.  Considering  the 
actual  crisis  in  Libya,  the  WELL  project 
represents a model to overtake “standard” 
CSA  project,  pointing  out  the  importance 
of the Governance inside the “Triple Helix” 
(Policy,  Research  and  Business)  in  Libya 
and  fostering  capacities  of  GWA  to 
participate at FP7 Calls. 

The specific objectives of WELL project 
are: 
•   Better Coordination Between Policy, 
Research and Business in Libya 
•   Enabling Better Participation in 
Framework Programmes 
•   Enhancement of EU-LIBYA S&T 
Partnership in Energy and Water Research 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: GENERAL WATER AUTHORITY 

•   Capacity Building for Solving Specific 
Energy and Water Issues 
•   GWA’s Strengthening and Cooperation 
Capacities Reinforcement 
•   Energy and Water Research Results 
Dissemination 
•   Fostering innovation in Libya through 
active participation of SMEs in FP7 
•   Increase job opportunities that 
encourage gender equality in Libya, in 
particular for young scientists 

EXPECTED RESULTS 

impact  of  WELL  will  be 
The  main 
increased  capacities  of  the  GWA  centre 
and  the  structuring  and  enhancement  of 
the  existing  EU-Libya  support  landscape 
in  Energy  and  Water  S&T  cooperation 
through a fourfold way: (i) by proposing a 
Research-focused Triple Helix Governance 
Model to enhance stability in the Country, 
(ii)  by  supporting  the  participation  of 
Libya  in  the  FP7  and  other  EU  related 
together  all 
initiatives, 
(iii)  knitting 
relevant  support  schemes,  and 
(iv) 
facilitating  both  the  uptake  of  water  and 
energy research areas and the monitoring 
of  the  performance  and  impacts  of  this 
cooperation.

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COORDINATOR 

GENERAL WATER AUTHORITY 
Omar Salem 
osalem@gwa.ly   
+218 021 4872024 
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 

CONTRACTORS 

FUNDACIO CTM CENTRE 
TECNOLOGIC 
Juanjo Martin 
juanjo.martin@ctm.com.es 
+34 93 877 73 73 
Spain 

FUNDACION CIRCE CENTRO DE 
INVESTIGACION DE RECURSOS 
Y CONSUMOS ENERGETICOS 
Miguel Angel Marco 
mmarcof@unizar.es 
+34-976-761863 
Spain 

REDINN SRL 
Donatella Santoro 
donatella.santoro@redinn.eu 
+390642013852 
Italy 

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CHAPTER 2: ENVIRONMENT 

BAT4MED - Boosting Best Available Techniques in the Mediterranean Partner Countries  

CB-WR-MED - Capacity Building for direct Water Reuse in the Mediterranean Area (Activities 
of International Cooperation) 

CLIMB  -  Climate  Induced  changes  on  the  hydrology  of  Mediterranean  basins:  reducing 
uncertainty and quantifying risk through an integrated monitoring and modelling system 

CLIM-RUN  -  Climate  Local  Information  in  the  Mediterranean  region:  Responding  to  User 
Needs 

DEBPAL2  -  Reinforcing  Capacity  Building  for  Defending  Biodiversity  in  the  Palestinian 
Territories (Activities of International Cooperation) 

EcoArm2ERA – EU cooperation capacity-building of the Centre for Ecological-Noosphere 
Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia: towards Armenia’s 
integration into the European research area (Activities of International Cooperation) 

ENVIROGRIDS - Building Capacity for a Black Sea Catchment Observation and Assessment 
System supporting Sustainable Development 

FUME  -  Forest  fires  under  climate,  social  and  economic  changes  in  Europe,  the 
Mediterranean and other fire-affected areas of the world 

INCOMMET  -  Improving  National  Capacities  in  Observation  and  Management  of  Marine 
Environment in Tunisia (Activities of International Cooperation) 

MEDINA - Marine Ecosystem Dynamics and Indicators for North Africa 

MEDSEA - MEDiterranean Sea Acidification in a changing climate 

MOICT - Morocco Research Advance in ICT for Water (Activities of International Cooperation) 

PEGASO  -  People  for  Ecosystem-based  Governance  in  assessing sustainable  development 
of Ocean and Coast 

PERSEUS – Policy-oriented marine Environmental Research in the Southern EUropean Seas  

PROMITHEAS-4 – Knowledge transfer and research needs for preparing mitigation/ 
adaptation policy portfolios 

SASPARM – Support Action for Strengthening Palestinian-administrated Areas capabilities 
for Seismic Risk Mitigation (Activities of International Cooperation)  

SUDSOE  -  Spontaneous  clearance  in  Patients  acutely  infected  with  HCV  —  Immune 
profiling, Novel biomarkers and X-omics approaches (Activities of International Cooperation) 

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BAT4MED 

Boosting Best Available Techniques in the Mediterranean Partner Countries 

Period: 01/12/2010 to 31/05/2013 
Total cost: EUR 1 151 853 
Budget from EC: EUR 943 365 
Contract number: 265327 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES  

best 

BAT4MED's  main  objective  is  to  ensure  a 
higher  level  of  environmental  protection 
of  the  Mediterranean  region,  minimising 
the  negative  impacts  associated  with  the 
activities  of  the  key  industrial  sectors. 
With  this  aim,  the  possibilities  for  and 
impact  of  diffusing  the  EU  Integrated 
Pollution Prevention and Control approach 
to  the  Mediterranean  partner  countries 
the 
(MPC)  will  be  assessed  and 
implementation 
available 
of 
techniques  in  the  national  environmental 
programmes  will  be  promoted  and 
to  help 
supported.  BAT4MED  aims 
implement  the  EU’s  technologies  action 
plan  by  supporting  the  transfer  and 
uptake  of  environmental  technologies  in 
developing  countries.  Industrial  pollution 
processes  account  for  a  considerable 
share  of  the  overall  pollution  in  the 
Mediterranean  region.  Though  awareness 
to 
of  environmental 
industrial  pollution  has  notably  grown  in 
the  last  decades,  pollution  monitoring 
shows  that  positive  results  have  hardly 
been  achieved.  The  goal  of  the  project 
justifies its transnational dimension, since 
pollution  in  the  Mediterranean  has  a 

related 

issues 

Funding scheme: Collaborative Project 
Coordinator: INSTITUTO ANDALUZ DE 
TECNOLOGIA 

global  dimension  and  cannot  be  tackled 
separately by each single country. 

ACTIVITIES 

together 

project  brings 

The 
eight 
organisations  from  six  countries:  four 
organisations  from  three  EU  Member 
States  (Spain,  Belgium,  Italy),  three  from 
three  MPC  (Egypt,  Tunisia,  Morocco)  and 
one  international  organisation  based  in 
Egypt  to  build  mutual  understanding 
through 
in 
industrial pollution prevention and control. 

established 

networking 

the 
Firstly,  BAT4MED  will  analyse 
industrial context in the MPC to select the 
most  promising  sectors  with  the  highest 
environmental benefit potential. Secondly, 
a  methodology  for  BAT  assessment  will 
be  designed  and  applied  and  BAT  will  be 
selected  for  each  identified  sector  taking 
into  account  local  conditions.  Lastly,  an 
analysis  of potential convergence of MPC 
policies  with  the  EU  approach  will  be 
carried  out.  The  project 
includes  an 
ambitious  set  of  awareness  creation  and 
dissemination activities. 

23 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COORDINATOR 

INSTITUTO ANDALUZ 
DE TECNOLOGIA. 
Eva Pérez Pulido 
evaperez@iat.es 
+34 95 4468010 
Spain 

CONTRACTORS 

VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR 
TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK 
N.V. 
Karl Vrancken 
karl.vrancken@vito.be 
+32 14 335892 
Belgium 

SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI 
STUDI UNIVERSITARI E DI 
PERFEZIONAMENTO 
SANT’ANNA 
Pietro Tonutti 
m.vignoni@sssup.it 
+39 050 883528 
Italy 

AGENCIA DE RESIDUS 
DE CATALUNYA 
Roger García 
rgarcia@cprac.org 
+34 93 5538790 
Spain 

EGYPTIAN ENVIRONMENTAL 
AFFAIRS AGENCY 
Maysoun Nabil Ali 
maysounali@hotmail.com 
+20 2 25261419 
Egypt 

CENTRE INTERNATIONAL 
DES TECHNOLOGIES DE 
L’ENVIRONNEMENT DE TUNIS 
Kamel Saïdi 
assistance@citet.nat.tn 
+216 71 206 433 
Tunisia 

ASSOCIATION DU CENTRE 
MAROCAIN 
DE PRODUCTION PROPRE 
Hanan Hanzaz 
hanan.hanzaz@cmpp.ma 
+212 522 997 053 
Morocco 

CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT 
AND DEVELOPMENT FOR 
THE ARAB REGION AND 
EUROPE 
Hossam Allam 
hallam@cedare.int 
+20 2 24513921 
Egypt

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CB-WR-MED 

Capacity Building for direct Water Reuse in the Mediterranean Area 

Period: 01/11/2010 to 30/04/2013 
Total cost: EUR 549 064 
Budget from EC: EUR 490 665 
Contract number: 266609 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: CENTRE DE RECHERCHES 
ET DES TECHNOLOGIES DES EAUX 
Website: http://www.cbwrmed.eu/ 

centre,  in  specific  areas  where  CERTE 
already  has  expertise  to  build  on  its 
competency  and  capacity.  The 
topic 
‘wastewater  treatment  for  elimination  of 
recalcitrant  compounds allowing  multiuse 
of  the  water  and  direct  recycling  and 
avoiding  pollution  of  water  system’  is 
considered the leitmotiv of this project. 

ACTIVITIES 

on 

focus 

project  will 

The 
the 
reinforcement  of  the  R  &  D  capacities  of 
CERTE,  as  well  as  on  its  regional  and 
international  impact,  with  the  ultimate 
goal that R & D activities lead to a fruitful 
cooperation  with  the  EU  for  sustainable 
water  management  in  accordance  with 
national  and  European  strategies.  High 
attention  is  given  to  capacity  building  on 
EC  cooperation  and  scientific  research 
through  workshops,  trainings,  technical 
visits  and  pilot  plants  upgrading.  The 
construction  of  a  web  platform  and  the 
and 
organization 
international 
help 
disseminate the results of these efforts. 

of 
network 
conference  will 

a 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

In  the  Mediterranean  region,  pressure  on 
water  resources  is  high,  so  there  is  no 
water  to  waste.  Water  is  becoming  a 
limiting  factor  for  agricultural,  and  even 
for 
industrial,  development.  Treated 
wastewater  is  part  of  the  community’s 
water resources and one component of a 
sustainable water management approach. 
Directly  reusing  wastewater  ,  instead  of 
discharging it in the network, reduces the 
costs  of  treatment  and  avoids  dumping 
biological  recalcitrant  compounds 
into 
water  streams.  To  reach  this  objective, 
water 
(i) 
pollutants  degradation,  (ii)  multi-purpose 
water  use,  and  (iii)  sustainability  of  the 
of 
technologies. 
cooperation  between  EU  and  ENP 
countries 
implement 
sustainable  water  management.  The 
project proposes to use the framework of 
the  FP7  programme  ERA-WIDE 
to 
reinforce the cooperation capacities of the 
Centre 
and 
Technologies (CERTE), a Tunisian research 

of  Water  Researches 

reinforcement 

is  necessary 

treatment 

should 

target: 

The 

to 

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COORDINATOR 

CENTRE  DE  RECHERCHES  ET 
DES TECHNOLOGIES DES EAUX 
Latifa Bousselmi 
latifa.bousselmi@certe.rnrt.tn 
+21679325122 
Tunisia 

CONTRACTORS 

POLITECNICO DI TORINO 
Emma Angelini 
emma.angelini@polito.it 
+39 11 0904642 
Italy 

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA 
RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE 
Anne-Florence Remy 
Anne-
florence.remy@dr6.cnrs.fr 
+33 3 83856076 
France 

FUNDACIO CTM CENTRE 
TECNOLOGIC 
David Smith 
david.smith@ctm.com.es 
+34938777373 
Spain 

EUROPE FOR BUSINESS LTD 
Leonardo Piccinetti 
l.piccinetti@e4business.eu 
+32478431458 
+442076917131 
United Kingdom 

FUNDACION COMUNIDAD 
VALENCIANA- REGION 
EUROPEA 
Juan Manuel Revuelta 
cbonafe@delcomval.be 
+3222824174 
Spain 

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CLIMB 

Climate Induced changes on the hydrology of Mediterranean basins: reducing 
uncertainty and quantifying risk through an integrated monitoring and 
modelling system 

Period: 01/01/2010 to 31/12/2013 
Total cost: EUR 4 157 348 
Budget from EC: EUR 3 148 945 
Contract number: 244151 

OBJECTIVES 

in 

CLIMB  aims  to  employ  and  integrate 
advanced  field  monitoring  techniques, 
remote  sensing  analyses  and  retrievals, 
climate  models  auditing  and  integrated 
hydrologic  modelling  and  socioeconomic 
factor  assessment  in  a  new  conceptual 
framework to significantly reduce existing 
uncertainties  in  climate  change  impact 
analysis.  During  its  four-year  design,  an 
analysis  of  climate  change  impacts  on 
available water resources will be targeted 
on  seven  mesoscale  river  or  aquifer 
systems 
Italy  (2),  France,  Tunisia, 
Turkey,  Gaza  and  Egypt.  Each  of  the 
selected  sites  includes  one  more  of  the 
following  components,  which  cause  a 
threat  to  future  water  security:  high 
agricultural  productivity,  irrigation,  heavy 
multisource  nutrient  loads  and  pollution, 
seawater intrusion and growing water use 
rivalries.  Methodology  CLIMB  comprises 
eight work packages (WP). WP 0 identifies 
and fosters the scientific synergies within 
a cluster with WASSERMed and CLICO and 
other  topic-related  projects.  The  ultimate 
goal  of  this  WP  is  to  establish  a  more 
focused and efficient policy outreach. WP 

Funding scheme: Collaborative Project 
Coordinator: LUDWIG- MAXIMILIANS- 
UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN 

on 

focus 

scientific 

innovation 
WPs 

1  manages  and  coordinates  the  CLIMB 
consortium  internally.  WP2  develops  and 
provides  the  common  data  infrastructure 
for  and  throughout  the  project.  WPs  3  to 
research, 
6 
of 
and 
development 
technologies. 
are 
These 
interconnected  by  means  of  interfaces, 
loops  to 
dependencies  and  feedback 
ensure 
of 
iterative 
uncertainty  and  a  more  accurate 
assessment  of  water-related  ecological 
and economic risk. WP 7 is devoted to the 
interaction  with  stakeholders.  It  builds 
upon  scientific  progress  and  ensures  a 
coherent 
project 
findings. 

dissemination 

reduction 

an 

of 

EXPECTED RESULTS 

CLIMB  will  develop  a  site-specific  set  of 
recommendations  for  an  improved  and 
integrated  monitoring  and  modelling 
strategy for the assessment of the impact 
of climate change on water resources and 
use.  Relevant  sources  of  uncertainty  in 
the  data  and  modelling  chain  will  be 
revealed,  quantified  and  reduced.  The 
integration  of  hydrological  model  results 

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and  socioeconomic  factor  analysis 
is 
intended  for  the  development  of  a  GIS-
based  modular  vulnerability  and  risk 
assessment tool. This tool will serve as a 
platform  for  the  dissemination  of  project 
results, including communication with and 

planning  for  regional  agriculture  and 
water resources experts and stakeholders 
as  well  as  for 
the  discussion  and 
comparison  of  scientific  results  with 
teams  working  in  the  abovementioned 
cluster. 

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JOANNEUM RESEARCH 
FORSCHUNGSGESELLSCHAFT 
MBH 
Franz Prettenthaler 
Franz.prettenthaler@joanneum
.at 
+43-316-8761536 
Austria 

UNIVERSITE D’ANGERS 
Isabelle La Jeunesse 
cellule.europe@univ-angers.fr 
+33 2 41 96 23 22 
France 

Islamic University of Gaza 
Samir Afifi 
safifi@iugaza.edu.ps 
+972-59-9465665 
Palestinian-administered 
areas 

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI 
PADOV A 
Giorgio Cassiani 
giorgio.cassiani@unipd.it 
+39-049-8272084 
Italy 

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI 
TRENTO 
Alberto Bellin 
alberto.bellin@unitn.it 
+39-0461-882614 
Italy

COORDINATOR 

LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-
UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN 
Ralf Peter Ludwig 
r.ludwig@lmu.de 
+49-89-2180-6677 
Germany 

CONTRACTORS 

AGRIS SARDEGNA - AGENZIA 
PER LA RICERCA IN 
AGRICOLTURA 
Antonino Soddu 
asoddu@agrisricerca.it 
+39-(0)70-2011223 
Italy 

CHRISTIAN-ALBRECHT 
SUNIVERSITÄT ZU KIEL 
Rainer Duttmann 
rduttmann@uv.uni-kiel.de 
+49-431-8807246 
Germany 

CENTRE NATIONAL DU 
MACHINISME AGRICOLE, DU 
GENIE RURAL, DES EAUX ET 
DES FORETS 
Nicolas Baghdadi 
nicolas.baghdadi@teledetectio
n.fr 
+33-4-67548724 
France 

CENTRE DE RECHERCHES ET 
DES TECHNOLOGIES DES EAUX 
Sihem Benabdallah 
sihem.benabdallah@certe.rnrt.tn 
+216 79 325 199 
Tunisia 

CONSORZIO 
INTERUNIVERSITARIO 
NAZIONALE PER LA FISICA 
DELLE ATMOSFERE E DELLE 
IDROSFERE 
Roberto Deidda 
roberto.deidda@cinfai.it 
+39 073 7616 803 
Italy 

CENTRO DI RICERCA, SVILUPPO 
E STUDI SUPERIORI IN 
SARDEGNA 
Marino Marrocu 
marrocu@crs4.it 
+390709250226 
Italy 

DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FÜR 
LUFTUND RAUMFAHRT E.V. 
Günter Strunz 
Guenter.Strunz@dlr.de 
+49 8153 28-2635 
Germany 

FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM 
JÜLICH GMBH 
Frank Wendland 
f.wendland@fz-juelich.de 
+49-2461-612327 
Germany 

GEBZE YUKSEK TEKNOLOJI 
ENSTITUSU 
Guleda Engin 
guleda@gyte.edu.tr 
+90-262-6053210 
Turkey 

INSTITUT NATIONAL 
DE LA RECHERCHE 
SCIENTIFIQUE 
Claudio Paniconi 
claudio.paniconi@ete.inrs.ca 
+1-418-654-3108 
Canada 

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CLIM-RUN 

Climate Local Information in the Mediterranean region: Responding to User 
Needs 

Period: 01/03/2011 to 28/02/2014 
Total cost: EUR 4 680 341 
Budget from EC: EUR 3 489 334 
Contract number: 265192 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

is 

the 

the 

project 

CLIM-RUN  aims  at  developing  a  protocol 
for  applying  new  methodologies  and 
improved  modelling  and  downscaling 
tools  for  the  provision  of  adequate 
climate  information  at  regional  to  local 
scale  that  is  relevant  to  and  usable  by 
different sectors of society (policymakers, 
industry, cities, etc.). The region of interest 
for 
greater 
Mediterranean  area,  which  is  particularly 
important  for  two  reasons.  First,  the 
Mediterranean  is  a  recognised  climate 
change  hotspot,  i.e.  a  region  particularly 
sensitive  and  vulnerable 
to  global 
warming.  Second,  while  a  number  of 
countries  in  central  and  northern  Europe 
already  have  well-developed  climate 
service  networks  in  place  (e.g.  the  United 
Kingdom  and  Germany),  no  such  network 
is available in the Mediterranean. 

ACTIVITIES 

Differently  to  current  approaches,  CLIM-
RUN  will  develop  a  bottom-up  protocol 
directly involving stakeholders early in the 
process  with  the  aim  of  identifying  well-

30 

Funding scheme: Collaborative Project 
Coordinator:  AGENZIA  NAZIONALE  PER  LE 
NUOVE  TECNOLOGIE,  L’ENERGIA  E  LO 
SVILUPPO ECONOMICO 
Website: www.climrun.eu 

defined  needs  at  the  regional  to  local 
scale.  The 
improved  modelling  and 
downscaling  tools  will  then  be  used  to 
optimally respond to these specific needs. 
The protocol will be assessed by applying 
it  to  relevant  case  studies 
involving 
interdependent  sectors,  primarily  tourism 
and  energy,  and  natural  hazards  (wild 
fires)  for  representative  target  areas 
(mountainous 
regions,  coastal  areas, 
islands).  

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES  

for 

CLIM-RUN is thus also intended to provide 
the  seed 
formation  of  a 
the 
Mediterranean  basin-side  climate  service 
network which would eventually converge 
into a pan-European network. The general 
time horizon of interest for the project is 
the  period  2010–2050,  a  time  horizon 
that  encompasses  the  contributions  of 
both 
and 
greenhouse  forced  climate  change.  In 
particular,  this  time  horizon  places  CLIM-
RUN within the context of a new emerging 
area  of 
that  of  decadal 
prediction,  which  will  provide  a  strong 
potential for novel research. 

inter-decadal 

variability 

research, 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COORDINATOR 

AGENZIA NAZIONALE PER LE 
NUOVE TECNOLOGIE, 
L’ENERGIA E LO SVILUPPO 
ECONOMICO SOSTENIBILE 
Paolo M Ruti 
paolo.ruti@enea.it 
+39 06 30484886 
Italy 

CONTRACTORS 

THE CYPRUS RESEARCH AND 
EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION 
Manfred Lange 
m.a.lange@cyi.ac.cy 
+357 22208621 
Cyprus 

METEO-FRANCE 
Samuel Somot 
samuel.somot@meteo.fr 
+33 (0)5.61.07.93.62 
France 

UNITED NATIONS 
EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC 
AND CULTURAL 
ORGANIZATION - UNESCO 
Filippo Giorgi 
giorgi@ictp.it 
+39 040 2240521 
France 

FUNDACIO INSTITUT CATALA 
DE CIENCIES DEL CLIMA 
Paco D Reyes 
f.doblas-reyes@ic3.cat 
+34 93 5679976 
Spain 

Clare Goodess 
C.Goodess@uea.ac.uk 
+441603 591484 
United Kingdom 

UNIVERSITÉ DE TUNIS 
Latifa Henia 
latifahenia@yahoo.fr 
+216 98 529 466 
Tunisia 

JRC-JOINT RESEARCH 
CENTREEUROPEAN 
COMMISSION 
Vincenzo Cardarelli 
vincenzo.cardarelli@ec.europa.
eu 
+34 954 48 8324 
Belgium 

DRZAVNI 
HIDROMETEOROLOSKI 
ZAVOD 
Cedo Brankovic 
cedo.brankovic@cirus.dhz.hr 
+38514565688 
Croatia 

THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM 
OF MARY LAND FOUNDATION, 
INC. 
Randy Possehl 
rpossehl@usmd.edu 
+001 3014452710 
United States 

UNIVERSIDAD DE CANTABRIA 
Juan José San Miguel Roncero 
migueljj@gestion.unican.es 
+34942201071 
Spain

NATIONAL OBSERV ATORY 
OF ATHENS 
Christos Giannakopoulos 
cgiannak@meteo.noa.gr 
+30-210-8109128 
Greece 

CENTRO EURO-MEDITERRANEO 
PER 
I CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI 
SCARL 
Silvio Gualdi 
silvio.gualdi@cmcc.it 
+39 02 5203 69 45 
Italy 

TOURISME TERRITOIRES 
TRANSPORTS 
ENVIRONNEMENT 
CONSEIL 
Ghislain Dubois 
ghislain.dubois@yahoo.fr 
+33 6 10 16 22 35 
France 

PLAN BLEU POUR 
L’ENVIRONNEMENT 
ET LE DEVELOPPEMENT 
EN MEDITERRANNEE 
Hughues Ravenel 
hravenel@planbleu.org 
+33 4 92 38 71 36 
France 

POT SDAM INSTITUT FÜR 
KLIMAFOLGENFORSCHUNG 
Antonella Battaglini 
antonella@pik-potsdam.de 
+49 331 288 2670 
Germany 

UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA 

31 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DEBPAL2 

Reinforcing Capacity Building for Defending Biodiversity in the Palestinian 
Territories 

Period: 01/03/2012 to 28/02/2015 
Total cost: EUR 499 587 
Budget from EC: EUR 499 587 
Contract number: 294936 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator:  AL  QUDS  UNIVERSITY 
- 
FACULTY  OF  SCIENCE  AND  TECHNOLOGY  – 
BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

of 

the 

The  Palestinian 
territories  are  an 
emblematic  case  of  massive  biodiversity 
loss (both natural and agricultural), which 
has  a  series  of  severe  consequences  on 
the  state  of  the  environment,  of  human 
life  and  the  economy.  As  the  United 
Nations  Environment  Programme  stated 
is  one  of  the 
in  2003,  biodiversity 
future 
fundamental  pillars  of 
sustainable 
the 
development 
Palestinian territories that presents all the 
escalating  environmental  threats  of  the 
Mediterranean  region  worsened  by  the 
acute  environmental  degradation  caused 
by  conflicts.  In  recent  years,  the  most 
critical  conflict-related  problem  has  been 
the  extensive  land  clearing  (with  the 
connected 
land 
aridification, and erosion of biodiversity in 
all its manifestations). The nearly 750 km 
long  separation  barrier 
(‘Wall’)  has 
significant  repercussions  on  biodiversity, 
by 
of 
ecosystems  and  habitats,  and  by  cutting 
natural  ecological  corridors,  on  the  one 
hand,  and  by  eliminating 
traditional 
agriculture  on a wide scale, on the other. 

fragmentation 

degradation, 

causing 

soil 

the 

32 

the 

are 

hotspots 

The  Palestinian  territories,  divided  into 
four  main  environmental-biogeographical 
zones,  are  part  of  a 
‘hotspot  of 
biodiversity’:  the  Mediterranean  basin.  To 
qualify  as  a  hotspot,  a  geographical 
region  has  to  be  characterised  both  by 
exceptional levels of plant endemism and 
serious  levels  of  habitat  loss.  It  must 
meet two criteria: it must contain at least 
1  500  species  of  vascular  plants  as 
endemics, and it has to have lost at least 
70  %  of  its  original  habitat.  In  other 
earth’s 
words, 
biologically  richest  and  most  endangered 
terrestrial  ecoregions.  The  Palestinian 
territories are an emblematic case of this 
ecological  degradation,  and  need  to  be 
in  their  potential  activities 
supported 
addressed at protecting biodiversity. 
The objective of the project is to increase 
the capacity building of Al Quds University 
in  the  strategic  field  of  biodiversity 
(including  agro-biodiversity),  and  in  the 
interlinked  fields  of  conservation  and 
restoration 
the 
international  Convention  on  Biological 
Diversity, 
coherent  plan 
foreseeing  networking  and  joint  research 
activities with the well-experienced Tuscia 

through  a 

requested 

by 

as 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
in 

training 

University; 
technological 
transfer  towards  local  SMEs;  training  in 
FP7 project appraisal and development of 
its own research strategy  

ACTIVITIES 

biodiversity 

conservation 

The  DEBPAL2  work  plan  consists  of 
different sets of activities. 
▶Networking  and  joint  research  activities 
in 
and 
restoration  and  related  socioeconomic 
aspects,  with  a  well  experienced  Italian 
that  has  developed  many 
university 
European projects in this field. 
▶Training  in  technology  transfer  from 
research to business with an Italian SME, 
already  involved  in  the  demonstration  of 
technologies  and  new  business 
new 
systems in the Mediterranean area. 
▶Training 
the  approach,  selection, 
preparation and submission of EU-funded 
Italian 
projects; 
environmental 
university  will  develop  the  training  as 
regards  environmental  and  biodiversity 
conservation matters, and a Belgian non-

the 

in 

profit association will develop the general 
FP7 part. 
▶Development  of  Al  Quds  University’s 
research/  policy  strategy,  able  to  support 
the  government 
its  environmental 
in 
planning  activities, according to EU policy 
and objectives. 
▶Dissemination  and  project  management 
activities.  

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES  

and 

techniques 

competences, 

The 
and 
technologies  that  will  be  developed  in  Al 
integrating 
Quds  University  focus  on 
biodiversity, 
social 
cultural 
perspectives  into  a  coherent  sustainable 
landscape  management.  This  approach  is 
strategic for the Palestinian territories but 
also, in a larger dimension, for the whole 
of  the  Mediterranean  region,  where  the 
erosion  of  biodiversity  is  worsening  and 
there  is  an  increasing  problem  due  to 
climate change, the human impact on the 
environment 
of 
consistent  global  politics  to  combat  and 
control them. 

absence 

and 

the 

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COORDINATOR 

AL QUDS UNIVERSITY 
Samira  Barghouthi 
sbarghouthi3@hotmail.com 
+972-2791293   
Palestinian-administered 
areas 

CONTRACTORS 

VELTHA IVZW 
Silvia Giannisi 
silvia.giannisi@telenet.be 
+32497249238   
Belgium 

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI 
DELLA TUSCIA 
Bartolomeo Schirone 
schirone@unitus.it 
+390761357391 
Italy 

VIVAI TORSANLORENZO 
SOCIETA AGRICOLA SEMPLICE 
DI MARGHERITI MARIO EC  
Elisabetta Margheriti 
emargheriti@vivaitorsanlorenz
o.it 
+390691019005 
Italy

34 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ECOARM2ERA 

EU Cooperation Capacity Building of Center for Ecological-Noosphere Studies 
of National Academy of Sciences of Armenia: Towards Armenia’s integration 
into the ERA 

to 30/11/2014 

Period: 01/12/2011 
Total cost: EUR 560.700 
Budget from EC: EUR 499.957  
Contract number: 294924  

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL-
NOOSPHERE STUDIES NATIONAL 
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF ARMENIA 
Website: http://ecoarm2era.eu/

OBJECTIVES 

DESCRIPTION 

the  overall 

improvement  of 

The central goal of the project is to reinforce 
the  cooperation  capacities  of  Armenia’s 
leading  research  institute  in  the  field  of 
environmental  research  and  ecology  —  the 
Centre  for  Ecological-Noosphere  Studies  of 
the  National  Academy  of  Sciences  of  the 
Republic of Armenia (CENS). This overall goal 
will be achieved through the following specific 
objectives: 
•  to  define  and  promote  a  sustainable 
development  strategy  for  the  CENS  focusing 
the 
on 
institution’s 
and 
competitiveness;  
•  to  develop  a  strategic  partnership  between 
CENS  and 
Institute, 
University  College  Dublin  (UCD),  and  the 
Institute 
Sciences, 
University  of  Geneva  (UNIGE),  and  to  build 
CENS’  capacity  to  acquire  and  carry  out 
international 
research 
partnerships;  
•  to  build  the  competencies  needed  by 
Armenian  researchers  and  staff  members  in 
order 
FP7/FP8 
programmes.  

the  Earth  Sciences 

to  participate 

Environmental 

collaborative 

capacities, 

visibility 

the 

of 

in 

EcoArm2ERA  consists  of  five  work  packages 
(WP)  that  contribute  to the  building of CENS’ 
capacities  and  to  its  integration  into  the 
European research area. 
•  WP1,  Strategy,  comprises  the  organisation 
of a strategy working group, the performance 
of  a  SWOT  analysis  and  the  creation  of  the 
corresponding  strategic  development  agenda 
for CENS. Apart from the valuable input from 
the  European  twinning  partners  UCD  and 
UNIGE,  additional  advice  will  be  sought 
externally from appropriate bodies. 
•  WP2,  Twinning,  comprises  the  development 
and 
joint 
implementation  of  a  plan  for 
research.  This  includes,  in  particular,  the 
development  and  implementation  of  at  least 
two  joint  research  projects  and  the  initiation 
of 
joint  research 
proposals,  as  well  as  the  setting  up  of  a 
virtual research laboratory between CENS and 
its  European  twinning  partners  UCD  and 
UNIGE. Mutual study visits and the conducting 
of  the  EcoArm2ERA  scientific  workshop  and 
integral 
EcoArm2ERA  summer  school  are 
parts  of  the  twinning  efforts  and  will  enable 
sustainable  integration  of  CENS  into  the 
European research area.  

joint  publications  and 

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of 

two 

FP7/FP8 

•  WP3,  Training,  comprises  two  different 
training  measures:  (i)  the  preparation  and 
conducting 
training 
workshops;  and  (ii)  the  implementation  of  a 
coaching  scheme  which  will  enable  on-going 
practical  and  guided  training  in  FP7/  FP8 
project management and acquisition of CENS 
staff.  Thus,  rather  than 
just  theoretical 
education,  CENS  staff  will  receive  hands-on 
training on the job. 
•  WP4,  Project  coordination/  dissemination, 
supports  the  activities  in  all  work  packages. 
The targeted project  coordination and quality 
control mechanisms will lay the basis for the 
achievement of top-quality results and timely 
budgetary 
the 
delivery  within 
constraints.  Moreover, 
risk 
identification  and  handling  procedures  are  in 
place. The fact that CENS is directly supported 
by the experienced partner GIRAF contributes 
to  the  general  effective-ness  of  the  project 
management  activities  and  procedures.  The 
project’s  dissemination  strategy  will  be 
developed  in  order  to  deliver  the  planned 
impacts. 
 • WP5, Project management. 

adequate 

given 

36 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COORDINATOR 

CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL-
NOOSPHERE STUDIES OF 
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF 
SCIENCIES OF RA  
Shushanik Asmarjan 
ashuk@list.ru 
+37410569 331  
Armenia 

CONTRACTORS 

GIRAF PM SERVICES GMBH 
Andrey  Girenko 
a.girenko@giraf-pm.com   
+49 170 3218955 
Germany 

UNIVERSITE DE GENEVE 
Nicolas  Ray 
nicolas.ray@unige.ch 
+41 (0)22 379 07 84 
Switzerland 

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, 
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF 
IRELAND, DUBLIN  
Zorica Nedović –Budić 
harutyun.shahumyan@ucd.ie 
+353 (0)1 716-2753 
Ireland 

37 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ENVIROGRIDS 

Building Capacity for a Black Sea Catchment Observation and Assessment 
System supporting Sustainable Development 

Period: 01/04/2009 to 31/03/2013 
Total cost: EUR 8.007.430 
Budget from EC: EUR 6.222.574 
Contract number: 226740 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

as 

and 

economic 

Catchment 
one 

is 
Sea 
The 
Black 
internationally 
of 
known 
ecologically  unsustainable  development 
and  inadequate  resource  management, 
which  has  led  to  severe  environmental, 
social 
problems. 
EnviroGRIDS @ Black Sea Catchment aims 
at  building  the  capacities  of  regional 
stakeholders  to  use  new  international 
standards  to  gather,  store,  distribute, 
analyse, visualize and disseminate crucial 
information  on  past,  present  and  future 
states  of  the  environment,  in  order  to 
assess  its  sustainability  and  vulnerability. 
The  EnviroGRIDS  @  Black  Sea  Catchment 
project addresses these issues by bringing 
information 
several 
technologies  that  are  revolutionizing  the 
way  we  are  able  to  observe  our  planet. 
The  Group  on  Earth  Observation  Systems 
of  Systems  (GEOSS)  is  building  a  data-
driven  view  of  our  planet  that  feeds  into 
models  and  scenarios.  EnviroGRIDS  aims 
at  building  the  capacity  of  scientist  to 
assemble such a system in the Black Sea 
Catchment  that  will  address  several  GEO 
Societal  Benefit  Areas  within  a  changing 
climate  framework.  This  system  will 

emerging 

Funding scheme: CP 
Coordinator: UNIVERSITÉ DE GENÈVE 
Website: http://envirogrids.net/

incorporate  a  shared  information  system 
the  boundary  of 
that  operates  on 
scientific/technical  partners,  stakeholders 
and  the  public.  It  will  contain  an  early 
warning system able to inform in advance 
decision-makers  and  the  public  about 
risks  to  human  health,  biodiversity  and 
ecosystems 
agriculture 
integrity, 
production  or  energy  supply  caused  by 
climatic,  demographic  and  land  cover 
changes  on  a  50-year  time  horizon  the 
capacity of decision-makers to use it, and 
the  capacity  of  the  general  public  to 
understand  the  important  environmental, 
social and economic issues at stake.  

ACTIVITIES 

To achieve its objectives, EnviroGRIDS will 
build  an  ultra-modern  Grid  enabled 
Spatial  Data  Infrastructure  (GSDI)  that 
will become one component in the Global 
Earth  Observation  System  of  Systems 
(GEOSS),  compatible  with  the  new  EU 
Infrastructure  for  Spatial 
directive  on 
Information 
the  European  Union 
in 
(INSPIRE).  EnviroGRIDS  will  particularly 
target  the  needs  of  the  Black  Sea 
Commission  (BSC)  and  the  International 
Commission  for  the  Protection  of  the 

38 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Danube  River  (ICPDR)  in  order  to  help 
bridging  the  gap  between  science  and 
policy. 

RESULTS AND OUTCOMES 

to 

improved 

Among  the  outcomes  of  the  project  will 
be  a  gap  analysis  of  existing  regional 
prepare 
observation 
systems 
improvement  of 
recommendations  for 
in  the 
networks  for  data  acquisition 
region/country;  an 
regional 
network  to  coordinate  the  efforts  of 
partners  active  in  observation  systems;  a 
spatial  data  infrastructure  to  link,  gather, 
store,  manage  and  distribute 
key 
environmental  data; 
real-time  access 
sensors  and  satellites  data;  spatially 
explicit  scenarios  of  key  changes  in  land 
cover,  climate  and  demography;  grid-
enabled  spatial  data  infrastructure  for 
large 
datasets; 
streamlined  production  of  indicators  on 
sustainability and vulnerability of societal 
benefits;  early  warning  and  decision 
support  tools  at  regional,  national  and 
local  levels;  and  capacities  developed  in 
the  implementation  of  many  new  SDI 
frameworks  (INSPIRE,  GEOSS,  UNSDI,..).

calculations 

and 

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COORDINATOR 

UNIVERSITÉ DE GENÈVE 
Anthony Lehmann 
Anthony.Lehmann@unige.ch 
+41-22-9178719 
Switzerland 

CONTRACTORS 

UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES AND APPLIED LIFE 
SCIENCES, VIENNA 
Hans-Peter Nachtnebel 
hans_peter.nachtnebel@boku.
ac.at 
+43-1-360065500 
Austria 

SORESMA NV 
Jan Cools 
jan.cools@soresma.be 
+32-9-2616338  
Belgium 

BLACK SEA REGIONAL ENERGY 
CENTRE   
Lulin Radulov 
radulov@bsrec.bg; 
angel@bsrec.bg 
+35929806854   
Bulgaria 

CESKE CENTRUM PRO VEDU A 
SPOLECNOST 
Karel Charvat 
charvat@ccss.cz 
+420604617327 
Czech Republic 

GIS & RS CONSULTING 
CENTER GEOGRAPHIC LTD 
Niki Kaishauri 
niki@geographic.ge 
+99-532-382542 
Georgia 

VITUKI, ENVIROMENTAL 
PROTECTION AND WATER 
MANAGEMENT RESEARCH 
INSTITUTE 
Gabor Balint 
balint@vituki.hu 
+3612155001 
Hungary 

CENTER FOR ADVANCED 
STUDIES, RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT IN SARDINIA 
Cau Pierluigi 
pierluigi.cau@gmail.com 
+39-070-9250281 
Italy 

UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY 
Christopher William George 
cwg@iist.unu.edu 
+853-28712930  
Japan 

UNESCO-IHE INSTITUTE FOR 
WATER EDUCATION 
Ann van Griensven 
a.vangriensven@unesco-
ihe.org 
+31-15-2151812 
Netherlands 

INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY - 
ROMANIAN ACADEMY 
Monica  Dumitrascu 
geoinst@rnc.ro 
+40-2-13135990 
Romania 

INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE 
CERCETARE – DEZVOLTARE 
DELTA DUNARII TULCEA 
Jenica Hanganu 
hanganu@indd.tim.ro 
+0240 531520 
Romania 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF 
HYDROLOGY AND WATER 
MANAGEMENT 

40 

Viorel Chendes 
viorel.chendes@hidro.ro 
+40213181115   
Romania 

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF 
CLUJ-NAPOCA 
Dorian Gorgan 
Dorian.Gorgan@cs.utcluj.ro 
+40-264-401478 
Romania 

ST. PETERSBURG STATE 
UNIVERSITY 
Vadim E. Panov 
rbic@mail.ru 
+7-812-3563620 
Russian Federation 

UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA DE 
BARCELONA 
Andreas Littkopf 
andreas.littkopf@uab.es 
+34-93-5813519 
Spain 

ARX IT CONSULTING 
David Beni 
dbe@arxit.com 
+41-22-3444510 
Switzerland 

EIDGENÖSSISCHE ANSTALT 
FÜR WASSERVERSORGUNG, 
ABWASSERREINIGUNG UND 
GEWÄSSERSCHUTZ 
Karim Abbaspour 
karim.abbaspour@eawag.ch 
+41-44-8235359 
Switzerland 

EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION 
FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH 
Frédéric Hemmer 
Frederic.Hemmer@cern.ch 
+41-22-7676104 
Switzerland 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE 
FOR SUSTAINABLE 
DEVELOPMENT 
Maryline Guiramand 
mg@marylineguiramand.com 
+41-22-7791716 
Switzerland 

ISTANBUL TECHNICAL 
UNIVERSITY 
Seval Sözen 
sozens@itu.edu.tr 
+90121 285 6544 
Turkey 

DANUBE 
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL 
OBSERVATORY 
Victor Morozov 
morozov@izm.odessa.ukrtel.ne
t  
+38-04841-75139 
Ukraine 

INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY OF 
THE SOUTHERN SEAS 
Alexandra Gubanova 
adgubanova@gmail.com 
+380 692 542484 
Ukraine 

MELITOPOL STATE 
PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY 
Josef Chernichko 
azov.black.station@gmail.com 
+38-0619-440409 
Ukraine 

ODESSA NATIONAL 
UNIVERSITY 
Volodymyr Medinets 
medinets@te.net.ua 
+38-048-7317379 
Ukraine 

UKRAINIAN SCIENTIFIC AND 
RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF 
ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS 
Alexander Kuzin 
akousine@mail.ru 
+38-057-702-15-78 
Ukraine 

V.I. VERNADSKY TAURIDA 
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY 
Vladimir Bokov 
bokov@crimea.edu 
+38 0652 608-590 
Ukraine 

41 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FUME 

Forest fires under climate, social and economic changes in Europe, the 
Mediterranean and other fire-affected areas of the world 

Period: 01/01/2010 to 31/12/2013 
Total cost: EUR 8 228 227 
Budget from EC: EUR 6178 153 
Contract number: 243888 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

around 

particularly 

Fire  regimes  result  from 
interactions 
between climate, land-use and land-cover 
(LULC), and socioeconomic factors, among 
other. These have changed during the last 
decades, 
the 
Mediterranean. Our understanding of how 
they  affected  fire  regimes  in  the  past  is 
limited. During this century, temperatures, 
droughts  and  heat  waves  will  very  likely 
increase, and rainfall decrease. These and 
other  socioeconomic  changes  will  affect 
LULC. Additional areas will be abandoned 
due to being unsuitable for agriculture or 
other  uses. Fire  dangers and fire hazards 
are  very  likely  to  increase,  affecting  fire 
regimes. FUME will learn from the past to 
understand future impacts. 

ACTIVITIES 

Mod.  1  will  study  how  LULC  and 
socioeconomic  factors  have  changed  and 
how  climate  and  weather  have  affected 
fire  in  dynamically  changing  landscapes. 
Fires  will  be  mapped  throughout  Europe 
to determine hazard burning functions for 
different  LULC  types.  Since  climate  has 
changed,  an  attempt  to  attribute  (sensu 

42 

Funding scheme: Collaborative Project 
Coordinator: UNIVERSIDAD DE CASTILLA - 
LA MANCHA 
Website: www.fumeproject.eu 

it 

IPCC)  fire  regime  changes  to  climate, 
from  socioeconomic 
differentiating 
changes,  will  be  made.  Mod.  2  will 
produce  scenarios  of  change  (climate, 
including  extremes,  land-use  land-cover, 
socioeconomics,  vegetation)  for  various 
emissions pathways and three time-slices 
during  this  century.  With  these  and  other 
results  from  Mod.1,  projected  impacts 
from models and field experiments on fire 
regime  and  vegetation  vulnerabilities  will 
be  calculated,  including  climate  extremes 
(drought,  heatwaves).  Mod.  3  will 
investigate adaptation options in  fire and 
land  management,  including  restoration. 
Fire  prevention  and  firefighting  protocols 
will  be  tested/developed  under  the  new 
conditions  for  mitigating  fire  risks.  A 
company  managing  fires  will  be  a  key 
player. 

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES 

The  costs  and  policy  impacts  of  changes 
in fires will be studied. Research will focus 
on  old  and  new  fire  areas,  the  rural 
interface,  the  whole  of  Europe  and  the 
Mediterranean, 
all 
Mediterranean countries of the world.  

including 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LUNDS UNIVERSITET 
Anders Lindroth 
anders.lindroth@nateko.lu.se 
+46 0705 738 633 
Sweden 

UNIVERSIDAD DE CANTABRIA 
Juan José San Miguel Roncero 
migueljj@gestion.unican.es 
+34942201071 
Spain 

INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE 
POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT 
Ariel Crozon 
dri.europe@ird.fr 
+33 4 91 99 94 56 
France 

ILMATIETEEN LAITO S 
Leena Tuomainen 
leena.tuomainen@fmi.fi 
+358 9 19292370 
Finland 

CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE 
RICERCHE 
Antonio Raschi 
a.raschi@ibimet.cnr.it 
+390553033711 
Italy 

MEDITERRANEAN AGRONOMIC 
INSTITUTE OF ZARAGOZA / 
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR 
ADVANCED MEDITERRANEAN 
AGRONOMIC STUDIES 
Dunixi Gabiña 
iamz@iamz.ciheam.org 
+34 976 716000 
Spain 

COORDINATOR 

UNIVERSIDAD 
DE CASTILLA - LA MANCHA 
Maria Llanos Carrion-Varela 
mariallanos.carrion@uclm.es 
+34 967 599354 
Spain 

CONTRACTORS 

FUNDACION CENTRO DE 
ESTUDIOS 
AMBIENTALES DEL 
MEDITERRANEO 
Dora Cabrera 
dora@ceam.es 
+34 961318227 
Spain 

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI 
DELLA TUSCIA 
Marco Barbini 
barbini@unitus.it 
+39 0761 357390 
Italy 

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA 
RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE 
Jean-Michel Portefaix 
spv@dr13.cnrs.fr 
+33 4 67613535 
France 

POT SDAM INSTITUT FÜR 
KLIMAFOLGENFORSCHUNG 
Kirsten Thonicke 
kirsten.thonicke@pik-
potsdam.de 
+49 331 2882534 
Germany 

FUNDACAO DA FACULDADE 
DE CIENCIAS DA 
UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA 
Livia Moreira 
lmdmoreira@fc.ul.pt 
+351 217 500 0448 
Portugal 

JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE, 
EUROPEAN 
COMMISSION 
Kris Engelen 
jrc-ies-
competitive@ec.europa.eu 
+39 0332 785018 
Belgium 

CENTRO EURO-MEDITERRANEO 
PER I CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI 
SCARL 
Laura Panzera 
laura.panzera@cmcc.it 
+39 0832 288 650 
Italy 

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI 
DI SASSARI 
Costantino Sirca 
cosirca@uniss.it 
+39 079 229372 
Italy 

CENTRE NATIONAL DU 
MACHINISME AGRICOLE, DU 
GENIE RURAL, DES EAUX ET 
DES FORETS 
Philip, Karl, Dean Roche 
philip.roche@cemagref.fr 
+33 4 42667931 
France 

NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN 
UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS 
Efi Kafentzi 
rc@elke.uoa.gr 
+30 210 3689194 
Greece 

UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA 
Nikolaos Koutsias 
nkoutsia@cc.uoi.gr 
+30 26410 74201 
Greece 

43 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG 
Judy Raper 
judy_raper@uow.edu.au 
+61242213915 
Australia 

UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE 
CHILE 
José Briceño 
Campus Isla Teja 
josebriceno@uach.cl 
+56 63 221226 
Chile

AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO 
SUPERIOR DE 
INVESTIGACIONES 
CIENTIFICAS 
Carlos Manuel 
Abad Ruiz 
sgae@csic.es 
+34 91 566 8852 
Spain 

TECNOLOGIAS Y SERVICIOS 
AGRARIOS, S.A. 
Laura Luquero 
lluquero@tragsa.es 
+34 91 322 6364 
Spain 

INSTITUTO SUPERIOR 
DE AGRONOMIA 
José Miguel Pereira 
jmcpereira@isa.utl.pt 
+351 213653355 
Portugal 

CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN 
POLICY STUDIES 
Sally Scott 
sally.scott@ceps.eu 
+32 2 2293911 
Belgium 

UNIVERSTÉ FERHAT 
ABBAS - SÉTIF – LABORATOIRE 
D’OPTIQUE APPLIQUÉE 
Mohamed Bouafia 
bouafia_med@yahoo.fr 
+33 213 36925134 
Algeria 

INSTITUT NATIONAL 
DE RECHERCHES EN GENIE 
RURAL, EAUX ET FORETS 
Abdelmoula Kais 
abdelmoula.kais@iresa.agrinet.
tn 
+21671230039 
Tunisia 

SECRÉTARIAT D’ETAT AUPRÈS 
DU MINISTÈRE DE L’ENERGIE, 
DES MINES, DE L’EAU ET DE 
L’ENVIRONNEMENT, CHARGÉ 
DE L’EAU ET DE 
L’ENVIRONNEMENT 
Abdalah Mokssit 
mokssit.abdalah@yahoo.fr 
+212 2291 1137 
Morocco 

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT 
AND FORESTRY , SOUTHWEST 
ANATOLIA FOREST RESEARCH 
INSTITUTE 
Ali Kavgaci 
alikavgaci1977@yahoo.com 
+90 242 3450438 
Turkey 

SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL 
BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE 
Guy Franklin Midgley 
midgley@sanbi.org 
+27 21 7998895 
South Africa 

US FOREST SERVICE – PACIFIC 
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH 
STATION 
Bernadette Jaquint 
bjaquint@fs.fed.us 
+1 510 559 6300 
United States 

ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS 
Peter Z. Fulé 
pete.fule@nau.edu 
+1 928 523 1463 
United States 

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL 
SURVEY 
Steve Schwarzbach 
steven_schwarzbach@usgs.gov 
+1916 278 9490 
United States 

44 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INCOMMET 

Improving National Capacities in Observation and Management of Marine 
Environment in Tunisia 

Period: 01/01/2012 to 30/12/2015 
Total cost: EUR 813 918 
Budget from EC: EUR 499 962 
Contract number: 295009 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

The  INCOMMET  project,  coordinated  by 
the  National  Institute  of  Marine  Sciences 
and  Technologies 
(INSTM),  the  major 
public research institution in Tunisia in the 
field  of  oceanography  and  marine 
environments,  and  also 
involving  the 
University 
the  Mediterranean 
(UNIVMED,  France)  and  the  Zoological 
Station  of  Naples  (SZN,  Italy)  aims  at 
and 
increasing 
visibility  of 
its 
participation into ERA.  

research 
INSTM,  and  fostering 

excellence 

of 

ACTIVITIES 

INCOMMET 
in  6  work 
is  structured 
packages  (WP)  providing  ideal  conditions 
to  achieve  its  goals.  To  reinforce  the 
management  capacity  of  INSTM  with  EU 
projects,  a  twinned  management  will  be 
ensured  by  INSTM  and  the  European 
Research  Grant  Unit  of  UNIVMED.  The 
consortium  will  make  a 
scientific 
literature  review  on  Mediterranean  areas 
close  to  Tunisia  and  will  undertake  a 
SWOT  analysis  of  INSTM.  This  will  define 
training  courses,  workshops,  twinnings 
and  visits  targeting  INSTM  staff,  early 

45 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: Institut National des Sciences 
et Technologies de la Mer 

stage 
researchers,  PhD  and  master 
students  to  improve  INSTM  scientific  and 
technological  capacities.  To  enhance 
EUINSTM  cooperation  and  visibility  and 
increase INSTM’s participation in EU FP or 
related  EU  programmes,  specific  training 
will  be  provided  by  the  EU  Grant  Unit  of 
UNIVMED  to  INSTM  administrative  staff 
and researchers. INCOMMET will elaborate 
a  strategy  to  improve  the  internal  and 
scientific  structuring  of  INSTM  and  will 
conduct regional and national lobbying to 
increase the visibility of INSTM. 

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES 

INCOMMET  will  design  an  International 
Mixed Laboratory involving INSTM and its 
partners  and  elaborate  a  common  EU 
research  programme.  The  international 
scientific  recognition  of  INSTM  will  be 
strengthening 
reinforced 
dissemination 
and 
communication 
through  a  public  website,  production  of 
leaflets, scientific DVDs, local conferences 
targeting  socio-economic  partners  and 
stakeholders  and  a  final  international 
conference. 

by 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COORDINATOR 

INSTITUT NATIONAL DES 
SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES 
DE LA MER 
Malika Bel Hassen 
belhassen.malika@instm.rnrt.tn 
+216 71 730 420  
Tunisia 

CONTRACTORS 

STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON 
DOHRN   
Raffaella Casotti 
raffaella.casotti@szn.it 
+39-081-5833235 
Italy 

UNIVERSITE DE LA 
MEDITERRANEE D'AIX-
MARSEILLE II 
Michel Denis 
michel.denis@univmed.fr 
+33 491 829114 
France

46 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MEDINA 

Marine Ecosystem Dynamics and Indicators for North Africa 

Period: 01/10/2011 to 30/09/2014 
Total cost: EUR 4 195 232 
Budget from EC: EUR 3 454 575 
Contract number: 282977 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

to 

capacity 

MEDINA  is  designed  to  enhance  northern 
African  countries’  monitoring  capacity  of 
their  coastal  area  ecosystems,  including 
fish  stock  resources,  and  consequently 
implement 
their 
environmental  policies,  conventions  and 
protocols.  In  response  to  this  call  for 
proposals  and  supported  by  a  strong 
European partnership, MEDINA focuses on 
the  Mediterranean  coasts  of  Morocco, 
Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt. The plan 
to  enhance  those  countries’  monitoring 
capacity 
science  and 
technology  transfer  approach,  starting 
from  the  solid  European  experience  in 
Mediterranean  coastal  management  and 
active  participation  across  GEO  activities 
and Communities of Practice. 

relies  on  a 

ACTIVITIES 

MEDINA plans to achieve its objectives by 
implementing and demonstrating a set of 
five thematic pilot case studies, based on 
the  requirements  identified  during  the 
initial  phase.  Relevant  data 
project’s 
include  satellite  earth  observations  (EO), 
in  situ  monitoring  networks,  airborne  and 
ground  survey  information  as  well  as 

47 

Funding scheme: Collaborative Project 
Coordinator:  UNIVERSITA  CA'  FOSCARI 
VENEZIA 

Infrastructure 

socioeconomic  data,  ecological  analyses 
and  national  and  regional  cartographic 
datasets.  Data  availability  to  all  parties 
will  be  ensured  through  the  GEOSS 
Common 
(GCI).  Existing 
software  components  for  data  access, 
processing and modelling will be adapted 
to  requirements  gathered  within  MEDINA 
and  integrated  in  the  GCI.  MEDINA  will 
exploit  the  GCI  capabilities  populating  its 
registries  and  complying  with  the  GEOSS 
data sharing principles. In agreement with 
the  GCI  System  of  Systems  philosophy, 
MEDINA  will  build  on  existing  national 
capacities — represented in the project by 
key  actors  in  ICZM  —  completing  and 
advancing them, where necessary.  

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES 

MEDINA  will  mobilise  such  resources  by 
in  a  dedicated  e-
assembling  them 
infrastructure. 
user 
Addressing 
requirements,  a  set  of  specific  tools  will 
complete  the  platform  to  advance  the 
scientific  knowledge.  These  tools  will 
enable  MEDINA  to  assess  the  status  of 
including  fish 
the  coastal  ecosystem, 
stocks and marine habitats.  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COORDINATOR 

UNIVERSITA CA' FOSCARI 
VENEZIA 
Roberta Vianello 
ideas@unive.it 
+39 041 234 9185 
Italy 

CONTRACTORS 

UNIVERSITAT AUTONO MA 
DE BARCELONA 
Veronica Colombo 
veronica.colombo@uab.cat 
+34 93 581 4862 
Spain 

UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE 
OLAVIDE 
Rosario Jiménez 
otri@upo.es 
+34 954349872 
Spain 

UNIVERSITE ABDELMALEK 
ESSAADI 
Driss Nachite 
nachited@yahoo.fr 
+21266169535 
Morocco 

JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE, 
EUROPEAN 
COMMISSION 
Kris Engelen 
kris.engelen@jrc.ec.europa.eu 
+39 0332 785018 
Belgium 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF 
OCEANOGRAPHY AND 
FISHERIES 
Suzan Kholeif 
suzankholeif@gmail.com 
+2 0106635389 
Egypt 

UNION INTERNATIONALE POUR 
LA CONSERVATION DE LA 
NATURE ET DE SES 
RESSOURCES 
Mohamed Karmass 
mohamed.karmass@iucn.org 
+34 952 028430 
Switzerland 

COMMISSARIAT NATIONAL 
DU LITTORAL 
Aomar Khaber 
commissariatnationallittoral@
yahoo.fr 
+213 21 28 90 18 
Algeria 

PLYMOUTH MARINE 
LABORATORY 
David Loynes 
dgwl@pml.ac.uk 
+44 10752 633123 
United Kingdom 

ACRI ETUDES ET CONSEIL 
Sanaa Meziane Elotmani 
s.elotmani@acriec.ma 
+212 522 20 27 47 
Morocco 

EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY 
Annette Tauber 
annette.tauber@esa.int 
+390694180403 
France 

CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE 
DELLE RICERCHE 
Paolo Mazzetti 
paolo.mazzetti@cnr.it 
+39 0574 602523 
Italy

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MEDSEA 

MEDiterranean Sea Acidification in a changing climate 

Period: 01/02/2011 to 31/01/2014 
Total cost: EUR 4 824 147 
Budget from EC: EUR 3 490 169 
Contract number: 265103 

Funding scheme: Collaborative Project 
Coordinator:  UNIVERSITAT  AUTÒNOMA  DE 
BARCELONA 
Website: http://www.medsea-project.eu 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

Increases  of  atmospheric  CO₂  and 
associated decreases in seawater  pH this 
century are likely to have wide impacts on 
marine ecosystems including those of the 
Mediterranean Sea. A consequence of this 
process, ocean acidification, threatens the 
health  of  the  Mediterranean,  adding  to 
other  anthropogenic  pressures,  including 
those  from  climate  change.  Yet 
in 
comparison  to  other  areas  of  the  world’s 
oceans,  there  has  been  no  concerted 
Mediterranean 
study 
effort 
acidification, which is fundamental to the 
social  and  economic  conditions  of  more 
than  130  million  people  living  along  its 
coastlines  and  another  175  million  who 
visit the region each year.  

to 

ACTIVITIES 

The  MedSeA  project  addresses  ecological 
and economic impacts from the combined 
influences  of  anthropogenic  acidification 
and  warming,  while  accounting  for  the 
unique  characteristics  of  this  key  region. 
MedSeA  will  forecast  chemical,  climatic, 
ecological-biological,  and  socioeconomic 
changes  of  the  Mediterranean  driven  by 

49 

and 

food  webs. 

increases  in  CO₂  and  other  greenhouse 
gases,  while  focusing  on  the  combined 
impacts  of  acidification  and  warming  on 
marine  shell  and  skeletal  building, 
productivity, 
An 
interdisciplinary approach will be followed 
involving  biologists,  earth  scientists,  and 
observations, 
economists, 
through 
experiments, 
These 
and  modelling. 
experts  will  provide  projections  of 
Mediterranean  acidification  under 
the 
influence  of  climate  change  as  well  as 
associated  economic  impacts.  Projections 
will  be  based  on  new  observations  of 
chemical  conditions  as  well  as  new 
observational  and  experimental  data  on 
the  responses  of  key  organisms  and 
ecosystems  to  acidification  and  warming, 
which  will  be  fed  into  existing  ocean 
models  that  have  been 
improved  to 
account  for  the  Mediterranean’s  fine-
scale features. 

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES  

advice 

These  scientific  advances  will  allow  the 
to 
best 
policymakers  who  must  develop  regional 
strategies for adaptation and mitigation. 

provided 

be 

to 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SFAX UNIVERSITY 
Nejib Kallel 
+21674276400 
nejib.kallel@fss.rnu.tn 
Tunisia 

ISTITUTO NAZIONALE 
DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI 
GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE 
Cosimo Solidoro 
+39 0402140315 
csolidoro@inogs.it 
Italy 

COMMISSARIAT A L’ENERGIE 
ATO MIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES 
ALTERNATIVES 
James Orr 
+33 01 69 08 39 73 
james.orr@lsce.ipsl.fr 
France 

COORDINATOR 

UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA 
DE BARCELONA 
Patrizia Ziveri 
+ 34 93 586 8485 
patrizia.ziveri@uab.cat 
Spain 

CONTRACTORS 

UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN 
Catherine Goyet 
+ 33 4 68662087 
cgoyet@univ-perp.fr 
France 

BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY 
Fine Maoz 
+97286360123 
finema@mail.biu.ac.il 
Israel 

HELLENIC CENTRE FOR 
MARINE RESEARCH 
Evangelia Krasakopoulou 
+30 22910 76409 
ekras@ath.hcmr.gr 
Greece 

CENTRO EURO-MEDITERRANEO 
PER I CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI 
Marcello Vichi 
+39 051 3782 631 
vichi@bo.ingv.it 
Italy 

UNIVERSITE PIERRE ET MARIE 
CURIE - PARIS 6 
Jean-Pierre Gatusso 
+33 4 93763859 
gattuso@obs-vlfr.fr 
France 

PLYMOUTH MARINE 
LABORATORY 
Andrew Rees 
+44 1752 633419 
dgwl@pml.ac.uk 
United Kingdom 

AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO 
SUPERIOR DE 
INVESTIGACIONES 
CIENTIFICAS 
Carlos Manuel Duarte 
+34971611725 
carlosduarte@imedea.uib-
csic.es 
Spain 

UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH 
Jason Hall-Spencer 
+44 0 1752584629 
jhall-spencer@plymouth.ac.uk 
United Kingdom 

ALFRED-WEGNER-INSTITUT 
FÜR POLAR- UND 
MEERESFORSCHUNG 
Jelle Bijma 
+49 471 4831 1831 
jelle.bijma@awi.de 
Germany 

CONSORZIO NAZIONALE 
INTERUNIVERSITARIO 
PER LE SCIENZE DEL MARE 
Antonio Mazzola 
+39 091 23862876 
amazzola@unipa.it 
Italy 

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE 
RECHERCHE HALIEUTIQUE 
Abdellatif Orbi 
+212 522 298534 
orbi@inrh.org.ma 
Marroco 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE 
OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND 
FISHERIES 
Mohamed Shreadah 
+227921339 
niof@hotmail.com 
Egypt 

50 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MOICT 

Morocco Research Advance in ICT for Water 

Period: 01/01/2012 to 30/06/2014 
Total cost: EUR 552 910 
Budget from EC: EUR 494 566 
Contract number: 295053 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

University 

The overall objective of the MoICT project 
is  to  strengthen  Sidi  Mohamed  Ben 
Abdellah 
in  Morocco's 
collaborative  and  technical  capacities,  to 
reinforce  the  ICT  for  water  research  and 
application in the context of the European 
Research  Area,  as  well  as  to  develop  a 
research  centre  of  excellence  to  respond 
to  Morocco’s  socio-economic  needs.  More 
specifically,  MoICT  aims  to  set  up  an 
innovation  collaboration  framework  to 
enhance  cooperation  between  research 
and  the  private  sector  and  enable  better 
conditions for young researchers. 

ACTIVITIES 

of 

centre 

excellence; 

The  specific  actions  to  be  implemented 
are 
the  following  ones:  -  Strategic 
strengthening  of  USMBA  to  become  a 
regional 
- 
Strengthening  of  USMBA  capacities  for 
ICT research and application  in  the water 
sector;  -  Improving  innovation  capacities 
and the quality of research management; 
-  Better  integration  in  ERA  and  enhanced 
EU-Morocco  research  cooperation  in  ICT 
and water sectors; - Research results and 
to 
project 

information  dissemination 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator:  UNIVERSITÉ  SIDI  MOHAMED 
BEN ABDELLAH 
Website: www.usmba.ac.ma 

wider  EU/  Mediterranean  audiences;  - 
Support  to  young  researchers  through 
targeted  mobility  schemes;  -  Fostering 
innovation 
through  collaboration  with 
industry stakeholders. 

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES 

integration 

The MoICT project's main outcome will be 
better 
Moroccan 
of 
researchers 
in  ERA  and  strengthened 
in  terms  of: 
USMBA  research  centre 
increased USMBA ICT and Water research 
capacities  and  established  permanent 
dialogue with innovation actors; increased 
research  management  capabilities  and 
regional coverage encompassing strategic 
relations  within  Morocco,  Mediterranean 
regions;  enhanced 
countries  and  EU 
research 
number 
partnerships  and  participation  in  the  FP7; 
better  conditions  enabled  for  Moroccan 
young  researchers’  scientific  career.  The 
project brings together a well-defined mix 
of  expertise  in  water  research,  ICT  and 
strategic capacity building, represented by 
a  consortium  of  one  Moroccan  and  three 
EU partners. 

international 

of 

51 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COORDINATOR 

UNIVERSITÉ SIDI MOHAMED 
BEN ABDELLAH FACULTY OF 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
Ahlam Begdouri 
+212 535 60 80 14 
abegdouri@gmail.com 
Morocco 

CONTRACTORS 

FUNDACIÓ CTM CENTRE 
TECNOLÒGIC  
Martin Juanjo 
+34938777373 
international@ctm.com.es 
Spain 

REDINN SRL 
Donatella Santoro 
+390642013852 
donatella.santoro@redinn.eu 
Italy 

CONSORTIUM UBIQUITOUS 
TECHNOLOGIES S.C.A.R.L. 
Sandra Correas 
+39 050 754372 
sandra.correas@cubitlab.com 
Italy

52 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PEGASO 

People for Ecosystem-based Governance in assessing sustainable 
development of Ocean and Coast 

Period: 01/02/2010 to 31/01/2014 
Total cost: EUR 8 903 161 
Budget from EC: EUR 6 999 005 
Contract number: 244170 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

and 

human 

Many  efforts  have  been  deployed  for 
developing 
Integrated  Coastal  Zone 
Management (ICZM) in the Mediterranean 
and  the  Black  Seas.  Both  basins  have 
suffered  and  continue  to  suffer  from 
severe  environmental  degradation. 
In 
many areas this has led to unsustainable 
trends which have impacted on economic 
activities 
well-being. 
Important  progress  was  made  with  the 
launch  of  the  ICZM  Protocol  for  the 
Mediterranean  Sea  in  January  2008.  The 
main  objective  of  PEGASO  is  to  build  on 
existing  capacities  and  develop  common 
novel  approaches  to  support  integrated 
policies  for  the  coastal,  marine  and 
maritime  realms  of  the  Mediterranean 
and  Black  Sea  basins  in  ways  that  are 
consistent  with  and  relevant  to  the 
implementation  of  the  ICZM  Protocol  for 
is 
the  Mediterranean  Sea.  PEGASO 
consistent  with  the  frameworks  of  the 
Barcelona  and  Bucharest  conventions 
which  seek  to  achieve  a  coordinated 
resource 
approach 
management  and  development,  and  to 
protect  these  regional  seas  and  the 
quality  of  life  of  their  peoples.  It  also 

sustainable 

to 

Funding scheme: Collaborative Project 
Coordinator:  UNIVERSITAT  AUTONOMA  DE 
BARCELONA 
Website: http://www.pegasoproject.eu 

continues  ICZM  efforts,  supporting  new 
marine and maritime policies. 

METHODOLOGY 

PEGASO will use the model of the existing 
ICZM  Protocol  for  the  Mediterranean  Sea 
and  adjust  it  to  the  needs  of  the  Black 
Sea through three innovative actions. 
▶ Construct an ICZM governance platform 
as  a  bridge  between  scientist  and  end-
user  communities,  going  far  beyond  a 
conventional  bridging.  The  building  of  a 
shared scientific and end-user platform is 
at  the  heart  of  our  proposal  linked  with 
new models of governance. 
▶ Refine and further develop efficient and 
easy-to-use 
making 
sustainability  assessments  in  the  coastal 
zone  (indicators, accounting methods and 
models,  scenarios).  These  will  be  tested 
and validated in a multiscale approach for 
integrated regional assessment. 
▶ Implement a spatial data infrastructure 
(SDI),  following  the  INSPIRE  directive,  to 
organise  and  standardise  spatial  data  to 
information  sharing  on  an 
support 
interactive  visor,  to  make  it  available  to 
the ICZM platform, and to disseminate all 

tools 

for 

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and 

Birds 

Water 

coastal 

Framework 

▶  Climate  change  adaptation  (EU  Green 
Paper):  Methodology  for  vulnerability  and 
risk  assessment 
zones. 
in 
Guidelines  for  adaptation  and  mitigation 
strategies. 
loss  by  2010, 
▶  Halting  biodiversity 
Habitats 
directives: 
Implementation  of  the  relevant  SEBI 
indicators in the Mediterranean and Black 
Seas.  Accounting  for  biodiversity  loss  in 
wetlands,  islands  and  marine  protected 
areas (MPA). Urban impacts and intensive 
agricultural impacts on designated sites. 
directive: 
▶ 
Development  of  indicators.  Development 
of  land–sea    scenarios  on  water  and 
ecosystem quality. 
▶  Fisheries  (especially  ecosystem-based 
integrated 
management): 
indicators  and  assessment  on  this  issue. 
Accounting of ecosystem services such as 
aquaculture. 
▶ Horizon 2020: Mapping of urban growth 
and 
and 
management. 
▶  SEA  directive:  Development  of  impact 
indicators.  Identification  of  main  future 
threats and priorities  to mitigate them or 
to adapt. Production of tools to be used in 
assessments. 
▶  Cohesion  funds:  Identification  of  most 
vulnerable  areas  and  issues  for  funding.

scenarios.  Water 

Spatial 

use 

results of the project to the end users and 
interested parties.  

EXPECTED RESULTS 

prepared 

countries 

▶  EU  ICZM  recommendation  (2002–07) 
and ICZM Protocol for the Mediterranean: 
Review  of  the  set  of  ICZM  indicators 
dealing  with land and its interface to the 
sea.  Updating  of  the  ICZM  indicators  to 
measure  sustainable  development  of  the 
coast  and  building  of  an  indicator  of 
progress  in  ICZM.  Stocktaking  to  know 
for 
are 
how 
implementation. Building of a governance 
platform, sustainability tools and SDI. 
▶ Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable 
Development 
Strategy 
Framework  Directive  (MSFD):  Design  and 
implementation 
for 
of 
sustainable  development.  Gathering  of 
seabed  maps.  Development  of  a  spatial 
potential’. 
indicator 
Measurement  of 
impacts  from  some 
maritime activities. 
▶  Maritime  spatial  planning:  Stocktaking 
future 
of  maritime  activities  and 
scenarios.  Identification  and  assessment 
of  cumulative  impacts  on  key  spaces. 
Participative  decision  making  for  spatial 
maritime planning. 

and  Marine 

‘ecological 

indicators 

for 

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HELLENIC CENTRE FOR 
MARINE RESEARCH 
Achileas Argyriou 
gppk@ath.hcmr.gr 
+302291076413 
Greece 

AKDENIZ KIYI VAKFI 
Erdal özhan 
ozhan@metu.edu.tr 
+90252 243 55 00 
Turkey 

UNIVERSITY MOHAMMED V-
AGDAL 
Maria Snoussi 
ma.snoussi@gmail.com 
+212 5 37 771957 
Morocco 

ASSOCIATION DE RÉFLEXION, 
D’ECHANGES ET D’ACTIONS 
POUR L’ENVIRONNEMENT ET 
LE 
DÉVELOPPEMENT 
Samir Grimes 
samirgrimes@yahoo.fr 
+213 0 24 42 33 93 
Algeria 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF 
OCEANOGRAPHY AND 
FISHERIES 
Kholeif Suzan 
suzan_kholeif@yahoo.com 
+2 0106635389 
Egypt 

UNIVERSITY OF BALAMAND 
Manal Nader 
manal.nader@balamand.edu.lb 
+961 6 930257 
Lebanon 

COORDINATOR 

UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA 
DE BARCELONA 
Françoise Breton 
francoise.breton@uab.cat 
+34935813549 
Spain 

CONTRACTORS 

UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE 
OLAVIDE 
Rosario Jimenez 
otri@upo.es 
+34 954 349872 
Spain 

PLAN BLEU POUR 
L’ENVIRONNEMENT 
ET LE DEVELOPPEMENT 
EN MEDITERRANNEE 
Loïc Fiquet 
lfiquet@planbleu.org 
+33492387136 
France 

INSTITUT FRANCAIS DE 
RECHERCHE POUR 
L’EXPLOITATION DE LA MER 
Marie-Jose Clement 
marie.jose.clement@ifremer.fr 
+33494304936 
France 

ACRI ETUDES ET CONSEIL 
Sanaa Meziane Elotmani 
s.elotmani@acriec.ma 
+212 522 20 27 47 
Morocco 

UNITED NATIONS 
EDUCATIONAL, 
SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL 
ORGANIZATION -UNESCO 
Djaffar Moussa-Elkadhum 
d.moussa-
elkadhum@unesco.org 
+33 145 684083 
France 

PRIORITY ACTIONS 
PROGRAMME REGIONAL 
ACTIVITY CENTRE 
Dina Silovic 
dina.silovic@ppa.t-com.hr 
+385 21 340 473 
Croatia 

THE UNIVERSITY OF 
NOTTINGHAM 
Paul Cartledge 
Kings Meadow Campus. 
paul.cartledge@nottingham.ac.
uk 
+44 115 9515679 
United Kingdom 

VLAAMS INSTITUUT VOOR 
DE ZEE VZW 
Jan Mees 
jan.mees@vliz.be 
+32 59 342130 
Belgium 

UNIVERSITA CA' FOSCARI DI 
VENEZIA 
Corrado Angeletti 
rodocar@unive.it 
+39 041 234 9504 
Italy 

JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE.  
EUROPEAN 
COMMISSION 
Kris Engelen 
jrc-ies-
competitive@ec.europa.eu 
+39 0332 785018 
Belgium 

UNIVERSITE DE GENEVE 
Andrea De Bono 
Chemin Des Anémones 11 
andrea.de-bono@grid.unep.ch 
+41 22 917 82 40 
Switzerland 

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MARINE HYDROPHYSICAL 
INSTITUTE - UKRAINIAN 
NATIONAL ACADEMY 
OF SCIENCES 
Valery Eremeev 
director@ibss.iuf.net 
+38 069 2544110 
Ukraine 

FONDATION TOUR DU VALAT 
Jean-Jacques Bravais 
bravais@tourduvalat.org 
+33 0 4 90 97 29 77 
France 

NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR 
REMOTE SENSING AND SPACE 
SCIENCES 
Mahmoud Ahmed 
mahahmed_narss@narss.sci.eg 
+002 0101502501 
Egypt 

PERMANENT SECRETARIAT 
OF THE COMMISSION ON THE 
PROTECTION OF THE BLACK 
SEA AGAINST POLLUTION 
Kiril Lliev 
kiril.iliev@blacksea-
commission.org 
+90 212 3273580 
Turkey 

UNION INTERNATIONALE POUR 
LA CONSERVATION DE LA 
NATURE ET DE SES 
RESSOURCES 
Mohamed Karmass 
Ameggarou 
mohamed.karmass@iucn.org 
+34 952 028 430 
Switzerland 

INSTITUTUL NATIONAL 
DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE 
DELTA DUNARII 
Ana Bulete 
buleteana@indd.tim.ro 
+40 240 524546 
Romania

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PERSEUS 

Policy-oriented marine Environmental Research in the Southern EUropean 
Seas 

Period: 01/01/2012 to 31/12/2015 
Total cost: EUR 16.947.071 
Budget from EC: EUR 12.973.123 
Contract number: 287600 

Funding scheme: CP 
Coordinator: HELLENIC CENTRE FOR 
MARINE RESEARCH 
Website: http://www.perseus-net.eu

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

is  a  research  project  that 
PERSEUS 
impact  of  human 
assesses  the  dual 
activity  and  natural  pressures  on  the 
Mediterranean  and  Black  Seas.  It  merges 
natural  and  socio-economic  sciences  to 
predict  the  long-term  effects  of  these 
pressures  on  marine  ecosystems  and  it 
to  design  an  effective  and 
aims 
innovative 
governance 
research 
framework,  which  will  provide  the  basis 
for  policymakers to turn back the tide on 
marine life degradation by achieving Good 
Environmental  Status  for  EU  seas  by 
2020. 

on 

pressures 

The PERSEUS project aims to identify the 
interacting  patterns  of  natural  and 
human-derived 
the 
Mediterranean  and  Black  Seas,  assess 
their  impact  on  marine  ecosystems  and, 
the  objectives  and  principles 
using 
outlined 
Strategy 
Framework  Directive,  to  then  design  an 
effective 
research 
governance  framework  based  on  solid 
scientific knowledge. The project will help 

the  Marine 

innovative 

and 

in 

Mediterranean and Black Sea countries to 
reach  Good  Environmental  Status  (GES) 
and  reach  the  goal  of  'Clean  Seas  by 
through  adaptive  policies  and 
2020' 
management  schemes,  as  well  as  policy 
in  order  to  design 
recommendations, 
feasible  management 
for 
schemes 
marine  governance.  By  providing  strong 
links between natural and socio-economic 
sciences,  PERSEUS  will  not  only  help  to 
predict  the  long-term  effects  of  such 
pressures on marine ecosystems but also 
by  assessing  good  environmental  status 
in  a  coherent  and  integrated  (holistic) 
manner,  it  will  support  the  ecosystem-
based approach to management. 

PERSEUS  will  engage  scientists,  policy-
makers and the public, thereby reaching a 
shared  understanding  and 
informed 
decision-making based on sound scientific 
knowledge,  with  particular  reference  not 
only to the MSFD, but also to the relevant 
features  of 
Integrated  Maritime 
Policy,  the  Common  Fisheries  Policy,  the 
Global  Monitoring  for  Environment  and 
Security  and 
regional  sea 
the  SES 
the  UNEP/Mediterranean 
conventions, 

the 

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the  Black  Sea 

Action 
Plan 
Commission. 

ACTIVITIES 

of 

the 

identification 

Some of the actions and activities already 
carried  out  in  the  first  year  of  PERSEUS 
include 
the 
interacting  patterns  of  natural  and 
human-derived  pressures  in  basin,  sub-
basin  and  coastal  scale  through  an 
extensive  literature  review,  as  well  as  a 
thorough  Gap  analysis  on  data  and 
knowledge.  In  parallel,  and  in  order  to 
achieve  the  necessary  integration,  the 
pressures  in  socio-economic  terms  have 
been  analysed.  In  order  to  upgrade  and 
expand the observing capacity in the SES 
for the implementation of MSFD, a review 
of  the  ocean  observing  systems  in  the 
SES  and  recommendations  on  upgrades 
has  been  prepared.    The  stage  towards 
engaging  remotely  operated  monitoring 
and  modelling  capabilities  as  scientific 
tools  to  evaluate  the  SES  environmental 
status  has  been  set  by  generating  and 
distributing  the  forcing  functions  [surface 
and 
(run  off  and 
nutrient  loads)  for  current  and  scenario 
conditions]  needed  to  provide  model 
boundary  conditions  and,  by  upgrading 
existing  models  towards  an  “Ecosystem 
E2E” perspective that will link and couple 
together Lower and Higher Trophic Levels 
models.  Towards  the  Basin  wide  (EU  and 
non-EU)  promotion  of  MSFD  principles 
PERSEUS  has  reviewed  the  EU  MSFD 
Initial  Assessments  (data,  methodologies 
and/or 
identified 
knowledge/data  gaps.  An  effort  was  also 
made to promote the principles of MSFD, 
by  training  ministry  officials  of  the  BSEC 
countries  and  by  presenting  PERSEUS 

land-based  fluxes 

principles) 

and 

work  in  several  Mediterranean  and  Black 
Sea  countries  (e.g.  Cyprus  Presidency, 
Water  Conference,  Balkan  Environmental 
Association,  Istanbul  etc.)  The  state  of 
play  for  the 
implementation  of  the 
Adaptive  Policy  Framework  has  been 
defined  along  with 
the  participating 
stakeholders.  Finally,  the  scientific  and 
operational needs of the new vessel have 
been identified and evaluated. 

The project’s work plan has been initiated 
with  the  aim  to  identify  the  gaps  of 
knowledge and, building on these gaps, to 
propose  the  sampling  and  experiment 
strategy  for  next  year.  Workshops  have 
been organised between and within tasks 
and  disciplines.  The  state  of  play  for  the 
implementation  of  the  Adaptive  Policy 
Framework has been defined by taking an 
initial  stock  of  the  scientific,  technical, 
economic, 
institutional 
knowledge  needed  and  developing  the 
necessary  Stakeholder  platforms,  using 
participatory methods. The scenarios have 
been 
in  a  common 
workshop.  PERSEUS  has  developed  an 
excellent  plan  for  the  dissemination  of 
knowledge,  collaboration  with  existing 
projects  and  engagement  of  the  public, 
going beyond borders and regions. 

initially  agreed 

legal 

and 

PERSEUS  will  take  advantage  of  the  on-
going and past research projects including 
management, 
data 
observations, 
modelling and information supply to users 
and  stakeholders.  Efforts  with  other  EU 
initiatives  will  be  coordinated  as  well  as 
with  other  Mediterranean  and  Black  Sea 
initiatives,  as  the  PERSEUS  Management 
Team  believes  that  together  we  can 
achieve  more  than  what  one  single 
project  can  do.  The  goal  is  to  make  the 

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best possible use of previous investments 
in order to maximise impact and avoid the 
duplication 
Principal 
Investigators,  WP  leaders  or  coordinators 
from  several  national  and  international 
projects  are  and  will  be  actively  involved 
in PERSEUS.  

efforts. 

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES 

EU 

for 

and 

non-EU 

strengthen 

opportunities 

PERSEUS  will 
scientific 
networking,  will  build  upon  existing  SES 
scientific tools, projects and networks and 
involve a large number of scientists from 
many 
countries 
surrounding  the  SES.  The  project  will 
provide 
scientific 
cooperation  and  networking  between 
scientists  from  EU  and  non-EU  countries 
from the beginning of the project, through 
training  activities,  personnel 
several 
schemes  and  workshops, 
exchange 
the  maximum  cooperation 
achieving 
between 
regions  and 
the  different 
countries.  These  steps  will  create  a 
human 
platform 
interdisciplinary 
capacity  building 
science  and  science-based  management 
to create a two way process, towards the 
achievement  of  GES  and  the  long-term 
objectives for sustainable management of 
the SES.  
Regarding  science,  PERSEUS  will  create 
knowledge  relevant  to  policy  design, 
scenarios  and  adaptation  of  issues  in 
order  to  be  able  to  address  challenges, 
such  as  the  transboundary  strategy  for 
the Mediterranean and Black Seas basins. 
This knowledge will be built upon relevant 
EU  projects,  on-going  national  research 

strengthening 

for 

in 

projects and initiatives, using existing and 
upgraded  observation  and  modelling 
tools. These existing tools will be used to 
evaluate  and  predict  environmental 
status. 

law, 

MSFD 

policy, 

scenario 

environmental 

Finally,  PERSEUS  will  ensure  that  several 
steps  are  taken  to  propose  management 
strategies  at  basin  scale  and  create  an 
impact on policy-makers, from national to 
international levels. The project will make 
an  inventory  and  assessment  of  the 
institutional 
existing 
planning, 
frameworks  and 
dealing with marine policies in the SES. At 
the  same  time,  PERSEUS  will  follow  up 
the 
status 
assessments  submitted  by  EU  Member 
States (due in 2012) during its course, as 
well  as  other  assessment  elements  from 
other  non-EU  countries  surrounding  the 
SES  and  Regional  Sea  Conventions  and 
Policy 
an 
then 
Framework  (APF)  across  the  SES  waters. 
In  doing  so,  PERSEUS  will  propose  multi-
scale management schemes and adaptive 
policies  involving,  in  an  interacting  way, 
stakeholders/decision 
and 
scientists  from  EU  and  non-EU  countries 
throughout  the  process,  using,  as  vehicle, 
several  specially  designed  workshops 
which  are  planned  to  be  held  in  non-EU 
countries.  The  type  of  tools  that  will  be 
used  by  PERSEUS  to  elaborate  the  APF 
management  schemes  and  policies,  are 
set  to  follow  the  system's  progress 
towards  sustainable  development 
in 
support  of  reaching  marine  GES  in  this 
context. 

Adaptive 

develop 

makers 

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EIR DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS 
LTD. 
Emily Koulouvaris 
e.koulouvaris@eir.gr 
+30-210-6458530 
Greece 

INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY 
AND FISHERIES 
Ivona  Marasovic 
marasovic@izor.hr 
+385 21 408000 
Croatia 

INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY - 
BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF 
SCIENCES 
Snejana Moncheva 
snejanam@abv.bg 
+359-52-370485 
Bulgaria 

INSTITUT FRANCAIS DE 
RECHERCHE POUR 
L'EXPLOITATION DE LA MER 
Jean-François Cadiou 
Jean.Francois.Cadiou@ifremer.fr 
+33-4-94304975 
France 

INSTITUTION OF THE RUSSIAN 
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES THE 
SOUTHERN SCIENTIFIC CENTRE 
RAS 
Natalia Golubeva 
ngolubeva@ssc-ras.ru 
+7-863-2665677 
Russian Federation 

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE 
RECHERCHE HALIEUTIQUE 
Omar Ettahiri 
ettahiri@yahoo.fr  
+212-522200567 
Morocco 

COORDINATOR 

HELLENIC CENTRE FOR 
MARINE RESEARCH 
Evangelos Papathanassiou 
vpapath@ath.hcmr.gr 
00302291076452 
Greece 

CONTRACTORS 

AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO 
SUPERIOR DE 
INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS 
Javier T. Ruiz Segura 
javier.ruiz@icman.csic.es   
+ 34 956 832 612 EXT.: 249 
Spain 

AGENZIA NAZIONALE PER LE 
NUOVE 
TECNOLOGIE,L'ENERGIA E LO 
SVILUPPO ECONOMICO 
SOSTENIBILE 
Roberta  Delfanti 
roberta.delfanti@enea.it 
+39 0187 978258 
Italy 

A.O. KOVALEVSKIY INSTITUTE 
OF BIOLOGY OF SOUTHERN 
SEAS YURIY TOKAREV 
y.tokarev@gmail.com 
+380-692-545919 
Ukraine 

BC3 BASQUE CENTRE FOR 
CLIMATE CHANGE - KLIMA 
ALDAKETA IKERGAI 
Nerea Ortiz 
nerea.ortiz@bc3research.org 
0034944014690 
Spain 

BLACK SEA NGO NETWORK 
Emma Gileva 
bsnn@bsnn.org 
+359-52-615856 
Bulgaria 

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA 
RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE 
Etienne  Ruellan 
ruellan@dt.insu.cnrs.fr 
+33-4-94304461 
France 

CENTRO EURO-MEDITERRANEO 
PER I CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI 
SCARL 
Giulia Galluccio 
giulia.galluccio@cmcc.it 
+390252036945 
Italy 

CLU SRL  
Claudia Cesarini 
info@cluweb.it 
+39-051-375977 
Italy 

CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE 
RICERCHE 
Rosalia Santoleri 
r.santoleri@isac.cnr.it 
+39-06-49934280 
Italy 

CONSORZIO NAZIONALE 
INTERUNIVERSITARIO PER LE 
SCIENZE DEL MARE 
Marco Zavatarelli 
Marco.Zavatarelli@unibo.it 
+390512095060 
Italy 

COSNAV ENGINEERING SRL 
Cosmas Cosmidis 
cosmas.cosmidis@cosnav.com 
+393355910360 
Italy 

ECOLOGIC INSTITUT 
gemeinnützige GmbH 
Manuel Lago 
manuel.lago@ecologic.eu   
+49-30-86888110 
Germany 

60 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN 
UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS 
Maria Triantaphyllou 
mtriant@geol.uoa.gr 
+30-210-7274893 
Greece 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF 
OCEANOGRAPHY AND 
FISHERIES 
Suzan Kholeif 
suzankholeif@gmail.com 
(+2)0106635389 
Egypt 

ODESSA NATIONAL I.I. 
MECHNIKOV UNIVERSITY 
Volodymyr Medinets 
medinets@te.net.ua 
+38-048-7317379 
Ukraine 

PANEPISTIMIO KRITIS 
(UNIVERSITY OF CRETE) 
Nikolaos Mihalopoulos 
mihalo@chemistry.uoc.gr 
+2810 545062 
Greece 

PLAN BLEU POUR 
L'ENVIRONNEMENT ET LE 
DEVELOPPEMENT EN 
MEDITERRANNEE  
Didier Sauzade 
dsauzade@planbleu.org 
+33491554816   
France 

PLYMOUTH MARINE 
LABORATORY 
Beaumont Nicola  
nijb@pml.ac.uk 
+44 1752 633423 
United Kingdom 

INSTITUTO ESPANOL DE 
OCEANOGRAFIA   
Miguel Bernal 
miguel.bernal@cd.ieo.es 
+34 93 230 95 00 
Spain 

INSTITUT PO 
BIORAZNOOBRAZIE I 
EKOSISTEMNI IZSLEDVANIYA - 
BALGARSKA AKADEMIYA NA 
NAUKITE 
Georgi Daskalov 
gmdaskalov@yahoo.co.uk 
+359 52 646892 
Bulgaria 

INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE 
CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE 
MARINA GRIGORE ANTIPA 
Alexandru Bologa 
abologa@alpha.rmri.ro 
+4-0241-543288 
Romania 

INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE 
CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE 
PENTRU GEOLOGIE SI 
GEOECOLOGIE MARINA-
GEOECOMAR 
Sebastian Dan 
sebi@geoecomar.ro 
+40-21-2522594 
Romania 

ISRAEL OCEANOGRAPHIC AND 
LIMNOLOGICAL RESEARCH 
LIMITED 
Barak Herut 
barak@ocean.org.il 
+972-4-8565221 
Israel 

ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY 
Bayram Ozturk 
ozturkb@istanbul.edu.tr 
+905327611140 
Turkey 

ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI 
OCEANOGRAFIA E DI 
GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE 
OGS  
Alessandro Crise 
acrise@inogs.it 
+390402140205 
Italy 

VANE JAVAKHISHVILI TBILISI 
STATE UNIVERSITY 
Kakhaber Bilashvili 
wocean@telenet.ge 
+995 32 253222 
Georgia 

JRC -JOINT RESEARCH 
CENTRE- EUROPEAN 
COMMISSION 
Georg Hanke 
georg.hanke@jrc.ec.europa.eu 
+390332785586 
Belgium 

MARINE HYDROPHYSICAL 
INSTITUTE - UKRAINIAN 
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF 
SCIENCES 
Gennady Korotaev 
gkorotaev@gmail.com 
+380-692-547279 
Ukraine 

MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL 
UNIVERSITY 
Emin Ozsoy 
ozsoy@ims.metu.edu.tr 
+90 324 521 2150 
Turkey 

NACIONALNI INSTITUT ZA 
BIOLOGIJO 
Alenka Malej 
malej@mbss.org   
+386 5 671 20 03 
Slovenia 

61 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS 
George Zodiatis 
gzodiac@ucy.ac.cy  
+357 22893988 
Cyprus 

UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA 
Dror Angel 
adror@research.haifa.ac.il 
+97248288130   
Israel 

UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH 
Georgy Shapiro 
gshapiro@plymouth.ac.uk 
+441752584721 
United Kingdom 

UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN-
RESEARCH UNIT 
Areti Kontogianni 
akonto@aegean.gr 
+30 22510 36700 
Greece 

P.P. SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF 
OCEANOLOGY OF RUSSIAN 
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 
Andrey Zatsepin 
zatsepin@ocean.ru 
+7-499-1246392 
Russian Federation 

SAROST SA 
Slim GANA 
slim.gana@sarost-group.com 
+21670132234 
Tunisia 

SOFIISKI UNIVERSITET SVETI 
KLIMENT OHRIDSKI 
Joanna Staneva 
jstaneva@icbm.de 
+359-2-8668719 
Bulgaria 

STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON 
DOHRN   
Maurizio Ribera d'Alcalà 
maurizio@szn.it   
+39 081 5833245 
Italy 

STICHTING DELTARES 
Claudette Spiteri 
claudette.spiteri@deltares.nl 
+31 (0)88 335 8237 
Netherlands 

THE CYPRUS RESEARCH AND 
EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION 
Cecelia Hannides 
c.hannides@cyi.ac.cy 
+357 22 208648 
Cyprus 

UNIVERSITA TA MALTA 
Aldo Drago 
aldo.drago@um.edu.mt 
+356 23402843  
Malta 

UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA 
Miquel Canals 
miquelcanals@ub.edu 
+34 93 4021360 
Spain 

UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE 
CATALUNYA 
Rosa Mari Darbra Roman 
rm.darbra@upc.edu 
+34 934016675  
Spain 

UNIVERSITE DE LA 
MEDITERRANEE D'AIX-
MARSEILLE II 
Richard Sampere 
richard.sempere@univmed.fr 
+33 4 91 82 92 12 
France 

UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE 
Marilaure Gregoire 
mgregoire@ulg.ac.be 
+3243663354 
Belgium 

UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT  
Lex Bouwman 
Lex.Bouwman@pbl.nl 
+3130-2534980 
Netherlands 

UNIVERSITE PAUL SABATIER 
TOULOUSE III 
Claude Estournel 
claude.estournel@aero.obs-mip.fr 
+33-5-61332777 
France 

UNIVERSITE PIERRE ET MARIE 
CURIE - PARIS 6   
Louis Legendre 
legendre@obs-vlfr.fr 
+33493763836   
France 

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PROMITHEAS-4 

Knowledge transfer and research needs for preparing mitigation/ adaptation 
policy portfolios 

Period: 01/01/2011 to 31/12/2013  
Total cost: 1.060.985 
Budget from EC: 961.455 
Contract number: 265182 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

agreement 

The  EU  and  the  international  community 
are striving to set under UNFCCC a global 
whose 
post-2012 
implementation  should  be  ensured  on  a 
sound  scientific  knowledge  base  with  the 
participation  of  emerging  economies. 
PROMITHEAS–4  aims  to  develop,  transfer 
the 
and  disseminate  knowledge 
for 
development 
of 
and 
evaluation 
(M/A) 
Mitigation/Adaptation 
policy 
countries  with 
twelve 
portfolios 
emerging  economies    (Albania,  Armenia, 
Azerbaijan,  Bulgaria,  Estonia,  Kazakhstan, 
Moldova,  Romania,  Russia,  Serbia,  Turkey 
and Ukraine). It also aims to identify and 
prioritize the relevant research needs and 
gaps. 

in 

The achievement of these aims is ensured 
through:  I)  The  evaluation  of  available 
data  and  information  that  includes  the 
overview  of  international  procedures  and 
standards in collecting and reporting data 
and  information.  It  also  includes  data 
collection  and  development  of  national 
data  bases  for  the  beneficiaries.  II)  The 
the 
choice  and 

implementation  of 

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Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: NATIONAL AND 
KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS 
Website: http://www.promitheasnet. 
kepa.uoa.gr/Promitheas4/

Scenarios 
for 

appropriate  model  for  the  beneficiary 
III)  The  development  and 
countries. 
(BAU, 
of 
implementation 
Optimistic, 
the 
Pessimistic) 
determination  of  effective  M/A  policy 
portfolios under a post KYOTO agreement 
for  the  beneficiary  countries.  IV)  The 
evaluation  of  the  developed  M/A  policy 
portfolios  against  a  set  of  criteria 
social, 
incorporating 
and 
economic 
environmental 
requirements.  V)  The 
identification  of  existing  research  needs 
and  gaps,  in  each  country,  with  parallel 
presentation  of  existing  EU  and  other 
international funding mechanisms. VI) The 
training 
tele–training 
includes 
sessions,  tele-teaching  courses,  “tailor 
made” 
and 
conferences with  the  development  of  the 
associated  supporting  material  and  VII) 
a  multi-
Dissemination 
dimensional  approach  that  includes  a 
worldwide  newsletter,  special  editions, 
reports  and  presentations  to  national 
stakeholders,  ministerial  meetings,  their 
supporting  bodies,    and  ad-hoc  visits  to 
international  organizations  like  BSEC,  UN. 
The  knowledge 
(training  – 
dissemination) includes a continuous flow 

workshops, 

seminars 

transfer 

through 

that 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
of  information  to  decision  makers  and 
market  stakeholders  of  both  the  public 
and private sectors. 

ACTIVITIES 

on 

for 

the 

line 

one 

and 

country 

support 

training 

(one  week),  one 

The  foreseen  activities  of  PROMITHEAS  – 
4  include  one  (1)  workshop  for  model 
(LEAP) 
(1) 
workshop for scenarios development (one 
the 
week), 
development  and  assessment  of  twelve 
national  M/A  policy  portfolios  (sixteen 
months),  high  quality  international  tele-
teaching  courses  (four  months)  followed 
by one (1) case study seminar (one week) 
on  M/A  policy  mixtures,  twelve 
(12) 
national  workshops  –conferences  in  each 
(1) 
beneficiary 
international  conference.  It  also  includes 
regular  reporting  to  the  United  Nations 
and  to  the  governmental  and  national 
competent authorities of the beneficiaries 
Permanent  Secretariat 
through 
(PERMIS)  of  the  Black  Sea  Economic 
Cooperation Organization (BSEC) and their 
ministries.  It  also  includes  presentations 
Groups 
the 
to 
(Environment, 
and 
Energy, 
Technology etc.), Ministerial Meetings and 
other international events. In addition the 
a 
activities 
dissemination 
worldwide  circulated  newsletter  to  one 
hundred  seventy  (170)  countries  and 
twenty three thousand (23.000) scientists 
and decision makers, a main website with 
fifteen  (15)  linked  websites,  papers  in 
scientific  journals,  Conferences  and  one 
(1)  special  edition  with  the  Climate 
(12) 
Change  Policies  of 
beneficiary  countries.  Twelve  (12)  M/A 
policy  reports  will  be  finally  prepared, 
translated  into  their  national  languages 

BSEC  Working 

Science 

include 

twelve 

the 

and  will  be  escorted  by  the  relevant 
national data bases. Additional efforts will 
be carried out for coordinated action with 
the  United  Nations,  the  Energy  Charter 
other 
Secretariat, 
the  OSCE 
that  are 
international  organizations 
activated in the region. 

and 

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES 

The  expected  results  can  be  numerically 
summarized  in  twelve  (12)  packages,  of 
deliverables,  one  for  each  beneficiary 
country.  Each  package  contains  one  (1) 
national  data  base,  three  (3)  scenarios 
(BAU,  Opt,  Pes),  their  simulation  with  the 
the  assessment  and 
LEAP  model, 
optimization  of 
the  derived  policy 
portfolios  and  one  (1)  inventory  of  the 
identified needs and gaps. 

The  PROMITHEAS–4  ambitions  are  to 
facilitate  the  beneficiary  countries  to 
develop,  assess  and  optimize  their  M/A 
policy portfolios based on the transferred 
knowledge  in  their  academic  institutions 
and further to that to support their efforts 
to participate, as a region, to international 
and  EU  initiatives  related  to  the  post 
Kyoto  era  in  the  context  of  the  green 
economy. 

implementation  of  a 

common 
The 
methodology 
the  use  of 
(based  on 
common  developed  data  bases,  common 
structure  of  scenarios,  same  use  of 
model,  similar  concept  of  assumptions, 
same  assessment  method  and  set  of 
criteria)  for  twelve  countries,  provides  a 
unique  opportunity 
the  decision 
makers  not  only  to  shape  and  optimize 
their national policies but also to establish 
a  comparative  framework  concerning  the 
neighbouring policy mixtures. 

for 

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last 

during 

the 
promotes 

whole  period  of  its  implementation  and 
year, 
especially 
PROMITHEAS-4 
the 
establishment  of  a 
regional  Green 
Alliance  among  them,  as  a  prerequisite 
for  the  promotion  of  the  Green  Economy 
concept,  mainly  among  the  countries  of 
BSEC, in line with the EU relevant policies 
instruments. 
and 

financing 

is 

This  process 
supported  by  an 
international  group  of  experts  from  the 
academic institutions of the beneficiaries, 
which has been intensively trained for two 
years.  

Taking  into  account  the  robust  efforts  to 
motivate 
governmental 
authorities,  market  stakeholders  and 
the 
international  organizations  during 

academics, 

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SCIENTIFIC-RESAERCH 
INSTITUTE"GEOTECHNOLOGICA
L PROBLEMS OF OIL, GAS AND 
CHEMISTRY" 
Haji Malikov 
h.malikov@hotmail.com 
+99412 4932739 
Azerbaijan 

TALLINNA TEHNIKAULIKOOL 
Alvina Reihan 
alvina.reihan@ttu.ee 
+372 62 02 506  
Estonia 

TUBITAK MARMARA RESEARCH 
CENTER   
Bilgin Hilmioglu 
bilgin.hilmioglu@mam.gov.tr 
+902626772943 
Turkey 

UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE-
FACULTY OF MINING AND 
GEOLOGY 
Dejan Ivezic ivezic@rgf.bg.ac.rs  
+381 11 3219 101  
Serbia 

COORDINATOR 

NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN 
UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS-
ENERGY POLICY AND 
DEVELOPMENT CENTRE  
Dimitrios Mavrakis 
epgsec@kepa.uoa.gr  
 +30 210 72 75 732  
Greece 

CONTRACTORS 

ARISTOTELIO PANEPISTIMIO 
THESSALONIKIS 
Agis Papadopoulos 
agis@vergina.eng.auth.gr  
+30 2310 996011  
Greece 

BLACK SEA REGIONAL ENERGY 
CENTRE   
Angel Nikolaev 
angel@bsrec.bg; 
office@bsrec.bg   
+359 2 9806854 
Bulgaria 

ENERGY STRATEGY CENTRE 
Vahan Sargsyan 
vahan.sargsyan@energinst.am 
+374-10-566091 
Armenia 

FINANCE ACADEMY UNDER 
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 
Alexander Ilyinsky 
ailyinsky@fa.ru 
+7 499 943 94 03 
Russian Federation 

INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY 
SAVING AND ENERGY 
MANAGEMENT 
Arthur Prakhovnik 
avp@tcem.ntu-kpi.kiev.ua 
+38-044-4068607 
Ukraine 

INSTITUTE OF POWER 
ENGINEERING OF THE 
ACADEMY OF SCIANCES OF 
MOLDOVA 
Mihai Kiorsak 
kiorsak@mail.ru   
37322 723954 
Moldova (Republic of) 

INSTITUT FUER HOEHERE 
STUDIEN  
Todor Balabanov 
balabano@ihs.ac.at 
+43159991243   
Austria 

INSTITUTUL DE STUDII SI 
PROIECTARI ENERGETICE 
Anca Popescu  
dirsis@ispe.ro 
+40-21-2061089 
Romania 

NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF 
ATHENS  
Harry Kambezidis 
harry@meteo.noa.gr 
+30 210 3490119 
Greece 

POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF 
TIRANA   
Andonaq Lamani 
a_londo2001@yahoo.co.uk 
+355 4 2223707 
Albania 

SCIENTIFIC-PRODUCT 
COMPANY KAZHIMINVEST 
Lyubov  Inyuitna 
lyubov.inyuitna@mail.ru 
+77172 217792  
Kazakhstan 

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SASPARM 

Support Action for Strengthening Palestinian-administrated Areas capabilities 
for seismic Risk Mitigation

Period: 1/10/2012 to 30/09/2014  
Total cost: EUR 615.606 
Budget from EC: EUR 549.997 
Contract number: 295122 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

to 

reinforce 

This  project  aims 
the 
cooperation  with  Europe’s  neighbours  in 
the  context  of  the  European  Research 
Area.  The  An-Najah  National  University 
(NNU) 
in  the  Palestinian-administered 
Areas  (PS)  will  coordinate  the  project, 
supported  by  the  European  Centre  for 
Training  and  Research 
in  Earthquake 
Engineering  (EUCENTRE)  and  the  Institute 
for  Advanced  Study  of  Pavia  (IUSS)  in 
Italy.  The  supporting  action  of  EUCENTRE 
will  lead  NNU  to  become  a  globally 
competitive  and  experienced  research 
centre 
risk 
mitigation  and  disaster  management. 
EUCENTRE  will  collaborate  with  NNU  to 
devise  a  research  strategy  capable  of 
increasing the scope and visibility of NNU 
at  the  national  and  international  levels. 
The  supporting  action  of  IUSS  will  be 
fundamental for the training activities for 
students and young researchers. 
The long experience of IUSS in the field of 
earthquake  engineering  and  engineering 
seismology  post-graduate  courses  will 
represent  a  distinguishing  feature  of  the 

the  field  of  seismic 

in 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: AN-NAJAH NATIONAL 
UNIVERSITY 

international  vocation  of  the  SASPARM 
activities. 
By  developing  a  comprehensive  research 
strategy,  the  significant  strengthening  of 
NNU's role will be fundamental in meeting 
the  national  socio-economic  challenges 
and  regional  and  international  research 
activities. 

ACTIVITIES 

a 

to 

goal 

create 

The  project  activities  are  identified  with 
research 
the 
infrastructure  and 
to  develop  and 
enhance international cooperation with PS 
in  the  field  of  scientific  technology  and 
capacity  building,  i.e.  human  resources, 
research  policy,  networks  of  researchers 
and research institutes. In an international 
framework  the  proposed  activities  will 
lead  NNU  to  a  fruitful  cooperation  with 
the EU. 
At  national  level,  an  enhancement  of 
capability  will  ensure  that  PS  gain  a 
centre  prepared 
the 
to 
earthquake engineering needs of the local 
community.  The 
latter  target  will  be 
pursued  by  enhancing  the  capability  of 
NNU  for  training  activity  in  the  field  of 

respond 

to 

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earthquake  engineering.  Furthermore,  a 
higher  visibility  of  NNU  will  encourage 
researchers  to  compete  internationally  in 
(e.g., 
terms  of  scientific  excellence 
acquiring  and 
EU 
Framework projects related to seismic risk 
reductions)  and  increase  their  incentives 
to continue their research activities in PS. 

participating 

in 

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES 

Improved 
of  NNU, 
competitiveness 
creation  of  networks  of  research  centres, 
initiatives  for 
and  the  promotion  of 
general public awareness are some of the 
expected results of SASPARM. 

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COORDINATOR 

AN-NAJAH NATIONAL 
UNIVERSITY 
Jalal Al-Dabeek 
seiscen@najah.edu 
+970 92344121  
Palestinian-administered 
areas 

CONTRACTORS 

CENTRO EUROPEO DI 
FORMAZIONE E RICERCA IN 
INGEGNERIA SISMICA 
Gian Michele Calvi 
gm.calvi@iusspavia.it 
+39-0382-516933 
Italy 

ISTITUTO UNIVERSITARIO DI 
STUDI SUPERIORI DI PAVIA 
Roberto Schmid 
rettorato@iusspavia.it 
+39-0382-375859 
Italy 

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SUDSOE 

Characterisation and Sustainable use of Egyptian Degraded Soils 

Period: 01/01/2012 to 30/06/2014 
Total cost: EUR 499 195 
Budget from EC: EUR 499 195 
Contract number: 295031 

OBJECTIVES AND EXPECTED RESULTS 

in 

local 

order 

to  develop 

to  enhance 

interact  with 

This project will reinforce the ability of the 
National  Authority  for  Remote  Sensing 
and  Space  Sciences  (NARSS)  in  Cairo, 
Egypt, 
its  performance 
through the activities of capacity building. 
Overall,  the  objectives  of  SUDSOE  are  as 
follows. 
▶To  clearly  identify  existing  economic 
potentials  and  needs  to  be  addressed  by 
NARSS 
the 
that  will 
corresponding  action  plan 
properly 
and 
international  stakeholders  and  revert  to 
the  socioeconomic  needs  concerning  the 
sustainable use of degraded and polluted 
soils. 
▶To  strengthen  and  enlarge  existing 
their 
NARSS  human 
capabilities for the implementation of soil 
regulations, having as a reference the EU 
directive  for  the  sustainable  use  of  soils, 
in  close  collaboration  and  knowhow 
exchange  with  three  research  institutions 
from  Spain,  Sweden  and  the  Czech 
Republic  facing  the  problem  of  degraded 
soils. 
▶To  hire  experienced 
to 
reinforce  the  human  potential  of  NARSS. 
Due  to  the  enlargement  of  the  activities 

resources  and 

researchers 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator:  National  Authority 
Remote Sensing and Space Sciences 
Website: 

http://www.narss.sci.eg/

for 

private 

laboratories, 

of 
NARSS 
increasingly  suffers  from  the  lack  of 
human  potential.  Therefore,  SUDSOE 
plans  to  hire  senior  research  scientists 
specialised  in  the  project  topics  to  foster 
both  research  and  service  activities  that 
will  increase  NARSS’  resources  to  make 
such activities sustainable. 
▶To retain the best research professionals 
at  NARSS  (‘brain  gain’)  and  to  attract 
experienced  researchers  from  abroad  to 
reinforce 
know-how  and  experience 
implementation. 
▶To  gain  first-hand  knowledge  of  the 
state-of-the-art  in  specific  areas  of  solid 
treatment 
waste  and  waste  water 
technologies research that are of interest 
to  both  the  EU  and  MED  as  a  basis  for 
this  joint  research  and  to  establish  a 
research  agenda  based  on  the  pre-
selected  scientific  topics  of  interest  and 
any  others  to  be  selected  during  the 
project. Identify best practice amongst the 
partners  in  the  selected  research  fields 
and  define  strategies  to  transfer  this 
know-how 
interested 
laboratories. 
▶To strengthen existing and establish new 
between 
collaborations 
involved 
complementary 
research  groups  by 
transferring  and  sharing  their  experience 

other 

to 

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target 

▶To  disseminate  results  of  the  SUDSOE 
project to both regulatory authorities and 
end  users,  stakeholders,  managers  and 
decision makers, using a wide and diverse 
range  of 
the 
designed  promotional  kit.  Such  activities 
will 
the 
applicant’s  excellence  in  S&T  research  of 
the  Mediterranean  (MED)  research  area. 
The  WC  I  will  play  a  specific  role  for  the 
activities.
visibility 

the  visibility  of 

instruments 

SUDSOE 

increase 

of 

in 

two 

research 

and  expert  knowledge,  with  the  aim  of 
interdisciplinary  SUDSOE 
building  an 
network  of  excellence  as  a  prerequisite 
for  the  formation  of  a  research-driven 
cluster  —  the  waste  cluster  initiative  — 
with similar projects in the region dealing 
with  the  environment.  As  a  result  of  this 
cooperation, 
project 
proposals  are  planned  to  be  submitted 
programmes 
(specific 
FP7 
under 
Environment, 
Nanosciences, 
and 
nanotechnologies,  materials  and  new 
production technologies). 
▶To  foster  collaboration  between  NARSS 
and  external  partners  from  public  and 
private  sectors  at  both  national  and 
international  level,  improving  technology 
transfer  activities  by  the  appropriate 
support  between  NARSS  and  industrial 
partners.  In  this  context,  the  WC  I  (EU 
waste  cluster  initiative)  will  be  a  specific 
key tool to accomplish this objective. 
▶To increase the technical capacity of the 
applicant  for  future  research  activities. 
This  will 
the 
monitoring  of  environmental  quality 
indicators  for  both  soil  characterisation 
and the sustainable use of degraded soils, 
and will extend the research performance 
to 
issues  and 
achieve  leadership  in  the  Mediterranean 
area  concerning  the  sustainable  use  of 
degraded soils. 
▶To  provide  specific  support  for  the 
sustainable  use  of  Egyptian  degraded 
soils  related  to  the  development  of  a 
directive  for  the  sustainable  use  of  soils, 
by  monitoring  environmental  quality 
indicators.  This  will  contribute  to  national 
and  regional  sustainable  socioeconomic 
development  by  generating  new  services 
concerning  the  potential  sustainable  use 
of degraded soils. 

improve  environmental 

training  on 

include 

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COORDINATOR 

NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR 
REMOTE SENSING AND SPACE 
SCIENCES 
Abd-Alla Gad 
agad@narss.sci.eg 
+20226251215   
Egypt 

CONTRACTORS 

KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA 
HOEGSKOLAN 
Mamoun Muhammed 
mamoun@kth.se 
+4687908158 
Sweden 

MASARYKOVA UNIVERZITA 
Josef Havel 
havel@chemi.muni.cz 
+420549492698 
Czech Republic 

UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA DE 
BARCELONA 
Manuel Valiente 
manuel.valiente@uab.cat 
+34935812903   
Spain 

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CHAPTER 3: FOOD, AGRICUTLURE AND FISHERIES 

AQUAMED - The Future of Research on Aquaculture in the Mediterranean Region 

ARIMNET - Coordination of Agricultural Research in the Mediterranean 

BIOPARTNERS – Reinforcing Georgian international cooperation capacities in the field of 
food and biotechnologies (Activities of International Cooperation) 

BIOPROTECH - Improvement of research capacities of the Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax 
in  Bio-Processes  for  biotech  applications,  tying  up  with  the  European  Research  Area 
(Activities of International Cooperation) 

BOTERA  -  Reinforcing  cooperation  between  the  Royal  Botanic  Garden  of  Jordan  and  ERA 
(Activities of International Cooperation) 

COCONET – Towards COast to COast NETworks of marine protected areas (from the shore 
to the high and deep sea), coupled with sea-based wind energy potential.  

CREAM  -  Coordinating  research  in  support  to  application  of  EAF  (Ecosystem  Approach  to 
Fisheries) and management advice in the Mediterranean and Black Seas 

FAWIRA  -  Strengthening  of  Food,  Agriculture  and  Water-related  International  Research 
Cooperation of Algeria (Activities of International Cooperation) 

FORCE  -  Fisheries  and  aquaculture-Oriented  Research  Capacity  in  Egypt  (Activities  of 
International Cooperation) 

FORESTERRA – Enhancing  FOrest RESearch in the MediTERRAnean through improved 
coordination and integration 

OLITREVA  -  Capacity  Building  for  Sustainable  Treatment  and  Valorisation  of  Olive  Mill 
Waste (OMW) in Palestine (Activities of International Cooperation) 

SIRRIMED - Sustainable use of Irrigation water in the Mediterranean region  

SUSTAINMED - Sustainable agri-food systems and rural development in the Mediterranean 
Partner Countries 

SUWARESA - Capacity and knowledge building on the Sustainable Use of Water Resources 
in Syrian Agriculture (Activities of International Cooperation) 

SWUP-MED  -  Sustainable  water  use  securing  food  production  in  dry  areas  of  the 
Mediterranean region  

ULIXES - Unravelling and exploiting Mediterranean Sea microbial diversity and ecology for 
Xenobiotics’ and pollutants’ clean up

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The Future of Research on Aquaculture in the Mediterranean Region 

Period: 01/06/2010 to 31/05/2013  
Total cost: EUR 1 111 950  
Budget from EC: EUR 996 852  
Contract number: 244999 

Funding scheme: CSA  
Coordinator: EUROPEAN FISHERIES AND 
AQUACULTURE ORGANISATION  
Website: http://www.aquamedproject.net/ 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

(freshwater,  marine) 

The  fast  development  of  Mediterranean 
aquaculture 
is 
confronted  with  a  set  of  difficulties,  e.g. 
inadequate  production 
systems  and 
competitiveness,  interaction  and  space 
competition with other users and the need 
for  a  proper  integration  in  the  coastal 
zones,  possible  negative  impact  on  the 
environment  and  negative  image  of  the 
product  quality.  Aquaculture  development 
in 
is 
differentiated in  terms  of the importance 
of  the  sector,  domestic  market  demand, 
typology of the industry, and research and 
development  structures  and  capacities. 
Consequently, a strategy for a knowledge-
based development of the activity has to 
be  implemented  using  a  flexible  and 
concerted approach. 

Mediterranean 

countries 

ACTIVITIES 

To deliver practical results, the AQUAMED 
project  will  be  based  on  a  four-step 
process  consisting  of:  (1)  mapping  and 
setting  up  a  database  of  all  relevant 
information  (about  policies,  research  and 
socioeconomics)  in  each  partner  country; 
(2)  identifying  common  situations  and 

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to 

forces 

between 

countries; 

in  order 

constraints 
(3) 
grouping countries confronted with similar 
foster 
driving 
information  exchanges  and  formulate 
more 
science-based 
recommendations; and (4) setting up of a 
multi-stakeholder  platform  to  promote  a 
research  organisation  and  a  revolving 
implementation  plan  aimed  at 
the 
sustainable development of aquaculture. 

focussed 

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES 

It  will  be 

The  platform  will  be  organised  such  that 
it is self-sustainable after  the end  of the 
to 
instrumental 
project. 
rationalising  research  programming 
in 
order  to  avoid  duplication,  fragmentation 
and dispersion of research efforts, and to 
long-term  cooperation  and 
stimulate 
coordination 
policymakers, 
among 
aquaculture  industry  and  RTD  performers 
in  the  region.  The  project  consortium, 
covering  most  of  the  situations  of  the 
aquaculture  sector  encountered  in  the 
Mediterranean,  will  take  a  participatory 
approach  and  disseminate  the  outcomes 
of  the  AQUAMED  activities,  emphasizing  
the sustainability of the multi-stakeholder 
platform. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COORDINATOR 

EUROPEAN FISHERIES AND 
AQUACULTURE ORGANISATION  
Antoine Dosdat 
adosdat@ifremer.fr 
+33146482256  
France 

CONTRACTORS 

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA 
RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE 
Jean-Michel Portefaix jean-
michel.portefaix@dr13.cnrs.fr  
+ 33 (0) 467613535 
France 

INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY 
AND FISHERIES  
Ivona Mladineo 
mladineo@izor.hr 
+385 21 408 047  
Croatia 

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE 
RECHERCHE HALIEUTIQUE 
Abdellatif Orbi 
orbi@inrh.org.ma 
+212522298534  
Morocco 

THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 
ORGANISATION OF ISRAEL - 
THE VOLCANI CENTRE  
Gideon Hulata 
vlaqua@volcani.agri.gov.il 
+972-8-9484401 
Israel 

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE 
Chadi Mohanna 
iopgov@cyberia.net.lb  
+961-1-848447  
Lebanon 

INSTITUT NATIONAL DES 
SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES 
DE LA MER  
Mejdeddine Kraïem 
mejd.kraiem@instm.rnrt.tn 
+216 71 730 548  
Tunisia 

MINISTIRY OF AGRICULTURE 
AND RURAL AFFAIRS, GENERAL 
DIRECTORATE OF 
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCHES, 
PISTACHIO RESARCH 
INSTITUTE  
Atilla Özdemir 
aozdemir@sumae.gov.tr 
+904623411054  
Turkey 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF 
OCEANOGRAPHY AND 
FISHERIES  
Mohamed Shreadah 
m_shreadah@yahoo.com 
+2 27921341  
Egypt 

UNIVERSITE D'ANNABA - 
LABORATOIRE 
BIORESSOURCES MARINES  
Mohamed Hichem Kara 
kara_hichem@yahoo.com 
+213-7-70312458  
Algeria 

AQUATT UETP LTD 
David Murphy david@aquatt.ie  
+353-1-6449008  
Ireland 

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ARIMNET 

Coordination of Agricultural Research in the Mediterranean 

Period: 01/10/2008 to 31/03/2013 
Total cost: EUR 1 236 752 
Budget from EC: EUR 999 999 
Contract number: 219262 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA 
RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE 
Website: www.arimnet.net

(such  as  the  growing  demand  for  safer, 
healthier  and  higher  quality  food;  the 
sustainable  production  and  use  of 
renewable  bio-resources;  threats  to  the 
sustainability  and  security  of  agricultural 
in 
and  fisheries  production 
particular 
change). 
Furthermore,  the  Coordination  Action  will 
increase  the  excellence  and  relevance  of 
research,  as  well  as  enhance  and 
strengthen  cooperation  within  the  region 
by aligning objectives and priorities. 

resulting 

climate 

from 

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES 

This  ERA-Net  project  has  a  double 
ambition:  to  enhance  coordination  of 
agricultural  research  programmes  within 
the  Mediterranean  area  and  to  improve 
cooperation  within  the  area.  It  gathers 
twelve  countries  (six  EU  Member  States, 
two  associated  countries  and  four  other 
the 
Mediterranean 
programmes  that  could  be  under  the 
Coordination  Action  gather  more  than  3 
000 researchers and EUR 300 million per 
year. 

countries) 

and 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

Agricultural research in the Mediterranean 
is characterised by three main features: it 
is scattered within the EU members and in 
Mediterranean  partner  countries,  and 
most of the problems and challenges that 
Mediterranean  agriculture  is  facing  are 
shared by all the countries in the area and 
even further; its objectives are largely the 
same in the whole area, even if priorities 
can vary from one country to another; the 
conditions  resulting  from  climate  change 
as  well  as  the  objective  of  sustainable 
it 
development  and  production  make 
necessary  to  rethink  agricultural  research 
in  all  the  countries  and  to  begin  its 
alignment  in  the  whole  area  in  order  to 
increase its impact. 

ACTIVITIES 

This  situation  calls  for  a  Coordination 
Action  at  the  level  of  the  Mediterranean 
(among  EU  members,  and  between  them 
and  the  other  Mediterranean  countries) 
which will  fight against fragmentation by 
fostering  the  convergence  of  national 
programmes  and  by  attaining  a  new 
critical  mass  to  address  the  key  issues 

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MINISTRY  OF  AGRICULTURE 
AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT 
Yuval Eshdat 
vhyuval@volcani.agri.gov.il 
+972-3-9683300 
Israel 

COORDINATOR 

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA 
RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE 
Florence Jacquet 
Florence.Jacquet@grignon.inra.
fr 
+33 1 42 75 96 80 
France 

CONTRACTORS 
CENTRE DE COOPERATION 
INTERNATIONAL EN 
RECHERCHE 
AGRONOMIQUE POUR LE 
DEVELOPPEMENT 
Michel Trebel 
michel.trebel@cirad.fr 
+33 4 67 61 55 42 
France 

MINISTERO DELLE 
POLITICHE AGRICOLE 
ALIMENTARI E FORESTALI 
Francesco Zecca 
f.zecca@politicheagricole.gov.it 
+39 06 46655077 
Italy 

AGRONOMIQUE 

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA 
RECHERCHE 
D'ALGERIE 
Malika Fadila Amaa Korichi 
likidz@yahoo.fr 
+213 (0) 021 74 51 69 
Algeria 

INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE 
INVESTIGACION Y 
TECNOLOGIA 
AGRARIA Y ALIMENTARIA 
Joan Calvera Vehi 
calvera@inia.es 
+34 91 3476801 
Spain 

MINISTRY  OF  AGRICULTURE 
AND RURAL AFFAIRS 
Sahin Anil 
sanil@tagem.gov.tr 
+90 312 315 97 87 
Turkey 

THE AGRICULTURAL 
RESEARCH CENTER 
Ayman Faried Abou Hadid 
ruafah@rusys.eg.nt 
+ 202 35722069 
Egypt 
FUNDACAO  PARA  A  CIENCIA  E 
A TECNOLOGIA 
Graça Bangy 
sga@fct.mctes.pt 
+ 351 213924320 
Portugal 

INSTITUT AGRONOMIQUE ET 
VETERINAIRE HASSAN II 
Mohamed Iqbal Jazouli 
drsfd2@iav.ac.ma 
+212 37 77 48 69 
Morocco 

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL 
RESEARCH FOUNDATION. 
Jannis Rumbos 
instfyt@hol.gr 
+30 24 210 601 87 
Greece 

INSTITUTION DE LA 
 RECHERCHE ET 
DE L'ENSEIGNEMENT 
SUPERIEUR AGRICOLES 
Abdelaziz Mougou 
a.mougou@iresa.agrinet.tn 
+216 71782474 
Tunisia 

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, 
NATURAL RESOURCES AND 
ENVIRONMENT OF CYPRUS 
Christos Papachristoforou 
christos@arinet.ari.goc.cy 
+357-22-403122 
Cyprus 

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BIOPARTNERS 

Reinforcing Georgian international cooperation capacities in the field of Food 
and Biotechnologies 

Period: 01/01/2012 to 31/12/2014 
Total cost: EUR 598.813 
Budget from EC: EUR 500.000 
Contract number: 293514 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: GEORGIAN STATE AGRARIAN 
UNIVERSITY, DURMISHIDZE INSTITUTE OF 
BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 
Website: http://www.biopartners-dibb.ge/ 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

the 

assess 

BIOPARTNERS  is  an  EU  funded  Support 
Action  aiming  to  stimulate  cooperation 
between  Europe  and  Georgia  in  the  field 
of Biotechnology. 
The BIOPARTNERS project mission has the 
following objectives:  
strengths, 
and 
(i)Map 
weakness and collaboration potential and 
prepare DIBBAUG, (ii) Georgian prominent 
research  institute,  to  the  new  step  in  its 
strategic  development;  (iii)Set  up  and 
twinning 
implement 
DIBBAUG’s 
programme; 
cooperation 
Organise 
international  events  information,  training, 
and 
networking 
dissemination.  

(iv)Develop 
capacities; 

brokerage 

ambitious 

an 

& 

ACTIVITIES 

Project will include several main  types of 
activities,  thus  forming  a  coherent  plan 
for  improving  the  DIBBAUG‘  capacities  in 
a  number  of  fields  relevant  to  the  FP7 
Thematic  Priority  “  Food,  Agriculture  & 
Fisheries, and Biotechnologies”: 

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 Twinning  activities,  based  on  the  joint 
research  plan 
to  be  prepared  and 
implemented  jointly  by  DIBBAUG  and  its 
European  partner,  Universidad  de  Murcia. 
This  activity  will  include,  for  example, 
exchange of researchers and  

young specialists and organisation of joint 
scientific workshops. Larger-scale  
networking  &  brokerage  activities,  which 
will  be  implemented  on  wide  European 
and  regional  level,  thus  involving  other 
European and regional 
organisations,  thus  extending  the  project 
impact.  Exchange    of  researchers  and 
young specialists and organisation of joint 
event.  Training  and  coaching  activities, 
increase  DIBBAUG 
that  will  aim 
understanding  of  FP7,  build  competences 
and  enhance  the  Institute‘s  participation 
in  FP7  with  different  European  research 
consortia.   

to 

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES 

The  project  activities  will  strengthen 
cooperation  and  research  capacities  of 
DIBBAUG.  Georgian research will be given 
research 
impulse,  Georgian 
a  new 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
capacities  will  be  strengthened,  Georgian 
participation  in  the  FP7  programme  will 
be 
improved,  Georgia’s 
involvement  in  the  ETP will  be  addressed 

significantly 

then 

and 
increased,  and  Georgian 
competences  will  have  much  better 
Europe.
in 
visibility 

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COORDINATOR 

GEORGIAN STATE AGRARIAN 
UNIVERSITY, DURMISHIDZE 
INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY 
AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 
Giorgi Kvesitadze 
kvesitadze@hotmail.com 
+99532 528 238 
Georgia 

CONTRACTORS 

INNO TSD SA 
Svetlana Klessova 
s.klessova@inno-group.com 
+33492388426   
France 

UNIVERSIDAD DE MURCIA 
Jose-Neptuno Rodríguez-López 
neptuno@um.es   
+34 868 88 8284 
Spain 

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BIOPROTECH 

Improvement of research capacities of the Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax in 
Bio-Processes for biotech applications, tying up with the European Research 
Area 

Period: 01/11/2010 to 30/04/2013 
Total cost: EUR 622 053 
Budget from EC: EUR 498 759 
Contract number: 266519 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE 
DE SFAX - CBS 
Website: http://bioprotech.org/ 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

in 

as 

the 

such 

Centre 

Tunisia 

terms  of 

On  the  way  to  a  more  knowledge-based 
economy and in accordance with scientific 
and  technological  agreements  with  the 
European  Union, 
launched 
necessary policies and measures to set up 
and  improve  the  efficiency  of  research 
centres 
of 
Biotechnology  of  Sfax  (CBS).  As  a  key 
element  of  the  Tunisian  biotechnology 
plan, the CBS focuses on applied research 
particularly 
the  use, 
development,  transfer  and  application  of 
bioprocesses.  BioProtech  aims  to  support 
the  CBS  in  improving  its  capacities  in 
development 
as 
bioprocesses 
fermentation 
microarrays 
and 
technologies  as  well  as  all  related  fields 
such as technology  transfer  mechanisms, 
the  EU  Framework 
know-how  about 
Programme 
biosafety 
competencies,  all  of  which  will  lead  it  to 
be  better  integrated  in  the  European 
research  area  (ERA).  This  support  will  be 
organised  in  six  work  packages  covering 
the  technological  aspect  of  bioprocesses 
(fermentation,  microarray  and  biosafety), 

such 

(FP) 

and 

and 

and 

transfer 

coaching 

incubation 

the 
of 
bioprocesses  especially  to  local  industry, 
FP7, 
training 
results, 
dissemination 
strategy  and  evaluation  regarding  the 
focus  of  CBS  and  the  further  integration 
in the ERA, and project management. 

scientific 

of 

in 

ACTIVITIES 

through 

To  achieve  the  objectives,  five  European 
partners  have  been  selected  who  are 
highly qualified and specialised in each of 
the  topics.  The  results  will  support  local 
economic  development 
the 
creation  of  new  or  support  of  existing 
high-tech  companies  and  more  scientific 
collaborations with the EU. In the field of 
bioprocesses 
identifying 
this  means 
promising  results  and  supporting  their 
path  through  cooperation,  licensing  or 
start-up 
and 
matching  between  what  exists  in  Tunisia 
and in the EU will help update and adjust 
the  local  competencies  and  shape  the 
research  agenda  and  priorities  for  the 
following  years.  This  will  also  benefit  the 
European  actors  as  know-how  and 

Comparison 

creation. 

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capacities  will  be  better  integrated  and 
available in the ERA.  

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COORDINATOR 

CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE 
DE 
SFAX - CBS 
Hammadi Ayadi 
hammadi.ayadi@cbs.rnrt.tn 
+21698203302 
Tunisia 

CONTRACTORS 

INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR 
GENETIC ENGINEERING AND 
BIOTECHNOLOGY 
Decio Ripandelli 
decio@icgeb.org 
+39 0403757345 
Italy 

INSTITUT NATIONAL DES 
SCIENCES APPLIQUEES DE 
TOULOUSE INSAT 
Gerard Goma 
goma@insa-toulouse.fr 
+33561559405 
France 

STEINBEIS FORSCHUNGS- UND 
ENTWICKLUNGS-ZENTREN 
GMBH - SFZ 
Frank Graage 
graage@steinbeis-nordost.de 
+49 381 2106610 
Germany 

BIOINDUSTRY PARK SILVANO 
FUMERO SPA 
Fabrizio Conicella 
conicella@bioindustrypark.it 
+39 0125 561311 
Italy 

UNIVERSITE CLAUDE BERNARD 
LYON 1 
Joël Lachuer, 
lachuer@univ-lyon1.fr 
+33472697600 
France 

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BOTERA 

Reinforcing cooperation between the Royal Botanic Garden of Jordan and ERA 

Period: 01/01/2012 to 31/12/2014 
Total cost: EUR 497 570 
Budget from EC: EUR 497 570 
Contract number: 294416 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

Jordan  is  rich  in  flora  with  over  2500 
species including 363 species of vascular 
plants. It is situated at the Southern edge 
of  the  Fertile  Crescent  and  is  a  hotspot 
for crop, wild crop relatives and medicinal 
plant  diversity  of  vital  global  importance. 
However,  due  to  pressures  associated 
with  desertification,  many  of  Jordan's 
plant  habitats  are  threatened  or  on  the 
verge  of  extinction.  About  35%  of  all 
Jordanian flora can be found at the Royal 
Botanic  Garden  of  Jordan  (RBG),    the 
country's  only  botanical  garden.  It  was 
of 
by 
established 
Environment  to 
implement  the  1992 
Convention on Biological Diversity and its 
mission 
regional 
biodiversity  at  the  habitat  level.  RBG  is 
well 
agricultural, 
environmental  and  tourism  organisations 
throughout  Jordan  and  the  surrounding 
region  and  acts  as  a  natural  focal  point 
for  botanical  and  conservation  research. 
Via  BOTERA,  RBG  aims  to  become  more 
through 
integrated  with  ERA 
closely 

networked  with 

the  Ministry 

conserve 

to 

is 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: Royal Botanic Garden 

and 
three 
and 

strategic 
capacity 
building 
excellent 
collaboration  with 
innovation 
research 
European 
organisations:  Royal  Botanic  Gardens  - 
Kew,  University  of  Birmingham,  and 
Innoveo Consulting. 

ACTIVITIES 

The focus of the capacity building will be 
on three key botanical research topics: A) 
Plants  and  Seed  Conservation,  B)  Genetic 
Resource Diversity and Biotechnology, and 
C)  Utilisation  and  Access  Benefit  Sharing. 
These  are  research  topics  highly  relevant 
the  FP7  KBBE  and  Environment 
to 
thematic  priorities.  The  BOTERA  project 
will be implemented by a dedicated team 
of experienced RBG researchers. It will be 
committee 
overseen  by  a  steering 
involving  the  consortium  partners  plus 
members  of  the  Ministry  of  Agriculture, 
Ministry  of  Environment,  NCARE,  ICARDA 
and Royal Marine Conservation Society of 
Jordan.  

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COORDINATOR 

Royal Botanic Garden 
Saifan Sabah 
Saifan_sabah@yahoo.fr 
+962 79 5048991 
Jordan 

CONTRACTORS 

INNOVEO CONSULTING 
Laurent  Driutti 
laurent.driutti@innoveo-
consulting.eu 
+352 691916624 
Luxembourg 

ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS 
KEW 
Shahina Ghazanfar 
S.Ghazanfar@kew.org 
+44 (0) 20 8332 5286 
United Kingdom 

THE UNIVERSITY OF 
BIRMINGHAM 
Nigel Maxted 
nigel.maxted@dial.pipex.com 
+44 (0) 1297 678774 
United Kingdom

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COCONET 

Towards COast to COast NETworks of marine protected areas (from the shore 
to the high and deep sea), coupled with sea-based wind energy potential 

Period: 01/02/2012 to 31/01/2016 
Total cost: EUR 11 368 996,69 
Budget from EC: EUR 9 000 000 
Contract number: 287844 

Funding scheme: CP 
Coordinator: CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE 
DELLE RICERCHE 
Website: www. coconet-fp7.eu

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

and 

the  evaluation  of 

The  project  regards  the  Mediterranean 
and the Black Seas. The objectives are the 
production of guidelines for the institution 
of  networks  of  Marine  Protected  Areas 
(MPAs)  and 
the 
possibility  of  constructing  Offshore  Wind 
Farms (OWF) in both seas. The aims, thus, 
regard direct environmental protection, by 
passing from focused action within MPAs 
to widened action throughout networks of 
environmental 
indirect 
MPAs, 
protection  with  clean  energy  production 
with  the 
is 
important 
the  same  group  of 
scientists and SMEs are carrying out both 
actions,  because  energy  production  and 
environmental  protection  are  often  in 
contrast  with  each  other,  whereas  their 
harmonization is crucial to an ecosystem-
based  management  of  our  activities.  The 
fragmentation  of  approaches,  in  fact, 
might  lead  to  contrasting  outcomes  that 
might  reduce  the  possibility  of  effective 
governance.  

instalment  of  OWFs. 
that 

It 

ACTIVITIES 

86 

community  of 

from  molecular  biology 

The  39  Institutes  and  SMEs  involved  in 
the project belong to 22 countries in three 
continents:  Africa,  Asia,  Europe.  A 
foremost activity is to foster dialogue and 
collaboration  within  the  group,  with  a 
series of workshops, summer schools and 
individual  visits  aimed  at  amalgamating 
the 
scientists  while 
focusing  on  the  main  themes  of  the 
project.  The  expertise  of  the  participants 
ranges 
to 
ecosystem  ecology,  geology,  physical 
socio-economy, 
oceanography, 
engineering,  international  law  and  many 
other  sub-disciplines.  The  analysis  of 
available  knowledge  on 
topics 
relevant  to  the  project  will  lead  to  a 
synthesis aimed at fulfilling the two main 
objects  of  the  project  (the  production  of 
guidelines to establish networks of MPAs, 
and  OWFs  in  the  Mediterranean  and  the 
Black Seas). Two pilot projects, one in the 
Mediterranean  Sea  and  one  in  the  Black 
the  concepts 
Sea,  will  help 
refine 
stemming 
available 
knowledge.  Capacity  building  will  be  an 
important  outcome  of  the  project,  with 
the  share  of  expertise  throughout  the 
consortium,  as  well  as    outside  the 

already 

from 

the 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
consortium  with 
activities. 

focused 

outreach 

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES 

As  requested  by  the  call,  the  results  will 
be  the  guidelines  for  the  design  of 
networks  of  MPAs  in  the  Mediterranean 
and the Black Seas, and an evaluation of 
the  possibilities  of  establishing  OWF  in 
both  basins.  To  reach  these  objectives,  a 
series  of  steps  will  be  taken,  resulting  in 
better  knowledge  of  the 
investigated 
systems.  For  instance,  MPAs,  with  little 
exceptions,  cover  coastal  areas  only.  The 
networks, however, will comprise the open 
and  the  deep  sea,  with  the  opening  of 
new  approaches  to  marine  conservation, 
intertwined  with  the  ways  of  producing 
clean  energy.  The  general  vision  that  will 
stem from this project will frame specific 
problems  (in  this  case  MPAs  and  OWF) 
into  a  wider  context,  so  as  to  reach  a 
synthetic  view  that will consider the links 
among areas of human intervention that, 
so far, have been considered as separate. 
This  will  allow  for  a  knowledge-based 
management  and  protection  of 
the 
marine environment.  

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COORDINATOR 

CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE 
RICERCHE 
Ferdinando Boero 
boero@unisalento.it 
+39 010 6475416 
Italy 

CONTRACTORS 

3E N.V.   
Geert Dooms 
Geert.dooms@3E.eu 
+32 2 217 58 68 
Belgium 

AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO 
SUPERIOR DE 
INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS

Annie Machordom 
annie@mncn.csic.es 
+91 411 13 28 EXT.1126 
Spain 

A.O. KOVALEVSKIY INSTITUTE 
OF BIOLOGY OF SOUTHERN 
SEAS  
Nataliya Milchakova 
milchakova@gmail.com 
+38-0692-5441-10 
Ukraine 

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA 
RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE 
Serge Planes 
planes@univ-perp.fr 
+33-4-68661711 
France 

CLU SRL  
Claudia  Cesarini 
info@cluweb.it 
+30-051-375977 
Italy 

COISPA TECNOLOGIA & 
RICERCA 
Giuseppe Lembo 
lembo@coispa.it   

+39 080 5433596 
Italy 

CONSORZIO NAZIONALE 
INTERUNIVERSITARIO PER LE 
SCIENZE DEL MARE 
Angelo Tursi 
info@conisma.it  - 
Italy 

DANMARKS TEKNISKE 
UNIVERSITET 
Asbjørn  Christensen 
asc@aqua.dtu.dk  
+45 35883373 
Denmark 

HELLENIC CENTRE FOR 
MARINE RESEARCH 
Maria Antonietta 
Pancucci-Papadopoulou 
apan@ath.hcmr.gr 
+30 22910 76383 
Greece 

BALGARSKA AKADEMIYA NA 
NAUKITE 
Georgi Daskalov 
gmdaskalov@yahoo.co.uk 
+359 52 646892 
Bulgaria 

INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE 
CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE 
MARINA GRIGORE ANTIPA 
Tania Zaharia 
zahar@alpha.rmri.ro 
+40241540870   
Romania 

INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE 
CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE 
PENTRU GEOLOGIE SI 
GEOECOLOGIE MARINA-
GEOECOMAR 
Mihaela Melinte 
melinte@geoecomar.ro 
+40212525512   
Romania 

INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY - 
BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF 
SCIENCES 
Todorova Valentina 
vtodorova@io-bas.bg 
+359 52 370484 
Bulgaria 

ISRAEL OCEANOGRAPHIC AND 
LIMNOLOGICAL RESEARCH 
LIMITED 
Bella Galil 
bella@ocean.org.il 
972-4-8565272  
Israel 

INSTITUT NATIONAL 
AGRONOMIQUE DE TUNISIE 
Jamila  Ben Souissi 
bensouissi.jamila@inat.agrinet.tn 
+216 26 617 691 
Tunisia 

INSTITUTO ESPANOL DE 
OCEANOGRAFIA  Salud 
Deudero Company 
salud.deudero@ba.ieo.es 
+34-971-401561 
Spain 

INSTITUT PO 
BIORAZNOOBRAZIE I 
EKOSISTEMNI IZSLEDVANIYA - 

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ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY 
Bayram  Ozturk 
ozturkb@istanbul.edu.tr 
+905327611140 
Turkey 

JAVNA USTANOVA 
UNIVERZITET CRNE GORE 
PODGORICA 
Vesna Mačić 
vmacic@ibmk.org 
+382 334 572 
Montenegro 

MARINE HYDROPHYSICAL 
INSTITUTE - UKRAINIAN 
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF 
SCIENCES 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
UNIVERSITA TA MALTA 
Patrick J. Schembri 
patrick.j.schembri@um.edu.mt 
+365 2340 2789 
Malta 

UNIVERSITE DU SUD TOULON 
VAR 
Anne Molcard 
molcard@univ-tln.fr 
+33 4 9414 2936 
France 

FONDACIONI ZOJA E 
KESHILLIT TE MIRE 
Edmond Hajderi 
e.hajderi@unizkm.edu.al 
+355-4-2273290 
Albania 

UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN-
RESEARCH UNIT 
Areti Kontogianni 
akonto@aegean.gr 
+30 22510 36700 
Greece 

UNIVERSITY OF ZADAR 
Stewart  Schultz 
sschultz@unizd.hr 
+385-23-200-653 
Croatia 

ОДЕСЬКИЙ ФІЛІАЛ ІНСТИТУТУ 
БІОЛОГІЇ ПІВДЕННИХ МОРІВ 
НАН УКРАЇНИ 
Borys Aleksandrov 
obibss@paco.net  
+380 48 7250918 
Ukraine 

Vladimir Malinovsky 
vladimir.malinovsky@gmail.com 
+38-068-9470194 
Ukraine 

MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL 
UNIVERSITY 
Bettina Fach Salihoglu 
bfach@ims.metu.edu.tr 
+90-324-5212406 ext 1211 
Turkey 

UNIVERSITE MOHAMMED V 
AGDAL –INSTITUT 
SCIENTIFIQUE RABAT 
Mohammed Ramdani 
ramdanimed@gmail.com 
+212 537774549 
Morocco 

NENUPHAR SARL 
Charles Smadja 
charles.smadja@nenuphar-
wind.com 
+33671904703   
France 

P.P. SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF 
OCEANOLOGY OF RUSSIAN 
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 
Tamara  Shiganova 
shiganov@ocean.ru 
+7-499-1292327 
Russian Federation 

RUSSIAN STATE 
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL 
UNIVERSITY 
Lev Karlin  
rector@rshu.ru 
+7-812-444-41-63 
Russian Federation 

SINOP UNIVERSITY*SINOP 
FISHERIES FACULTY SNU FF 
Levent Bat 
leventb@sinop.edu.tr 
+905326981657 
Turkey 

SOFIISKI UNIVERSITET SVETI 
KLIMENT OHRIDSKI 
Joanna Staneva 
jstaneva@icbm.de 
+359-2-8668719 
Bulgaria 

STIFTELSEN NANSEN SENTER 
FOR FJERNMAALING 
Lasse H. Pettersson 
lasse.pettersson@nersc.no 
+4755205800 
Norway 

THE NATIONAL 
ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY 
Marine Arabidze 
marabidze@environment.ge 
+32 995 439517 
Georgia 

THE NATURE CONSERVATION 
BUREAU LIMITED  
Laurie Strike 
laurie@naturebureau.co.uk 
+44 1635 550380 
United Kingdom 

UKRAINIAN SCIENTIFIC CENTRE 
OF ECOLOGY OF THE SEA   
Richard  Lisovskyi 
accem@te.net.ua  
+38 0482 681567 
Ukraine 

UNIVERSIDAD DE CANTABRIA

Iñigo Losada Rodriguez 
losadai@unican.es 
+34-942-201810 
Spain 

UNIVERSITAET ROSTOCK 
Detlef Czybulka 
detlef.czybulka@uni-rostock.de 
+49-381-498-8256 
Germany 

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CREAM 

Coordinating research in support to application of EAF (Ecosystem Approach to 
Fisheries) and management advice in the Mediterranean and Black Seas 

Period: 01/05/2011 to 30/04/2014 
Total cost: EUR 1 237 119 
Budget from EC: EUR 999 137 
Contract number: 265648 
Funding scheme: CSA 

Coordinator: 
MEDITERRANEAN 
AGRONOMIC  INSTITUTE  OF  ZARAGOZA  / 
INTERNATIONAL  CENTRE  FOR  ADVANCED 
MEDITERRANEAN AGRONOMIC STUDIES 
Website: www.creamproject.eu 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

and  management. 

The  Coordination  Action  (hereafter  ‘the 
project’)  will  establish  an  effective 
collaboration  network  among  key  players 
in  Mediterranean  and  Black  Sea  fisheries 
The 
research 
participants in the project include national 
research  institutes  from  Mediterranean 
and  Black  Sea  countries  with  a  long 
history  and  active  participation 
in 
fisheries  research  and  assessment,  who 
provide  advice  to  national,  regional  and 
international 
fisheries  management 
organisms. The project will seek the active 
collaboration of regional and international 
fisheries  management  organisms  as 
external  participants  in  the  project,  in 
order  to  identify  the  gaps  (in  terms  of 
data,  knowledge,  training,  coordination) 
which  hamper  at  present 
full 
application  of  the  ecosystem  approach  in 
the  management  of  Mediterranean  and 
Black Sea fisheries. 

the 

ACTIVITIES 

90 

in 

in 

to 

the 
fisheries 

The project will have a strong training and 
capacity-building  component  in  order  to 
help  harmonise  data  collection  and 
fisheries 
methodologies 
used 
assessment  and  management 
in  the 
Mediterranean and Black Sea. The project 
will  serve  to  establish  the  guidelines  for 
ecosystem 
the  application  of 
approach 
the 
Mediterranean  and  Black  Sea,  both  in  EU 
Member States and in third countries. The 
project is organised in six work packages: 
(i)  project  coordination;  (ii)  review  of 
current knowledge on data collection and 
methodological  practices  in  assessment 
and  management  ;  (iii)  identification  of 
data 
needs,  quality,  harmonisation, 
methodologies  and  models  for  EAF;  (iv) 
establishing 
the 
management 
and 
assessment 
international/regional  bodies;  (v)  training 
symposium; 
and 
dissemination 
(vi) 
strengthening  the  scientific  basis  of  EAF 
application  in  Mediterranean  and  Black 
Sea fisheries. 

building; 
component 

coordination  with 

capacity 

; 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COORDINATOR 

MEDITERRANEAN AGRONOMIC 
INSTITUTE OF ZARAGOZA / 
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR 
ADVANCED MEDITERRANEAN 
AGRONOMIC STUDIES 
Dunixi Gabiña 
iamz@iamz.ciheam.org 
+34 976 716000 
Spain 

CONTRACTORS 

AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO 
SUPERIOR DE 
INVESTIGACIONES 
CIENTIFICAS 
Eusebio Jiménez Arroyo 
sgaae@csic.es 
+34 91 5668852 
Spain 

HELLENIC CENTRE FOR 
MARINE RESEARCH 
Christos Maravelias 
cmaravel@ath.hcmr.gr 
+302109856703 
Greece 

CONSORZIO PER IL CENTRO 
INTERUNIVERSITARIO DI 
BIOLOGIA MARINA ED 
ECOLOGIA APPLICATA 
G. BACCI 
Paolo Sartor 
psartor@cibm.it 
+390586807287 
Italy 

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI 
ROMA LA SAPIENZA 
Mario Grippo 
mario.grippo@uniroma1.it 
+390649912561 
Italy 

INSTITUT FRANCAIS DE 
RECHERCHE POUR 
L'EXPLOITATION DE LA MER 
Marie-José Clement 

marie.jose.clement@ifremer.fr 
+33 04 94 30 49 36 
France 

lucia_anton2002@yahoo.com 
+40 241 540 870 
Romania 

INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY - 
BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF 
SCIENCES 
Marina Panayotova 
mpanayotova@io-bas.bg 
+359 52 370486 
Bulgaria 

RUSSIAN FEDERAL RESEARCH 
INSTITUTE OF FISHERIES AND 
OCEANOGRAPHY 
Oleg Lapshin 
lapshin@vniro.ru 
+7 499 264 9310 
Russian Federation 

SOUTHERN SCIENTIFIC 
RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF 
MARINE FISHERIES 
AND OCEANOGRAPHY 
Borys Trotsenko 
island@crimea.com 
+380656161605 
Ukraine 

ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY 
Abdel-Fattah El-Sayed 
afmelsayed@gmail.com 
+201221699648 
Egypt 

INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY 
AND FISHERIES 
Josip Poljak 
racun@izor.hr 
+385 21 408051 
Croatia 

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF 
BEIRUT 
Fadia Homeidan 
fh01@aub.edu.lb 
+9611374374 
Lebanon 

INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE 
POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT 
Ariel Crozon 
dri.europe@ird.fr 
+33 4 91 99 94 65 
France 

INSTITUTO ESPANOL DE 
OCEANOGRAFIA 
Jose Mª Bellido 
josem.bellido@mu.ieo.es 
+34 968 180 500 
Spain 

CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE 
RICERCHE 
Giuseppa Termine 
giuseppa.termine@cnr.it 
+390923948966 
Italy 

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE 
RECHERCHE HALIEUTIQUE 
Said Taleb 
taleb@inrh.org.ma 
+212 5 22 297329 
Morocco 

INSTITUT NATIONAL DES 
SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES 
DE LA MER 
Ridha M´rabet 
ridha.mrabet@instm.rnrt.tn 
+21671730548 
Tunisia 

EGE UNIVERSITESI 
Adnan Tokaç 
Su ürünleri Fakültesi 
adnan.tokac@ege.edu.tr 
+90 232 3747450 
Turkey 

INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE 
CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE 
MARINA GRIGORE ANTIPA 
Lucia Anton 

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FAWIRA 

Strengthening of Food, Agriculture and Water-related International Research 
Cooperation of Algeria 

Period: 01/01/2012 to 31/12/2014 
Total cost: EUR 558 600 
Budget from EC: EUR 499 060 
Contract number: 295088 

OBJECTIVES 

FAWIRA  aims  to  reinforce  the  research 
cooperation  capacities  of  the  Algerian 
National  Institute  of  Agronomic  Research 
(INRAA)  in  the  field  of  food,  agriculture 
and water. INRAA will achieve its objective 
by  becoming  a  centre  of  excellence  in 
food, agriculture and water in the context 
area. 
the 
of 
Additionally, 
its 
INRAA  will 
standing by facilitating its participation in 
FP7 
and 
Environment,  and  other  European  related 
research  programmes,  where  INRAA  will 
cooperate  and  develop  the  responses  to 
Algeria’s socioeconomic needs. 

programmes 

European 

research 

improve 

KBBE 

like 

ACTIVITIES 

and 

The  FAWIRA  work  plan  is  fully  functional 
and designed for  optimal performance  to 
achieve  its  objectives.  The  work  plan 
strategy  is  based  on  a  combination  of 
core 
activities, 
complementary 
allocated  to  highly  experienced  partners 
that  can  ensure  the  full  involvement  of 
the 
food, 
agriculture and water research, as well as 
is 
capacity  building.  The  work  plan 

components  of 

relevant 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator:  INSTITUT  NATIONAL  DE  LA 
RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE D'ALGÉRIE 
Website: http://www.inraa.dz 

of 

building 

human 
research 

composed  of  three  interconnected  and 
supporting  work  packages  for  strategic 
development,  enhancing  innovation  and 
resources 
the 
capacities  and 
instrument 
strengthening.  The  whole  action  is  based 
on  food,  agriculture  and  water  research 
needs  and  opportunities  analysis,  backed 
by  a  strong  network  facilitation  and 
dissemination activities  and supported by 
a solid project management organisation. 

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES 

The  project  will  carry  out  an  analysis  of 
food,  agriculture  and  water  research 
needs and opportunities in Algeria. Part of 
the  outcomes  of  this  WP  will  be  shared 
with  the  MIRA  project,  particularly  WP7 
for shaping a research strategic agenda in 
support  of  Horizon  2020.  The  project  will 
also  support 
the  development  of  a 
strategic  plan  for  the  realisation  of 
competitive  research  to  face  local  and 
regional  socioeconomic  needs  and  the 
development  of  a  business  plan 
to 
provide  strategic  direction  for  further 
development  of 
research  centre 
the 
towards  internationalisation  and  efficient 
responses  to  local  socioeconomic  needs 

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as regards enhancing the delivery of food, 
agriculture and water services, integrating 
women  in  research  and  providing  better 
opportunities  to  young  researchers  to 
reduce  brain-drain  phenomena.  The 
project  will  particularly  focus  on  specific 
support  schemes  for  young  researchers 
and  provide  personalised 
individual 
coaching sessions to maximise the impact 
of  trainings.  The  setting  up  of  a  food, 
agriculture and water laboratory at INRAA 
will  support  research  also  after  the 
project’s  completion,  thus  facilitating  the 
sustainability  of  the  project.  In  parallel, 
the  project  will  focus  on  the  creation  of 
Algerian, 
synergies 
Mediterranean 
initiatives, 
and 
facilitation  of  networks,  dissemination  of 
project  information  and  food,  agriculture 
and water research results. 

other 
EU 

with 

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COORDINATOR 

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA 
RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE 
D'ALGÉRIE 
Ali Ferrah 
foued.chehat@gmail.com   
+213 (0) 215 286 33 
Algeria 

CONTRACTORS 

CENTRE DE NOVES 
TECNOLOGIES I PROCESSOS 
ALIMENTARIS 
Eva Ogue Bon 
eva.ogue@centa.irta.cat 
+34 972 630052 
Spain 

REDINN SRL 
Donatella Santoro 
donatella.santoro@redinn.eu 
+390642013852 
Italy 

UNIVERSITA DI PISA 
Paolo Berni 
pberni@agr.unipi.it 
+390502213356 
Italy

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FORCE 

Fisheries and aquaculture-Oriented Research Capacity in Egypt 

Period: 01/11/2011 to 30/04/2013 
Total cost: EUR 589 982 
Budget from EC: EUR 499 557 
Contract number: 295004 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

to  enhance 

is  designed 

the 
FORCE 
capacity of the Egyptian National Institute 
of  Oceanography  and  Fisheries  (NIOF)  to 
carry  out  research  activities  aimed  at 
supporting  the  implementation  of  sound 
and  science-based  policies 
the 
sustainable  development  of  fisheries  and 
aquaculture  in  Egypt,  as  well  as  in  the 
whole Mediterranean North African region. 

for 

ACTIVITIES 

In  order  to  achieve  these  objectives, 
FORCE project will focus on the following 
activities: 
▶ 1: to ensure an efficient and integrated 
management of the consortium. This work 
package will be led by NIOF, allowing this 
institution  to 
learn-by-doing  how  the 
administrative part of a European project 
should  be  carried  out  (i.e.  documentation 
financial 
to 
management,  deliverables,  etc.)  and  how 
a  coordinator  should  interact  with  the 
consortium 
to  achieve  a  successful 
project. 
▶  2:  to support  NIOF  in  testing  indicators 
of  impact  of  finfish  cage  culture  in 
coastal  areas,  in  order  to  identify  the 

provide 

the 

EC, 

to 

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Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator:  NATIONAL 
OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES 

INSTITUTE  OF 

the 

This 

thus 

facilitating 

most  cost-effective  monitoring  practices 
and to enhance NIOF’s research capacities 
in  sustainable  aquaculture  by  training 
NIOF researchers in using and developing 
simulation  models. 
knowledge 
transfer from the University of Ca’Foscari 
research 
reinforce 
to  NIOF  will 
capacities of this institution in the field of 
aquaculture, 
its 
participation  as  partner  in  EU  research 
projects. 
▶  3:  to  promote  the  coordination  and 
stimulate  synergies  between  Egypt  and 
EU  Member  States,  to  strengthen  the 
capacity  for  developing  the  sustainable 
management of fisheries through training 
and  exchange  of  expertise,  and 
to 
transfer  expertise  on  fishing  technology 
requirements  of  an 
based  on 
fisheries 
ecosystem 
management,  in  order  to  describe  new 
fishing  methods  and  strategies 
that 
mitigate adverse environmental impacts. 
▶ 4: to enhance the capacity building for a 
improve 
comprehensive 
strategy, 
women’s 
contribute 
effectively  to  a  real  improvement  in  the 
socioeconomic  conditions  of  the  fishery 
community,  and  to  encourage  female 
scientists  and  postgraduate  students  to 
participate  in  EU  research  programmes 

the 
approach 

capacities 

to 

to 

to 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
and to improve their capability for writing 
competitive  research  proposals  for  the 
Framework Programme. 
to  ensure  effective  external 
▶  5: 
dissemination, 
and 
communication 
optimal  outreach  of  the  project  and  its 
results  and  to  strengthen  the  NIOF 
network  in  the  aquaculture  and  fisheries 
sectors  with  relevant  European  research 
centres in the area. 

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COORDINATOR 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF 
OCEANOGRAPHY AND 
FISHERIES 
Suzan Kholeif 
suzankholeif@gmail.com 
+20-0106635389 
Egypt 

CONTRACTORS 

AquaTT UETP Ltd 
Emma Bello Gomez 
emma@aquatt.ie 
+353 1 644 9008 
Ireland 

CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE 
RICERCHE 
Alessandro Lucchetti 
a.lucchetti@ismar.cnr.it 
+390712078828 
Italy 

UNIVERSITA CA' FOSCARI 
VENEZIA  
Stefania Quaderni 
stefi@unive.it 
+39 041 2348565 
Italy 

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FORESTERRA 

Enhancing FOrest RESearch in the MediTERRAnean through improved 
coordination and integration  

Period: 01/01/2012 to 31/12/2015 
Total cost: EUR 2.467.435.20 
Budget from EC: EUR 1.997.795.00 
Contract number: 291832 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMÍA Y 
COMPETITIVIDAD 
Website: http://www.foresterra.eu/ 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

by 

its 

handicapped 

Context 
Forest research in the Mediterranean region 
is 
its 
currently 
limited  means,  and 
fragmentation, 
In 
occasional  outdating  and 
that 
low 
the 
addition, 
Mediterranean  forests  provide  to  forest-
based 
to  other 
European forests- make it difficult to attract 
interest and funds from the private sector.  

-compared 

industries 

isolation. 

benefits 

Objectives 
  Harmonise 

data 

collection 

and 

information exchange 

  Promote  dialogue  among  scientists  and 

international bodies 

  Provide  an  ambitious  framework  for 

networking 

  Mitigate and adapt to climatic threats 
  Develop  recommendations  to  improve 

cooperation 

  Disseminate information and results 

ACTIVITIES 
New ways to overcome the situation will be 
implemented through research partnerships, 

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capacity 

building, 

networking, 
higher 
education  programmes,  knowledge  transfer 
and lifelong learning.  
and 
scientific 
Advancing 
fostering  innovation  will  be  essential  to 
ensure  the  sustainable  management  of 
Mediterranean 
to  build 
knowledge  based  on  bio-economy  in  the 
region. 

forests  and 

knowledge 

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES 

programmes 

Main results 
FORESTERRA ERA-NET aims to reinforce the 
scientific  coordination  and  integration  of 
forest 
Mediterranean 
scientific 
research,  as  well  as 
cooperation  with 
the 
of 
Mediterranean  area,  and  with  other 
Mediterranean  Climate  Areas 
(Australia, 
South Africa, Chile, and California). 

the 
countries 

in 

Secondary results  
  Avoid 

duplication 

different 
research  bodies,  and  also  identify  the 
knowledge gaps and opportunities. 

among 

  Integrate  the  network  of  the  regional 
bodies  and  the  national  organisations 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
responsible  of  Mediterranean  forests 
research. 

  Develop knowledge and foster sharing of 
foresight  visions,  which  will  be  a  driver 
for 
on 
and 
Mediterranean  forest  and  the  goods  and 
services they provide. 

innovation 

research 

  Increase  cooperation  among  disciplines 

and organisations. 

  Durable  cooperation  and 
among FORESTERRA partners 

integration 

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MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE 
AND FOOD (EFA)   
Valentina Marinova 
v.marinova@iag.bg 
+0359 2 985 11 504 
Bulgaria 

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE 
AND THE ENVIRONMENT (MAE)

Janez Zafran 
Janez.Zafran@gov.si 
+386 1 478 90 85 
Slovenia 

MINISTARSTVO ZNANOSTI, 
OBRAZOVANJA I SPORTA 
(MZOS) 
Dijana Vuletić 
dijanav@sumins.hr 
+385 1 6311580 
Croatia 

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, 
ENERGY AND CLIMATE 
CHANGE (MEEC) 
Irini Nikolaou 
i.nikolaou@prv.ypeka.gr 
+30 210 8089275 
Greece 

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE 
RECHERCHE FORESTIÈRE 
(INRF) 
Abdellah Nedjahi 
anedjahi@yahoo.fr 
+213 661527595 
Algeria 

COORDINATOR 

MINISTERIO DE ECONOMÍA Y 
COMPETITIVIDAD (MINECO) 
Rocío Lansac 
foresterra@mineco.es 
+34 91 6037754 
Spain 

CONTRACTORS 

MEDITERRANEAN AGRONOMIC 
INSTITUTE OF ZARAGOZA / 
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR 
ADVANCED MEDITERRANEAN 
AGRONOMIC STUDIES (IAMZ) 
Dunixi Gabiña 
gabina@iamz.ciheam.org 
+34 976 716000 
Spain 

MINISTÈRE DE L’AFRICULTURE, 
DE L’AGROLIMENTAIRE ET DE 
LA FORÊT (MAFF) 
Laetitia Poffet 
laetitia.poffet@agriculture.gouv.fr 
+33 1 49 55 49 92 
France 

MINISTERO DELLE POLITICHE 
AGRICOLE ALIMENTARI E 
FORESTALI (MIPAAF) 
Elena Capolino 
e.capolino@mpaaf.gov.it  
+39 055 2491258 
Italy 

MINISTRY OF FOREST AND 
WATER AFFAIRS, 
GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF 
FORESTRY, SOUTHWEST 
ANATOLIA FOREST RESEARCH 
INSTITUTE (SAFRI) 
Nesat Erkan 
nesaterkan@yahoo.com 
+90 242 3450442 
Turkey 

EUROPEAN FOREST INSTITUTE 
(EFI) 
Marc Palahi 
marc.palahi@efi.int 
+34 630236912 
Finland 

CONSIGLIO PER LA RICERCA E 
SPERIMENTAZIONE IN 
AGRICOLTURA (CRA) 
Giuseppe Scarascia-Mugnozza 
giuseppe.scarascia@entecra.it 
+39 06 69531258 
Italy 

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA 
RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE 
(INRA) 
Anne Jambois 
jambois@nancy.inra.fr 
+33 0383 39 41 03 
France 

FUNDACAO PARA A CIENCIA E 
A TECNOLOGIA (FCT) 
Anabela Isidro 
Anabela.Isidro@fct.mctes.pt 
+ 351 21 391 15 52 
Portugal 

INSTITUTION DE LA 
RECHERCHE ET DE 
L'ENSEIGNEMENT SUPERIEUR 
AGRICOLES (IRESA) 
Hamed Daly Hassen 
dalyhassen.hamed@iresa.agrinet.tn 
+216 71 709033 
Tunisia 

HAUT COMMISSARIAT AUX 
EAUX ET FORÊTS ET À LA 
LUTTE CONTRE LA 
DÉSERTIFICATION (HCEFLCD) 
Abdelaziz Hammoudi 
abhammoudi@yahoo.fr 
+212 537 762070 
Morocco 

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OLITREVA 

Capacity Building for Sustainable Treatment and Valorisation of Olive Mill 
Waste (OMW) in Palestine 

to 30/09/2014 

Period: 01/10/2011 
Total cost: EUR 644 168 
Budget from EC: EUR 495 700 
Contract number: 295107 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

for 

that 

challenge 

a  major 

The  treatment  of  olive  mill  waste  (OMW) 
is 
the 
Mediterranean  region.  It  has  been  largely 
incorrect  OMW 
demonstrated 
management  leads  to  soil,  surface  and 
groundwater  pollution  and  deterioration 
of  the  landscape.  In  Palestine,  where 
is  considered  to  be  a  highly 
water 
important  resource  for  which  there  is 
currently  an 
increasing  demand  from 
almost  all  sectors,  OMW  treatment  and 
valorisation is gaining increasing attention 
from  many  researchers  in  the  world. 
Olives  and 
their  oil  make  major 
contributions  to  the  Palestinian  economy. 
Olive  farms  cover  almost  half  of  the 
cultivated  area  in  the  West  Bank,  and  oil 
production  contributes  around  28.7%  of 
the  agricultural  domestic  income.  At  the 
same  time,  olive  mills  generate  large 
amounts  of  wastewater,  which  at  the 
moment 
thus 
exacerbating  water  availability.  Finding 
effective  treatment  methods  for  the 
effluents of the olive industry is therefore 
an 
for 
universities  and  scientific  institutes  in 
small-scale 
Palestine. 

is  not  being 

important 

research 

treated, 

Indeed, 

some 

topic 

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Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: 
INSTITUTE JERUSALEM 

APPLIED 

RESEARCH 

projects have been carried out, mainly by 
Palestinian  research  organisations  with 
the  support  of 
international  donors. 
However, 
they  have  not  sufficiently 
contributed  to a substantial improvement 
in  environmental  conditions.  In  response 
to  this  situation,  efforts  in  this  field 
should  focus  on  strengthening 
local 
research,  including  researchers  and  their 
institutions, and on building up local S & T 
capabilities. The level of domestic science 
and  technology  capabilities  determines 
the  success  or  failure  of  a  given  country 
to  benefit  from  technology  transfer  and 
goes  hand-in-hand  with  social  progress 
and  economic  development. 
this 
particular  case,  it  is  imperative  to  equip 
institutions  with 
Palestinian 
and 
cooperation 
appropriate 
to  propose 
to  be  able 
capacities 
appropriate 
the 
solutions 
environmental  challenges  caused  by 
OMW.  Along  these  lines,  the  aim  of 
to 
OLITREVA 
the  RTD 
is 
the  Applied  Research 
capacities  of 
Institute  —  Jerusalem 
the 
(ARIJ) 
sustainable  management  of  OMW  in  the 
West  Bank,  by  increasing  networking  and 
cooperation with European centres of top-
level  research  and  scientific  excellence 

research 
S&T 

reinforce 

to 

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the 

respond 

working  in  the  same  field.  In  this  way, 
ARIJ will develop the necessary capacities 
to 
environmental 
challenges  resulting  from  incorrect  OMW 
disposal.  Engaging  one  of  the  country’s 
leading  institutions  in  this  field,  ARIJ,  will 
be the first step towards the achievement 
of  this  goal,  while  widening  the  path  for 
future  collaborations  between  EU  and 
researchers  and  bringing 
Palestinian 
current  research  activities  in  the  field  of 
OMW  treatment  and  valorisation  to  new 
heights. 

ACTIVITIES 

to 

will 

human 

The  work  plan  conceived  for  the  present 
action 
and 
boost 
organisational  development  in  Palestine 
by  means  of  exchanging  and  sharing 
knowledge, experiences and best practices 
between  EU  and  Palestinian  research 
organisations in the long term. In parallel, 
it  will  promote  the  establishment  of 
research networks that will accelerate the 
creation of new knowledge in the field of 
OMW  and  provide  more  comprehensive 
scientific  solutions 
the  common 
challenges.  OLITREVA  will  enhance  the 
exchange  of  scientific  and  technological 
cross-
knowledge  as  well  as 
fertilisation  of  ideas.  The  Mediterranean 
partner  countries  (MPCs)  have  developed 
diversified  technologies  and  know-how 
specialising  in  certain  fields  dictated  by 
peculiar  local  conditions.  Some  countries 
have 
thus  built  up  knowledge  and 
expertise  on  specific  problems,  gaining  a 
wealth  of  experience  that  could  benefit 
similar 
those 
problems.  The  definition  of  the  future 
research  path  in  OMW  treatment  and 
represents  a  great  step 
valorisation 

faced  with 

countries 

the 

the  development  of 
technology  for 

towards 
cost-
the  special 
effective 
conditions  of  the  Mediterranean  region. 
The  content  and  structure  of  the  work 
plan  have  been  chosen  to  achieve  the 
objective described above as efficiently as 
possible, and within a period of two years. 
The  first  stage  of  the  project  will  cover 
the  assessment  of  the  current  state  of 
RTD  capacities  in  the  field  of  OMW 
treatment  and  valorisation.  Based  on  the 
assessment  results,  the  partners  will 
evaluate challenges, opportunities and the 
in 
potential  of 
Palestine. In turn, the second stage of the 
project  will  be  devoted  to  strengthening 
the  RTD  and  cooperation  capacities  of 
ARIJ, by means of a tailor-made strategy 
cooperation 
for 
improvement  and  activities  for  capacity 
dissemination 
the 
building. 
activities 
the 
to 
international  visibility  of  Palestinian 
researchers  and 
institutions, 
while  fostering  networking  with  peer 
organisations  abroad  in  the  frame  of 
OLITREVA’s international conference. 

Finally, 
seek 

research  area 

research 

research 

increase 

and 

this 

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES 

The  expected  outputs  of  the  project  are 
to: 
▶  Provide  an  in-depth  assessment  of  the 
existing  S&T  capacities  of  local  research 
institutions  dealing  with  OMW  treatment, 
a  basis  that  will  be  used  by  Palestinian 
researchers to build on and search for the 
most  efficient  techniques  that  suit  their 
national conditions; 
▶  Facilitate  the  exchange  of  information 
and  expertise  between  European  and 
Palestinian researchers on OMW; 

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the 

technologies 

environmental 
development on OMW treatment; 
▶  Show  examples  of  good  practice  in 
demonstrative  activities  of  implemented 
OMW  treatment  technologies,  and  help 
the Palestinian research institute to chart 
the  course  of  future  research  in  the 
addressed field. 

▶  Train  certain  junior  researchers  on 
technical OMW treatment and valorisation 
processes  and  on  European  project 
management related issues; 
▶ Raise awareness amongst the scientific 
community, public authorities  and society 
on  the  necessity  of  sustainable  and 

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COORDINATOR 

APPLIED RESEARCH INSTITUTE 
JERUSALEM 
Jad Isaac 
jad@arij.org 
+972 02 2741889 
Occupied Palestinian territories 

CONTRACTORS 

VEREIN ZUR FOERDERUNG DES 
TECHNOLOGIE-TRANSFERS AN 
DER HOCHSCHULE 
BREMERHAVEN E.V. 
Gerhard Schories 
gschories@ttz-bremerhaven.de

+49 471 9448 702 
Germany 

CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE 
RICERCHE 
Lidietta  Giorno 
l.giorno@itm.cnr.it 
+39 0984 492050 
Italy 

UNIVERSIDAD DE 
EXTREMADURA 
Manuel Jímenez García 
mjg@unex.es 
+34 924289321  
Spain

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SIRRIMED 

Sustainable use of Irrigation water in the Mediterranean region  

Funding scheme: Collaborative Project 
Coordinator: AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO 
SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES 
CIENTIFICAS 
Website: www.sirrimed.org 

for 

requiring 

to  fulfil 

and  management 

scheduling using plant sensors. These new 
techniques will be integrated with suitable 
husbandry 
irrigation  practices.  At  the 
district  scale,  efforts  should  be  directed 
towards  an  integrated  policy  of  water 
the 
allocation  which  accounts 
characteristics  and  specificity  of  each 
the  availability  of 
farm, 
databases 
tools 
(decision  support  systems)  specifically 
designed 
the  objectives  of 
maximising  water  use  efficiency.  At  the 
watershed  scale,  priority  should  be  given 
to  the  assessment  of  new  models  of 
water  governance,  and  the  definition  of 
strategies 
at 
promoting  a  more  responsible  use  of 
irrigation  water.  Finally,  SIRRIMED  will 
establish  a  sound  dissemination  strategy 
for  transfer  of  knowledge  towards  the 
end  users,  with  a  very 
important 
participatory  approach  to  facilitate  an 
involvement  of  stakeholders 
adequate 
(farmers,  association  of  irrigation  users, 
water authorities and SMEs). 

policies 

aimed 

and 

Period: 01/07/2010 to 31/12/2013 
Total cost: EUR 4 300 086 
Budget from EC: EUR 2 999 078 
Contract number: 245159 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

in  SIRRIMED 

SIRRIMED  will  address  issues  related  to 
sustainable  use  of  water 
the 
in 
irrigated 
Mediterranean 
agricultural 
the  overall  aim  of 
systems,  with 
irrigation  water  use.  The 
optimising 
approach  proposed 
for 
reaching  this  goal  will  be  based  on 
integrated  water  irrigation  management 
(IWIM)  where 
improving  water  use 
efficiency  will  be  considered  at  farm, 
irrigation  district  and  watershed  scales. 
This  strategy  implies  the  development  of 
techniques 
more 
improving  water  productivity  that  will 
allow reductions in water consumption. 

irrigation 

efficient 

ACTIVITIES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES 

SIRRIMED  will  consider  the  development, 
testing  and  validation  of  new  deficit 
irrigation  strategies,  the  sustainable  use 
of  poor  quality  waters  and 
the 
irrigation 
of 
improvement 

precise 

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SOCIETE ARABE POUR LES 
INVESTISSEMENTS AGRICOLES 
SAPIAMA SARL 
Issam Mansouri 
lailakhouimi@hotmail.com 
+212 48550292 
Morocco 

NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER 
Magdi Tawfik Abdelhamid 
Elsayed 
magdi.abdelhamid@yahoo.com 
+20 104 145 751 
Egypt

COORDINATOR 

AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO 
SUPERIOR DE 
INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS 
Carlos Manuel Abad Ruiz 
sgae@csic.es 
+34 91 5668852 
Spain 

CONTRACTORS 

UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE 
CARTAGENA 
Esther Natividad Dulce 
alain.baille@upct.es 
+34 968325658 
Spain 

CONSORZIO DI BONIFICA DI 
SECONDO GRADO PER IL 
CANALE EMILIANO ROMAG 
NOLO 
Claudia Zucchini 
zucchini@consorziocer.it 
+39 051 4298 811 
Italy 

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA 
RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE 
Sylvie Modeste 
sylvie.modeste@avignon.inra.fr 
+33 432722067 
France 

LANCASTER UNIVERSITY 
Sarah Taylor 
s.c.taylor@lancaster.ac.uk 
+44 1524 592734 
United Kingdom 

KENTRO EREVNAS 
TECHNOLOGIAS KAI 
ANAPTYXIS THESSALIAS 
Georgia Pahlitzanakis 
gpahlitz@cereteth.gr 
+30 24210 96743 
Greece 

UNIVERSIDAD DE CORDOBA 
Antonia López Navajas 
ag1fecae@uco.es 
+34 957499229 
Spain 

ASOCIACION DE FABRICANTES 
DE RIEGO ESPANOLES 
Miguel López Estebaranz 
miguel@afre.es 
+34 917819522 
Spain 

EUROMEDITERRANEAN 
IRRIGATORS COMMUNITY 
Margarita Molina Martínez 
dhernandez@fenacore.org 
+34 915636318 
Spain 

VERENIGING VOOR 
CHRISTELIJK HOGER 
ONDERWIJS, 
WETENSCHAPPELIJK 
ONDERZOEK EN 
PATIENTENZORG 
Margot Rijerse 
margot.rijerse@ivm.vu.nl 
+31 20 5989561 
Netherlands 

LITANI RIVER AUTHORITY 
Mazen Souaidan 
kkaraa@litani.gov.lb 
+961 1 825433 
Lebanon 

DEBBANE FRERES SAL 
Hani Abiad 
habiad@debbane.com 
+961 9 211791 
Lebanon 

INSTITUT AGRONOMIQUE ET 
VETERINAIRE HASSAN II 
M. El Otmani 
melotmani@iavcha.ac.ma 
+212 528241006 
Morocco 

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SUSTAINMED 

Sustainable agri-food systems and rural development in the Mediterranean 

Partner Countries 

 Period: 01/03/2010 to 28/02/2013 
Total cost: EUR 2 644 117 
Budget from EC: EUR 1 996 771 
Contract number: 245233 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

Funding scheme: Collaborative Project 
Coordinator: CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DES 
HAUTES ETUDES AGRONOMIQUES 
MEDITERRANEENNES INSTITUT 
AGRONOMIQUE MEDITERRANEEN 
Website: http://sustainmed.iamm.fr/ 

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES 

The  overall  objective  of  the  SUSTAINMED 
project is to assess the impacts of EU and 
national  agricultural,  rural,  environmental 
and  trade  policies  in  the  Mediterranean 
partner countries (MPCs). Specific impacts 
changes, 
will 
income 
resource 
distribution, 
management, trade liberalisation, poverty 
alleviation,  employment  and  migration 
trends,  as  well  as  commercial  relations 
with major partners (in particular the EU).  

socioeconomic 

include 

ACTIVITIES 

The project will integrate a wide range of 
complementary  methods  and  analytical 
tools 
including  quantitative  modelling, 
structured  surveying,  indicator  building 
and  qualitative  data  analysis,  in  order  to 
provide:  (i)  orders  of  magnitude  of  the 
impact  in  MPCs  related  to  changes  in 
important  policy  parameters;  and 
(ii) 
qualitative  insights  into  processes  which 
will be important for the future welfare of 
MPCs  but  which  cannot  be  fully  captured 
by quantitative indicators. 

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to 

commercial 

results  will  enable 

the 
The  project 
relevant 
European  Commission  and 
stakeholders 
realistic 
formulate 
policies  and  action  plans  aimed  at 
supporting sustainable agri-food systems, 
rural  development  programmes  and 
capacity  building  in  the  Mediterranean 
region.  The  project  outcomes  will  also 
contribute  to  improving  collaboration  and 
economic  and 
relations 
between  the  EU  and  target  MPCs,  in  line 
with  the  stated  goals  of  the  Barcelona 
process:  Union  for  the  Mediterranean. 
Furthermore,  the  project  will  provide 
sustainable 
relevant 
development 
the  EU’s 
commitment  towards  the  UN  millennium 
development  goals  in  the  region.  The 
project 
together 
recognised 
from  six  EU 
Member  States,  one  associated  country 
and  five  MPCs,  with  a  strong  scientific 
in 
background 
Mediterranean 
and 
institutional analysis. 

experience 
policy,  market 

research 
in 

for 
fulfilling 

researchers 

consortium 

brings 

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COORDINATOR 

CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DES 
HAUTES ETUDES 
AGRONOMIQUES 
MEDITERRANEENNES INSTITUT 
AGRONOMIQUE 
MEDITERRANEEN DE 
MONTPELLIER 
Etienne Montaigne 
montaigne@iamm.fr 
+33467046018 
France 

CONTRACTORS 

ECOLE NATIONALE 
D'AGRICULTURE DE MEKNES 
Akka Ait El Mekki 
amekki@enameknes.ac.ma 
+212 535300239 
Morocco 

AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO 
SUPERIOR DE 
INVESTIGACIONES 
CIENTIFICAS 
Carlos Manuel Abad Ruiz 
sgae@csic.es 
+34-915668852 
Spain 

INSTITUT NATIONAL 
AGRONOMIQUE DE TUNISIE 
Boubaker Thabet 
boubaker_thabet@yahoo.com 
+ 216 97 601 757 
Tunisia 

UNIVERSITY OF KENT 
Ruth Woodger 
r.p.woodger@kent.ac.uk 
+4401227 823789 
United Kingdom 

MEDITERRANEAN AGRONOMIC 
INSTITUTE OF CHANIA 
George Baourakis 
baouraki@maich.gr 
+302821035020 

AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY 
Selim Cagatay 
selimcagatay@yahoo.com 
+902423102198 
Turkey

Greece 
PELLERVON TALOUDELLISEN 
TUTKIMUSLAITOKSEN 
KANNATUSYHDISTYS RY 
Perttu Pyykkönen 
perttu.pyykkonen@ptt.fi 
+358400754928 
Finland 

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI 
NAPOLI FEDERICO II. 
Antonio Cioffi 
cioffi@unina.it 
+39-81-2539052 
Italy 

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE 
AND AGRARIAN REFORM 
Atieh El Hindi 
atieh.elhindi@napcsyr.org 
+963 944265208 
Syrian Arab Republic 

UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE 
VALENCIA 
Jose-Antonio Perez-Garcia 
europeos@ctt.upv.es 
+34-96-3877409 
Spain 

ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY 
Ibrahim Soliman 
Faculty Of Agriculture 
ibsoliman@hotmail.com 
+20552283560 
Egypt 

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA 
RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE 
Christine Tailleferie 
codron@supagro.inra.fr 
+33 499 613 100 
France 

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SUWARESA 

Capacity and knowledge building on the Sustainable Use of Water Resources 
in Syrian Agriculture 

Period: 01/01/2011 to 31/12/2013 
Total cost: EUR 616 380 
Budget from EC: EUR 499 904 
Contract number: 266504 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE 
AND AGRARIAN REFORM 
Website: www.gcsar.gov.sy 

networking,  joint  research  themes  and 
exchange of knowledge on specific topics 
of agricultural water management; to set 
up  the  ANRR  research  and  cooperation 
strategy on the short and long-term basis; 
and 
results  of 
activities by using different tools. 

to  disseminate 

the 

ACTIVITIES 

SUWARESA  will  be  carried  out  in  close 
two  well-reputed 
collaboration  with 
regional  partners 
(CIHEAM-IAMB  and 
CSIC),  and  with  the  involvement  of  local 
stakeholders  and  recognised  external, 
international S&T policy experts and from 
the 
European 
neighbourhood policy (ENP) countries. 

(neighbouring) 

other 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

is 

to 
SUWARESA’s  main  objective 
reinforce 
research 
the  scientific  and 
cooperation  capacities  of  MAAR-GCSAR-
ANRR  in  the  sustainable  management  of 
water  resources  in  Syrian  agriculture  and 
to  increase  its  competency  and  fund-
raising skills for a successful participation 
in  the  EU  Framework  Programme.  The 
specific  objectives  of  SUWARESA  are:  to 
setup  the  research/  cooperation  priorities 
between  Syria  and  the  EU  in  the  field  of 
agricultural  water  management;  to  build 
capacity  and  develop  human  resources 
for  scientific 
research 
cooperation 
in  the  Syrian  agricultural 
water  management  sector;  to  promote 

research  and 

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COORDINATOR 

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE 
AND AGRARIAN REFORM 
Awadis Arslan 
abarslan@scs-net.org 
+963-11-5756012 
Syrian Arab Republic 

CONTRACTORS 

AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO 
SUPERIOR DE 
INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS 
Enrique Playan Jubillar 
enrique.playan@eead.csic.es 
+34-976-716087 
Spain 

CENTRO INTERNAZIONALE DI 
ALTI STUDI AGRONOMICI 
MEDITERRANEI - ISTITUTO 
AGRONOMICO MEDITERRANEO 
DI BARI 
Mladen Todorovic 
mladen@iamb.it   
+39-080-4606235 
Italy

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SWUP-MED 

Sustainable water use securing food production in dry areas of the 
Mediterranean region  

Period: 01/07/2008 to 30/06/2013 
Total cost: EUR 3 929 765 
Budget from EC: EUR 2 728 104 
Contract number: 212337 

CONTEXT, OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES 

The strategic objective of the project is to 
in  the 
improve  food  crop  production 
Mediterranean 
influenced  by 
region, 
multiple  abiotic  stresses.  These  stresses 
are  becoming  even  more  pronounced 
under  the  changing  climate,  which  is 
predicted  to  result  in  drier  conditions, 
increasing 
temperatures,  and  greater 
variability,  causing  desertification.  The 
project  will  work  mainly 
in  farmers’ 
communities to improve farming systems, 
by  strengthening  a  diversified  crop 
rotation and using marginal-quality water 
for  supplemental irrigation, aiming at  the 
following.  (1)  Introduce  and  test  new 
climate-proof  crops  and  cultivars  with 
selecting 
improved 
promising  varieties  of  cereals,  grain 
legumes  and  new  crops.  Climate-proof 
identified  for  breeding 
traits  will  be 
advanced 
programmes 
physiological  and  biochemical  screening 
tools.  Supplemental 
irrigation  will  be 
performed as deficit irrigation by different 
sources  of  water.  (2)  Investigate  the 
the 
sustainable  field  applicability  of 
farming  systems,  such  as  environmental 

tolerance, 

stress 

using 

Funding scheme: Collaborative Project 
Coordinator: Københavns Universitet 
Website: http://www.swup-med.dk/ 

effects  related  to  irrigation  water  quality 
assessed  by  monitoring  groundwater  and 
soil  quality.  Financial  implications  for  the 
farmer  and  economic  costs  and  benefits 
in  the  food  sector  will  be  analysed.  (3) 
Develop  a  research  synthesis  in  dialogue 
sector,  based  on 
with 
experimental 
results  and  advanced 
simulation  modelling  to  improve  farming 
systems  management,  utilising  dynamic 
tools  that  ease  adaptation  to  the  effects 
of a variable and changing climate.  

food 

the 

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES 

The  approach  is  participatory,  involving 
the  farmer’s  community  and  the  market 
and political levels. The expected outcome 
is  improved  productivity  and  sustainable 
use  of  agricultural  lands  by  developing  a 
more  diverse  farming  system,  supporting 
economic  development  in  non-European 
Mediterranean  countries  while  ensuring 
mutual interest and benefit with the EU. It 
will  accelerate  the  adoption  of  improved 
agricultural  practices  and  technologies  to 
meet  future  constraints 
imposed  by 
climate changes. 

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COORDINATOR 

KØBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET 
Ivan Kristoffersen 
ivk@adm.ku.dk 
+45 35322626 
Denmark 

CONTRACTORS 

INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR 
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN 
THE DRY AREAS 
Elizabeth Bailey 
e.bailey@cgiar.org 
+963 21 2213433 
Syrian Arab Republic 

INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA 
QUIMICA E BIOLOGICA - 
UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE 
LISBOA 
Margarida Martinez 
mmartinez@itqb.unl.pt 
+351 21 4469641 
Portugal 

CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE 
RICERCHE 
Marilena Di Matteo 
m.dimatteo@isafom.cnr.it 
+39 0 8177 17325 
Italy 

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT 
RESEARCH COUNCIL 
Anna Hemmingway 
anna@wpo.nerc.ac.uk 
+44 0 1491 838 800 
United Kingdom 

CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT 
AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE 
ARAB REGION AND EUROPE 
Ashraf Atef 
elbadawy@cedare.org 
+202 4513922 
Egypt 

INSTITUT AGRONOMIQUE ET 
VETERINAIRE HASSAN II 
Ouafae Benlhabib 
o.benlhabib@gmail.com 
+212 3777 4037 
Morocco 

UNIVERSITY OF CUKUROVA 
Ali Altioglu 
butce-daire@cukurova.edu.tr 
+90 322 3386329 
Turkey 

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN 
AUSTRALIA 
Christine Casey 
christine.casey@uwa.edu.au 
+61 8 6488 1776 
Australia

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ULIXES 

Unravelling and exploiting Mediterranean Sea microbial diversity and ecology 
for Xenobiotics’ and pollutants’ clean up 

Period: 01/02/2011 to 31/01/2014 
Total cost: EUR 3 909 331 
Budget from EC: EUR 2 993 812 
Contract number: 266473 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

for 

Sea 

idea  behind  ULIXES 

The  project  ULIXES  aims  to  unravel, 
categorise, catalogue, exploit and manage 
the  microbial  diversity  available  in  the 
addressing 
Mediterranean 
bioremediation  of  polluted  marine  sites. 
The 
is  that  the 
multitude of diverse environmental niches 
of the Mediterranean Sea contains a huge 
range  of  microorganisms  and 
their 
components  (e.g.  catabolic  enzymes)  or 
products  (e.g.  biosurfactant)  that  can  be 
exploited  in  pollutant-  and  site-tailored 
bioremediation approaches. 

ACTIVITIES 

Funding scheme: Collaborative Project 
Coordinator:  UNIVERSITA  DEGLI  STUDI  DI 
MILANO 
Website: www. ulixes.unimi.it 

will 

priorities 

petroleum 

developed  by  the  project  partners  and 
exclusively  available  for  ULIXES.  Three 
pollutant classes recognised worldwide as 
environmental 
be 
considered: 
hydrocarbons, 
chlorinated compounds and heavy metals. 
A  large  set  of  polluted  environmental 
matrices  from  sites  located  all  over  the 
Mediterranean  Sea  will  be  explored, 
lagoon 
including 
sediments,  deep  sea  sediments  polluted 
by  heavy  oil  hydrocarbons,  hypersaline 
waters and sediments from polluted salty 
coastal 
deep 
and 
hypersaline  anoxic  submarine  basins  and 
mud 
hydrocarbon 
seepages occur. 

volcanoes  where 

seashore 

natural 

sands, 

lakes 

ULIXES  intends  to  provide  the  proof-of-
concept that it is possible to establish and 
exploit  for  bioremediation  site-specific 
collections  of  microbial  strains,  mixed 
enzymes, 
cultures, 
microbial 
other  microbial 
and 
biosurfactants 
products. 
biotechnological 
These 
resources  will  be  mined  by  using 
isolation  of 
approaches  based  on 
culturable  microorganisms  as  well  as  by 
extensively  applying  advanced  novel 
recently 
‘meta-omics’ 

technologies 

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES 

processes 

The  mined 
collections  of  microbial 
biotechnological products will be exploited 
for  the  development  of  novel  improved 
bioremediation 
whose 
effectiveness  will  be  proved  by  ex  situ 
and  in  situ  field  bioremediation  trials.  A 
careful  dissemination  action  will  be 
pursued  of 
results  and 
the  ULIXES 
products  to  relevant  stakeholders  and 
SMEs. 

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COORDINATOR 

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI 
MILANO  
Daniele  Daffonchio 
daniele.daffonchio@unimi.it 
+390250319117 
Italy 

CONTRACTORS 

AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO 
SUPERIOR DE 
INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS

Manuel  Ferrer 
mferrer@icp.csic.es 
+34 91 5854872 
Spain 

BANGOR UNIVERSITY 
Peter Golyshin 
p.golyshin@bangor.ac.uk 
+44 1248 38 3629 
United Kingdom 

CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE 
RICERCHE 
Michail  Yakimov 
michail.yakimov@iamc.cnr.it 
+39090669003   
Italy 

ECOTECHSYSTEMS SRL 
Monica  Armeni 
armeni@ecots.it 
+39-071-204903 
Italy 

FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES, 
UNIVERSITÉ DE TUNIS 
Ameur Cherif 
cherif.ameur@gmail.com 
+21625460651 
Tunisia 

MUBARAK CITY FOR 
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND 
TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS

Yasser Abdel-Fattah 
yasser1967@yahoo.com   
+2034593422 
Egypt 

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF 
CRETE 
Nicolas  Kalogerakis 
nicolas.kalogerakis@enveng.tu
c.gr 
+30-28210-37794 
Greece 

UNIVERSITÉ HASSAN II 
CASABLANCA 
Mohamed Blaghen 
blaghen@hotmail.com 
+212 5 22 23 06 80 
Morocco 

UNIVERSITEIT GENT 
Nico Boon 
Nico.Boon@Ugent.be 
+32 09 264 59 76 
Belgium 

YARMOUK UNIVERSITY 
Hanan Malkawi 
hananmalkawi@gmail.com 
+962 777 397 468 
Jordan 

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CHAPTER 4: HEALTH 

COMBIOM  –  Strengthening  cooperation  in  molecular  biomedicine  between  EU  and 
Ukraine (Activities of International Cooperation) 

EUMEDNETVSTB  -  Building  a  cooperative  strategy  between  Europe  and  Mediterranean 
countries for upgrading tuberculosis research and control 

EUNAM - EU and North African Migrants: Health and Health Systems 

GM_NCD_in_co  -  Reinforcing  IPT  capacities  in  Genomic  Medicine,  Non-Communicable 
Diseases 
International 
international  cooperation 
Cooperation) 

Investigation  and 

(Activities  of 

HEPACUTE - Host and viral factors in acute hepatitis C 

HITT-2008 – Health in Times of Transition: Trends in Population Health and Health Policies 
in CIS Countries 

INARMERA – Integrating Armenia into the European research area (Activities of International 
Cooperation) 

KHCCBIO  -  Supporting  the  Establishment  of  a  Cancer  Biobank  for  Jordan  and  its 
Neighbouring  Countries  through  Knowledge  Transfer  &  Training  (Activities  of  International 
Cooperation) 

LEB'IN  -  Lebanon–Europe  ‘on  boarding’  to  innovate  and  enhance  research  links  in  health 
(Activities of International Cooperation) 

MEDCHAMPS  -  MEDiterranean  studies  of  Cardiovascular  disease  and  Hyperglycaemia: 
Analytical Modelling of Population Socio-economic transitions 

MEDIGENE – Genetic and environmental factors of insulin resistance syndrome and its 
long-term complications in immigrant Mediterranean populations  

NEUROMED - Mediterranean Neurosciences Network 

RESCAP-MED – NCDs and their social determinants in Mediterranean partner countries:  
building sustainable research capacity for effective policy intervention 

SPHINX - Spontaneous clearance in Patients acutely infected with HCV — Immune profiling, 
Novel biomarkers and X-omics approaches 

THEBERA - Theodor Bilharz into the European Research Area (Activities of International 
Cooperation)

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COMBIOM 

Strengthening Cooperation in Molecular Biomedicine between EU and Ukraine 

to 30/11/2014 

Period: 01/12/2011 
Total cost: EUR 510.840 
Budget from EC: EUR 455.499 
Contract number: 294932 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: INSTYTUT MOLEKULYARNOI 
BIOLOGII I GENETYKY NAN UKRAINY 
Website: http://www.combiom-fp7.org/

The objectives of the project are to:  
• enhance the involvement of the Institute 
of Molecular Biology  and Genetics (IMBG) 
researchers in the European research area 
(ERA)  in  a  framework  of  EU–Ukraine 
mutual  interests,  especially  in  biomedical 
research,  and  create  a  core  consortium 
for future FP7 collaborative projects;  
•  increase  the  cooperation  capacities  of 
the  IMBG  as  a  promising  partner  in  EU 
research programmes;  
•  prove 
the  achievements  and  high 
potential of Ukrainian biomedical research 
to  ERA  and  accommodate  it  in  European 
research priorities. 

Description 

Ukraine  is  one  of  the  largest  and 
closest  of  the  EU’s  neighbours,  with 
for  scientific  and 
high  potential 
technological 
This 
development. 
project is devoted to the development 
of the operational network of EU and 
Ukrainian  scientists  based  on  the 
different  approaches  to  solving  the 
problem of deciphering the molecular 
mechanisms 
and 
of 
neurodegenerative 
diseases,  with 
special emphasis on the possible links 

cancer 

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for 

institutions 

implemented 

between  these  two  pathologies.  The 
Institute  of  Molecular  Biology  and 
Genetics (IMBG) is one of the leading 
research 
in  molecular 
biomedicine,  oncogenomics  and  gene 
technologies  in  Ukraine.  It  can  carry 
out even higher quality investigations 
aimed  at  searching 
effective 
diagnostics  and  therapies  for  oncological 
and  neurodegenerative  diseases,  which 
for  all 
could  be 
European  citizens.  There  are  two  EU 
partners in the consortium, which are 
scientifically  well  recognised  in  their 
countries  as  well  as  in  Europe,  and 
which  are  experienced 
in  running 
projects of the fifth, sixth and seventh 
framework  programmes  (FP5,  FP6 
and  FP7).  The  French  partner,  IGR, 
consists  of  groups 
focused  on 
molecular  and cellular  the  aspects  of 
lymphomas,  namely  mantle 
cell 
lymphoma  and  Burkitt  lymphoma  and 
such  as 
neuromuscular  disorders 
facioscapulohumeral 
dystrophy 
(FSHD). The Polish partner, IIMCB, the 
similarly  to  the  Ukrainian  partner, 
consists of groups working on several 
aspects  of  molecular  biomedicine 
and 
including 

neurodegeneration 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
and  administrators 
intellectual 
exchange, ethical issues, etc. 

property, 

focusing  on 
technology 

ERA 
increased 

WP3  describes 
the  development 
stages of the IMBG research strategy 
in  the  molecular  bio-medicine  area. 
These  stages  should  lead  to  a  close 
research 
correlation  with 
research 
priorities  and 
capacities due to the intensification of 
international  cooperation  and,  as  a 
result, to enhanced participation in EC 
‘Cooperation’  research  programmes. 
Strengthening  IMBG  competitiveness 
in  corresponding  research  areas  will 
to  Ukrainian 
be 
an 
stakeholders 
successful 
of 
involvement in the ERA and improving 
IMBG responses to the socioeconomic 
needs of Ukraine. 

example 

WP4  is  devoted  to  the  dissemination 
of  the  project  results  and  sharing  of 
scientific  knowledge.  Several  actions 
aimed at increasing IMBG visibility are 
planned  —  such  as  the  creation  of  a 
project  website, 
the 
institute’s  web-site,  printing  project 
booklets  and  leaflets,  popularisation 
of  the  research  results  by  lectures 
and  two  round-tables  with  the  mass 
media. 

updating 

on 

concentrates 

project 
WP5 
management matters with the accent 
on  the 
in 
leading  role  of 
COMBIOM’s 
successful 
implementation. 

IMBG 

oncology.  Neither  IGR  nor  IIMCB  is  a 
new  partner  for  IMBG.  There  have 
scientific 
been  many  years  of 
joint 
relations, 
conferences, 
and 
collaborative  projects,  which  are  now 
described in detail. 

workshops 

exchange 

visits, 

To  extend  and  upgrade  the  existing 
links,  several  mutual  visits  between 
the EU–Ukrainian research groups are 
planned  in  order  to learn more about 
the  partners’  scientific  expertise, 
research  models. 
strengths  and 
Specific  projects  are  planned  in  the 
activities  of  the  first  work  package 
(WP1)  in  years  1–3  of  the  COMBIOM 
project.  The  IMBG  group  leaders  will 
be  in  charge  of  ensuring  the  most 
fruitful 
as 
described  in  WP1,  and  of  reflecting 
the results in the reports. By involving 
EU  and  Ukrainian  partners’  groups  in 
the  development  of  a  common 
biomedical  research  strategy,  we  can 
address  the  scientific  aims  of  the 
project in setting up joint experiments 
using  different  methodologies  and 
approaches. 

exchange 

scientific 

In  WP2,  the  EU  partners  will  develop 
special  training  programmes,  which 
will  help  the  coordinators  to  build 
their  competency  in  applying  and 
running  the  project.  For  this  purpose, 
the  experienced  members  of  the 
International Collaboration Unit of the 
Polish partner will provide IMBG staff 
with  training  on  FP7  participation 
rules  and  conditions  as  well  as 
successful 
writing. 
Furthermore,  complementary  courses 
will  be  organised  for  IMBG  scientists 

proposal 

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COORDINATOR 

INSTYTUT MOLEKULYARNOI 
BIOLOGII I GENETYKY NAN 
UKRAINY 
Yanina Mishchuk 
mishchuk@imbg.org.ua 
+38044 5261129 
Ukraine 

CONTRACTORS 

INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY 
Arnauld  Forest 
arnauld.forest@igr.fr 
+33 1 42 11 66 04 
France 

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF 
MOLECULAR AND CELL 
BIOLOGY 
Urszula  Białek-Wyrzykowska 
ulawyrzykowska@iimcb.gov.pl 
+48 22 59 70 713 
Poland

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EUMEDNETVSTB 

Building a cooperative strategy between Europe and Mediterranean countries 
for upgrading tuberculosis research and control 

Period: 01/03/2010 to 28/02/2013 
Total cost: EUR 1 157 400 
Budget from EC: EUR 999 915 

Contract number: 245872 
Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: INSTITUT PASTEUR 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

the 

planned 

By 
reinforcing  existing  human  and 
technological  resources  in  the  targeted 
MPCs, 
activities  will 
contribute to better address the  host and 
factors  governing  TB 
pathogen  key 
dynamics, 
transmission/expansion 
emergence  of  drug  resistance,  and  host 
susceptibility.  This  will  endow  MPCs  with 
higher  capacity  to  better  unveil  the 
molecular  mechanisms  leading  to  the 
prevailing epidemiological situation in the 
specific regional context.  

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES 

Since  TB  is  a  health  threat  common  to 
both  sides  of  the  Mediterranean  Sea, 
which  is  amplified  through  consistent 
population  migration  flows,  the  planned 
cooperative initiative could also positively 
impact  on  TB 
in  Europe. 
Ultimately,  dissemination  of  the  project’s 
results  will  foster  the  MPCs’  institutional 
visibility  and  scientific  competitiveness, 
allowing  them  to  be  more  integrated  for 
participation 
Framework 
in 
Programme calls. 

control 

future 

drugs, 

the  need 

Tuberculosis  (TB)  is  amongst  the  most 
deadly 
infectious  diseases  worldwide. 
Despite  the  availability  of  a  vaccine  and 
effective 
Mycobacterium 
tuberculosis, the etiologic agent of TB, still 
defies  humanity.  An  alarming  increase  in 
drug  resistance  and  the  emergence  of 
outbreaks  has  made 
for 
increased surveillance and control urgent. 
With  its  structured  global  geographical 
distribution,  it  becomes  increasingly  clear 
that this pathogen could have established 
its 
an  advantageous  association  with 
host.  Such  region-specific  host-pathogen 
equilibrium  argues  for  a  TB  control  at  a 
regional level. The overall objective of this 
project 
to  establish  a  network 
connecting leading institutions in the field 
from 
three  North  African  countries 
(Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia) and Europe. 
The  aim  is  to  upgrade  the  research  and 
surveillance capacity potential of Europe’s 
closest 
neighbouring  Mediterranean 
partner  countries  (MPC)  through  know-
experience 
how 
research 
training, 
exchange, 
activities, and equipment upgrading. 

two-way 

sharing, 

joint 

is 

ACTIVITIES 

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COORDINATOR 

INSTITUT PASTEUR 
Nadia Khelef 
nkhelef@pasteur.fr 
+33 140 613 378 
France 

CONTRACTORS 

INSTITUT PASTEUR DE TUNIS 
Faycal Chaabane 
faycal.chabane@pasteur.rns.tn 
+216 71 793 420 
Tunisia 

FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM 
BORSTEL 
Susann Schrader 
sschrader@fz-borstel.de 
+49 04537 188213 
Germany 

INSTITUTO ARAGONES DE 
CIENCIAS DE LA SALUD 
Sergio Cervero 
scervero.iacs@aragon.es 
+34 976 71 68 64 
Spain 

INSTITUT PASTEUR D' ALGERIE 
E.P.I.C. 
Mohamed Tazir 
mohamedtazir@gmail.com 
+213 21 36 07 79 
Algeria 

INSTITUT NATIONAL 
D'HYGIÈNE 
Jilali Baida 
rajaeelaouad@yahoo.fr 
+212 537 77 19 02 
Morocco 

THE STEPHAN ANGELOFF 
INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY, 
BULGARIAN 
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 
Paulina Nikolova 
micb@microbio.bas.bg 
+359 2 979 31 38 
Bulgaria

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EUNAM 

EU and North African Migrants: Health and Health Systems 

Period: 01/04/2011 to 31/03/2015 
Total cost: EUR 2 403 480 
Budget from EC: EUR 1 998 430 
Contract number: 260715 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

The  coordinates  of  human  health  are 
complex  in  a  single  population,  but  they 
are  even  more  complex 
in  migrants 
whose  life  situation  is  always  influenced 
by  the  host  country  and  the  country  of 
origin.  Some  migrants  may  experience 
several host countries and some return to 
their country of origin. Thus it is important 
to  survey  well-being,  health  status, 
disease  panorama  and  use  of  health 
services  of  immigrants  compared  to  the 
native population. Such analyses would be 
incomplete without casting a view  on the 
same  indicators  and  parameters  in  the 
country of origin. 

ACTIVITIES 

For  this  project,  a  team  of  experts  has 
been gathered to cover health aspects of 
the full cycle of migration, considering the 
health  situation  in  Egypt,  Tunisia  and 
Algeria 
the 
Mediterranean  North  African  (NA)  partner 
countries,  which  are  the  origin  of  vast 
numbers of immigrants in the EU. The EU 
partner  countries  from  France, 
Italy, 
Germany  (subcontracting  Slovenia)  and 

representative 

as 

of 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: DEUTSCHES 
KREBSFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM 
Website: www.dkfz.de/en/ 
molgen_epidemiology/EUNAM/EUNAM.html 

The 

Sweden  are  not  only  receivers  of  NA 
immigrants  but  they  also  have  larger 
numbers  of 
immigrants  from  others 
areas,  allowing  comparisons  between 
immigrant  groups. 
team  has 
experience  in  a  variety  of  health  and 
disease  measures  and  it  has  access  to  a 
variety  of  survey  and  register  material 
relating  to  population  health,  disease 
patterns  and  function  of  health  care 
systems. Many of the surveys and disease 
registers  have  been  carried  out  or 
constructed  by  the  present  partners  who 
thus possess unique sources of data. 

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES 

The  team  will  review  health  effects  of 
migration  from  the  country  of  origin  to 
the  host  country  and  come  up  with 
state-of-the-art 
scientifically 
evaluations 
appropriate 
and 
recommendations for scientific and health 
policy  measures 
the 
in 
conditions for EU immigrants. 

improving 

valid 

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COORDINATOR 

DEUTSCHES 
KREBSFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM 
Ina Krischek 
i.krischek@dkfz.de 
+49 6221 422700 
Germany 

CONTRACTORS 

LUNDS UNIVERSITET 
Jan Sundquist 
jan.sundquist@med.lu.se 
+46 40 391378 
Sweden 

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI 
FERRARA 
Carla Biondi 
carla.biondi@unife.it 
+39 0532 455482 
Italy 

INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE ET 
DOCUMENTATION EN 
ECONOMIE DE LA SANTE 
Paul Dourgnon 
dourgnon@irdes.fr 
+33 1 53934336 
France 

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTE 
PUBLIQUE 
Doudja Hammouda 
dhammouda@sante.dz 
+213 21 911140 
Algeria 

CENTRE D'ETUDES ET 
RECHERCHES PROSPECTIVES 
Hassène Kassar 
halkassar@yahoo.fr 
+21698215685 
Tunisia 

AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY ASU 
FACULTY OF MEDECINE 
Wagida Anwar 
wagidaanwar@yahoo.com 
+20224837888 
Egypt 

INSTITUT PASTEUR DU MAROC 
Tayeb Diouri 
tayeb.diouri@pasteur.ma 
+212 6 61848951 
Morocco 

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GM_NCD_in_co 

Reinforcing IPT capacities in Genomic Medicine, Non-Communicable Diseases 
Investigation and international cooperation 

Period: 01/12/2011 to 30/05/2014 
Total cost: EUR 604 800 
Budget from EC: EUR 499 690 
Contract number: 295097 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

and 

diseases 
in 

The  aim  of  the  project  is  to  reinforce 
Institut  Pasteur  Tunis’  (IPT)  capacities  in 
genomic  medicine  and  its  applications  in 
(NCD) 
non-communicable 
investigations 
international 
cooperation  activities.  At  the  national 
level,  the  objectives  are  to  increase  the 
research activities in the field of NCD and 
cooperation  capacities  and  facilitate  the 
participation  of  Tunisian  researchers  in 
relevant  topics  of  the  health  theme,  with 
the ultimate goal of integrating in to ERA. 
Specific objectives of the project are to: 
▶ 
in 
IPT 
international  cooperation  and  project 
setting 
the 
in 
participation 
international  FP  projects.  This  will  be 
achieved via specific training modules; 
▶  reinforce  IPT’s  scientific  research  and 
the  field  of 
technical  capacities 
genomic  medicine  and  new  molecular 
tools  for  the  investigation  of  the  genetic 
basis of NCDs: 

to  enhance 
researchers 

in  order 
of 

competencies 

strengthen 

in 

the 
▶  updating  and  upgrading 
knowledge level of IPT personnel is a 
prerequisite  for  a  successful  action 
capacity  building  and 
plan  of 

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Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: Institut Pasteur de Tunis 
Website: www.pasteur.tn 

strengthening.  This  specific  objective 
will be achieved through professional 
training  via  advanced  courses  and 
workshops in IPT; 
▶  via  short  visits 
to  European 
laboratories  and  two  pilot  projects, 
one  on  a  preliminary  investigation  of 
the genetic landscape of the Tunisian 
population 
gene 
identification  using  next  generation 
sequencing; 
stimulate 

collaboration 

and 

one 

on 

▶ 
between 
Tunisian  and  EU  researchers  in  topics  of 
mutual  interest  in  the  field  of  NCD  with 
networking and dissemination activities; 
▶  build  the 
IPT  business  plan  and 
associated  strategy  of  valorisation  and 
technology  transfer  activity  in  the  frame 
of EU–Tunisian R&D cooperation. 

ACTIVITIES 

training  modules, 

To achieve the aims of the project several 
actions  are  proposed:  setting-up  and 
implementing 
two 
trainings  on  international  project  setting 
the  European 
in 
framework  programme,  four  advanced 
courses,  and  theoretical  and  practical 
of 
workshops 

the  framework  of 

various  aspects 

on 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
activities. The consortium includes Institut 
Pasteur  in  Paris  (a  non-profit  research 
organisation)  and  one  SME 
(Synbea) 
specialised  in  strategy,  organisation  and 
innovation consulting. 

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES 

and 

projects) 

and  MIRA 

This  project  also  aims  to  reinforce  the 
activities  of  the  health  theme  contact 
point  in  a  synergistic  way  with  other  EU 
projects  (European–Tunisian  collaboration 
ETC 
in 
collaboration with contact points of other 
thematic  areas,  i.e.  environment,  ICT  and 
KBBE.  Dissemination  and  networking 
activities will be performed via the project 
website,  newsletters,  meetings  and 
brokerage events. A development plan will 
be constructed for IPT in order to increase 
its  regional  coverage  and  to  improve  its 
response  to  socioeconomic  needs.  The 
project  results  will  be  analysed  and 
recommendations  signalled  to  national 
authorities  on  how 
the 
participation  of  Tunisian  researchers  in 
regional 
to 
ERA, 
common 
tackle 
for  health  systems.  The 
challenges 
ultimate  goal  of 
to 
this  project 
integrate Tunisia, a Mediterranean partner 
country  (MPC),  into  ERA,  which  is  one  of 
the  priorities  of 
the  EU’s  European 
neighbourhood policy (ENP). 

increase 

to 

is 

to 

be 

on 

structural and functional genomics, with a 
emphasis 
NCD 
particular 
investigations, 
organised. 
will 
Exchange visits between IPT, IP Paris and 
other  EU  laboratories  working  in  relevant 
improve 
fields  are  also  planned 
networking  capacities.  Two  pilot  projects 
will  be  performed,  one  on  disease  gene 
identification using next generation whole 
exome  sequencing  and  one  on  a 
preliminary  description  of  the  genetic 
landscape of the Tunisian population. The 
pilot 
stimulate 
cooperation, identify potential bottlenecks 
and propose improvements.  

projects  will 

help 

targets 

IPT, 
an 
GM_NCD_in_Co 
independent  governmental 
institution, 
under  the  tutorship  of  the  Tunisian 
Ministry  of  Health.  More  than  a  century 
old,  this  institution  is  considered  as  a 
national and regional centre of excellence 
in  particular  in  the  field  of  infectious 
to 
respond 
diseases.  To 
the  new 
epidemiological 
challenges 
the 
transition  and  with 
in 
increase 
prevalence  of  NCDs,  IPT  has  developed 
new activities related to the investigation 
of  the  genetic  basis  of  monogenic  and 
multifactorial  diseases.  Reinforcing  these 
promising  activities  has  a  great  potential 
to  benefit  EU 
institutions 
international  cooperation 
through  new 

research 

the 

of 

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COORDINATOR 

INSTITUT PASTEUR DE TUNIS 
Sonia Abdelhak 
sonia.abdelhak@pasteur.rns.tn 
+216-71-789608 
Tunisia 

CONTRACTORS 

Institut Pasteur 
Nadia Khelef 
nadia.khelef@pasteur.fr 
+33-1-04613378 
France 

SYNBEA SARL 
François Tamarelle 
francois.tamarelle@synbea.fr 
+33-671376309 
France 

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HEPACUTE 

Host and viral factors in acute hepatitis C 

Period: 01/11/2010 to 31/10/2013 
Total cost: EUR 3 854 861 
Budget from EC: EUR 2 999 500 
Contract number: 260844 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE 

hepatitis 

improving 

Chronic  hepatitis  C  is  one  of  the  most 
common  chronic  viral 
infections  of 
humans  and  a  major  cause  of  chronic 
liver  disease,  cirrhosis  and  liver  cancer. 
Still, about 4 million new infections occur 
worldwide  each  year  with  50–85%  of 
patients  progressing  to  chronic  hepatitis 
C.  Currently  there  is  no marker  to  predict 
spontaneous  viral  clearance  and  to  guide 
treatment decisions. The major objectives 
of  the  HepaCute  proposal  are  to  develop 
biomarkers  predicting  the  outcome  of 
acute 
the 
C, 
management  of  the  concerned  patients 
and thus decreasing the health burden of 
hepatitis  C  in  Europe  and  Mediterranean 
partner  countries  (MPC).  The  HepaCute 
consortium  has  evolved  from  a  series  of 
EC-funded  projects  on  hepatitis  C 
(HCVacc, HepCvax, Virgil, HEPACIVAC) and 
consists  of  world  leading  experts  in  HCV 
epidemiology,  immunology,  and  virology, 
including  partners 
from  Egypt  and 
Morocco,  who  have  strongly  influenced 
the current management of patients with 
in  their  respective 
acute  hepatitis  C 
regions. HepaCute is closely connected  to 
ongoing  national,  European  and  Egyptian 
networks on HCV research (HepNet, EASL, 

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Funding scheme: Collaborative Project 
Coordinator: KLINIKUM DER UNIVERSITÄT 
MÜNCHEN 
Website: http://www.hepacute.eu/ 

STDF).  Together  with  another  pertinent 
EU-funded  research  project,  SPHINX,  it 
actively  contributes  to  coordinating  EU-
funded hepatitis C research with research 
projects  funded  in  the  MCP  countries,  in 
particular  with hepatitis research projects 
funded  under  the  Egyptian  Science  and 
Technology Development Fund (STDF). 

ACTIVITIES AND EXPECTED IMPACT  

into 

these 

results 

association 

Within  HepaCute  the  most  innovative 
technologies  will  be  employed  such  as 
genome-wide 
studies, 
transcriptomics,  proteomics,  and  ultra-
deep sequencing to better understand the 
early  events  in  acute  hepatitis  C  and  to 
translate 
readily 
practicable  diagnostic  tools  to  predict 
spontaneous  viral  clearance.  HepaCute 
has firmly integrated partners from Egypt 
and  Morocco  with  pre-existing  research 
collaborations with European partners into 
the scientific research programme and we 
expect 
partnership 
continuing 
between  European  and  Mediterranean 
countries  to  have  a  strong  impact  on  the 
care  of  patients  with  acute  hepatitis  C 
both in Europe and MPC. 

this 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MENOUFIYA UNIVERSITY 
Imam Waked 
iwaked@liver-eg.org 
+20482223216 
Egypt 

NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER 
Sayed Abdeen 
mkawady@yahoo.com 
+20233371718 
Egypt 

HOSPICES CANTON AUX CHUV 
Anne-Emmanuelle De Crousaz 
anne-
emmanuelle.decrousaz@unil.ch 
+41 216934750 
Switzerland 

KLINIKUM DER UNIVERSITÄT 
ZU KÖLN 
Jutta Landvogt 
jutta.landvogt@uk-koeln.de 
+49 221 478 5204 
Germany 

INSTITUT PASTEUR DU MAROC 
Tayeb Diouri 
soumaya.benjelloun@pasteur.
ma 
+212 522434465 
Morocco

COORDINATOR 

KLINIKUM DER UNIVERSITÄT 
MÜNCHEN 
Renate Mueller 
rente.mueller@med.uni-
muenchen.de 
+49 89 5160 8348 
Germany 

CONTRACTORS 
INSERM - TRANSFERT SA 
Ibrahima Guillard 
ibrahima.guillard@inserm-
transfert.fr 
+33 155 03 01 37 
France 

MEDIZINISCHE HOCHSCHULE 
HANNOVER 
Frank Dittrich 
dittrich.frank@mh-hannover.de 
+49 511 532 5343 
Germany 

UNIVERSITÄTSKLINIKUM 
FREIBURG 
Bettina Armbruster 
eu-drittmittel@uniklinik-
freiburg.de 
+49 7612708442 
Germany 

AZIENDA OSPEDALIERO 
UNIVERSITARIA DI PARMA 
Michele Malanca 
mmalanca@ao.pr.it 
+39 0521 702116 
Italy 

FUNDACION PARA LA 
INVESTIGACION MEDICA 
APLICADA FIMA 
Andrew Solomon 
asolomon@unav.es 
+34 948 194700 
Spain 

UNIVERSITE DE GENEVE 
Alex Waehry 
euresearch@unige.ch 
+41 223797560 
Switzerland 

THE UNIVERSITY OF 
BIRMINGHAM 
Robert Fekete 
fp7@lists.bham.ac.uk 
+441214158202 
United Kingdom 

IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF 
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND 
MEDICINE 
Tatjana Palalic 
t.palalic@imperial.ac.uk 
+44 20 7594 3866 
United Kingdom 

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA 
SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE 
MEDICALE 
(INSERM) 
Helene Brun 
gre.lyon@inserm.fr 
+33 472138857 
France 

MOSAIQUES DIAGNOSTICS 
GMBH 
Annika Fricke 
fricke@mosaiques-
diagnostics.com 
+49 51155474422 
Germany 

THE HOLDING COMPANY FOR 
BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS & 
VACCINES LLC 
Fatma Hamza 
fafywalid5@gmail.com 
+20106634857 
Egypt 

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HITT-2008 

Health in Times of Transition: Trends in Population Health and Health Policies 
in CIS Countries 

Period: 01/05/2009   to 30/04/2013 
Total cost: 3.350.212 
Budget from EC: 3.000.000 
Contract number: 223344 

Funding scheme: CP 
Coordinator: INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED 
STUDIES (INSTITUT FÜR HÖHERE 
STUDIEN) 
Website: http://www.hitt-cis.net/ 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

ACTIVITIES 

is 

(HITT-CIS) 

Countries“ 

Kazakhstan, 

in  detail,  trends 

“Health  in  Times  of  Transition:  Trends  in 
Population  Health  and  Health  Policies  in 
CIS 
an 
international  research  project  that  will 
study, 
in  population 
health and health policies in 10 countries 
in  the  Commonwealth  of  Independent 
(Armenia,  Azerbaijan,  Belarus, 
States 
Georgia, 
Kyrgyzstan, 
Moldova,  Russia  and  Ukraine).  Its  main 
objectives  are  to  measure  and  explain 
prevalence and distribution of risk factors, 
health outcomes, and their social, cultural, 
and  economic  determinants;  to  develop 
and 
implement  validated  community 
profiles  to  capture  the  opportunities  and 
obstacles to leading a healthy lifestyle; to 
system  performance, 
assess  health 
focussing  on    accessibility  and  quality  of 
health services; to quantify the cost of ill 
health through reduced labour supply and 
productivity;  to  identify  opportunities  for 
and  obstacles  to  policy  change  in  Russia; 
market  analysis;  regional  analysis  of 
alcohol -related mortality in Ukraine. 

The study combines specialist expertise in 
public  health  with  epidemiological  and 
social  science  methods.  Public  health 
expert  identify  key  areas  relevant  to 
policy and define areas for research, while 
the  social  scientists  develop  and  refine  a 
wide  range  of  sociological  measurement 
tools  and  techniques.  This  combination 
will  provide  new  insights  into  an  under-
researched but extremely important issue. 

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES 

HITT-CIS  will  bring  concrete  benefits  by 
providing  recommendations  to  improve 
public health policies and interacting with 
national  and  international  stake-holders 
by:  disseminating  findings  within  each 
country  and  to  EU  policymakers  and 
international 
capacity 
building  through  training  of  researchers; 
identifying policy implications based upon 
research evidence. 

researchers; 

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COORDINATOR 

INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED 
STUDIES (INSTITUT FÜR 
HÖHERE STUDIEN) 
Alexander Chvorostov 
alex.chv@ihs.ac.at 
+431 599 91 230 
Austria 

CONTRACTORS 

CENTER FOR SOCIOLOGICAL 
STUDIES MGU (MOSCOW 
STATE UNIVERSITY) 
Sergei Tumanov 
St156@mail.ru 
+495-203-32-69 
Russian Federation 

CENTER FOR STUDY OF PUBLIC 
OPINION 
Gulzhan Alimbekova 
welcome@ciom.kz 
+7 727 2731401 
Kazakhstan 

CENTRE FOR SOCIOLOGICAL 
AND POLITICAL RESEARCHES, 
BELARUSSIAN STATE UNIV. 
David Rotman 
rotman@bsu.by   
+375-17-3272521 
Belarus 

CENTER FOR SURVEY 
METHODOLOGY “CONCLUZIA 
PRIM” 
Victoria Guzun 
conclusion_prim@yahoo.com 
+373 691 014 89 
Republic of Moldova 

CURATIO FOUNDATION 
Ivdity Chikovani 
I.Chikovani@curatio.com 
+995 (32) 253 104 
Georgia 

GORBI CENTER (FOUNDATION)

Merab Pachulia 
mpachulia@gorbi.com 
+(99532) 142476 
Georgia 

EAST-UKRANIAN FOUNDATION 
FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH 
Vil Bakirov 
rector@univer.kharkov.ua 
+38-057-7051247 
Ukraine 

LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE 
AND TROPICAL MEDICINE 
Martin Mckee 
Martin.McKee@lshtm.ac.uk 
+44 20 7927 2229 
United Kingdom 

POPULATION HEALTH 
RESEARCH INSTITUTE 
Clara Chow 
clara@phri.ca 
+1905-527-4322 extn 44206 
Canada 

OPEN HEALTH INSTITUTE 
Kirill Danishevski  
khaltourina@yahoo.com 
+7 (495) 7555356 
Russian Federation 

OPINIA, INDEPEDENT 
SOCIOLOGICAL AND 
INFORMATION SERVICE 
Olga Danii 
office@opinia.md 
+373 22 23 74 35 
Moldova (Republic of) 

THE UNIVERSITY COURT OF 
THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN 
Christian Haerpfer 
c.w.haerpfer@abdn.ac.uk   
+44 1224 27 35 90 
United Kingdom 

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INARMERA 

Integrating Armenia into ERA 

Period: 01/09/2010 to 31/08/2013 
Total cost: 544.120 
Budget from EC: 499.710 
Contract number: 265128 

OBJECTIVES 

the  South  Caucasus 
Integration  of 
countries into the European research area 
(ERA)  is  one  of  the  priorities  of  the  EU’s 
European  neighbourhood  policy.  This  is 
the  objective  of  the  ERA-WIDE  initiative 
aimed  at  reinforcing  the  cooperation 
capacity  of  a  prominent  R  &  D  centre  in 
these countries by providing opportunities 
to  improve  its  research  activities  in  the 
thematic  priority  areas  of  FP7.  The 
government  of  the  Republic  of  Armenia 
recommended as such a centre the Centre 
of  Medical  Genetics  and  Primary  Health-
care  (CMG),  due  to  its  high  reputation, 
broad international contacts, participation 
in  FP7  and  the  importance  of  the  top-
level research in medical genetics for the 
general population. 

DESCRIPTION 

is  the  only 
in  1998, 
CMG,  founded 
healthcare  centre  in  Armenia  and  the 
South  Caucasus  with  high-profile  clinical 
including 
and  genetic  departments, 
biochemistry, 
molecular 
cytogenetics,  immunohistochemistry  and 
genetic 
counselling.  The  CMG  also 
provides  a  broad  range  of  services  for 

genetics, 

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Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: CENTER OF MEDICAL 
GENETICS AND PRIMARY HEALTH CARE  

and 

with 

fruitful 

children and adults in its outpatient clinic 
facility.  The  staff  has  many  years  of 
scientific 
experience 
collaborations 
well-known 
international 
institutions  and  research 
programmes  that  are  directly  relevant  to 
the medical genetic problems of Armenia. 
the 
The  CMG  permanently  supports 
creation  of 
in 
projects 
innovative 
molecular diagnostics, mental retardation, 
women’s  health,  cancer  genetics  and 
genetic epidemiology. 

out 

carries 

project 

INARMERA 

The 
consortium, 
consisting  of  the  CMG,  the  Institute  of 
Cancer  Biology  of  the  Danish  Cancer 
Society  and  the  European  Centre  for 
Knowledge  and  Technology  Transfer 
(Belgium), 
research 
assessments  for  CMG  and  organises 
training  in  FP7  for  CMG  scientists  and 
their research training in medical genetics. 
For 
dissemination 
purposes, workshops and summer schools 
are organised in  Armenia while  Armenian 
scientists  attend  events 
in  Europe. 
Meanwhile,  from  the  start  of  INARMERA, 
four  pilot  projects  in  medical  genetics 
have  been  organised  between  CMG 
scientists and their colleagues not only in 
Europe  but  also  in  Georgia,  highlighting 

networking 

and 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
the  regional  aspect  of  INARMERA.  The 
pilot  trials  help  participants  to  identify 
bottlenecks  of  cooperation  and  propose 
improvements. 

in 

for  European 

for  CMG  aimed  at 

The Strategy Experts Group developed the 
strategy 
the 
establishment  of  CMG  as  a  visible  centre 
of  medical  genetics  studies 
the 
Caucasus  and  at  turning  it  into  a  reliable 
partner 
in 
framework  programmes.  Project  results 
and  achievements  will  be  analysed  and 
recommendations will be submitted to the 
authorities  on  strengthening  EU–Armenia 
R  &  D  cooperation 
the 
successful  start  of  the  integration  of 
Armenia into the ERA. 

institutions 

leading 

to 

These 

Implementation of  INARMERA  is expected 
to  turn  CMG  into  reliable  and  capable 
partner  for  Europe,  jointly  participating  in 
FP  projects  and  developing  new  ways  of 
diagnosing and treating genetic disorders. 
INARMERA  creates  favourable  conditions 
for  participation  in  new  FP7  calls  for 
opportunities  will 
proposals. 
encourage the emergence of new centres 
of  excellence  —  new  potential  partners 
for  the  EU  —  and  increase  the  regional 
coverage  of  the  research  and  techno-
logical  performance  of  the  CMG  High-
level  European  scientists,  enhancing  their 
collaboration  with  Armenia  due 
to 
talented 
INARMERA, 
Armenians  support  to  undertake  research 
projects  in  Europe  and  the  possibility  of 
future  collaborative  links  with  Europe. 
INARMERA  helps  to  link  Armenia’s  S  &T 
sector  institutions  with  EU  partners  and 
defines 
of 
the 
areas 
collaboration. 
Recommendations, 
developed  by  INARMERA,  highlight  the 

beneficial 

young 

offer 

in 

Armenian 

priorities and prospects for Armenia’s R & 
the 
D  organisations  and  assist 
commercialisation of applications through 
linking 
and 
universities  to EU technology  centres and 
businesses.  The  implementation  of  the 
INARMERA  work  programme  facilitates 
the  formulation  of  common  priorities  for 
EU– Armenia collaborative R & D. 

institutes 

INARMERA  can  visibly  contribute 
to 
research  and  technological  development 
(RTD)  capacity-building  in  Armenia  via 
enhancing and enforcing CMG’s ability ‘to 
tap  into  the  growing  stock  of  global 
knowledge  and  create  new  responses  to 
local  needs’.  Being  a  European  project, 
and  promoting  participation  in  joint  EU 
projects, INARMERA, nevertheless, creates 
conditions  and  helps  set  up  projects 
covered by bilateral  agreements between 
EU  Member  States  and  associated 
Armenia.
with 
countries 

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COORDINATOR 

CENTER OF MEDICAL 
GENETICS AND PRIMARY 
HEALTH CARE 
Tamara  Sarkisian 
tamsar@sci.am 
+374 (1) 54.43.65 
Armenia 

CONTRACTORS 

EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR 
KNOWLEDGE AND 
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 
Rouben  Vardapetian 
eurotex@skynet.be 
+32498151374   
Belgium 

KRAEFTENS BEKAEMPELSE 
Eugine  Lukanidin 
mg@cancer.dk 
+45 (35) 25 73 13 
Denmark 

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KHCCBIO 

Supporting the Establishment of a Cancer Biobank for Jordan and its 
Neighbouring Countries through Knowledge Transfer & Training 

Period: 15/11/2011 to 14/11/2013 
Total cost: EUR 571 744 
Budget from EC: EUR 571 744 
Contract number: 295010 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

The King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC) is 
a  specialised  cancer  centre  in  the  Middle 
East that treats both adult and paediatric 
cancer patients. Currently, over 3500 new 
cancer  patients  arrive  each  year  from 
Jordan and the neighbouring countries of 
Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Gulf countries 
and North Africa. Founded in 1997, KHCC 
is  a  non-governmental  and  not-for-profit 
facility that is well-recognised as a leader 
in  cancer  treatment  in  the  Middle  East. 
KHCC  is  eager  to  maintain  its  leading 
position in  Middle  Eastern cancer  therapy 
and  remain  at  the  forefront  of  cancer 
detection  and  treatment.  In  order  to 
achieve  this,  KHCC  plans  to  establish  a 
cancer  biobank,  KHCCBIO  bank,  for  the 
storage and archival of biospecimens that 
can help in the elucidation of the disease. 
The KHCCBIO bank intends to establish an 
repository 
ISO-accredited  biospecimen 
incorporating  all  current 
international 
guidelines  and  best-in-class  practices 
under  an  approved  quality  management 
system  to  procure,  process  and  store 
biospecimens 
of 
researchers  in  Jordan,  its  neighbouring 
researchers  and 
countries,  European 

benefit 

the 

for 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator:  KING  HUSSEIN  CANCER 
CENTER 

researchers  throughout  the  rest  of  the 
world. 

ACTIVITIES 

to 

This 

research, 

KHCCBIO  bank  will  be  developed  for  the 
purpose  of  collecting,  processing,  storing 
and  distributing  high-quality,  clinically 
annotated  biospecimens  from  consented 
Jordan-based 
novel, 
patients. 
biobank  will  also  standardise  and  define 
collections  of  biological  samples  for 
patient-oriented 
include 
hypothesis-driven  collections,  as  well  as 
collections  for  new  questions  arising,  for 
improvement  of  patient 
the  ultimate 
diagnosis,  prognosis, 
treatment  and 
leading  to  a  more  personalised  approach 
to healthcare. Sample procurement will be 
carried  out  by  a  team  of  highly  trained 
technicians  who  will  directly 
KHCC 
participate 
in  surgeries  and  perform 
sample  collections  and  data  recording. 
Sample 
collection  will  be  precisely 
documented  and  very  short  tissue  cold 
(post-surgical)  ischemia  times  between 
the 
resection  and 
standard.  

fixation  will  be 

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES 

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Additional  aims  of  the  KHCCBIO  support 
action are to: 
▶ develop KHCC’s research infrastructure, 
increase 
its  scope  and  visibility  and 
improve  its  competitiveness  throughout 
the  European  and  worldwide  biomedical 
science arena; 
▶  establish  a  platform 
knowledge 
research; 

future 
transfer  and  collaborative 

for 

▶  develop  and  enhance  partnerships 
between  European  and  Middle  Eastern 
organisations  for  future  staff  exchanges, 
seminars,  and  conferences  focused  on 
cancer; 
▶  disseminate  KHCCBIO  progress  and 
activities  particularly  with  EU  early  lung 
cancer  (EUELC)  collaborators  to  ensure 
greatest impact; 
▶  build  competency  so  as  to  facilitate 
participation  of  KHCC  in  future  FP7  calls.

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COORDINATOR 

KING HUSSEIN CANCER 
CENTER   
Maher A. Sughayer 
msughayer@khcc.jo 
+962-6-5300460 
Jordan 

CONTRACTORS 

ACCELOPMENT AG 
Jeanette Müller 
jmueller@accelopment.com 
+44-4556601 
Switzerland 

BIOSTÓR LTD 
Peadar  Mac Gabhann 
peadar@biostor.eu 
+353-87-2427099 
Ireland 

THE PROVOST FELLOWS & 
SCHOLARS OF THE COLLEGE 
OF THE HOLY AND UNDIVIDED 
TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 
NEAR DUBLIN 
Kenneth O'Byrne 
obyrneke@tcd.ie 
+353-1-4103545 
Ireland 

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LEB'IN 

Lebanon–Europe ‘on boarding’ to innovate and enhance research links in 
health 

Period: 01/01/2012 to 30/06/2013 
Total cost: EUR 736 228 
Budget from EC: EUR 510 082 

Contract number: 294983 
Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: UNIVERSITÉ SAINT JOSEPH 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

LEB‘IN  is  a  support  action  project,  aimed 
at  stimulating  win-win  cooperation  and 
strategic partnership between Europe and 
Lebanon  in  the  thematic  priority  ‘Health’ 
into  the 
integrating  Lebanon 
and  at 
European research area, in order to: 
▶  support  Europe’s  leading  position  and 
European 
in  health 
competitiveness 
sciences  through  strategic  partnerships 
with  Lebanon  by  engaging  the  best 
Lebanese health scientists to work in and 
with Europe; 
▶  enhance  the  production  of  knowledge 
and  scientific  excellence  by  enabling 
research 
European 
universities, 
to  establish 
institutions  and 
thereby 
contacts 
with 
research 
facilitating 
environments 
and 
promoting synergies on a global scale; 
▶ address specific problems that Lebanon 
faces  or  that  have  a  global  character,  on 
the  basis  of  mutual  interest  and  mutual 
benefit. Consequently, the project aims to 
develop  cooperation  capacities  between 
Lebanon  and  the  European  Union  in  the 
field  of  health,  and  —  through  twinning, 
capacity  building  and  networking  —  to 
Lebanese–European 
support 

firms 
Lebanon, 

to 
Europe 

outside 

access 

joint 

to 

its  work 

relevant 
the 
in  the  FP7  work 

research  activities 
priorities 
identified 
programme 2011.  
In order to stimulate the cooperation, the 
LEB‘IN project mission has four objectives: 
▶  map  and  assess 
the  strengths, 
weakness  and  collaboration  potential  of 
the project coordinator, one of the leading 
Lebanese 
institutes,  Université  Sanit-
Joseph  (USJ),  and  prepare  USJ  for  the 
next  step  in  its  strategic  development, 
developing  a  vision  and  objectives,  and 
orienting 
towards  national, 
regional and European needs; 
▶  set  up  and  implement  an  ambitious 
twinning programme between USJ and its 
long-term 
the 
Mediterranean  University  of  Aix-Marseille 
II (UNIVMED) (France), aimed at fostering 
academic  research,  gaining  new  research 
relations  with 
capacities, 
improving 
practical  applications, 
improving  work 
opportunities for young scientists, sharing 
methods  and  strategies  and  preparing 
USJ  for  FP7  opportunities  and  for  larger 
network development; 
▶  develop  USJ’s  cooperation  capacities 
significantly 
and  awareness 
increasing  its  visibility  at  European  level 
and its participation in the 7th and future 
framework  programmes  and  setting  the 

European 

partner, 

raising, 

136 

 
 
 
 
 
 
in 

The 

together 

applications. 

reciprocity.  It  could  especially  help  the 
lesser  known  organisations  in  Europe, 
such  as  USJ,  to  demonstrate  in-house 
research capacities and to gain new ones. 
It can also contribute to the improvement 
of  relations  between  the  partners  by 
practical 
twinning 
approach  allows  the  use  of  technologies, 
methods  and  strategies,  which  are  not 
available  to  one  of  the  partners.  Finally, 
know-how 
putting 
and 
experience 
the  common  field  of 
research  could  contribute  to  fostering 
academic  research  achievements  with 
significant scientific results in the area of 
health 
technological  development  for 
both  parties.  Twinning  helps  to  create  a 
sense  of  a  common  European  identity  — 
something  that  can  never  be  imposed 
from  above.  In  order  to  make  these 
results  achievable,  the  twinning  concept 
includes  the  implementation  of  different 
actions.  It  is  about  short-term  exchanges 
of experts, setting-up of common working 
groups, 
scientific 
of 
workshops, 
joint  PhD  students  and 
practical data sharing. 

organisation 

for 

basis 
sustainable 
long-term 
collaboration after the end of the project; 
▶ organise international events as well as 
information, 
training,  networking  and 
brokerage  and  dissemination  workshops 
and  sessions,  thus  developing  USJ’s  FP7 
skills  and 
raising  awareness  about 
collaboration  opportunities  in  the  health 
theme  in  order  to  promote  the  research 
capacities  of  USJ  and  to  enlarge  its 
network. 

ACTIVITIES 

LEB‘IN  will  be  implemented  on  the  basis 
of the twinning concept between USJ and 
UNIVMED.  Twinning  brings 
together 
organisations  from  two  countries,  which 
put in common skills, knowledge, and data 
and establish joint research activities. The 
interest  of  implementing  this  kind  of 
partnership  is  to  achieve  closer  scientific 
collaboration with Lebanon and to ensure 
a 
the 
cooperation  capacities  of  the  French 
twinning  partner  UNIVMED  and  especially 
of the Lebanese partner USJ. The twinning 
concept  is  based  on  mutual  benefit  and 

improvement  of 

sustainable 

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COORDINATOR 

UNIVERSITÉ SAINT JOSEPH 
André Mégarbané 
megarbane@usj.edu.lb 
+ 961 3 330 485 
Lebanon 

CONTRACTORS 

UNIVERSITÉ d'AIX MARSEILLE 
Valérie Delargue 
valerie.delague@univmed.fr 
+33 4 91 78 68 94 
France 

INNO TSD SA 
Svetlana Klessova 
s.klessova@inno-group.com 
+33 4 92 38 84 26 
France 

BERYTECH FOUNDATION 
Tania Saba Mazraani 
tsaba@bth.berytech.org 
+9611612500 
Lebanon

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MEDCHAMPS 

MEDiterranean studies of Cardiovascular disease and Hyperglycaemia: 
Analytical Modelling of Population Socio-economic transitions 

Period: 01/03/2009 to 28/02/2013 
Total cost: EUR 3 475 602 
Budget from EC: EUR 703 358 
Contract number: 223075 

Funding scheme: Collaborative Project 
Coordinator: UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE 
UPON TYNE 
Website: http://research.ncl.ac.uk/ 
medchamps/index.html 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

diseases 

Non-communicable 
(NCDs), 
particularly cardiovascular diseases (CVD) 
and  diabetes,  are  increasing  dramatically 
in  low  and  middle  income  countries.  The 
main  reasons  for  this  are  an  increase  in 
major  risk  factors,  particularly  increasing 
obesity  (as  a  consequence  of  changes  in 
nutrition  and  decreases 
in  physical 
activity),  and 
increasing  tobacco  use. 
Globalisation,  urbanisation  and  an  ageing 
population are contributing to this trend. A 
common  misperception  is  that  NCDs  are 
diseases of affluence, but in fact they are 
common  amongst  poorer  sectors  of 
populations,  and  age-specific  disease 
rates  can  be  higher 
in  developing 
countries  than  in  industrialised  settings. 
countries, 
Health  services 
in 
infectious 
developed 
diseases,  are  often  not  ideally  organised 
to  promote  effective  care  and  prevention 
for NCDs. 

these 
tackle  acute 

to 

This  project  will  develop  a  CVD  and 
diabetes  model  (IMPACT)  for  use  in  this 
region.  After  appropriate  testing  and 
validation,  we  will  enter  data  from  each 
of the four Mediterranean study countries 
(Palestine,  Syria,  Tunisia,  Turkey)  into  the 
model,  and  validate 
results  against 
current disease levels and trends. We will 
use  a  combination  of  situation  analysis, 
policy  and  document 
review,  and 
qualitative techniques to elicit the current 
state  of  NCD  policy  development  in  the 
stakeholders’ 
study 
effective 
perceptions 
interventions.  We  will 
the 
country-validated  models  to  assess  the 
effectiveness  and  cost-effectiveness  of 
selected  future  policies.  Finally,  we  will 
develop  implementation  and  evaluation 
plans  for  these  policies  in  each  study 
country.  The  goal  of  this  project  is  to 
reduce  the  NCD  burden  of  CVD  and 
diabetes. 

potentially 

then  use 

countries, 

and 

of 

ACTIVITIES 

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES 

The overall purpose of the project is to be 
able  to  make  recommendations  about 

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policy  initiatives,  both  within  and  outside 
the  health  sector,  likely  to  be  the  most 
effective  and  cost-effective  in  reducing 
the burden of CVD and diabetes mortality 
and morbidity in each country.  

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COORDINATOR 

UNIVERSITY OF NEWC ASTLE 
UPON TYNE 
Amanda Gregory 
amanda.gregory@ncl.ac.uk 
+44 (0)191 2822514 
United Kingdom 

CONTRACTORS THE 
UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL 
Pam Neagle 
pamn@liverpool.ac.uk 
Tel: + 44 (0)151 794 8761 
United Kingdom 

THE PROVO ST, FELLOW S, 
FOUNDATION SCHOLARS, AND 
THE OTHER MEMBERS OF 
BOARD, OF THE COLLEGE OF 
THE HOLY AND UNDIVIDED 
TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 
NEAR DUBLIN 
Deirdre Savage 
dsavage@tcd.ie 
+353 18961942 
Ireland 

DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITESI 
Belgin Unal Inciralti 
belgin.unal@deu.edu.tr 
+90-232-4124009 
Turkey 

SYRIAN SOCIETY AGAINST 
CANCER/ SYRIAN CENTRE FOR 
TOBACCO STUDIES 
Wasim Maziak 
wmaziak@fiu.edu 
+963-21-2644246 
Syrian Arab Republic 

BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY 
Abdullatif Husseini 
abdullatif@birzeit.edu 
+972-2-2982020 
Occupied Palestinian Territory 

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA 
SANTE PUBLIQUE 
Habiba Ben Romdhane 
habibar@yahoo.fr 
+216-71763 709/710, 
Tunisia 

GLASGOW CALEDONIAN 
UNIVERSITY 
Victoria Leyton 
Victoria.leyton@gcu.ac.uk 
+44 (0) 141 3318884 
United Kingdom

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MEDIGINE 

Genetic and environmental factors of insulin resistance syndrome and its 
long-term complications in immigrant Mediterranean populations (Cooperation 
– Health) 

Period: 01/01/2012 to 31/12/2015 
Total cost: EUR 4.320.350 
Budget from EC: EUR 2.996.907 
Contract number: 279171 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

population  movements 

Complex  disorders  such  as  obesity, 
syndrome 
and  metabolic 
diabetes 
contribute  to  the  overall  mortality  of 
human populations. One major concern in 
research  in  our  days  is  the  impact  of 
these complex diseases on the 41 million 
immigrants  in  Europe.  Both  genetic  and 
environmental  factors  are  sources  of 
differences  in  health  among  EU  citizens, 
very  often  disadvantaged  by  inequalities 
or  low  income.  Understanding  of  modern 
migration  requires  a  broader  perspective 
of 
across 
centuries. 
Indeed,  West  Mediterranean 
shores  were  a  place  of  pre-historical 
termini  of  population  expansion  from 
Southern  Europe  and  North  Africa.  The 
actual  diversity  and  immigration  is  an 
extraordinary  source  for  understanding 
the  interplay  between  pathogenic  factors 
for  complex  disorders.  MEDIGENE  project 
and 
study 
proposes 
to 
the 
determinants 
environmental 
metabolic syndrome in recent immigrants 
in Europe. The fundamental idea is to use 
the genetic architecture of Mediterranean 

genetic 
of 

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Funding scheme: CP 
Coordinator: UNIVERSITE MONTPELLIER I 
(UM-1) 
Website: www.medigene-fp7.eu 

populations  to  better  stratify  populations 
in  case-control  Genome  Wide  Association 
Studies (GWAS) and locus refining by Next 
Generation  Sequencing  (NGS)  to  detect 
rare SNPs, ethnic specific and with strong 
effect.  The  ultimate  goal  with  clinical 
applications is  to considerably ameliorate 
complex 
the  association  signal 
disorders. 

for 

ACTIVITIES 

The  project  proposes  to  characterize  the 
genetic landscape of Southern Europe, the 
Balkans,  Anatolia  and  North  Africa  based 
on archaeogenetic studies in Europe using 
mitochondrial  (mt)  DNA,  Y  chromosome 
and  Ancestry  Informative  Markers  (AIMs). 
At  the  genetic  level, we  propose  to  study 
the  variability  of  almost  150  candidate 
in  both 
genes  for 
natives  and 
immigrated  populations 
across  the  Mediterranean  Sea,  including 
immigrants 
Romanians, 
(Albanians, 
Turkish, Tunisians, Algerians and Morocco) 
in  host  countries  France,  Spain,  Italy  and 
in 
Greece.  Moreover,  archaeologists 
the 
Tarragona 

insulin  resistance 

(Catalonia) 

have 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
in 

impact 

relation  with 

increasing  power  and  better  explaining 
heritability  in  population.  While  insulin 
resistance is currently considered through 
energy  allocation  mechanisms,  our  study 
will  situate  metabolic  syndrome  on  a 
broader  perspective,  as  adaptation  of 
humans 
fertility, 
population density, social competitiveness 
and hierarchy or rural to urban transitions. 
is  also  expected  from 
Major 
dissemination  of  our  findings  to  prevent 
the  occurrence  of  metabolic  syndrome 
and obesity in children and adolescents or 
in  descendants  of  modern  immigration 
and  to  understand  variability  of  clinical 
manifestations 
of 
malnutrition. Findings from the MEDIGENE 
program  will  have  large  consequences  in 
understanding the way of life of different 
people 
thus 
appropriately 
Public  Health 
interventions. 

native 
helping 

countries, 

context 

the 

in 

in 

I 

to 

extraordinary opportunity to study ancient 
(a)DNA  from  Roman  populations  settled 
IVth  century  BC  on 
between 
Mediterranean  borders  as  an  example  of 
historical  migration.  Although 
both 
historical  and  modern  immigrations  are 
able  to  reveal  pathogenic  factors,  very 
likely  the  global  burden  of  diabetes  and 
obesity  in  modern  times  is  explained  by 
ancestral  colonization  of  Europe  by 
successive  waves  during 
late 
Palaeolithic.  Alimentary  and 
lifestyle 
factors  are  integrated  components  in  the 
collision  with  the  genetic  makeup  of 
Europeans. Therefore, we intend to search 
potential new genes or variants as well as 
gene  -  environment 
interactions  for 
metabolic  syndrome  in  both  immigrant 
and host populations. Genetic findings will 
be  replicated  in  home  countries  (Anatolia 
and  North  Africa)  in  the  goal  to  develop 
genetic markers which are ethnic  specific 
and significant at a clinical scale. 

the 

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES 

together 

syndrome. 
competences  of 

the 
The  project  will  bring 
competences  of  anthropologists,  clinical 
geneticists  and  demographists 
in  the 
effort to uncover the genetic susceptibility 
These 
for  metabolic 
complimentary 
the 
MEDIGENE  consortium  are  expected  to 
generate  new  interdisciplinary  research. 
to 
Particular  efforts  will  be  made 
implement at UM-1 (Montpellier) common 
facilities  in  bioinformatics  and  statistics 
for  GWAS  and  NGS  for  all  country 
participants 
(http://medigene.synap.fr/) 
and  bursting  R&D  activities  of  SMEs. 
Refined  genetic  analysis  in  ethnic  groups 
in  both  host  and  home  countries  will 
signal, 
ameliorate 

association 

the 

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UNIVERSITÉ D'ALGER-FAC.DE 
MEDECINE 
Akila Zenati 
akilaze@gmail.com 
+213-21-960242 
Algeria 

INSTITUT PASTEUR DU MAROC 
Abdelhamid Barakat 
hamid.barakat@pasteur.ma 
+212522434450 
Morocco 

TIRANA UNIVERSITY 
Agron Ylli 
ylliagron@yahoo.com 
+355 42 349 549 
Albania 

BIOCOMPUTING PLATFORMS 
LTD OY   
Timo Kanninen 
timo.kanninen@bcplatforms.co
m 
+35825177340   
Finland 

PersonMed LTD.   
Robert Hermann 
robert.hermann@personmed.h
u 
+35824788360   
Finland 

ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY 
Ilhan Satman 
satmandiabet@gmail.com 
+902-12-4142000 
Turkey 

COORDINATOR 

UNIVERSITE MONTPELLIER I 
(UM1) 
Florin Grigorescu 
florin.grigorescu@inserm.fr 
+33 411 75 98 95 
France 

CONTRACTORS 

UNIVERSITY OF LYON 
Michel Pugeat 
michel.pugeat@chu-lyon.fr 
+33 -4-72119301 
France 

CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION 
BIOMEDICA EN RED DE 
DIABETES Y ENFERMEDADES 
METABOLICAS 
Ramon Gomis 
RGOMIS@clinic.ub.es 
+34932271864   
Spain 

INSTITUT CATALÀ 
D'ARQUEOLOGIA CLÀSSICA 
(ICAC) 
Josep Maria Macias Sole 
jmmacias@icac.cat 
+34977249133   
Spain 

UNIVERSITATEA DE MEDICINA 
SI FARMACIE CAROL DAVILA 
Mihail Coculescu 
m.coculescu@uni-davila.ro 
+40-21-3198718 
Romania 

ALMA MATER STUDIORUM-
UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA 
Renato Pasquali 
renato.pasquali@unibo.it 
+39-051-6364147 
Italy 

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI 
MAGNA GRAECIA DI 
CATANZARO 
Giorgio Sesti 
sesti@unicz.it 
+3909613647204 
Italy 

IRCCS CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA 
SOFFERENZA 
Vincenzo Trischitta 
v.trischitta@operapadrepio.it 
+39 0882 416276 
Italy 

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI 
ROMA TOR VERGATA 
Davide Lauro  
d.lauro@med.uniroma2.it 
+39-0672596892 
Italy 

UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA 
Agathocles Tsatsoulis 
atsatsou@uoi.gr 
+302651007906 
Greece 

INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY 
AND GENETICS, UFA 
SCIENTIFIC CENTER OF RAS

Elza Khusnutdinova 
elzakh@rambler.ru 
+7 347 2356100 
Russian Federation 

INSTITUT PASTEUR DE TUNIS 
Sonia Abdelhak 
sonia.abdelhak@pasteur.rns.tn 
+216-7-1843755 ext 572 
Tunisia 

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N€UROMED 

Mediterranean Neurosciences Network 

Period: 15/11/2009 to 14/05/2013 
Total cost: EUR 1 120 744 
Budget from EC: EUR 1 000 000 
Contract number: 245807 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

in 

represented 

disease.  However, 
poorly 

Europe  and  MPCs  possess  a  good 
potential  of  well-trained  researchers  in 
the field of brain function and dysfunction 
neuroscience 
in 
in 
remains 
collaborative 
the 
projects 
Mediterranean  and  European  countries. 
Yet,  as  MPCs  access  the  status  of 
developed  economies,  they  face  severe 
health  burdens  of  brain  dysfunction  in 
relation 
issues, 
education, 
neurodegenerative 
diseases,  mental  and  addictive  disorders. 
It is thus crucial for MPCs to invest in this 
theme  of 
this  context, 
N€UROMED  aims  at  supporting  MPC 
research  institutions'  infrastructure  and 
potential development in brain research. 

developmental 

research. 

aging, 

to 

In 

ACTIVITIES 

on 

project, 

existing 
built 
The 
collaborations and local networks, gathers 
a strong human potential from a range of 
universities  and  research  centres  and 
complementary  expertise  in  basic  and 
clinical  neuroscience.  More  precisely,  the 
(1) 
project  promotes  and 

improves: 

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Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: 
DE 
MEDITERRANEE D'AIX-MARSEILLE II 
Website: www.neuromedproject.eu 

UNIVERSITE 

LA 

twinning between centres of excellence in 
the EU and MPCs; (2) recruitment, training 
and  secondments  in  MPC  centres;  (3) 
transfer  of  knowledge  and  know-how  to 
the  MPC  research  centres;  (4)  physical 
research infrastructure in MPC centres. 

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES 

Focusing  on  four  major  relevant  societal 
issues  (neurodegenerative  and  mental 
diseases,  neuroplasticity,  adaptation  to 
environmental  stress  and  brain  imaging), 
where  cooperation  with  EU 
research 
entities  can  help  increase  the  human 
potential  and  physical  infrastructure  in 
MPCs,  NEUROMED  will  pave  the  way  to 
the  creation  of  solid 
links  amongst 
institutions  in  MPCs  and  Turkey,  and  to 
step  up  Euro–Mediterranean  cooperation 
in the field of neurosciences. In parallel to 
the  implementation  of  specific  activities, 
N€UROMED  will  also 
the 
participation  of  MPCs  in  FP7.  Finally,  the 
project  is  expected  to  have  a  broader 
impact  on  other  key  EU  policies  as  it 
contributes  to  the  fulfilment  of  the 
neighbourhood  policy,  as  well  as  the 
international aspect of the European R&D 
policy. 

improve 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COORDINATOR 

UNIVERSITE DE LA 
MEDITERRANEE 
D'AIX-MARSEILLE II 
Celine Damon 
celine.damon@univmed.fr 
+ 33 4 91 31 97 97 
France 

CONTRACTORS 

UNIVERSITE ABDELMALEK 
ESSAADI 
Mohamed Elkbiach 
m.elkbiach@gmail.com 
+21266187111 
Morocco 

ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY 
Khaled Elsaadany 
elsaadany12@hotmail.com 
+2-0101717303 
Egypt 

UNIVERSITY SAAD DAHLAB 
OF BLIDA 
Yazid Cherfa 
cherfa_yazid@yahoo.fr 
Algeria 

YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY 
Isil (Aksan) Kurnaz 
iakurnaz@yeditepe.edu.tr 
+90 216 578 06 18 
Turkey 

UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA 
DE VALENCIA 
Jose-Antonio Perez-García 
(Ctt) 
malcaniz@labhuman.i3bh.es 
+34963877518 
Spain 

XIWRITE SRL 
John Richard Walker 
rwalker@xiwrite.com 
+39069417507 
Italy

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RESCAP-MED 

NCDs and their social determinants in Mediterranean partner countries:  
building sustainable research capacity for effective policy intervention 

Period: 01/01/2012 to 31/12/2014 
Total cost: EUR 2.226.435 
Budget from EC: EUR 1.986.255 
Contract number: 281640 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE 
UPON TYNE 
Website: http://research.ncl.ac.uk/rescap-
med/ 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

Non-communicable  diseases  (NCDs)  are 
increasing  dramatically  in  many  low  and 
middle  income  countries,  including  in  the 
partner  countries  in  this  project,  in  the 
East Mediterranean and North Africa.  The 
main  reasons  for  this  are  an  increase  in 
major  risk  factors,  particularly  increasing 
obesity  (as  a  consequence  of  changes  in 
nutrition  and  decreases 
in  physical 
activity),  and  high  levels  of  tobacco  use. 
Globalisation,  urbanisation  and  an  ageing 
population  are  contributing  to  this  trend.  
While 
there  are  few  epidemiological 
studies of NCDs in the region, research on 
for 
the 
managing  this  growing  burden  is  scarcer 
still.    This  project  contributes  to  building 
the  research  capabilities  and  regional 
research  networks  necessary  to  address 
these  gaps,  through  the  creation  of  a 
Mediterranean  regional  network  for  NCD 
researchers. 

necessary 

policies 

health 

ACTIVITIES 

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A  Coordination  Action  facilitates 
the 
integration  of  diverse  developmental 
activities within particular countries into a 
more integrated programme of training in 
research  techniques  and  methods,  to 
foster  the  skills  and  networks  of  a  rising 
generation  of  researchers.  This  Action 
brings  together  ten  academic  partners 
and one international organisation (WHO-
EMRO).  The  main  activities  of  RESCAP-
MED  are  Workshops  (discipline-specific 
and  generic),  a  Visiting  Fellowship 
programme  designed  to  support  south-
south  visits  as  well  as  north-south 
mentoring,  an  E-Learning  initiative,  and 
two  international  Symposia  on  NCDs  and 
their  social  determinants.  We  focus  on 
strengthening  the  disciplinary  capacity 
necessary  to  explain  the  social  and 
environmental  factors  causing  the  rise  in 
identify 
necessary 
NCDs, 
achievable 
and 
interventions. Five disciplines are priorities 
in 
this  action:  epidemiology,  health 
economics, environmental health, medical 
anthropology, 
policy 
evaluation. 

to 
outcomes 

health 

policy 

and 

and 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
for 

collaborative 

networks 
and 
comparative research. These will integrate 
a  number  of  academic  disciplines  not 
currently  well  embedded 
in  partner 
countries.  An  organizational  framework 
for  ongoing  academic  exchanges  and 
dialogue with national and regional policy 
makers is the key to sustainable impact.  

EXPECTED OUTCOMES 

is 
intended 
impacts  and 

to  produce 
RESCAP-MED 
shorter-term 
facilitate 
longer-term  impacts.  In  the  shorter  term, 
the outcome should be enhanced capacity 
for  research  on  NCDs  and  their  social 
determinants,  and  strengthened  regional 

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COORDINATOR 

United Kingdom 

UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE 
UPON TYNE 
Peter Phillimore 
peter.phillimore@ncl.ac.uk 
+44 191 222 7372 
United Kingdom 

CONTRACTORS 

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF 
BEIRUT   
Abla Sibai 
ansibai@aub.edu.lb 
+9611350000 ext.4647 
Lebanon 

BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY 
Abdullatif Husseini 
abdullatif@birzeit.edu 
+972-22982020  
Palestinian-administered 
areas 

DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITESI 
Belgin Unal 
belgin.unal@deu.edu.tr 
+90 232 4124009 
Turkey 

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA 
SANTE PUBLIQUE  
Habiba Ben Romdhane 
habibabr@yahoo.fr 
+216 71 787414 
Tunisia 

JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
Yoused  Khader 
yousef.k@excite.com 
+ 962 796802040 
Jordan 

ST GEORGE'S HOSPITAL 
MEDICAL SCHOOL 
Julia Critchley 
jcritchley@sgul.ac.uk 
+44 20 8725 0284 

SYRIAN SOCIETY AGAINST 
CANCER  
Wasim  Maziak 
wmaziak@memphis.edu 
+ 963 21 2644246 
Syrian Arab Republic 

THE PROVOST FELLOWS & 
SCHOLARS OF THE COLLEGE OF 
THE HOLY AND UNDIVIDED 
TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 
NEAR DUBLIN 
Kathleen Bennett 
bennettk@tcd.ie   
+ 353 189 61303 
Ireland 

THE UNIVERSITY OF 
LIVERPOOL 
Simon Capewell 
capewell@liverpool.ac.uk 
+44 151 794 5571 
United Kingdom 

WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION.   
Awad Mataria 
matariaa@emro.who.int 
+202 227 65091 
Switzerland

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SPHINX 

Spontaneous clearance in Patients acutely infected with HCV — Immune 
profiling, Novel biomarkers and X-omics approaches 

Period: 01/11/2010 to 31/10/2013 
Total cost: EUR 3 890 180 
Budget from EC: EUR 2 989 910 
Contract number: 261365 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

Funding scheme: Collaborative Project 
Coordinator: INSTITUT PASTEUR 
Website: http://www.sphinx-hcv.eu 

ACTIVITIES 

to 

of 

The  project  aims 
identify  novel 
biomarkers  and  provide  new  insight  into 
the  mechanisms 
spontaneous 
clearance of hepatitis C virus (HCV) during 
the  early  stages  of  acute 
infection. 
Indeed,  hepatitis  C  is  a  major  public 
health  problem  with  high  incidence  in 
regions  such  as  Egypt  and  other 
Mediterranean  partner  countries  (MPCs). 
This  project  follows  from  an  FP5  project 
entitled 
‘Promoting  Healthy  Societies: 
research  in  support  of  regional  infectious 
disease  surveillance,  which  permitted  the 
development of a cohort of patients with 
acute  symptomatic  HCV.  In  this  project, 
we  propose  to  build  on  this  programme 
for  the  biochemical,  immunologic  and 
gene 
of 
patients  with  an  enriched  consortium  of 
European, 
Tunisian 
academic  institutions  and  one  European 
SME.  Our  multinational,  interdisciplinary 
consortium  is  in  a  strong  position  to 
establish  an  in-depth  understanding  of 
spontaneous  viral  clearance  and  provide 
needed 
impact 
patient  management  and  the  design  of 
candidate vaccines for HCV genotype 4. 

polymorphism  assessment 

information 

that  will 

Egyptian 

and 

approaches 

Specifically,  we  aim  to  use  ‘-omics’  or 
hypothesis-generating 
to 
(i)  multianalyte  profiling  of 
perform: 
plasma  analytes;  (ii)  characterisation  of 
HCV-specific  cellular  immune  responses 
during  the  clearance  phase;  and  (iii) 
assessment  of  genetic  and  epigenetic 
variations  that  predict  viral  clearance. 
Together,  this  will  provide  a  framework 
for  understanding  the  host  response  to 
In  addition,  we  aim  to 
acute  HCV. 
establish 
training 
programme  under  the  umbrella  of  the 
EU/MPC research collaboration — Fighting 
hepatitis  in  Egypt  —  which  will  enhance 
clinical  epidemiology  and  biomarker 
discovery.  Cross-consortia  collaborations 
with the EU-funded project HepaCute and 
Egyptian-funded 
further 
enhance the impact of our project. 

STDF  will 

cooperative 

a 

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COORDINATOR 

INSTITUT PASTEUR 
Nadia Khelef 
nadia.khelef@pasteur.fr 
+33 1 40613378 
France 

CONTRACTORS 

STICHTING HET NEDERLANDS 
KANKER INSTITUUT 
Jan Van Den Ham 
j.vd.ham@nki.nl 
+31 205122370 
Netherlands 

FONDAZIONE ANDREA 
CESALPINO 
Valentina Bello 
segreteria-
barnaba@uniroma1.it 
+39 339 2077329 
Italy 

AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY ASU 
FACULTY OF MEDECINE 
Hamdy Kassem 
ecgc@link.net 
+202 24821511 
Egypt 

GENERAL ORGANIZATION 
FOR TEACHING HOSPITALS 
AND INSTITUTES 
Mostafa Mohamed 
ecgcmkm@link.net 
+202 23686275 
Egypt 

EDI EXPERIMENTELLE 
UND DIAGNOSTISCHE 
IMMUNOLOGIE GMBH 
Thomas Joos 
tj@edigmbh.de 
+49 162 909 4064 
Germany 

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA 
SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE 
MEDICALE (INSERM) 
Annick Bertault 
annick.bertault@inserm.fr 
+33 1 40784901 
France 

MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND 
POPULATION 
Zeinab Heddaya 
zmheddaya@gmail.com 
+201 23460136 
Egypt 

INSTITUT PASTEUR DE TUNIS 
Moufida Soumri 
moufida.soumri@pasteur.rns.tn 
+216 71 845 415 
Tunisia 

NATURWISSENSCHAFTLICHES 
UND MEDIZINISCHES INSTITUT AN 
DER UNIVERSITÄT TÜBINGEN 
Günter Beck 
guenter.beck@nmi.de 
+49 7121 51530 15 
Germany 

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THEBERA 

Theodor Bilharz into the European Research Area  

Period: 01/11/2010 to 31/10/2013 
Total cost: EUR 561 486 
Budget from EC: EUR 500 658 
Contract number: 266581 
Funding scheme: CSA 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

project 

THEBERA 

aims 
the  capacities  of 

at 
The 
strengthening 
the 
Theodor  Bilharz  Research  Institute  (TBRI) 
in  Egypt  while  driving  its  transformation 
international  excellence  and 
as  an 
reference  centre  for  liver  diseases  and 
hepatic surgery, by defining liver research 
priorities  to  respond  to  socioeconomic 
in 
needs, 
European  liver  research  initiatives  and 
inclusion 
the  Euro–Mediterranean 
research and innovation area. 

participation 

facilitating 

in 

ACTIVITIES 

The  main  activities  of  THEBERA  project 
are  (i)  to  reinforce  TBRI’s  cooperation 
capacities; (ii) to disseminate liver-related 
to 
research 
develop 
results; 
internationalisation 
coordination 
between  research  and  business  sectors; 
S&T 
(iv) 

(iii) 
and 

EU-Egypt 

enhance 

to 

Coordinator: THEODOR BILHARZ 
RESEARCH INSTITUTE 
SANAA BOTROS 
Website: http://www.thebera.eg.net/ 

partnerships  in  liver  research;  (v)  to  build 
capacity  for  cooperation;  and  (vi)  to 
develop THEBERA’s central strategy.  

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES 

The  main  impact  of  THEBERA  will  be 
increased  capacities  of  the  TBRI  and  the 
structuring  and  enhancement  of 
the 
existing  EU–Egyptian  support  system  in 
the  domain  of  liver  S&T  cooperation  in  a 
threefold  manner:  (i)  by  supporting  the 
participation  of  Egypt  in  the  FP7  in  the 
liver  research  area,  (ii)  by  combining  all 
relevant  support  schemes,  and  (iii)  by 
facilitating  both  the  uptake  of  common 
identified  liver  research  areas  and  the 
monitoring  of 
the  performance  and 
impacts of this cooperation. The THEBERA 
consortium  brings  together  four  Egyptian 
and EU organisations representing a well-
defined  mix  of 
competencies  and 
expertise.  

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COORDINATOR 

Theodor Bilharz Research 
Institute Sanaa Botros 
sanaabotros@link.net 
+20235409670 
Egypt 

CONTRACTORS 

ACADEMY OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY ASRT 
Ola Laurence 
fp7@sti.sci.eg 
+20227920126 
Egypt 

EUROPE FOR BUSINESS LTD 
Leonardo Piccinetti 
l.piccinetti@e4business.eu 
+32478431458 
+442076917131 
United Kingdom 

UNIVERSITA DI PISA 
Paolo Miccoli 
p.miccoli@unipi.it 
+39 050 992400 
Italy

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CHAPTER 5: INFORMATION SOCIETY AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES 

HP-SEE – High-Performance Computing Infrastructure for South East Europe’s Research 
Communities 

INARMERA-ICT – Integrating Armenia into the European research area: information and 
communication technologies (Activities of International Cooperation) 

JEWEL  -  Jordan  Europe  Wide  Enhanced  research  Links  in  ICT  (Activities  of  International 
Cooperation) 

LINKSCEEM-2  -  Linking  Scientific  Computing  in  Europe  and  the  Eastern  Mediterranean  - 
Phase 2 

PICTURE – Policy dialogue in ICT to an Upper level for Reinforced EU-EECA Cooperation 

RECOCAPE - Reinforcing Cooperation Capacity of Egypt in embedded ubiquitous computing 
(Activities of International Cooperation)

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HP-SEE 

High-Performance Computing Infrastructure for South East Europe’s Research 
Communities 

Period: 01/09/2010 to 31/08/2013 
Total cost: 3.900.463 
Budget from EC: 2.100.000 
Contract number: 261499 

Funding scheme: CP-CSA 
Coordinator: GREEK RESEARCH AND 
TECHNOLOGY NETWORK S.A. 
Website: http://www.hp-see.eu/

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

HP-SEE,  High-Performance  Computing 
Infrastructure  for  South  East  Europe’s 
Research  Communities,  will  link  existing 
and upcoming HPC facilities in South East 
Europe in a common infrastructure, and it 
will provide operational solutions for it. As 
a  complementary  action,  the  project  will 
establish  and  maintain  a  GÉANT  link  for 
Southern Caucasus.  
The project objectives are: 
  Empowering  multi-disciplinary  Virtual 

Research Communities. 

  Deploying integrated infrastructure for 

Virtual Research Communities. 

  Policy  development  and  stimulating 
in  pan-European 

inclusion 

regional 
HPC trends. 
  Strengthening 

the 

regional 

and 

national human network. 

ACTIVITIES 

Networking activities 
“National and Regional HPC initiatives and 
international  liaison”  activity  will  provide 
support  for  organizational  models  on 
national and regional levels.  

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“Dissemination  and  training”  activity  will 
focus  on  outreach,  both  to  the  wider 
public as well as to specific HPC operator 
and existing and new user communities. 
“Virtual Research Communities support” is 
the  central  activity  of  the  project  which 
will  provide  round-the-clock  user  support 
for  a  range  of  national  and  SEE-wide 
applications. 

HPC 

operations 

Service activities 
“Regional 
and 
interoperation”  activity  will  ensure  that 
integrated services will be provided to end 
users,  by  deploying  the  regional  HPC 
infrastructure  on  top  of  the  existing 
networking infrastructure, complementary 
to  the  existing  Grid  infrastructure,  and 
fused with end-user services. 
Procurement  and  network  design  will 
the 
conduct 
of 
core 
connectivity  elements  between 
points  in  south  Caucasus  region  and  the 
pan-European  GEANT  network  PoP 
in 
South East Europe. 
Network  operations  will  ensure  stable 
operation  of  the  connections  of  South 
Caucasus  National  Research  &  Education 

procurement 

the 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Networks 
Academic network GEANT3.  

(NRENs) 

to 

the  European 

Joint Research activities 
Software  stack  and  technologies  updates 
will  support  activities  for  analysis  and 
integration  of  software  stacks  used,  as 
well as permanent technology watch.  

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES 

and 

exploitation 

the  provision  of 

The  HP-SEE  project  goes  beyond  the 
current  state-of-the-art  and  consolidates 
the  process  of  regional  eInfrastructure 
development 
by 
deploying the regional HPC infrastructure, 
empowering  the  users  and  helping  the 
region  on  the  policy  level,  with  the  final 
fully 
result  being 
integrated eInfrastructure services on the 
European  level,  including  the  SEE  region 
as  a  peer.  Furthermore,  HP-SEE  will 
enable HPC technology adoption in crucial 
strata of research communities  in  South-
East  Europe,  especially  in  the  context  of 
the 
thus 
regional-level  applications, 
creating  a  strong  bond  of  researchers 
across borders and allowing co-ordination 
of high-quality research in target research 
fields  which  benefit  from  eInfrastructure 
use. 

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INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATICS 
AND AUTOMATION PROBLEMS 
OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY 
OF SCIENCES OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA (IIAP 
NAS RA) 
Yuri Shoukourian 
shouk@sci.am 
+37410 284780 
Armenia 

GEORGIAN RESEARCH AND 
EDUCATIONAL NETWORKING 
ASSOCIATION (GRENA) 
Ramaz Kvatadze 
ramaz@grena.ge 
+995 32 250590 
Georgia 

AZERBAIJAN RESEARCH AND 
EDUCATION ASSOCIATION 
(AZRENA) 
Amiraslan Aliyev 
amir@lan.ab.az 
aliyev_aze@yahoo.com 
+99450 510 08 25 
Azerbaijan 

COORDINATOR 

GREEK RESEARCH AND 
TECHNOLOGY NETWORK S.A. 
(GRNET) 
Ognjen Prnjat 
oprnjat@admin.grnet.gr 
+30-210-7475683 
Greece 

CONTRACTORS 

INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION 
AND COMMUNICATION 
TECHNOLOGIES (IICT-BAS) 
Todor Gurov 
gurov@bas.bg 
+35929796639 
Bulgaria 

INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE 
CERCETARE -DEZVOLTARE 
PENTRU FIZICA SI INGINERIE 
NUCLEARA  "HORIA HULUBEI" 
(IFIN-HH) 
Mihnea Alexandru Dulea 
mid@ifin.nipne.ro 
+40 21 404 2300 
Romania 

TUBITAK ULUSAL AKADEMIK 
AG VE BILGI MERKEZI 
(TUBITAK-ULAKBIM) 
Murat Soysal 
msoysal@ulakbim.gov.tr 
+90 312 298 93 10  
Turkey 

NEMZETI INFORMACIOS 
INFRASTRUKTURA FEJLESZTESI 
IRODA (NIIF) 
Peter Stefan  
stefan@niif.hu 
+36 1 4503076 
Hungary 

INSTITUT ZA FIZIKU (IPB)  
Aleksandar Belic 
abelic@ipb.ac.rs 
+381 11 3713151 
Serbia 
UNIVERSITETI POLITEKNIK I 
TIRANES (PUoT) 
Neki Frasheri 
nfrasheri@fti.edu.al 
+355 4 2278159 
Albania 

UNIVERZITET U BANJOJ LUCI 
ELEKTROTEHNICKI FAKULTET 
(UoBL ETF) 
Milorad  Bozic 
mbozic@etfbl.net 
+387-51-221-879 
Bosnia and Herzegovina 

Ss. CYRIL AND METHODIUS 
UNIVERSITY IN SKOPJE (UKIM) 
Anastas Misev 
anastas@ii.edu.mk 
+389 2 3249 763 
Former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia 

JAVNA USTANOVA 
UNIVERZITET CRNE GORE 
PODGORICA (UoM) 
Bozo Krstajic 
bozok@ac.me 
+382 20 414 282 
Montenegro 

RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL 
NETWORKING ASSOCIATION 
OF MOLDOVA (RENAM) 
Petru Bogatenov 
bogatenc@renam.md 
+373 22 739827 
Moldova (Republic of) 

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INARMERA-ICT 

Integrating Armenia into Era: Information and Communication Technologies 

Period: 01/02/2012 to 31/01/2015 
Total cost: EUR 548.500 
Budget from EC: EUR 497.978 
Contract number: 294943 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATICS 
AND AUTOMATION PROBLEMS OF THE 
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA 
Website: http://www.inarmera-ict.eu/

OBJECTIVES 

The  overall  aim  of  INARMERA-ICT  is  to 
rein-force the cooperation capacity of the 
Institute  for  Informatics  and  Automation 
Problems  (IIAP)  of  the  National  Academy 
of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia in 
Yerevan  by  creating  opportunities  to 
improve its research activities in the areas 
of  FP7  thematic  priorities.  Successful 
implementation  of 
INARMERA-ICT 
work  programme  will  have  a  profound 
and long-lasting impact on EU–Armenia R 
& D cooperation. 

the 

is 

INARMERA‑ICT 

The  goal  of 
the 
realisation of the following improvements 
in  EU‑Armenia  cooperation  in  framework 
programmes: 
 •  enhanced  quality  of  cooperation  — 
more  frequent  contact  and  meetings, 
different levels of cooperation; 
•  enlarged  scope  of  cooperation  —  more 
EU  Member  States 
involved,  more 
research centres and businesses involved, 
more topics of mutual interest covered;  
•  deepened  content  —  more  joint  articles 
journals,  patent 
in 

research 

leading 

158 

joint 

leadership  of  PhD 

increased  number  of  FP7  project 

applications, 
students, etc.;  
• 
proposals with Armenian participation;  
•  strengthened 
makers in the EU and Armenia in S &T.  

links  between  policy-

DESCRIPTION 

new 

better 

problem 

The 
INARMERA-ICT 
that 
addresses  is  the  missed  opportunity  of 
strong  S  &T  cooperation  between  Europe 
and  Armenia  in  the  mutually  important 
field  of  S  &  T,  and  the  benefits  it  can 
bring  to  both  sides.  In  practical  terms,  it 
means 
career 
jobs, 
opportunities and better prospects for the 
development  of  new  products  and 
services. 
issues  of 
standardisation 
interoperability, 
and 
providing  an  environment  of  effective 
cross-border cooperation. 
INARMERA‑ICT addresses this problem by 
pro-posing  dedicated  activities  aimed  at 
improving  the  cooperation  capacity  of 
Armenia. These activities complement the 
research 
activities 
the  Armenian  national 
described 

It  helps  with 

innovation 

and 
in 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
IIAP 

scientists  and 

to  attend  events 

schools  are  organised 

dissemination  purposes,  workshops  and 
in 
summer 
Armenia,  while  Armenian  scientists  are 
able 
in  Europe. 
Meanwhile,  from  the  start  of  INARMERA-
ICT,  four  pilot  projects  will  be  organised 
between 
their 
colleagues in Europe and also in  Georgia, 
highlighting  the  regional  aspect  of  the 
project. The pilot projects help participants 
to identify bottlenecks of cooperation and 
find remedies: they will lay the ground for 
larger FP project proposals. 
The  Strategy  Experts  Group  develops 
strategy for the IIAP aiming at confirming 
its  reputation  as  the  leading  regional  ICT 
centre  and  turning  it  into  a  committed 
partner 
in 
framework  programmes.  Project  results 
and  achievements  are  analysed  and 
recommendations  will  be  drawn  up  to 
pre-sent 
on 
the 
I 
strengthening  EU–  Armenia  R  & 
cooperation  leading  to  the  successful 
integration of Armenia into the ERA. 

for  European 

institutions 

authorities 

to 

indicative programme and covered by the 
European  Neighbourhood  and  Partnership 
Instrument.  The  planned  activities  will 
eventually  result  in  the  promotion  of 
closer  scientific  cooperation  between  the 
EU  and  Armenia  and  will  be  a  step 
forward in the direction of preparation for 
Armenia’s  future  association  with  the 
framework  programmes.  This  is  in  line 
the 
the  EC  communication  on 
with 
strategic frame-work for international S & 
T cooperation, an important part of which 
is  the  call  for  the  reinforcement  of 
cooperation  with  Europe’s  neighbours  in 
the context of the European research area 
(ERA). The IIAP is the leading ICT research 
and  technology  development  institute  of 
the  National  Academy  of  Sciences  of  the 
Republic of Armenia. 
The 
INARMERA-ICT  project  aims  at 
reinforcing  the  cooperation  capacity  of 
the  IIAP  by  providing  opportunities  to 
improve its research activities in the areas 
of  thematic  priorities  of  the  framework 
programme.  Participation  of  the  IIAP  in 
the  ERA-WIDE  call  was  endorsed  by  the 
the 
Armenian  government  due 
important role it assigned to the institute 
in  the  transition  of  the  country  to  an 
innovative  knowledge-based  economy, 
due to active participation in FP5, FP6 and 
FP7  projects,  and  the  responsibility  the 
institute  bears  in  the  development  of  ICT 
in Armenia and in the region. 

to 

The  project  consortium  consisting  of  the 
IIAP  and  three  partners  from  Belgium, 
France  and  Hungary  will  carry  out  a 
research assessment of the IIAP, organise 
training  in  FP7  and  FP8  and  research 
training 
in 
information  technology,  cybernetics,  etc. 
for  IIAP  scientists.  For  networking  and 

latest  methods 

the 

in 

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COORDINATOR 

INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATICS 
AND AUTOMATION PROBLEMS 
OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY 
OF SCIENCES OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA 
Yuri Shoukourian 
yu.shoukourian@sci.am 
+37410526490   
Armenia 

CONTRACTORS 

EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR 
KNOWLEDGE AND 
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 
Rouben  Vardapetian 
eurotex@skynet.be 
+32498151374   
Belgium 

MAGYAR TUDOMANYOS 
AKADEMIA 
SZAMITASTECHNIKAI ES 
AUTOMATIZALASI KUTATO 
INTEZET  
János Demetrovics 
demetrovics@sztaki.hu 
+36 1 279 6193  
Hungary 

UNIVERSITE PAUL SABATIER 
TOULOUSE III 
Michel Dayde 
dayde@irit.fr 
+33 (0)5 61 55 6770 
France 

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JEWEL 

Jordan Europe Wide Enhanced research Links in ICT 

Period: 01/11/2010 to 31/10/2013 
Total cost: EUR 591 091 
Budget from EC: EUR 498 632 
Contract number: 266507 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

in 

strategic 

JEWEL  aims  at  stimulating  win-win 
cooperation  and  strategic  partnership 
between  Europe  and  Jordan 
the 
thematic  priority  ICT  and  at  integrating 
Jordan  into  the  European  Research  Area, 
in order to: 
▶  Support  European  leading  position  and 
European  competitiveness  in  ICT  sciences 
partnerships  with 
through 
Jordan  by  engaging  the  best  Jordan  ICT-
scientists to work in and with Europe; 
▶  Enhance  the  production  of  knowledge 
and  scientific  excellence  by  enabling 
research 
universities, 
European 
institutions  and 
to  establish 
contacts  with  Jordan,  thereby  facilitating 
access  to  research  environments  outside 
Europe  and  promoting  synergies  on  a 
global scale; 
▶  Address  specific  problems  that  Jordan 
faces  or  that  have  a  global  character,  on 
the  basis  of  mutual  interest  and  mutual 
benefit. 

firms 

ACTIVITIES 

In  order  to  stimulate  cooperation,  the 
JEWEL project mission has four activities: 

161 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator:  JORDAN  UNIVERSITY  OF 
SCIENCE 
AND TECHNOLOGY 

research 

capacities, 

▶  Map  and  assess 
the  strengths, 
weakness  and  collaboration  potential  of 
the project coordinator, one of the leading 
Jordanian  institutes,  JUST,  and  prepare 
JUST to take the next step in its strategic 
development,  developing  a  vision  and 
objectives, and orienting its work towards 
national, regional and European needs; 
▶  Set  up  and  implement  an  ambitious 
twinning  programme  between  JUST  and 
its  long  term  European  partner,  Aristotle 
University of Thessaloniki (Greece), aimed 
at  fostering  academic  research,  gaining 
new 
improving 
relations with practical applications, giving 
better  work  opportunities  for  young 
scientists, sharing methods and strategies 
and preparing JUST for  FP7 opportunities 
and for larger network development; 
▶  Develop  JUST’s  cooperation  capacities 
and 
significantly 
increasing  its  visibility  on  the  European 
level  and  its  participation  in  the  7th  and 
future  Framework  Programs  and  setting 
the  basis  for 
long  term  sustainable 
collaboration after the end of the project. 
▶  Organise  joint  trainings  and  ensure 
skills  improvements,  by  developing  and 
implementing  a  concept  of  joint  training 
modules, and building a more solid bridge 

raising  awareness, 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The 

but  also  of  Jordan  and  the  surrounding 
project 
region. 
Mediterranean 
combines  different  kinds  of  scientific 
events,  allowing  networking,  training  and 
consequently, 
the 
establishment of fruitful partnerships. The 
new  ICT-projects,  which  JUST  will  have 
the  opportunity  to  undertake 
in  the 
context  of  JEWEL,  will  have  a  greater 
impact  on  Europe’s  S&T  research  and 
excellence in the ICT sector. 

facilitating 

between young researchers with different 
backgrounds. 

EXPECTED IMPACT 

The  impact  of  the  JEWEL  project  will  be 
substantial  in  the  short  to  medium  term 
on  the  policy,  technology  and  socio-
economic  levels,  since  it  will  provide  a 
research 
solid 
cooperation 
the 
cooperation  capacities  not  only  of  JUST, 

ICT 
for 
strengthening 

framework 
and 

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COORDINATOR 

JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
Abdoul Rauf Rjoub 
abdoul@just.edu.jo 
+96227201000 
Jordan 

CONTRACTORS 

INNO TSD SA 
Svetlana Klessova 
s.klessova@inno-group.com 
+33492388426 
France 

ARISTOTELIO PANEPISTIMIO 
THESSALONIKIS 
Spiridon Nikolaidis 
snikolaid@physics.auth.gr 
+30 2310 998078 
Greece

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LINKSCEEM-2 

Linking Scientific Computing in Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean - Phase 
2 

Period: 01/09/2010 to 31/08/2014 
Total cost: EUR 4 121 340 
Budget from EC: EUR 2 450 000 
Contract number: 261600 

Funding scheme: CP-CSA 
Coordinator: THE CYPRUS RESEARCH 
AND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION 
Website: http://www.linksceem.eu/joomla/ 

being 

initially 

(Egypt)  and  the  Bibliotheca  Alexandrina 
(Egypt) 
the  major 
contributors.  SESAME,  (Jordan/  UNESCO), 
a major experimental facility with a broad 
user  community,  is  promoting  networking 
in the region. 

EXPECTED IMPACT 

the 

An  upgraded  connection  between  Cyprus 
and  Jordan  will  provide  the  needed 
bandwidth  for  the  transfer  of  SESAME 
data.  The  Julich  Supercomputing  Center 
of 
and 
Center 
National 
Supercomputing  Applications  of 
the 
University  of  Illinois  will  provide  know-
how  at  the  highest  level  for  running  and 
facilities,  whereas 
integrating 
international leaders in the three thematic 
areas will ensure transfer of state-of-the-
art 
the  regional  user 
communities,  thereby  linking  the  Eastern 
Mediterranean  with  the  European  and 
international 
science 
activities. 

computational 

techniques 

such 

to 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

This project proposes the development of 
a  high  performance  computing  eco-
in  the  Eastern  Mediterranean 
system 
region  by  interlinking  and  coordinating 
regional computing, data and visualisation 
resources  to  form  an 
integrated  e-
platform. 

ACTIVITIES 

focus 

The project provides training activities and 
regional 
user  support,  and  engages 
communities 
networking 
through 
activities such as workshops, exchange of 
visitors  and  organization  of  joint  events. 
research 
virtual 
is 
on 
Its 
communities 
in  three  fields  that  are 
clearly  relevant  to  the  region  and  of 
global 
namely  Climate 
Modelling,  Digital  Cultural  Heritage  and 
Synchrotron  applications.  Regional  HPC 
centres  are  contributing  resources  to 
support  user  communities  in  the  region 
with  the  Computation-based  Science  and 
Technology Research Centre of the Cyprus 
Institute, 
for 
Remote  Sensing  and  Space  Sciences 

the  National  Authority 

importance, 

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COORDINATOR 

THE CYPRUS RESEARCH AND 
EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION 
Despina Saparilla 
d.saparilla@cyi.ac.cy 
+35722208679 
Cyprus 

CONTRACTORS 

NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR 
REMOTE SENSING AND SPACE 
SCIENCES  
Ayman Aldessouki 
aeldessouki@narss.sci.eg 
+20 2 26225801 
Egypt 

BIBLIOTHECA 
ALEXANDRINA * LIBRARY 
OF ALEXANDRIA BIBALEX 
Magdy Nagi 
magdy.nagi@bibalex.org 
+203 4820400 
Egypt 

FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM 
JÜLICH GMBH 
Volker Marx 
v.marx@fz-juelich.de 
+49 2461 615831 
Germany 

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES 
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF 
ILLINOIS 
Kathy Young 
kyoung@illinois.edu 
+1 217 3336323 
United States 

SYNCHROTRON-LIGHT FOR 
EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCE AND 
APPLICATIONS IN THE MIDDLE 
EAST 
Yasser Khalil 
hafeez.hoorani@cern.ch 
+962 7 79054684 
Jordan 

INSTALLATION EUROPEENNE 
DE RAYONNEMENT 
SYNCHROTRON 
Rudolf Dimper 
dimper@esrf.fr 
+33476882055 
France 

MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT 
ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER 
WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V. 
Marietta Winkler 
m.winkler@mpic.de 
+49 6131 305 217 
Germany 

CYPRUS RESEARCH AND 
ACADEMIC NETWORK 
Agathoclis Stylianou 
linksceem@cynet.ac.cy 
+357 22892131 
Cyprus 

JORDANIAN UNIVERSITIES 
NETWORK 
Yousef Torman 
yousef.torman@gmail.com 
+962 7 79907900 
Jordan 

INTER UNIVERSITY 
COMPUTATION CENTRE 
Hank Nussbacher 
hank@efes.iucc.ac.il 
+972 54 5568881 
Israel

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PICTURE 

Policy dialogue in ICT to an Upper level for Reinforced EU-EECA Cooperation 

Period: 01/12/2011 to 30/05/2014 
Total cost: EUR 734.652 
Budget from EC: EUR 620.000 
Contract number: 288279 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

to 

foster 

collaboration 
Aimed 
opportunities  and 
to  support  policy 
dialogue, PICTURE is a logical continuation 
of  the  successful  activities  carried  out 
under  the  EECA  ICT  clustering  projects  - 
ISTOK-SOYUZ,  SCUBE-ICT  and  EXTEND  - 
that  were  running  from  January  2009 
the  common 
until  June  2011  with 
mandate of strengthening the cooperation 
between  EU  and  EECA  countries  in  the 
field  of  Information  and  Communication 
Technologies (ICT). 

The  cluster  experience  clearly  has  shown 
the  need  to  continue  the  efforts  in  the 
EECA  countries,  further  amplifying  their 
impact. 

and 

Therefore,  the  main  objective  of  the 
PICTURE project is to exploit collaboration 
frameworks  built  on  the  foundations  and 
achievements  of  previous  experience  to 
enrich 
research 
support 
dimension  of  the  EU-EECA  ICT  Policy 
Dialogue.  The  PICTURE  Consortium,  with 
complementary  skills  and  experiences  in 
international  cooperation  and  bilateral 
cooperation with EECA countries, engages 
the  EU  and  EECA  stakeholders  from  the 

the 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: INNO TSD SA 
Website: http://www.eeca-ict.eu/mainpage

government  and  academia, 
research 
institutions  and  enterprises,  to  bring  the 
present collaboration in  ICT research to a 
higher level. 

ACTIVITIES 

To  achieve  the  project  objectives,  the 
consortium  will  undertake  activities 
focused at :  

the  EU-EECA 

  Updating 
ICT 
priorities 
for  cooperation  and 
provide  an  overview  of  the  EECA 
currently 
ICT  policy  dialogue, 
existing in the region ; 

and 

  Assisting  and  enriching  the  Policy 
Dialogue  process  and  meetings 
between  the  EU  and  EECA  with 
periodic 
reports, 
encompassing findings from policy 
research  and  stakeholder  views 
R&D 
dealing  with 
perspectives, 
priorities, 
opportunities and challenges  

common 

other 

  Setting  up  and  animating  the  3 
working groups, focusing on Policy 
Dialogue 
Components, 
Computing Systems, and Networks 
(WG2)  and  Content  Technologies 

(WG1), 

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Information  Management 

and 
(WG3) 

  Organizing  three  workshops,  ten 
working  groups  meetings,  and 
more  than  30  projects  events  in 
EECA countries; 

 

pilot 

Implementing 
projects 
relevant    to  each  EECA  country, 
exchanging  experience  and  the 
lessons  learnt  (e.g.  access  for  EU 
researchers 
EECA 
to 
programmes…)  

the 

future 

initiatives 

  Recommending 
co-
and 
operation 
identifying  matching  counterpart 
funding to leverage EECA research 
capability  and  capacity  and  to 
engage  in  projects  in  common 
priority areas  

  Exploring 

recommending 
and 
existing  EECA  programmes 
in 
order to open new perspectives for 
participation  of 
ICT 
organizations,  and  highlight  the 
ways to access these programmes;  

the  EU 

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES 

It 

As  a  final  outcome,  the  project  will 
present  step-wise  recommendations  and 
strategies  for  reinforcement  of  bilateral 
and multilateral cooperation, covering the 
large  geographical  area  of  the  EECA 
countries. 
is  expected  also  that 
PICTURE  will  create  a  good  ground  for 
making  a  substantial  contribution  to  the 
existing  state  of  the  art  in  ICT  policy 
dialogue 
cooperation 
potential of the EECA region which is rich 
in 
talents  but  not  yet  adequately 
internationalized.  

releasing 

by 

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SCIENTIFIC CONSULTING 
CENTER 'ALTYN UMYT' 
Charyyar Amansahedov 
amansakhatov@yandex.ru 
+99312353735 
Turkmenistan 

NON-GOVERMMENTAL 
ORGANIZATION AGENCY OF 
EUROPEAN INNOVATIONS 
Ivan Kulchytskyy 
kul.ivan@gmail.com 
+38 032 2935343 
Ukraine 

INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS 
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF 
UZBEKISTAN 
Fatima Adilova 
fatima_adilova@rambler.ru 
+998712629878 
Uzbekistan 

COORDINATOR 

INNO TSD SA 
Svetlana Klessova 
s.klessova@inno-group.com 
+33492388426   
France 

CONTRACTORS 

INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATICS 
AND AUTOMATION PROBLEMS 
OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY 
OF SCIENCES OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA Levon 
Aslanyan 
lasl@sci.am 
+37410284435   
Armenia 

R. I. T. A. LLC 
Natavan Zohrabova 
zohrabovanatavan@mail.ru 
+99450 7156207 
Azerbaijan 

BELARUSIAN INSTITUTE OF 
SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND 
INFORMATION SUPPORT OF 
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL 
SPHERE   
Tatyana Lyadnova 
tlyadnova@fp7-nip.org.by 
+375 17 2031016 
Belarus 

GEORGIAN RESEARCH AND 
EDUCATIONAL NETWORKING 
ASSOCIATION 
Tamar Ramishvili 
tamunaram@grena.ge 
+995 32 250590 
Georgia 

INTERNATIONAL 
ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY 
SERVICES NORTH GREECE LTD 
Kostas Bougiouklis 
bougiouklis@qplan.gr 
+30 2310 411 191 
Greece 

NATIONAL AGENCY FOR 
TECHNOLOGICAL 
DEVELOPMENT  JSC 
Timur Shalabayev 
timur.shalabayev@nif.kz 
+77172517024   
Kazakhstan 

INSTITUTION EURASIAN 
INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL 
RELATIONS 
Anara Satykanova 
sanara82@mail.ru 
+996 312 269220 
Kyrgyzstan 

CENTRUL PROIECTE 
INTERNATIONALE 
Diana Cucos 
diana.cucos@yahoo.com 
+373 22 271671 
Moldova (Republic of) 

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF 
RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL 
E-INFRASTRUCTURES "E-
ARENA" AUTONOMOUS NON-
COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATION

Galina Andreeva 
adm@e-arena.ru 
+74956299569   
Russian Federation 

SOCIETY FOR DEVELOPMENT 
OF SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION 
(SODESCO) 
Ilkhom Mirsaidov 
agentilhom@mail.ru 
+992 37 88 14906 
Tajikistan 

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RECOCAPE 

Reinforcing Cooperation Capacity of Egypt in embedded ubiquitous computing 

Period: 01/11/2011 to 31/10/2013 
Total cost: EUR 496 518.5 
Budget from EC: EUR 609 279 
Contract number: 295039 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

in 

(MCIT) 

It  was 

embodied 

structure 
Technology 

the  Ministry 
and 
to 

The  Software  Engineering  Competence 
Center (SECC) is one of the key players in 
the ICT sector in Egypt. It was inaugurated 
in 
of 
by 
2001 
Information 
Communications 
Technology 
transform  and 
promote the software and ICT industry in 
the 
Egypt. 
the 
organizational 
Information 
Industry 
Development  Agency  (ITIDA)  in  2005. 
SECC  has 
the  mandate  of 
increasing  Egypt’s  competency  in  recent 
Service-Oriented 
technologies 
Architecture,  Enterprise  Service  Bus, 
Semantic 
Model-Driven 
Development,  and  Embedded  Ubiquitous 
Computing.  The  aim  is  to  bridge  the  gap 
between  the  technologies  needed  to 
economic-social-
overcome 

taken 

Web, 

the 

as 

of 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: 
INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 
Website: http://www.secc.org.eg/RECOCAPE/ 

INFORMATION  TECHNOLOGY 

environmental challenges and the current 
existing technologies. The objectives are: 
▶ Developing SECC’s strategic technology 
plan 
▶  Developing  and  delivering  training 
modules  to  build  competency  in  Service-
Oriented  Architecture,  Enterprise  Service 
Bus, 
Semantic  Web,  Model-Driven 
Development,  and  Embedded  Ubiquitous 
Computing 
▶ Setting up joint relevant experiments in 
the above relevant technologies 
▶  Exchanging  SECC  staff  with  TECNALIA 
to  work  on  FP7  proposal  preparation  and 
related running projects 
through 
▶  Disseminating  knowledge 
organizing  key  events,  such  as 
the 
EuroMed SPI, to involve local stakeholders 
and generate regional impact 
▶ Exploiting results through implementing 
cluster  projects 
ICT 
businesses. 

involving 

local 

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COORDINATOR 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 
INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT 
AGENCY 
Hossam Osman 
hosman@itida.gov.eg 
+20 2 35345160 
Egypt 

CONTRACTORS 

FUNDACION TECNALIA 
RESEARCH & INNOVATION 
Ana Rosa Moya 
Ana.Moya@tecnalia.com 
+34 946 440 400 
Spain 

TEKNOLOGIAN 
TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT 
Susanna Pantsar-Syväniemi 
susanna.pantsar-
syvaniemi@vtt.fi 
+358 40 505 6682 
Finland 

ALMA MATER 
STUDIORUMUNIVERSITA 
DI BOLOGNA 
Tullio Salmon Cinotti 
verdiana.bandini@unibo.it 
+39 051 2095421 
Italy

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CHAPTER 6: INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION 

BILAT-UKR*AINA – Enhancing the BILATeral S&T Partnership with UKRraine * Advanced 
INnovative Approach 

EARN - Euro-Algerian Research Networking 

ERAIHM – Advancing Research and Cooperation Capacities of IHM NASU towards ERA 

ETC - EUROPEAN–TUNISIAN COOPERATION 

EU-JORDANNET II – Enhancement of Jordan-European S&T Partnerships 

IncoNet CA/SC – International Cooperation Network for Central Asian and South Caucasus 
countries 

IPERA – Integrating the Institute for Physical Research of the National Academy of Sciences 
of the Republic of Armenia into the European research area 

MED-SPRING – Mediterranean Science, Policy, Research & Innovation Gateway 

MIRA - Mediterranean Innovation and Research Coordination Action 

MOBILISE – MOrocco and the EU: strengthening BIlateral Links in Innovation and Science for 
Economy  

SHERACA - Shaping Egypt’s Association to the ERA and Cooperation Action 

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BILAT-UKR*AINA 

Enhancing the BILATeral S&T Partnership with UKRraine * Advanced INnovative 
Approach 

Period: 01/09/2012 to 30/06/2015 
Total cost: EUR 838,089.84 
Budget from EC: EUR 749,657.00 
Contract number: 311839 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: ZSI – Zentrum für soziale 
Innovation 
Website: www.bilat-ukr.eu/

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

Ukraine  is  an  important  partner  for  the 
European Union in science and technology 
(S&T).  An  S&T  Cooperation  Agreement 
with Ukraine has been in force since 2003 
but  compared  to  other  S&T  agreements, 
the one with Ukraine was not as active as 
potentially could be. The dual objective of 
BILAT-UKR*AINA is thus to contribute to a 
deepening  of  the  dialogue  on  Science, 
Technology  and  Innovation,  but  also  to 
target  directly  the  research  communities 
in  Ukraine  and  the  EU  through  a  number 
facilitating  an 
of  support  measures 
increased 
to 
unilateral,  bilateral  and  multilateral 
collaboration opportunities.  

take-up  and 

response 

ACTIVITIES 

organises 
coordination 

To  increase  the  level  of  S&T  cooperation 
different 
BILAT-UKR*AINA 
exchange  and 
forums, 
provides  analytical  input  to  the  bilateral 
policy  dialogue  and  pilots  follow-up 
activities  to  forward  the  implementation 
of the joint EU-Ukraine STI Roadmap (e.g. 
joint-funding 
feasibility 

study  about 

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to 

promote 

terms  of 

cooperation 

instruments  etc.).  Several  activities  are 
designed 
cooperation 
opportunities in Horizon 2020, to facilitate 
the  creation  of  researcher  networks  and 
participation  in  joint  projects.  Monitoring 
activities  scrutinise  the  development  of 
S&T 
co-
in 
publications,  opportunities  for  reciprocal 
in 
participation  of  EU 
Ukrainian  S&T  State  Programmes  and 
study  the  impact  of  FP  participation  on 
different  analytical  categories.  Moreover, 
training and outreach activities as well as 
awareness  raising  activities  about  the 
assets  of  S&T  cooperation  with  Ukraine 
are foreseen. 

researchers 

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES 

The project has the ambition to stimulate 
stakeholder exchange and policy dialogue 
formats  which  are 
through  various 
substantiated  by  analytical  evidence  and 
policy  analysis.  The  previously  sluggish 
S&T 
exploitation 
the 
re-
Cooperation  Agreement  will  be 
launched  through  different  coordination 
approaches and Ukrainian researchers will 
about 
have 

awareness 

increased 

bilateral 

of 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
opportunities  and 
key  benefits  of 
international S&T cooperation with the EU 
which  will  result  in  an  enhanced  level  of 
collaboration  between  EU  and  Ukrainian 
researchers for mutual benefit. 

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COORDINATOR 

ZENTRUM FUER SOZIALE 
INNOVATION (ZSI) 
Klaus Schuch 
schuch@zsi.at 
+431495044232 
Austria 

CONTRACTORS 

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA 
RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE 
Gilles Sentise 
gilles.sentise@cnrs-dir.fr 
+33144965119   
France 

DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUER 
LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV 
Silke Kraus 
silke.kraus@dlr.de 
+49 228 3821 1207 
Germany 

REGIONALIS INFORMACIOS ES 
FEJLESZTO TUDASKOZPONT 
KORLATOLT FELELOSSEGU 
TARSASAG 
Virág Zsár 
zsvirag5@gmail.com 
+36302982612   
Hungary 

POLISH ACADEMY OF 
SCIENCES 
Katarzyna Faustman 
katarzyna.faustman@pan.pl 
+48226204349   
Poland 

SC IPA SA 
Daniel Cosnita 
daniel.cosnita@ipa.ro 
+40722312135   
Romania 

CENTER OF PRACTICAL 
INFORMATICS OF THE 

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF 
SCIENCES OF UKRAINE 
Oleksandr Platonov 
platonov@nas.gov.ua 
+38 044 2396650 
Ukraine 

CENTRE FOR S&T POTENTIAL 
AND SCIENCE HISTORY 
STUDIES (NAMED AFTER 
G.M.DOBROV) NATIONAL 
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF 
UKRAINE 
Igor Yegorov 
igor_yegorov1@ukr.net 
+380444821486 
Ukraine 

THE CENTRE FOR SCIENTIFIC 
TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND 
INNOVATION PROMOTION OF 
UKRAINE 
Olena Koval 
nip@fp7-ncp.kiev.ua 
+380445290332 
Ukraine 

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EARN 

Euro-Algerian Research Networking 

Period: 01/10/2010 to 30/09/2013 
Total cost: EUR 570 404 
Budget from EC: EUR 509 964 
Contract number: 266535 

OBJECTIVES 

in  order 

The  European  Union  and  Algeria  recently 
concluded  a  Science  and  Technology 
Cooperation  Agreement 
to 
promote  their  cooperation 
in  several 
fields  related  to  research  and  innovation. 
In  this  context,  the  project’s  aim  is  to 
improve  and  open  opportunities  of 
cooperation  and  to  support  the  bilateral 
dialogue  between  Algeria  and  Europe.  In 
practice, the objectives are fivefold: 
▶ to provide information on European and 
Algerian funding programmes designed to 
promote  cooperation  projects  between 
Algerian and European researchers; 
▶  to  provide  supportive  schemes  for 
identifying  suitable  partners  in  Algeria 
and the EU; 
▶  to  implement  a  network  of  contact 
points  in  the  different  thematic  areas  of 
the framework programme and to train R 
&  D  managers  dedicated  to  support  and 
advise  Algerian  researchers  on  legal  and 
administrative  issues  related  to  project 
management; 
▶  to  contribute  to  building  a  bridge 
innovation  and  the 
between  science, 
industrial sector by promoting dialogue on 
innovation support schemes; 

175 

Funding scheme: Support actions 
Coordinator: 
INNOVATION UND TECHNIK 

ZENIT 

ZENTRUM 

FÜR 

to 

identify  and  analyse 

▶ 
research 
priorities  of  mutual  interest  so  as  to 
technology 
the  science  and 
support 
dialogue between both sides.  

ACTIVITIES 

will 

programmes 

In  order  to  reach  its  goals,  the  project  is 
divided into six main work packages.  
▶  WP1:  Creating  a  knowledge  base  for 
enhanced  EU–Algerian  ST&I  cooperation 
—  it  provides  the  analytical  basis  for  the 
project work. The Algerian S&T landscape 
the  existing  bilateral 
as  well  as 
cooperation 
be 
the  existing  EU–
described.  Finally, 
Algerian S & T links will be analysed. 
▶ WP2: Setting the scene for the creation 
of thematic FP7 contacts in Algeria — this 
represents  a  core  part  of  the  work.  It 
focuses  essentially  on  the  creation  of  an 
efficient  National  Contact  Point  (NCP) 
system,  by  contributing  to  an  adequate 
set-up  of  an  Algerian  thematic  NCPs’ 
network,  and 
facilitating  networking 
activities  in  Algeria,  with  Arabic  NCPs  as 
well as with EU NCP networks. 
training  and 
Information, 
▶  WP3: 
concentrates  on 
mentoring  — 
this 
providing  efficient 
the 
services 
research  communities  from  both  sides.  A 

to 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EU 

for 

web  portal  will  support  the  information 
actions  for  disseminating  knowledge  on 
EU  and  Algerian  research  and  on  the 
Algerian  science  system.  Training  and 
mentoring  activities  will  bring 
the 
efficient 
knowledge 
necessary 
participation 
framework 
in 
programmes. 
▶  WP4:  From  science  to 
innovation: 
Building an EU–Algerian innovation bridge 
—  this  attempts  to  shift  the  project’s 
focus  from  a  purely  scientific  to  a  more 
innovation-orientated  view,  by  reviewing 
innovation  support  tools  and 
existing 
elaborating  policy  options  for  Algeria,  as 
well  as  training  and 
linking  Algerian 
activities with good practices in Europe. 
▶  WP5:  Facilitating  the  policy  agenda  — 
this will support the bilateral EU–Algerian 
dialogue on current and future issues of a 
joint  ST  & 
I  policy  agenda  by 
systematically  analysing  the  information 
the  previous  work 
emerging 
packages. 
▶  WP6:  Project  management  —  this  will 
guarantee  the  successful  achievement  of 
EARN’s  objectives  and  will  ensure  a 
balanced view between the European and 
Algerian  priorities.  A  strong  collaboration 
between  EARN  and  other  EU  projects  in 
the  region  will  be  established  so  as  to 
learn from previous experiences and build 
on these exchanges.  

from 

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES 

of 

increase 

EARN  is  expected  to  contribute  to  the 
measurable 
effective 
collaborations  between  Algerian  and 
European  researchers,  improvement  of 
mutual  understanding  of  the  respective 
research  systems,  and  a  functioning  NCP 
system for Algerian researchers who want 

to become part of the European research 
area.  Finally,  the  translation  of  research 
results  into  an  increased  competitiveness 
of  Algerian  industries  will  be  ensured  by 
analyses and policy learning. 

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COORDINATOR  

ZENIT ZENTRUM FÜR 
INNOVATION UND TECHNIK 
Nazan Aynur 
ay@zenit.de 
+49 208 30004 88 
Germany 

CONTRACTORS  

MINISTERE DE 
L'ENSEIGNEMENT 
SUPERIEUR ET DE LA 
RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE 
Sifeddine Labed 
sifeddine.labed@nasr-dz.org 
+21321639008 
Algeria 

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA 
RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE 
Régis Menu 
regis.menu@cnrs-dir.fr 
+33144964856 
France 

ASSOCIATION DE 
COORDINATION TECHNIQUE 
POUR L'INDUSTRIE 
AGROALIMENTAIRE 
Christophe Cotillon 
c.cotillon@actia-asso.eu 
+33144088615 
France 

AGENCE UNIVERSITAIRE DE LA 
FRANCOPHONIE, DELEGATION 
CHARGEE DES RELATIONS 
AVEC L'UNION EUROPEENNE 
ASBL 
Erol Kulahci 
erol.kulahci@auf.org 
+32(0)22909353 
Belgium 

INNOVATION & DEVELOPMENT 
CONSULTING 
Anna Balzarini 
a.balzarini@idconsulting.be 

+32 2 7438490 
Belgium 

CENTRE DE DEVELOPPEMENT 
DES 
ENERGIES RENOUVELABLES 
CDER 
Maiouf Belhamel 
belhamel@cder.dz 
+21321901561 

Algeria 
CENTRE DE RECHERCHE SUR 
L'INFORMATION SCIENTIFIQUE 
ET 
TECHNIQUE 
Nadjib Badache 
badache@mail.cerist.dz 
+21321912136 
Algeria 

CENTRE DE RECHERCHE EN 
ECONOMIE APPLIQUEE POUR 
LE DEVELOPPEMENT 
Mohamed Yassine Ferfera 
fmy@cread.edu.dz 
+21321941272 
Algeria

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ERAIHM 

Advancing Research and Cooperation Capacities of IHM NASU towards ERA 

to 28/02/2013 

Period: 01/11/2010 
Total cost: EUR 478.707 
Budget from EC: EUR 385.763 
Contract number: 266587 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: INSTITUTE OF 
HYDROMECHANICS NASU 
Website: http://hydromech.com.ua/eng/ 
eraihm.html

OBJECTIVES 

The overall project objectives are to: 

of 

its 

research  and 

• 
develop a strategy for the Institute 
the  National 
of  Hydromechanics  of 
Academy  of  Sciences  of  Ukraine  (IHM 
NASU)  aimed  at  ensuring  the  coherence 
of 
technological 
development  (RTD)  activities  with  the 
socioeconomic 
Ukraine, 
needs 
enhancing  its  cooperation  with  European 
research  centres  and  participation 
in 
European framework programmes; 
• 
develop  and  implement  training 
modules at IHM NASU to build capacity in 
participation  in  FP7  and  to  facilitate  the 
the 
involvement  of  stakeholders 
innovation process; 
develop  a  communication  and 
• 
IHM 
dissemination  toolkit  to 
and 
visibility 
NASU 
European 
and 
stakeholders,  networking,  dissemination 
and  exchange  of  scientific  information 
research  and 
and  design  of 
(RTD) 
technological 
activities. 
DESCRIPTION 

improve 
for  Ukrainian 

development 

research 

centres 

joint 

in 

is  designed 

to 
The  ERAIHM  project 
reinforce  the  cooperation  capacities  of 
one  of  the  leading  research  centres  of 
Ukraine,  the  IHM  NASU,  and  enhance  its 
framework 
in  European 
participation 
programmes.  IHM  NASU  was  founded  in 
1926  and  is  currently  the  largest  centre 
for  research 
into  a  wide  range  of 
problems in modern fluid mechanics. IHM 
NASU  has  a  developed  an  infrastructure 
of experimental tools, which is recognised 
as  Ukrainian  national  heritage.  Based  on 
the  results  of  basic  research,  IHM  NASU 
performs  a  wide 
range  of  applied 
investigations  in  areas  included  in  such 
thematic  priorities  of  FP7  as  energy, 
environment, transport and biotechnology. 
The  EU  partners  are  assisting  IHM  NASU 
in  capacity-building  activities  and  the 
application  of  tools  and  methods  for 
assessment  of  its  innovation  potential 
and  competitive  advantage.  They  also 
support  networking  with  research  centres 
in  the  EU  for  scientific  exchanges  and 
joint  project  formulation  as  well  as 
building competence in the application of 
interactive  back-casting  for  stakeholders’ 
involvement  in  the  innovation  process  in 
Ukraine. 

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COORDINATOR 

INSTITUTE OF 
HYDROMECHANICS NASU 
Eugene Nikiforovich 
eugenen@kth.se 
+380-44-3716530 
Ukraine 

CONTRACTORS 

KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA 
HOEGSKOLAN 
Olga Kordas 
olga@kth.se 
+46702132326 
Sweden 

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT 
DELFT 
Karel Mulder 
kfmulder@tudelft.nl 
+4687908773 
Netherlands 

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ETC 

EUROPEAN–TUNISIAN COOPERATION 

Period: 01/09/2009 to 28/02/2013 
Total cost: EUR 560 640 
Budget from EC: EUR 499 904 
Contract number: 222714 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: MINISTRY OF HIGHER 
EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 
Website: http://www.etcproject.eu 

OBJECTIVES 

skills 

organisations 

The overall objective is to foster and build 
up  a  network  consisting  of  scientific  and 
and 
technological 
enterprises,  involved  in  RTD  activities, 
belonging  to  the  European  and  Tunisian 
areas.  The  main  goals  are  to  create  a 
community  of  actors  able 
to  share 
and 
know-how, 
knowledge, 
information,  and  also  to  address  S&T 
cooperation  in  strategic  fields  of  mutual 
interests  through  an  integrated  set  of 
actions including:  
▶ 
scientific and technological programmes; 
▶  scouting  of  the  main  priorities  in  the 
S&T target areas, highlighting the mutual 
benefits coming from S&T cooperation; 
▶  improving  the  transfer  of  knowledge 
and  skills  development  between  the  two 
areas; 
▶ spreading and sharing best practices in 
order  to  present  the  state  of  the  art  and 
the 
of 
cooperation. 

raising  awareness  of  European 

prospects 

in  S&T 

fields 

DESCRIPTION 

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(SMEs) 

involved 

stakeholders 

The  ETC  project  intends  to  build  and 
enhance  a  network  of  European  and 
Tunisian  public  and  private 
research 
centres  and  small  and  medium-sized 
in  RTD 
enterprises 
activities.  Specifically,  it  aims  to  improve 
and 
to  expand  cooperation  between 
Europe and Tunisia by: 
▶  setting  up  a  dialogue  between  the 
for 
responsible 
major 
European–Tunisian S&T cooperation; 
▶  evaluating  past,  present  and  future 
collaboration between Tunisia and Europe 
in  S&T and proposing ways of optimising 
the rules and instruments; 
▶  generating  partnership  opportunities 
between  scientific  and 
technological 
communities from both sides; 
▶  improving  the  visibility  of  results  and 
collaboration between Tunisia and Europe; 
▶  sharing  best  practices  and  providing 
wider access to information. 
To  perform  its  strategy,  a  very  important 
step of the ETC project will be the setting-
up  of  the  information  platform  VINCE, 
designed  by  Innova  BIC,  to  make  access 
to  knowledge  more  friendly,  spreading 
information  in  real  time  and  match-
making S&T actors in Europe and Tunisia. 
The  platform  and  its  tools  allow  for  the 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
creation  of  a  virtual  and  collaborative 
interactions 
environment,  strengthening 
the  project’s 
between  and  among 
stakeholders  and  will 
the 
simplify 
interactions  between  the  project  target 
audience  and  stakeholders  of  the  two 
areas. Finally, the ETC project will be able 
to  build  up  and  enhance  an  active 
partnership capable of increasing Tunisian 
international  collaboration  opportunities 
and  facing  Tunisian  strategic  challenges, 
with  positive  inputs  in  their  relationship 
with Europe. Moreover, the ETC project, in 
order  to  support  cooperation  activities, 
will  employ 
the  Arabic 
the  use  of 
language  (as  well  as  French  and  English) 
to disseminate information regarding: 
▶ European cooperation programmes, 
▶ calls for proposal, 
▶  best  practices  on  project  cycle 
management, 
▶ forecasting results for a Delphi analysis. 

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COORDINATOR 

MINISTRY OF HIGHER 
EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC 
RESEARCH 
Moez Jebara 
moez.jebara@mes.rnu.tn 
+21671795414 
Tunisia 

CONTRACTORS 

INNOVA BIC - BUSINESS 
INNOVATION CENTRE SRL 
Alberto Soraci 
a.soraci@innovabic.it 
+39906010230 
Italy 

JO CONSULTING SRL 
Manuele Manente 
manente@jogroup.eu 
+390957463250 
Italy 

EUROPEAN BUSINESS AND 
INNOVATION CENTRE 
NETWORK 
Raffaele Buompane 
Raffaele.Buompane@ebn.eu 
+32-2 761 10 85 
Belgium 

INSTITUTION DE LA 
RECHERCHE ET DE 
L'ENSEIGNEMENT SUPERIEUR 
AGRICOLES 
Mougou Abdelaziz 
a.mougou@iresa.agrinet.tn 
+216 71782474 
Tunisia

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EU-JORDANNET II 

Enhancement of Jordan-European S&T Partnerships 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: THE HIGHER COUNCIL FOR 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY HCST 

joint 

special  emphasis  on  the  collaboration 
between the private sector and academia 
as  a  basis  for  an  effective  innovation 
culture. 
EU-JordanNet  II  will  also  support  the 
bilateral  S&T  policy  dialogue  through 
S&T 
organizing 
Committee  meetings 
oversee 
implementation  of  the  agreement  and 
regularly  discuss  the  future  orientations 
of  research  policies  and  planning  both  in 
Jordan and in the EU.  
EU-JordanNet  II  will  also  support  the 
implementation of a service approach for 
FP7 Contacts in Jordan and train them on 
the coming Horizon 2020 programme. 

EU-Jordan 
to 

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES 

 

Increase  the  number  of  Jordanian 
researchers  and  developers 
in 
Horizon 2020 projects.  

the 

research 

  Through  closer  cooperation  with 
all  research  and  innovation  actors 
to 
strengthen 
innovation chain in Jordan.  
Identification of new priorities that 
need  to  be  incorporated  in  the 
bilateral  policy  dialogue  between 
Jordan and the EU. 

 

Period: 01/10/2012 to 30/09/2015 
Total cost: EUR 765,840.00 
Budget from EC: EUR 682,874.00 
Contract number: 311910 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

EU-JordanNet II aims at further increasing 
the research cooperation between Jordan 
and  Europe,  following  the  successful 
activities  of  the  first  EU-JordanNet.  On 
the  one  hand  it  will  adopt  a  broader 
approach  by  addressing  in  particular  the 
research-innovation  chain  encompassing 
academia  as  well  as  the  private  sector, 
and  on  the  other  hand  will  facilitate  the 
preparation of collaborative activities by a 
coaching 
individual 
researchers  and  developers.  Although 
Jordan  has  been  quite  active 
in  EU 
Framework  Programmes  over  the  past 
face 
years,  many 
considerable 
actively 
developing successful proposals. 

researchers 
problems 

programme 

still 

for 

in 

ACTIVITIES 

directly 

through 

project  will 

support 
The 
researchers  who  have  concrete  ideas  for 
step-by-step 
proposals 
a 
coaching,  supporting 
for 
the  search 
appropriate  partners 
in  Europe.  Apart 
from  the  awareness  and  training  session 
on the Horizon 2020 industrial component 
(ICT and NMP) and the societal challenges 
(Food), the project will focus on the Marie 
Curie  actions,  to  increase  the  mobility  of 
researchers  between  Jordan  and  Europe. 
In  all  these  activities  the  project  will  put 

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COORDINATOR 

THE HIGHER COUNCIL FOR 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
HCST 
Omar Amawi 
o.amawi@hcst.gov.jo  
+962 6 5340401 Ext. 267 
Jordan 

CONTRACTORS 

IT CONSULT GMBH 
Thies Wittig 
itconsult@acm.org 
+49 421 2437 695 
Germany 

PRINCESS SUMAYA 
UNIVERSITY FOR TECHNOLOGY 
Walid Abu-Salameh 
walid@psut.edu.jo 
+962 6 5356574 
Jordan 

UNIVERSIDAD DE ALICANTE 
Nizar Ayadi 
nizar.ayadi@ua.es 
+34 965 97 18 
Spain 

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INCONET CA/SC 

International Cooperation Network for Central Asian and South Caucasus 
countries 

to 31/03/2013 

Period: 01/04/2010 
Total cost: EUR 3.727.552 
Budget from EC: EUR 3.199.720 
Contract number: 244417 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR 
BLACK SEA STUDIES 
Website: http://www.inco-casc.net/ 

OBJECTIVES 

in 

The  countries  of  central  Asia  and  South 
Caucasus  (CA/SC)  display  a  significant 
potential 
research  and 
terms  of 
innovation. As a consequence, a strong bi-
regional  EU–CA/SC  interest  in  enhancing 
S&T  cooperation  has  been  developing 
with  the  aim  of  sharing  strengths  and 
resources  in  order  to  prepare  the  ground 
for a joint transfer of academic results to 
national, regional and worldwide markets. 

EU 

other 

instruments 

With  the  objectives  of  supporting  and 
facilitating  bi-regional  EU–CA/SC  S&T 
policy  dialogue,  addressing  coordination 
with 
and 
strengthening  participation  in  FP7,  the 
IncoNet  CA/SC  project  targets  all  the 
central  Asian  and  South  Caucasus 
countries,  namely  Armenia,  Azerbaijan, 
Kyrgyzstan, 
Georgia, 
Tajikistan,  Turkmenistan  and  Uzbekistan, 
plus Moldova. 

Kazakhstan, 

The  project  has  complemented  and 
deepened,  in  the  two  subregions,  the 
activities  of  the  completed  IncoNet  EECA 
project,  with  particular  emphasis  on 
Kyrgyzstan,  Tajikistan  and  Turkmenistan, 

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which  have  been  partially  addressed  so 
far.  At  the  same  time,  by  avoiding 
duplication  and  by 
the 
synergies  between 
two  projects 
(which  are  geographically  overlapping), 
their impact will be maximised. 

extending 

the 

DESCRIPTION 

and 

policymakers 

The  following  are  the  main  activities  of 
the project. 
• Policy dialogue: organisation of missions 
in  every  targeted  country  in  order  to 
other 
contact 
stakeholders,  to  identify  mutual  interests 
and  to  pave  the  way  for  enhanced 
participation  in  the  European  research 
area and FP7 as well as the organisation 
to 
of 
two  stakeholders’  conferences 
formulate 
enhanced 
cooperation,  to  promote  mutual  learning 
among  policymakers,  to  identify  barriers, 
etc.  In  parallel,  specific  attention  will  be 
given  to  other  EU  policies  such  as  the 
European  Neighbourhood  and  Partnership 
Instrument  (ENPI)  and  the  Development 
and  Cooperation  Instrument  (DCI),  for 
their  better  coordination  with  the  S&T 
policy.  

proposals 

for 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
to further increase the volume and quality 
of  the  information  on  the  incrEAST  web 
portal (http://www.increast.eu). 
The  activities  included  in  the  IncoNet 
CA/SC  project  have  a  direct  positive 
impact  on  cooperation  with  the  targeted 
countries,  at  both  policymaking  and 
operational/  implementation  levels.  More 
specifically, at the policymaking level, the 
IncoNet CA/SC is expected to: 

of 

synergies 

increase  knowledge  of 

impact  on  the 
among 

• 
the  S&T 
landscape  and  the  S&T  policies  in  the 
target regions and Moldova;  
• raise awareness and support for the bi-
regional  policy  dialogue  process  in  the 
targeted countries;  
•  have  a  significant 
development 
different EU policies.  
At  the  operational/implementation  level, 
IncoNet  CA/SC  is  expected  to  increase 
through  specific 
participation 
horizontal  (e.g.  training  of  NCPs)  and 
thematic  activities  (e.g. information days) 
that 
information 
enhance 
dissemination  and  assistance  and  create 
awareness  of 
for 
enhanced cooperation among researchers. 

the  opportunities 

in  FP7 

will 

in 

CA/SC: 

•  Support  for  information  multipliers:  for 
example,  training  sessions  for  NCP/NIP 
structures  and  the  scientific  community; 
info  days  in  Kyrgyzstan,  Tajikistan  and 
Turkmenistan; grants for the participation 
of  scientists  in  brokerage  events  in  the 
EU.  
innovation  policies  and 
•  Studies  on 
structures 
successful 
participations  in  FP6  and  FP7  will  be 
considered  in  order  to  identify  critical 
factors,  as  well  as  the  extension  of 
studies  implemented  under  the  IncoNet 
EECA, which include, inter alia, mapping of 
key  institutes,  monitoring  and  review  of 
cooperation  patterns,  S&T  indicators  and 
ways  to  improve  them,  etc.  The  aim  of 
these  studies 
is  to  feed  the  policy 
dialogue. 
•  Communication  and  dissemination 
activities:  in  addition  to  the  creation  of  a 
web-site  and  a  communication  platform 
particular 
(http://  www.inco-casc.net), 
to 
devoted 
effort  will 
the 
be 
strengthening  of 
coverage  of 
the 
Kyrgyzstan,  Tajikistan  and  Turkmenistan 
through  the  already  established  Central 
Information  Office  and  its  network  of 
regional and local correspondents in order 

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FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH 
AND TECHNOLOGY HELLAS 
Zinovia  Papatheodorou 
papatheo@admin.forth.gr 
+30-2810-391522 
Greece 

GENIKI GRAMMATIA EREVNAS 
KAI TECHNOLOGIAS, 
YPOURGIO PAIDIAS, DIA VIOU 
MATHISIS & THRISKEVMATON 
Nikos Sidiropoulos 
nsid@gsrt.gr 
+302107458119 
Greece 

CENTRAL SCIENTIFIC LIBRARY 
OF MINISTRY OF EDUCATION 
AND SCIENCE OF KAZAKHSTAN 
Kulzhihan Abugalieva 
cnb@academset.kz 
+7 727 272 83 41 
Kazakhstan 

INDEPENDENT EXPERTS 
CONSULTING BOARD TO 
PROMOTE SCIENTIFIC 
RESEARCH ACTIVITY IN 
KAZAKHSTAN 
Kamila Magzieva 
kamila.magzieva@gmail.com 
+77017179840   
Kazakhstan 

NATIONAL CENTER OF 
COMPLEX PROCESSING OF 
MINERAL RAW MATERIALS OF 
THE REPUBLIC OF 
KAZAKHSTAN 
Seitgali Galiyev 
igd_director@mail.ru 
+7 727 376 53 00 
Kazakhstan 

COORDINATOR 
INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR 
BLACK SEA STUDIES 
Dimitrios Filippidis 
dfilippidis@icbss.org 
+30 210 32 42 321 
Greece 

CONTRACTORS 

CENTER OF IDEAS AND 
TECHNOLOGIES   
Gevorg Yeghoyan 
george@readicom.am 
+374 10 24 94 19 
Armenia 

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF 
SCIENCES OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF ARMENIA 
Radik Martirosyan 
president@sci.am 
+37410 527031  
Armenia 

ZENTRUM FUER SOZIALE 
INNOVATION 
Klaus Schuch 
schuch@zsi.at 
+43-1-4950442-32 
Austria 

GEOLOGY INSTITUTE OF 
AZERBAIJAN NATIONAL 
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 
Ibrahim  Guliyev 
iguliyev@gia.az 
+99412 4975284 
Azerbaijan 

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OF 
THE AZERBAIJAN REPUBLIC 
Elmira Ramazanova 
e.ramazan@gpogc.az 
+99412 4930180 
Azerbaijan 

PRESIDIUM OF AZERBAIJAN 
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF 
SCIENCES 
Siyavush Azakov 
azakov_s@hotmail.com 
+994 50 3479766 
Azerbaijan 

SIHTASUTUS ARCHIMEDES 
Ülle Must 
ylle.must@archimedes.ee 
+3727300330 
Estonia 

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA 
RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE 
Gilles Sentise 
gilles.sentise@cnrs-dir.fr   
+ 33 1 44 96 44 68 
France 

CAUCASUS UNIVERSITY LTD 
Shalva Machavariani 
shalva@csb.ge 
+995 32 441 110 
Georgia 

GEORGIAN RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

George Khokhobashvili 
george@grdf.ge 
+99532320168   
Georgia 

SHOTA RUSTAVELI NATIONAL 
SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
Theodore Dolidze 
tedodol@yahoo.com 
+99532910262   
Georgia 

DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUER 
LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV 
Gertrud  Strahl 
gertrud.strahl@dlr.de 
+49 228 3821 207 
Germany 

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INSTITUTE OF WATER 
PROBLEMS AND HYDROPOWER 
OF THE KYRGYZ NATIONAL 
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 
Dushen  Mamatkanov 
iwp@istc.kg 
+996 (312) 323727 
Kyrgyzstan 

PUBLIC FOUNDATION 
ENCONSULT 
Almaz Asipjanov 
almaz.asipjanov@gmail.com 
+996 555 285438 
Kyrgyzstan 

THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF 
THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC 
Jyldyz Bakashova 
jyldyz_kg@mail.ru 
+996 312 30-46-75 
Kyrgyzstan 

ACADEMIA DE STIINTE A 
MOLDOVEI 
Ion Tighineanu 
tiginyanu@asm.md 
+373 22 274047 
Moldova (Republic of) 

OLIMONI NAVIN   
Turonsho Khikmatov 
t-khikmatov@mail.ru 
+992 93 41 60 237 
Tajikistan 

Society for Development of 
Scientific Cooperation 
(SODESCO) 
Ilkhom Mirsaidov 
agentilhom@mail.ru 
+992 37 227 8112 
Tajikistan 

TURKIYE BILIMSEL VE 
TEKNOLOJIK ARASTIRMA 
KURUMU 
Dervis Fikret Unal 
dervis.unal@tubitak.gov.tr 
+903124685300 
Turkey 

JUMAGULYYEWA GUNCA 
JORAGULYYEWNA 
Irina Timonina 
irina.timonina@mail.ru 
+99 312 496 277 
Turkmenistan 

INDO UZBEK CENTRE FOR 
PROMOTION OF SCIENCE AND 
TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION

Rustam  Saidov 
saidov_r@yahoo.com 
+998-71-2332453 
Uzbekistan 

MATERIALS SCIENCE 
INSTITUTE SOLAR PHYSICS 
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT 
ASSOCIATION - INSTITUTE OF 
MATERIAL SCIENCES 
SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION 
ASSOCIATION 
Mirzasulton Mamatkosimov 
mirzasul@mail.ru 
+998 93 550-31-14 
Uzbekistan 

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IPERA 

Integrating the Institute for Physical Research of the National Academy of 
Sciences of the Republic of Armenia into ERA 

 to 30/11/2014 

Period: 01/12/2011 
Total cost: EUR 556.985  
Budget from EC: EUR 497.523 
Contract number: 295025 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: INSTITUTE FOR PHYSICAL 
RESEARCH OF NATIONAL ACADEMY OF 
SCIENCES OF ARMENIA 
Website: http://www.ip-era.eu/

OBJECTIVES 

in 

the 

The overall aim of the IPERA project is to 
reinforce the cooperation capacities of the 
Institute  for  Physical  Research  of  the 
National Academy of Sciences of Armenia 
(IPR-NAS) 
research  fields  of 
quantum  information,  atomic  and  matter 
wave  physics  and  scintillating  materials, 
which  are  relevant  to  the  FP7  work 
programmes 
ICT  and  NMP.  This  will 
enable  IPR-NAS  to  become  more  closely 
integrated  into  the  European  research 
area  (ERA).  The  specific  objectives  of  the 
project are to: 
• develop IPR-NAS’ research partnerships;  
• increase IPR-NAS’ scientific visibility;  
• increase IPR-NAS’ human potential;  
• increase IPR-NAS’ medium- to long-term 
research quality and capability.  

in 

papers 
international  peer-reviewed 
journals  during  the  past  five  years.  IPR-
NAS  has  collaborations  with 
leading 
in  over  20 
research  organisations 
countries around the world. 

la 

research 

excel-lent 

The IPERA project involves expanding IPR-
NAS’  capacities  and  scientific  expertise 
through  strategic  collaboration  with  the 
following 
and 
innovation  organisations:  Centre  national 
(CNRS) 
recherche  scientifique 
de 
(represented  by  Laboratoire 
Interdisci-
plinaire Carnot de Bourgogne, UMR 5209, 
and  Laboratoire  de  Physico-Chimie  des 
Materiaux  Luminescents,  UMR  5620)  and 
Intelligentsia  —  plus  three  subcontracted 
experts  from  the  Technische  Universität 
Kaiserslautern,  the  University  of  Latvia 
and CERN. 

DESCRIPTION 

IPR-NAS  is  a  leading  physics  institute  in 
Armenia for research into atomic physics, 
laser  spectroscopy,  photonics,  quantum 
information  and  matter  wave  physics.  Its 
researchers  have  published  over  150 

By  making  a  major  contribution  towards 
cooperation  capacity-building  in  quantum 
information (research topic A), atomic and 
matter  wave  physics  (research  topic  B) 
and  scintillating  materials  (research  topic 
C),  the  IPERA  project  will  enable  IPR-NAS 

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to participate in and contribute to several 
FP7 thematic priorities. 

to 

from 

order 

exchange 

outcomes 

In order for IPR-NAS to achieve its overall 
aim of being integrated into the ERA, the 
IPERA  project  is  divided  into  five  work 
packages. 
•  WP1,  Project  management,  describes 
how  IPERA  is  managed  to  ensure  the 
timely  and  efficient  implementation  of 
to  ensure 
the  support  action  and 
optimised 
involved 
partners in their areas of expertise as well 
as synergy across the consortium.  
•  WP2,  Twinning,  describes  the  twinning 
activities  with  European  research  centres 
in 
scientific 
information, identify partners, set up joint 
experiments  and  prepare  at  least  three 
project  proposals  for  future  FP7  calls  for 
proposals.  This  will  be  achieved  through 
four tasks. Firstly, via twinning with CNRS-
1  with  respect  to  research  topic  A: 
quantum 
via 
twinning  with  CNRS-1  with  respect  to 
research topic B: atomic and matter wave 
physics. Thirdly, via twinning with CNRS-2 
topic  C: 
with 
scintillating  materials. 
via 
networking  with  other  European  research 
centres  and  submission  of  three  project 
for 
proposals 
proposals  with  respect  to  FP7  research 
priorities with the support of Intelligentsia. 
•  WP3,  Dissemination  and  promotion, 
increase  the 
describes  the  tasks  to 
visibility  of  IPR-NAS,  by  designing  and 
implementing  an 
IPERA  website  and 
regularly  updating  it  with  relevant  R  &  D 
news,  events  and  three  newsletters.  Pro-
motional  material  will  be  designed  and 
produced for IPR-NAS. It is also planned to 
in 
organise  a  scientific 

information.  Secondly, 

future  FP7  calls 

conference 

Fourthly, 

research 

respect 

for 

to 

five 

through 

Armenia in the final stages of the project 
focusing  on  relevant  FP7  ICT  and  NMP 
thematic priorities.  
•  WP4,  Training  development,  describes 
the training development needed to build 
information, 
in  quantum 
competency 
atomic  and  matter  wave  physics  and 
scintillating  materials  and  facilitate  the 
participation  of  IPR-NAS  in  FP7  ICT,  NMP 
and  research  for  SMEs.  This  will  be 
achieved 
tasks.  Firstly, 
training  development  will  be  organised 
between IPR-NAS and CNRS-1 relevant to 
research  topic  A:  quantum  information. 
Secondly,  training  development  will  be 
organised  between  IPR-NAS  and  CNRS-1 
relevant  to  research  topic  B:  atomic  and 
matter  wave  physics.  Thirdly,  training 
development  will  be  organised  between 
IPR-NAS and CNRS-2 relevant to research 
topic  C:  scintillating  materials.  Fourthly, 
training  development  will  be  organised 
Intelligentsia 
between 
relevant to FP7 ICT, NMP and research for 
SMEs.  Finally,  training  development  will 
be  organised  between 
IPR-NAS  and 
Intelligentsia  relevant  to  knowledge  and 
technology transfer. 
•  WP5,  Strategy  development,  describes 
how a strategy will be developed for IPR-
NAS  in  order  to  augment  its  research 
excellence,  increase  its  regional  coverage 
and  improve  its  response  to  national 
socioeconomic  needs.  Firstly,  a  set  of 
evaluation  performance  indicators  will  be 
then  a 
defined 
comprehensive 
be 
conducted  by  a  team  of  international 
experts 
IPERA 
evaluation  report.  Secondly,  the  IPERA 
evaluation report will be presented during 
a workshop with representatives from the 
industry. 
Armenian  government  and 

evaluation  will 

IPR-NAS  and 

IPR-NAS  and 

documented 

for 

an 

in 

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Based  on  the  discussions,  IPR-NAS  will 
create  an  IPERA  strategy  report  with 
defined  goals  for  the  next  5+  years. 
Thirdly,  the  performance  of  IPR-NAS  will 

be  monitored  during  the  project  with 
respect  to  the  evaluation  performance 
indicators  and  towards  the  goals  defined 
in the IPERA strategy report. 

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COORDINATOR  

INSTITUTE FOR PHYSICAL 
RESEARCH OF NATIONAL 
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF 
ARMENIA 
Aram Papoyan 
aram.papoyan@gmail.com 
+374-10-288150 
Armenia 

CONTRACTORS 

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA 
RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE 
Claude Leroy 
Claude.Leroy@u-bourgogne.fr

+33-3-80395980 
France 

INTELLIGENTSIA 
CONSULTANTS LTD 
Giles Brandon 
gilesbrandon@intelligentsia-
consultants.com   
+352 26394233  
United Kingdom 

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MED-SPRING  

Mediterranean Science, Policy, Research & Innovation Gateway  

Period: 01/02/2013 to 31/01/2017 
Total cost: EUR 4.480.222 
Budget from EC: EUR 3.999.945 
Contract number: 311780 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: CENTRO INTERNAZIONALE DI 
ALTI STUDI AGRONOMICI MEDITERRANEI - 
ISTITUTO AGRONOMICO MEDITERRANEO DI 
BARI 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

current 

regional 

regional 

coordinated  actions 

The 
Euro-Mediterranean 
cooperation in RTD might be enhanced by 
such  as 
some 
priorities, 
identifying 
strengthening 
research 
networking, tackling societal challenges in 
a  sustainable  way,  and 
identifying 
achievements,  overlaps  and  synergies  of 
existing  initiatives.  To  this  end,  MED-
SPRING  aims  at:  enhancing  EU-MPCs  co-
ownership 
cooperation; 
creating  synergies  in  order  to  reduce 
fragmentation 
actions; 
involving  civil  society  in  the  institutional 
innovation; 
dialogue  on  research  and 
developing  cooperation 
instruments  to 
tackle  societal  challenges  with  a  view  to 
sustainability;  supporting  research  and 
through 
innovation 
comprehensive  training;  and  contributing 
to building an Euro-Mediterranean shared 
knowledge space.  

capacity-building 

research 

research 

of 

in 

ACTIVITIES 

reach 

To 
the  project 
its  objectives, 
foresees  a  comprehensive  analysis  of 
selected  societal  challenges  and  will 
address  capacity  building  to 
increase 
research  capacity,  shared  knowledge  and 
cooperation. It will also support synergies 

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to  strengthen 

Website: www.medpsring.eu
joint 
and  networking 
activities and EU-MS-MPCs cooperation in 
EU  programmes,  as  well  as  a  monitoring 
of  regional  RTD  cooperation  and  policies. 
In particular, the proposal is structured to 
address three societal challenges: energy, 
high  quality  affordable  food,  scarcity  of 
resources.  These  challenges  have  been 
selected on the basis of the result of the 
long-standing  and  on-going  EU-MPCs 
policy  dialogue  and  represent  the  most 
significant  areas  of  common  interest  in 
current Euro-Mediterranean cooperation. 

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES 

research 

This  INCO-Net  proposal  aims  at  tackling 
the  above-mentioned  issues  and  policy 
objectives  by  creating  a  dialogue  and 
coordination  platform  of  governmental 
institutions (traditional EU counterparts in 
the  bi-lateral  and  bi-regional  policy 
dialogue), 
organisations, 
associations and civil society.  It will also 
address  capacity-building  (training)  and 
analysis of societal challenges to increase 
respectively research capacity and shared 
knowledge  and  cooperation  on  common 
areas of interest.  It will support synergies 
joint 
and  networking 
activities  and  joint  cooperation  in  EU 
programmes, and monitoring regional RTD 
cooperation and policies.   

to  strengthen 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COORDINATOR 

CENTRO INTERNAZIONALE DI 
ALTI STUDI AGRONOMICI 
MEDITERRANEI - ISTITUTO 
AGRONOMICO MEDITERRANEO 
DI BARI 
Claudio Bogliotti 
bogliotti@iamb.it  
+39 080 4606208 
Italy 

CONTRACTORS 

AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO 
SUPERIOR DE 
INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS 
Rafael Rodriguez Clemente 
raro@orgc.csic.es  
+34 93 4006100 ext 1420 
Spain 

ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY 
Abdelwahab Kassem 
asm_kassem@yahoo.com 
+203 59 03 577  
Egypt 

AL-QUDS UNIVERSITY 
Khuloud Kdajani 
khuloudkdajani@gmail.com 
+972 2 2982612 
Palestinian-administered 
areas 

ANIMA INVESTMENT NETWORK 
Emmanuel Noutary 
emmanuel.noutary@anima.coop 
+33-496116760  
France 

ASSOCIAZIONE ITALIANA 
VOLONTARI LAICI 
Gianfranco Cattai 
g.cattai@teoresi.net 
+ 39 011 74 12 435 
Italy 

INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE 
POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT 
Rigas Arvanitis 
rigas.arvanitis@ird.fr 
+33 04 91 99 94 54 
France 

OFFICE OF THE PRIME 
MINISTER 
Ian Gauci Borda  
Ian.a.gauci-borda@gov.mt 
+356 23602141  
Malta 

MATIMOP, ISRAELI INDUSTRY 
CENTER FOR RESEARCH & 
DEVELOPMENT 
Marcel Shaton 
marcel@iserd.org.il 
+972 351 18122 
Israel 

MINISTÈRE DE L'EDUCATION 
NATIONALE, DE 
L'ENSEIGNEMENT SUPÉRIEUR, 
DE LA FORMATION DES 
CADRES ET DE LA RECHERCHE 
SCIENTIFIQUE, DIRECTION DE 
LA TECHNOLOGIE  
El Fellah Reda 
alfallah@yahoo.com 
+212 666 180 473 
Morocco 

MINISTERE DE 
L'ENSEIGNEMENT SUPERIEUR 
ET DE LA RECHERCHE 
SCIENTIFIQUE 
Sifeddine Labed 
sifeddine.labed@nasr-dz.org 
+213 216 39008 
Algeria 

MINISTRY HIGHER EDUCATION 
Fahoum Issa Shalabi 
Falshalabi@mohe.gov.ps   
+970 2 298 2623 
Palestinian-administered 
areas 

CENTRE DE RECHERCHES ET 
DES TECHNOLOGIES DES EAUX  
Latifa Bousselmi 
latifa.bousselmi@certe.rnrt.tn 
+21698459366   
Tunisia 

CONFERENCE OF PERIPHERAL 
MARITIME REGIONS OF 
EUROPE 
Giuseppe Sciacca 
giuseppe.sciacca@crpm.org 
+33 299354632 
France 

CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE 
RICERCHE 
Marilena Rossano 
marilena.rossano@cnr.it 
+39-081-6132458 
Italy 

DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUER 
LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV 
Roman Noetzel 
Roman.Noetzel@DLR.de 
+49 228 3821 1484 
Germany 

ETHNIKO IDRYMA EREVNON 
George Bonas 
gbonas@eie.gr 
+30 210 7273853 
Greece 

FUNDACAO PARA A CIENCIA E 
A TECNOLOGIA 
José Bonfim 
jose.bonfim@FCT.mctes.pt 
+351 96 11 20 987 
Portugal 

INSTITUT AGRONOMIQUE ET 
VETERINAIRE HASSAN II 
Sanaa Zebakh 
sanaa.zebakh@yahoo.com 
+212 5 37 68 62 99 
Morocco 

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MINISTRY OF HIGHER 
EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC 
RESEARCH 
Abdelhamid El Zoheiry 
zoheiry@link.net   
+201 02147171  
Egypt 

MINISTRY OF HIGHER 
EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC 
RESEARCH 
Jebara Moez 
moez@rnt.tn 
+21-698-901443 
Tunisia 

NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR 
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 
Mouin Hamze 
hamze@cnrs.edu.lb 
+ 961 1 850125  
Lebanon 

SEKEM DEVELOPMENT 
FOUNDATION 
Mohamed Wageih 
mohamed.wageih@Sekem.com 
+201 00678 08 48 
Egypt 

SUSTAINABLE 
COMMUNICATION 
Federico Ruberti 
info@scom.eu 
+39 050 552 574 
Belgium 

THE CYPRUS RESEARCH AND 
EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION 
Anastasia Constantinou 
a.costantinou@cyi.ac.cy 
+357 22 208700 
Cyprus 

THE HIGHER COUNCIL FOR 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
HCST 

Omar Amawi 
o.amawi@hcst.gov.jo 
+96 265 340 401 
Jordan 
TURKIYE BILIMSEL VE 
TEKNOLOJIK ARASTIRMA 
KURUMU 
Ayse Sayin Uke 
springmed@tubitak.gov.tr 
+90 312 468 53 00 
Turkey 

UNIMED - UNIONE DELLE 
UNIVERSITÀ DEL 
MEDITERRANEO   
Chelli Raniero 
r.chelli@uni-med.net 
+ 39 06 68 58 14 30 
Italy 

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MIRA 

Mediterranean Innovation and Research Coordination Action 

Period: 01/01/2008 to 31/01/2013 
Total cost: EUR 4 920 000 
Budget from EC: EUR 3 990 000 
Contract number: 211359 

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES 

30 

across 

the 
partners 
With 
Mediterranean,  Mediterranean  Innovation 
and  Research  Coordination  Action  (MIRA) 
provides a functional dialogue and action 
platform  to  support  Euro-Mediterranean 
science,  technology  and  innovation  (STI) 
cooperation.  A  dialogue  is  supported  by 
providing  inputs  and  analysis  from  a 
range of collaborations between research 
and  innovation  communities  from  the 
European  Union  and  Mediterranean 
the  7th 
countries  especially 
Framework  Programme.  An 
important 
task is also to support the creation of the 
Euro-Mediterranean 
Innovation  Space 
(EMIS)  by  providing  a  think  tank  and 
implementing pilot actions. 

through 

DIALOGUE ACTIVITIES 

An  important  aspect  of  MIRA  activities  is 
to  stimulate  dialogue  and  knowledge 
sharing as well to identify research topics 
of common interests, set up S&T priorities 
and  monitor  the  content  of  the  thematic 
priorities  of  FP7  with  respect  to  the 
Mediterranean region. Indeed, MIRA offers 
a  platform  for  sharing  analysis  with  a 
focus  on  connecting  global  trends  and 

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Funding scheme: Collaborative Project 
Coordinator: AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO 
SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES 
CIENTÍFICAS 

the 

issues to regional specificities. In terms of 
Innovation policies, it contributes to bring 
together different stakeholders to identify 
and  assess  the  relevance  of  activities  to 
be  performed  to  advance  toward  the 
Euro-Mediterranean 
Innovation  Space 
(EMIS). For example, it promotes activities 
where 
scientific  and  business 
communities can exchange their expertise 
and  needs 
in  close  cooperation  with 
national  administrations  and  multi-
national  actors  such  as  the  European 
Investment  Bank  ("Fora").  Based  on  the 
field  experience,  MIRA  also  gathers 
opinions  and  conveys  messages 
to 
the 
national 
formulation of recommendations on ways 
of  improving  administrative  issues.  MIRA 
also  supports  the  activities  of  the  Union 
European 
for  Mediterranean 
Neighbourhood  Partnership  Instruments 
(ENPI)  by  identiying  and  developing  of  a 
Research  agenda 
its 
objectives.  For  example,  MIRA  mobilizes 
an  Expert  Working  Group  in  charge  of 
elaborating a scientific agenda in support 
of  the  Programme  Horizon  2020  for  the 
decontamination  of  the  Mediterranean 
Sea.  The  outcomes  of  these  activities 
contribute  to  the  S&T  policy  dialogue 
"Monitoring 
maintained  within 

in  support  of 

authorities 

through 

and 

the 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
cooperation since the Cairo Declaration of 
2007. This feedback helps  
policymakers  update  their  policies  and 
priorities  of  cooperation  and  provides  a 
valuable  input  in  the  preparation  of  EC 
strategic papers in the area of bi-regional 
S&T  cooperation.  The  Observatory  helps 
to  promote  the  creation  of  an  academic 
task-force able to tackle and measure the 
social impact of research. One part of the 
continuous monitoring activities is related 
to  the  S&T  and  scientific  capacities,  e.g. 
bibliometric  studies.  Another  part 
is 
dedicated  to  the  identification  of  specific 
S&T  indicators  for  the  assessment  of 
international  scientific  cooperation  in  the 
Mediterranean  region.  It  also  proposes  a 
methodology  for  the  setting  up  of  a 
permanent Observatory beyond the life of 
the  project,  through  a  network  of  MPC 
experts to monitor the S&T&I cooperation 
and  policies  in  the  Mediterranean  region. 
The  "White  Paper  on  strategic  indicators 
for  the  measurement  and  impact  of 
international  scientific  cooperation  and 
collaborations 
the  Mediterranean 
region"  is,  in  this  sense,  a  good  example 
of  the  outcomes  provided  by  the  MIRA 
consortium. 

in 

(MoCo) 

Committee  for  Euro-Mediterranean  S&T 
official 
senior 
Cooperation" 
meeting  composed  of 
the  Ministries 
responsible  for  S&T  of  of  EU  and 
Mediterranean Countries.  

IMPLEMENTATION  AND  DISSEMINATION 
ACTIVITIES  

and 

building 

MIRA  supports  the  participation  of  the 
Mediterranean  Partner  Countries  (MPCs) 
in  the  Framework  Programme  through 
capacity 
networking 
activities: 
▶  Setting  regional  networks  such  as  the 
networking  of research institutions or  the 
networking of Technology Transfer Units. 
▶  Organizing  brokerage  events  to  elicit 
opportunities  of  collaborations  between 
scientists and entrepreneurs. 
▶  Increasing  the  capacities  of  MPC's  by 
organising  trainings  to  build  common 
for 
knowledge 
administrators, regulators and managers. 
▶  Supporting  the  regional  network  of 
National  Contact  Points  (or  FP7  Contact 
points) in order to increase awareness on 
FP7  opportunities  and  other  programmes 
and  policies  dedicated  to  support  RTD 
collaboration  between  Europe  and  the 
MPCs, and between the MPCs. The project 
communication  is  provided  by  a  central 
Internet-based  forum  and  the  website: 
www.miraproject.eu 

competences 

and 

MONITORING AND REVIEW ACTIVITIES 

One of the main objectives of MIRA is the 
creation of an Observatory of the EU-MPC 
S&T  cooperation  able  to  provide  the 
necessary  feedback  to  the  MoCo  on  the 
progress and impact of the EU-MPCs S&T 

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COORDINATOR 

Agencia Estatal Consejo 
Superior De Investigaciones 
Científicas 
Rafael Rodríguez-Clemente 
raro@orgc.csic.es 
+34 93 400 6100 
Spain 

CONTRACTORS 

MINISTÈRE DE L'EDUCATION 
NATIONALE, DE 
L'ENSEIGNEMENT 
SUPÉRIEUR, DE LA FORMATION 
DES CADRES ET DE LA 
RECHERCHE 
SCIENTIFIQUE, DIRECTION DE 
LA TECHNOLOGIE 
Zayer El Majid 
elmajidzayer@hotmail.com 
+212 537 217 649 
Morocco 

INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE 
POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT 
Rigas Arvanitis 
rigas.arvanitis@ird.fr 
+33 148 037 701 
France 

MINISTÈRE DE 
L´ENSEIGNEMENT 
SUPÉRIEUR, DE LA RECHERCHE 
SCIENTIFIQUE ET DE LA 
TECHNOLOGIE 
Rachid Ghrir 
rachid.ghrir@mes.rnu.tn 
+216 717 960 43 
Tunisia 

MINISTRY OF HIGHER 
EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC 
RESEARCH 
Abdelhamid El-Zoheiry 
zoheiry@link.net 
+202 279 212 76 
Egypt 

DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FÜR 
LUFT UND RAUMFAHRT 
Roman Noetzel 
roman.noetzel@dlr.de 
+49 228 3821 484 
Germany 

CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE 
RICERCHE 
Marilena Rossano 
marilena.rossano@cnr.it 
+39 081 7502 621 
Italy 

ETHNIKO IDRYMA EREVNON 
George Bonas 
gbonas@eie.gr 
+30 210 7273868 
Greece 

MINISTERE DE 
L'ENSEIGNEMENT SUPÉRIEUR 
ET DE LA RECHERCHE 
SCIENTIFIQUE 
Sifeddine Labed 
sifeddine.labed@nasr-dz.org 
+213 216 390 08 
Algeria 

TURKIYE BILIMLER AKADEMISI 
Tarik Celik 
tcelik@tuba.gov.tr 
+903 124 422 933 
Turkey 

MALTA COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE 
AND TECHNOLOGY 
Jennifer Casingena Harper 
jennifer.harper@gov.mt 
+356 2166 0340 
Malta 

THE HIGHER COUNCIL FOR 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
Raghda Zaid Kilani 
rzaid@hcst.gov.jo 
+962 6 534 0401 
Jordan 

198 

CENTRO INTERNAZIONALE DI 
ALTI STUDI AGRONOMICI 
MEDITERRANEI - ISTITUTO 
AGRONOMICO MEDITERRANEO 
DI BARI 
Chiara Morini 
morini@iamb.it 
+39 080 460 6245 
Italy 

UNIVERSITE DE LA 
MEDITERRANEE 
D'AIX -MARSEILLE II 
Celine Damon 
celine.damon@univmed.fr 
+33 491 319 797 
France 

WIRTSCHAFT UND 
INFRASTRUKTUR 
GMBH & CO PLANUNGS KG 
Michael Papapetrou 
michael.papapetrou@wip-
munich.de 
+49 89 72012712 
Germany 

CENTRE DE DEVELOPPEMENT 
DES ENERGIES 
RENOUVELABLES 
Salim Kehal 
kehals@yahoo.fr 
+213 2190 1742 
Algeria 

MATIMOP, ISRAELI INDUSTRY 
CENTER FOR RESEARCH & 
DEVELOPMENT 
Marcel Shaton 
marcel@iserd.org.il 
+972 3511 8122 
Israel 

ACADEMY OF SCIENTIFIC 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
Yasser El-Shayeb 
yaser.elshayeb@stineg.org 
+202 279 212 75 
Egypt 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR 
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 
Rula Atweh 
rula.atweh@cnrs.edu.lb 
+96 118 402 60 
Lebanon 

PLANNING BUREAU 
Christos Aspris 
caspris@planning.gov.cy 
+35 722 602 881 
Cyprus 

FUNDACIÓN PARA EL 
CONOCIMIENTO MADRIMASD 
Arturo Menendez 
amenendez@madrimasd.org 
+34 91 781 6570 
Spain 

ARAB OPEN UNIVERSITY 
Fairouz Farah-Sarkis 
f.f.sarkis@aou.edu.lb 
+96 1368 8841 
Lebanon 

TURKIYE BILIMSEL VE 
TEKNOLOJIK ARASTIRMA 
KURUMU 
Ayse Sayin Uke 
mira@tubitak.gov.tr 
+903 1246 853 00 
Turkey 

MINISTRY OF CIVIL AFFAIRS 
Ammar Mirascija 
ammar.mirascija@mcp.gov.ba 
+38 733 492 597 
Bosnia and Herzegovina 

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND 
HIGHER EDUCATION 
Fahoum Shalabi 
falshalabi@mohe.gov.ps 
+97 022 982 620 
Palestine 

CENTRE NATIONAL POUR LA 
RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE ET 
TECHNIQUE 
Ilyas Azzioui 
azzioui@cnrst.ma 
+212 5377 709 87 
Morocco 

MINISTARSTVO NAUKE 
Milena Milonjic 
milena.milonjic@gov.me 
+38 220 265 014 
Montenegro 

THE BRITISH COUNCIL 
Yasmine Kock 
yasemin.koc@britishcouncil.org 
+44 0 20 73894973 
United Kingdom 

FUNDACAO PARA A CIENCIA E 
A TECNOLOGIA 
José Bonfim 
jose.bonfim@fct.mctes.pt 
+35 1 21 391 15 28 
Portugal 

MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA E 
INNOVACIÓN 
Almudena Carrero 
almudena.carrero@micinn.es 
+34 9160 37961 
Spain

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MOBILISE 

MOrocco and the EU: strengthening BIlateral Links in Innovation and Science 
for Economy  

Period: 01/10/2012 to 30/09/2015 
Total cost: EUR 2.566.118 
Budget from EC: EUR 2.249.999  
Contract number: 312186 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

to  multiple 

The EU and Morocco are fully engaged in 
a  strong  and  deepening  cooperation 
supported by a high level policy dialogue, 
and  pertaining 
sectors 
including research and innovation. In May 
2011, an institutional twinning program is 
launched  to  strengthen  and  bring  closer 
the  Moroccan  research  and  innovation 
system to ERA. Morocco is highly devoted 
to  reinforce  current  bilateral  initiatives 
and  programs  in  S&T,  aiming  at  the 
preparation  and  definition  of 
joint 
activities  targeting  thematics  of  mutual 
interest,  to 
industry 
based  on  S&T  cooperation  between  EU 
and Morocco, to set up joint collaboration 
and  networking  of  technical  platforms 
and  research  laboratories.  MOBILISE  will 
intensify  current  bilateral  initiatives  and 
programs,  building  on  the  achievements 
of M2ERA project (2009-2012). 

improve  oriented 

ACTIVITIES 

The  project  is  divided  into  5  interactive 
WP  that  cover  the  main  objectives  listed 
in  the  call.  The  WP  1  has  a  transversal 
dimension  with  constant  output  to  the  4 
other  WP.  In  this  WP,  the  new  approach 
added  to  both  the  capacity  building  of 
NCPs  and  networking  of  institutions  will 
accordingly have incidence on the success 
of clusters and the nature of support that 

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Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: Association R&D MAROC 

will  benefit  them  (WP2).  The  networking 
of  research  institutions  (WP1),  through 
dedicated  brokerage  events  is  in  synergy 
with  the  first  joint  workshop  of  labs 
networking (WP3) and the mobilization of 
Moroccan  competences  (WP4).  Mobility 
for innovative research centers (WP4) will 
be  in  mutual  exchange  and  benefits  with 
WP2  achievements.  The  pilot  action  plan 
scientific  Diaspora  mobilization 
for 
in  WP4  will  seek  potential 
planned 
implementation 
synergies  with 
process  of 
innovation-based  clusters 
through  building  up  joint  Research  & 
Innovation  Centers.  WP5  will  assure  the 
coordination  of  the  aforementioned  WPs, 
the  monitoring  of  the  timetables  for 
deliverables,  set  up  the  management 
program,  supervision  bodies  and  quality 
procedures. 

the 

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES 

MOBILISE will support the policy dialogue 
through  the  activities  of  foresight,  the 
outcome  of  the  overall  approach  study. 
Other  activities  will  be  implemented  as 
the  identification  of  common  research 
priorities, indicators set, the strengthening 
of  the  thematic  NCP  network,  transfer  of 
know-how and best practices will give the 
adequate  inputs  to  the  policy  dialogue  in 
the  objective  of  linking  and  synergizing 
the  strategic  agendas 
research, 
development and innovation. 

for 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COORDINATOR 

ASSOCIATION R&D MAROC 
Mohammed Smani 
rdmaroc@menara.ma    
+212 5 22 22 44 66 
Morocco 

CONTRACTORS 

ASTER - SOCIETA CONSORTILE 
PER AZIONI Valeria Bandini 
valeria.bandini@aster.it 
39  
Italy 

CENTRE NATIONAL POUR LA 
RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE ET 
TECHNIQUE 
Said Gmouh 
gmouh@cnrst.ma  
+ 212 5 37 56 98 00 
Morocco 
FUNDACION PARA EL 
CONOCIMIENTO MADRIMASD

Arturo Menendez 
amenendez@madrimasd.org 
+34 91 781 6570 
Spain 

MINISTÈRE DE L'EDUCATION 
NATIONALE, DE 
L'ENSEIGNEMENT SUPÉRIEUR, 
DE LA FORMATION DES 
CADRES ET DE LA RECHERCHE 
SCIENTIFIQUE, DIRECTION DE 
LA TECHNOLOGIE  
Zayer EL Majid 
elmajidzayer@hotmail.com 
2,12537E+11 
Morocco 

UNIMED - UNIONE DELLE 
UNIVERSITÀ DEL 
MEDITERRANEO 
Raniero Chelli 
r.chelli@uni-med.net 
+3906 68 58 14 30 
Italy 

UNIVERSITE DE LA 
MEDITERRANEE D'AIX-
MARSEILLE II 
Michel Autric 
michel.autric@univmed.fr 
+ 33 4 91 11 38 02 
France 

VDI/VDE INNOVATION + 
TECHNIK GMBH 
Peter Hahn 
peter.hahn@vdivde-it.de 
+49-30-310078-276 
Germany 

VEREIN EURESEARCH 
Patrick  Furrer 
patrick.furrer@euresearch.ch 
+41313806004   
Switzerland 

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ShERACA 

Shaping Egypt’s Association to the ERA and Cooperation Action 

Period: 01/12/2009 to 31/05/2013 
Total cost: EUR 576 085 
Budget from EC: EUR 499 987 
Contract number: 244364 

Funding scheme: Support actions 
Coordinator:  MINISTRY  OF  HIGHER 
EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 
Website: 

http://www.sheraca.eg.net/

OBJECTIVES 

longstanding  endeavours 

Out of the conviction of the pivotal role of 
science  and  technology  as  a  vehicle 
towards 
economic 
sustainable 
development, Egypt and the EU signed an 
agreement for scientific and technological 
cooperation  in  June  2005,  consolidating 
their 
in  this 
area.  A  Joint  EU–Egypt  Science  and 
Committee 
Technology 
Cooperation 
(JSTCC)  was  established  with 
the 
functions  of  ensuring,  evaluating  and 
reviewing  the 
implementation  of  the 
agreement.  The  JSTCC  also  aims  to 
identify  potential  sectors  of  cooperation, 
priorities of research policies, and explore 
future  orientations  and  prospects  for 
cooperation within the agreement. Parallel 
to  the  abovementioned  efforts,  the  EU 
and  Egypt  signed,  in  2007,  the  research, 
development 
(RDI) 
agreement  (MEDA  —  EUR 11  million)  to 
enhance  Egypt’s  economic  growth  and 
international 
through 
improving  its  research,  development  and 
innovation  performance.  On  the  regional 
front,  Egypt  is  actively  pursuing  a  pivotal 
role in the EU–MPC cooperation in science 
and  technology.  In  this  context,  both 

competitiveness 

innovation 

and 

202 

is 

in 

to 

enhance 

Egyptian  beneficiaries 
the  current 
proposal  are  actively  participating  in  the 
Mediterranean  Innovation  and  Research 
Coordination  Action  (MIRA).  Despite  the 
abovementioned 
of 
existence 
the 
EU–Egypt 
enhance 
to 
initiatives 
partnership,  coupled  with 
the  highly 
skilled  Egyptian  researchers’  community, 
Egypt’s  participation 
in  different  ERA 
activities  still  has  a  vast  potential  for 
improvement.  The  overall  objective  of 
(an  Arabic  word  meaning 
‘ShERACA’ 
‘partnership’) 
the 
participation and involvement of Egyptian 
R&D  stakeholders  and  key  players  in  the 
various  ERA  activities.  Such  an  objective 
will  be  carried  out  in  synergy  with  the 
regional  and  bilateral  actions  currently 
running;  namely  the  MIRA  and  the  RDI 
programme. 
this  overall 
In  pursuing 
objective, and in line with the INCO BILAT 
call, the project aims at: 
▶  promoting,  enhancing  and  supporting 
the  partnership  between  EU  and  Egypt’s 
science, 
innovation 
stakeholders;  
▶ 
cooperation capacity; 
▶  increasing  the  visibility  of  the  Egyptian 
research capacity in Europe; 

strengthening  EU–Egypt 

technology 

research 

and 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
to 

the 

the 

lifetime 

and  Egypt.  This  will  be  accomplished 
through the following three outcomes. 
▶ Providing access to information 
The design of the work packages ensures 
information  on  ERA 
that  access 
state  and 
activities  and  on 
advancement  of 
the  scientific  and 
technological  collaboration  between  the 
EU  and  Egypt  is  a  sustainable  process, 
of 
extending  beyond 
ShERACA. 
▶ Identifying priorities 
The  identification  of  short,  medium  and 
long-term  priorities  is  one  of  the  core 
activities  of  ShERACA.  It  starts  nationally 
with  working  groups  discussing  and 
suggesting  topics  for  cooperation  and 
ends  with 
regional  workshops  and 
brokerage  events  to  agree  on  topics  of 
common 
is 
complementary  to  the  EU–Egypt  policy 
dialogue  in  the  JSTCC,  where  common 
priorities  are  considered  during  technical 
meetings  with  the  thematic  directorates. 
It  is  important  to  underline  here  the 
added  value  of  taking  the  priority  setting 
one step further by extending the process 
of identifying priorities to a regional (MPC) 
level  synergising  with  the  Mediterranean 
Innovation  and  Research  Coordination 
Action (MIRA project). 
▶ Identifying best partners 
Since  human  capital  is  the  basis  of  any 
action,  identifying  and  selecting  the  best 
partners,  both  Egyptian and  EU,  is  a  vital 
impact  of  this  proposal,  which  has  been 
comprehensively  addressed  in  most  work 
packages. 

interest.  This  procedure 

▶ supporting and reinforcing the structure 
and  capacity  of  the  Egyptian  national 
contact points (NCPs); 
▶ complementing the role of the JSTCC in 
enhancing 
the  S&T  policy  dialogue 
between the EU and Egypt. 

DESCRIPTION 

and 

identification 

identification  of  common  research 

ShERACA’s objectives are fulfilled through 
the following core activities: 
▶ capacity building of Egyptian NCPs and 
thematic advisors; 
▶ integration of Egyptian NCPs in the NCP 
thematic networks; 
▶ development of a mobility portal linked 
to the EU mobility portal (EURAXESS); 
▶  mapping  of  Egyptian  organisations’ 
research capacity; 
▶ 
priorities; 
▶ 
opportunities for potential partners; 
▶  dissemination 
engagement activities; 
▶ sound management and communication 
strategy. 
In  order  to  raise  awareness  among 
Egyptian  and  European  stakeholders  of 
the  project’s  aims  and  objectives,  to 
ensure  that  all  potential  cooperation 
opportunities  receive  adequate  coverage 
and to update stakeholders with pertinent 
news  and  opportunities,  dissemination 
activities  are  carried  out.  The  main 
expected  impact  of  the  project  is  to 
improve S&T cooperation between the EU 

for  awareness  and 

networking 

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COORDINATOR 

MMINISTRY OF HIGHER 
EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC 
RESEARCH 
Abdelhamid El-Zoheiry 
zoheiry@kasralainy.edu.eg 
+20227927368 
Egypt 

CONTRACTORS 

ACADEMY OF SCIENTIFIC 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
ASRT 
Ola Laurence 
ow@sti.sci.eg 
+20227957253 
Egypt 

AGENZIA PER LA PROMOZIONE 
DELLA RICERCA EUROPEA 
Claudia Zurlo 
zurlo@apre.it 
+39 06 48939993 
Italy 

TURKIYE BILIMSEL VE 
TEKNOLOJIK ARASTIRMA 
KURUMU 
Elif Ozkaragoz 
elif.ozkaragoz@tubitak.gov.tr 
+90312 4685300-2760 
Turkey

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CHAPTER 7: NANOTECHNOLOGIES AND NEW MATERIALS 

Adm-ERA  -  Reinforcing  Additive  Manufacturing  research  cooperation  between  the  Central 
Metallurgical  Research  and  Development  Institute  and  the  European  Research  Area 
(Activities of International Cooperation) 

BELERA – Reinforcing carbon nanotubes and photonics research cooperation between the 
Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics and the European research 
area (Activities of International Cooperation) 

BIONEXGEN - Development of the next generation bioreactor system 

BY-NANOERA – Institutional development of applied nanoelectromagnetics: Belarus in 
European research area widening (Activities of International Cooperation) 

JOCHERA  -  Jordan  Conservation  of  Cultural  Heritage  in  ERA  (Activities  of  International 
Cooperation) 

MOLD-ERA – Preparation for Moldova’s integration into the European research area and 
into the Community R & D framework programmes on the basis of scientific excellence 
(Activities of International Cooperation)    

MOLD-NANONET – Enhancing the capacities of the ELIRI Research Institute in applied 
research to enable the integration of Moldova into the European research area on the basis 
of scientific excellence (Activities of International Cooperation) 

NANOALLOY  -  Induced  electrodeposition  of  nanostructures  as  nanowires  and  nanotubes 
consisting of cobalt-based multilayers for MEMS applications 

Nanotwinning  –  Increasing  opportunities  for  strategic  collaboration  in  the  field  of 
nanotechnology via twinning of the Institute of Physics of the National Academy of Science 
of Ukraine with institutions of the European research area (Activities of International 
Cooperation) 

NAPEP – Nanotechnology platform for electronics and photonics (Activities of International 
Cooperation)   

NARNIA  -  New  Archaeological  Research  Network  for  Integrating  Approaches  to  Ancient 
Material Studies 

NASERA - Reinforcing Nanostructured material research cooperation between the Unité de 
Développement de la Technologie du Silicium and the Europan Research Area (Activities of 
International Cooperation) 

PRIMA-ERA  –  Promoting  and  improving  Azerbaijani  research  collaboration  with the 
European research area (Activities of International Cooperation) 

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SENS-ERA – Strengthening sensor research links between the Georgian Technical University 
and the European research area (Activities of International Cooperation) 

START – Boosting EU–Ukraine cooperation in the field of superhard materials (Activities of 
International Cooperation) 

SUCCESS – Strengthening Ukraine and EU research cooperation in the field of material 
sciences (Activities of International Cooperation)

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Adm-ERA  

Reinforcing Additive Manufacturing research cooperation between the Central 
Metallurgical Research and Development Institute and the European Research 
Area 

Period: 01/10/2011 to 30/09/2013 
Total cost: EUR 555.645 
Budget from EC: EUR 496.364 
Contract number: 295016 

OBJECTIVES 

(a) 

and 

topics: 

research 

The overall aim of the AdM-ERA project is 
integrate  the  Central  Metallurgical 
to 
Research  and  Development 
Institute 
(CMRDI)  into  the  European  research  area 
(ERA),  by  developing  cooperation  with 
innovation 
European 
organisations in its two strongest material 
research 
additive 
manufacturing  of  Ti  and  CoCr  alloys 
(b)  additive 
based  prostheses,  and 
manufacturing of biocompatible ceramic 
materials:  HA,  PEEK  and  TCP.  These  are 
also research topics highly relevant to the 
FP7  NMP  and  FP7  PPP-FoF  work 
programmes.  The  specific  objectives  of 
the  project  are  (i)  to  develop  CMRDI’s 
research  partnerships;  (ii)  to 
increase 
CMRDI’s scientific visibility; (iii) to increase 
CMRDI’s  human  potential  and  (iv)  to 
increase  CMRDI’s  medium-  to  long-term 
research quality and capability. 

ACTIVITIES 

The  AdM-ERA  project  will  focus  on 
three 
capacity-building 

activities 

in 

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Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: CENTRAL METALLURGICAL 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE 

research  topics  that  correspond  closely 
with  research  priorities  in  the  FP7  NMP 
and FP7 PPP-FoF work programmes: 
additive 
Topic 
▶ 
manufacturing  of  Ti  and  CoCr  alloys 
based prostheses. 

Research 

A: 

using 

computer 

▶ A1. Design of prostheses based on 
tomography 
medical 
images. 
▶  A2.  Manufacturing  of  Ti  alloys 
prostheses 
additive 
manufacturing techniques. 
▶  A3.  Manufacturing  of  CoCr  alloys 
prostheses 
additive 
manufacturing techniques. 
▶  A4.  Evaluating  the  mechanical  and 
metallurgical  properties  of  Ti  and 
CoCr 
prostheses  using  additive 
manufacturing techniques. 
B: 

using 

Research 

additive 
Topic 
▶ 
manufacturing  of  biocompatible  ceramic 
materials: HA, PEEK and TCP. 
▶  B1.  Preparation  of  biocompatible 
ceramics for prostheses works. 
▶  B2.  Manufacturing  of  bio-ceramic 
prostheses  using  additive  manufacturing 
techniques. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
▶  B3.  Evaluating  the  mechanical  and 
metallurgical  properties  of  TCP,  HA  and 

PEEK alloys using additive manufacturing 
techniques. 

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COORDINATOR 

CENTRAL METALLURGICAL 
RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE 
Khalid Abdelghany 
kghany@rpcmrdi.org 
(+202)250106 42/3 
Egypt 

CONTRACTORS 

INTELLIGENTSIA 
CONSULTANTS LTD 
Giles BRANDON 
gilesbrandon@intelligentsia-
consultants.com   
(+352) 26 39 42 33 
United Kingdom 

LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY

Ian Campbell 
R.I.Campbell@lboro.ac.uk 
(+44)-0-1509 228312 
United Kingdom 

UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICA 
CLUJ-NAPOCA 
Nicolae  Balc 
Nicolae.Balc@tcm.utcluj.ro 
(+40) 264 401614 
Romania

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BELERA 

Reinforcing carbon nanotubes and photonics research cooperation between 
the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics and the 
European Research Area 

Period: 01/01/2012 to 31/12/2013 
Total cost: EUR 559.556 
Budget from EC: EUR 499.696 
Contract number: 295043 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: BELARUSSKY 
GOSUDARSTVENNIY UNIVERSITET 
INFORMATIKI I RADIOELEKTRONIKI 
Website: http://belera.org/

OBJECTIVES 

into 

(BSUIR) 

integrate 

Informatics 

The  overall  aim  of  the  BELERA  project  is 
the  Belarusian  State 
to 
and 
University 
of 
Radioelectronics 
the 
European  research  area  by  reinforcing 
BSUIR’s  research  cooperation  capacities 
and twinning with European research and 
innovation  organisations  in  the  following 
carbon  nanotube-(CNT)  and  photonics-
related research topics: 
• magnetic properties of CNT;  
•  emission  properties  of  CNT-based  cold 
cathodes;  
•  nanostructured  materials  for  novel 
photonic devices.  
These  are  research  topics  highly  relevant 
to  the  FP7  NMP  and  FP7  ICT  thematic 
areas. 

DESCRIPTION 

is 

the 

leading  academic 
The  BSUIR 
in 
institution 
micro- 
new 
perspective  materials,  beam  technologies 

in  Belarus  for  research 
nanoelectronics, 

and 

and  techniques  and  radio  engineering 
devices and systems. Its researchers have 
published  numerous  research  papers  in 
international, 
journals 
during the past five years (e.g. Journal of 
Applied Physics). 

peer-reviewed 

four 

excellent 

Strasbourg 

The  BELERA  project  will  build  upon 
BSUIR’s  existing  strengths  as  a  high-
quality  research  institution  via  twinning 
and  capacity-building  activities  with  the 
following 
European 
research  and  innovation  organisations: 
Institut  d’Électronique  du  Solide  et  des 
Systèmes 
(CNRS-InESS), 
Bergische  Universität  Wuppertal  (BUW), 
Universidad  Politécnica  de  Valencia  — 
Nanophotonics 
Centre 
(UPVLC)  and  Innoveo  Consulting.  BSUIR’s 
researchers  will  make  biannual  visits  to 
the  research  centres  of  the  consortium 
partners  CNRS-InESS,  BUW  and  UPVLC. 
Meanwhile, 
and 
CNRS-InESS, 
UPVLC’s  researchers  will  make  reciprocal 
annual visits to the BSUIR. 
These  meetings  enable  the  following  to 
be carried out. 

Technology 

BUW 

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research 

the  FP7 

topics  and 

three 
programme. 
involve  mapping  and 
Moreover,  they 
and 
nanoelectronics 
promotion 
of 
nanophotonics 
across 
organisations 
Belarus. Promotional activities include the 
development  of  the  BELERA  website, 
production  of  printed  materials  and  the 
organisation  of  workshops  and  major 
international scientific  conferences at the 
BSUIR  on  various  aspects  of  carbon 
nanotubes and photonics. 
In  order 
research 
to  augment 
excellence  of  the  BSUIR,  increase  its 
coverage  and 
regional 
its 
response 
to  socioeconomic  needs,  a 
strategy has been developed. 
Furthermore,  a  feasibility  study  for  the 
and 
Belarusian 
nanophotonics  technology  platform  will 
be prepared. 

nanoelectronics 

improve 

the 

partner 
and 

introductions: 
achievements, 

•  Consortium 
area 
research 
objectives and capabilities.  
•  Definition  of  mutually 
interesting 
research  areas  amongst  the  research 
topics:   

(a)  magnetic  properties  of  carbon 
nanotubes;  
(b)  emission  properties  of  carbon 
nanotube-based cold cathodes; and  
(c)  nanostructured  materials  for  novel 
photonic devices.  

exchange 

interesting 

organisation 

publications, 

long-term 
•  Organisation  of  efficient 
identified 
in 
information 
mutually 
research  areas: 
research  achievements  dissemination, 
joint 
of 
thematic workshops with the involvement 
of external experts.  
joint  experiments: 
•  Setting  up  of 
objectives  and  definition  of 
initial 
conditions, monitoring of the development 
and implementation of the research plan, 
discussion  of 
received  and 
results 
possible definition of the application field.  
•  Training  module  development  and 
implementation. 
•  Production  of  competitive  ideas  that 
correspond  to  the  European 
industry 
priorities  for  further  development  into 
beneficial project proposals.  
• 
Joint 
participation 
programmes.  
the 
• 
collaboration  basis  (after  the  BELERA 
project has ended).  

preparation 
European 

development 

for 
R&D 

proposal 

Further 

of 

in 

The  capacity-building  activities 
involve 
joint 
knowledge-exchange,  setting  up 
experiments,  and  training  development 
for  BSUIR’s  researchers  focused  on  the 

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COORDINATOR 

BELARUSSKY 
GOSUDARSTVENNIY 
UNIVERSITET INFORMATIKI I 
RADIOELEKTRONIKI 
Vladimir Labunov 
labunov@bsuir.by 
+375 29 655 52 01 
Belarus 

CONTRACTORS 

BERGISCHE UNIVERSITAET  
WUPPERTAL 
Günter Müller 
gmueller@uni-wuppertal.de 
+49-202-439-2747 
Germany 

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA 
RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE 
Francois Le Normand 
flenormand@iness.c-
strasbourg.fr 
+33 3 88 10 66 51 
France 

Innoveo Consulting 
Laurent  Driutti 
laurent.driutti@innoveo-
consulting.eu 
+352 691916624 
Luxembourg 

UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE 
VALENCIA 
Jaime García 
jgarcia@dcom.upv.es 
+34 963877000 (Ext.: 88116) 
Spain

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BIONEXGEN 

Development of the next generation bioreactor system 

Period: 01/09/2010 to 28/02/2014 
Total cost: EUR 4 433 794 
Budget from EC: EUR 3 419 571 
Contract number: 246039 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

reclamation  and 

Membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology is 
regarded  as  a  key  element  of  advanced 
waste-water 
reuse 
schemes  and  can  considerably  contribute 
to  sustainable  water  management.  MBR 
is  used  for  waste-water 
technology 
treatment  and 
in  municipal, 
reuse 
agricultural  and  a  variety  of  industrial 
sectors  in  Europe  and  MENA.  The  market 
pull  is  the  increasing  demand  for  clean 
water  complying  with  the  strict  European 
and  MENA 
regulations.  The  growing 
European  MBR  market  is  dominated  by 
two  suppliers  from  Canada  and  Japan. 
Although 
scientific 
community is strong in R&D, its expertise 
remains 
lacks 
organisation and coordination. Despite the 
fact  that  the  technical  feasibility  of  this 
technology  has  been  demonstrated 
through  a  large  number  of  small-  and 
applications,  membrane 
large-scale 
fouling 
important 
bottleneck  for  further  development.  It  is 
the  main 
faster 
development  of  this  process,  particularly 
when it leads to flux losses that cleaning 
cannot  restore.  The  objective  of  the 
BioNexGen project is therefore to develop 

is  regarded  as  an 

fragmented 

limitation 

European 

and 

the 

the 

to 

Funding scheme: Collaborative Project 
Coordinator: HOCHSCHULE KARLSRUHE 
TECHNIK UND WIRTSCHAFT 
Website: www.bionexgen.eu 

a  new  class  of  functional  low  fouling 
membranes  for  membrane  bioreactor 
technology  with  high  and  constant  water 
flux  (25  l/m2/h)  and  high  rejection  of 
organic  pollutants  with  low  molecular 
weight (down to 300 Da). 

ACTIVITIES 

The  consortium  consisting  of  European 
and  MENA  partners  will  develop  a  novel 
single-step  NF  MBR  operated  with  low 
energy  consumption  due  to  less  aeration 
being  needed 
(0.2  Nm3/m2/h).  Small 
footprint,  flexible  design,  and  automated 
operation  make  it  ideal  for  localised, 
decentralised  waste-water  treatment  and 
recycling  in  the  European  and  MENA 
countries.  

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES  

Successful  delivery  will  have  a  major 
impact on the competitiveness of the SME 
partners  in  the  project  and  the  European 
and  MENA  MBR  market.  Furthermore  it 
will  significantly  contribute  to  scientific 
and  technological  cooperation  between 
European  and  MENA  countries  in  the 
provision of safe water. 

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COORDINATOR 

Hochschule Karlsruhe 
Technik und Wirtschaft 
Jan Hoinkis 
jan.hoinkis@hs-karlsruhe.de 
+49 721 925 1372 
Germany 

CONTRACTORS 

CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE 
DELLE RICERCHE 
Alberto Figoli 
a.figoli@itm.cnr.it 
+39 098 449 2027 
Italy 

SWANSEA UNIVERSITY 
Nidal Hilal 
nhilal@hotmail.com 
+44 179 229 5514 
+44 179 229 5676 
United Kingdom 

FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH 
AND TECHNOLOGY HELLAS 
George Voyiatzis 
gvog@iceht.forth.gr 
+30 261 096 5253 
Greece 

STEINBEIS INNOVATION 
GGMBH 
Jonathan Loeffler 
loeffler@steinbeis-europa.de 
+49 721 935 1912 
Germany 

MICRODYN-NADIR GMBH 
Ulrich Meyer-Blumenroth 
u.meyer-blumenroth@ 
microdyn-nadir.de 
+49 611 962 6418 
Germany 

IZMIR INSTITUTE OF 
TECHNOLOGY 
Sacide Alsoy Altinkaya 
sacidealsoy@iyte.edu.tr 
+90 232 750 6658 
Turkey 

Al BAATH UNIVERSITY 
Adnan Ghata 
ghatasyr@scs-net.org 
+96 331 213 5520 
Syrian Arab Republic 

CENTRAL METALLURGICAL 
RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT 
INSTITUTE 
El-Sayed Abdel-Aal 
eabde@yahoo.com 
+20 225 010 642 
Egypt 

CENTRE DE BIOT ECHNOLOGIE 
DE SFAX - CBS 
Sami Sayadi 
sami.sayadi@cbs.rnrt.tn 
+21 674 874 452 
Tunisia 

RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT 
OF CARBON NANOTUBES S.A. 
Kalliopi Legaki 
kalliopi.legaki@nanothinx.com 
+30 261 096 5202 
Greece 

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BY-NANOERA 

Institutional Development of Applied Nanoelectromagnetics: Belarus in ERA 
Widening 

Period: 01/11/2010 to 31/10/2013 
Total cost: EUR 1.267.362 
Budget from EC: EUR 1.142.433  
Contract number: 266529 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: BELARUSIAN STATE 
UNIVERSITY 
Website: http://nano.bsu.by/

OBJECTIVES 

The  overall  objective  of  the  project  is  to 
reinforce the cooperation capacities of the 
Institute  for  Nuclear  Problems  of  the 
Belarusian  State  University  (INP  BSU)  in 
the European research area (ERA) through 
the  institutional  development  of  the  new 
research 
‘applied 
discipline 
nanoelectromagnetics’. 
To achieve this, a set of interrelated tasks 
will be carried out: 
•  prove  the  necessity  and  promising 
capability  of  nanoelectromagnetics  in  the 
FP7 
core  objective  of 
theme  4, 
nanotechnologies, 
nanosciences, 
and 
materials 
production 
technologies 
(NMP),  and  develop  a 
concept  of  nanoelectromagnetics  (NEM) 
as a prospective direction in NMP;  
•  develop  the  strategy  of  INP  BSU  as  a 
focus  institution  for  the  evolution  of 
the 
applied  nanoelectromagnetics  at 
national and European level;  
•  establish  a  network  with  research 
centres  in  Member  States  or  associated 
field  of  applied 
countries 
nanoelectromagnetics  aiming  to  progress 
in solving concrete scientific problems and 
the submission of joint research projects;  

new 

the 

in 

and 

facilitate 

•  develop  training  modules  to  build 
the 
competency 
participation in FP7 of INP BSU;  
•  organise  a  set  of  workshops  and 
seminars on nanoelectromagnetics;  
•  propose  the  reinforcement  scheme 
developed for INP BSU as a model for the 
Belarus teams’ incorporation into the ERA.  

DESCRIPTION 

and 

The main activities can be summarised as 
follows. 
INP  BSU’s 
•  Framing  and  supporting 
research  activities 
institutional 
development in NEM — in the framework 
of  this  activity,  the  prospective  areas  of 
NEM  implementation  in  the  ERA  and  a 
prognosis of the NEM are developed.  
• Facilitating INP BSU’s research potential, 
information  exchange  and 
identifying 
partners  —  under  this  heading,  a  staff 
visiting  programme  has  been  organised 
as a supporting action aimed at progress 
in key scientific problems of NEM, as well 
as  a  number  of  international  scientific 
conferences  and  seminars.  Furthermore, 
training  of  young  researchers  in  the  area 
of  NEM  is  planned  to  ensure  the  high 

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quality  and  sustainability  of  INP  BSU’s 
personnel.  
•  Training 
INP  BSU’s  competence 
building and facilitating its participation in 
FP7  —  the  main  objective  of  this  activity 
is to enhance the participation of INP BSU 
in  FP7  via  special  staff  training.  The 
project  seeks  to  build  INP  BSU  staff 

increase 

competence  in  the  different  aspects  of 
the  number  of 
FP7  and 
researchers  involved  in  international  R  & 
D collaboration.  
•  The  management  of  the  project  is 
expected  to  optimise  the  allocation  and 
integrate  the  inputs  necessary  to  meet 
predefined project objectives. 

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COORDINATOR 

BELARUSIAN STATE 
UNIVERSITY 
Sergey Maksimenko 
sergey.maksimenko@gmail.com 
+375172264223 
Belarus 

CONTRACTORS 

BELARUSIAN INSTITUTE OF 
SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND 
INFORMATION SUPPORT OF 
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL 
SPHERE   
Olga Meerovskaya 
meerovskaya@fp7-nip.org.by 
+375-17-2033139 
Belarus 

BELARUSIAN NATIONAL 
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY 
Lydmila Shmygova 
lshmygova@gmail.com 
+375172928342 
Belarus 

CENTRAL LABORATORY OF 
PHYSICO-CHEMICAL 
MECHANICS AT BULGARIAN 
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 
Rumiana Kotsilkova 
kotsilkova@yahoo.com 
+359-2-9793939 
Bulgaria 

FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH 
AND TECHNOLOGY HELLAS 
Maria Kafesaki 
kafesaki@iesl.forth.gr 
+30 2810 391547 
Greece 

ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI FISICA 
NUCLEARE 
Stefano Bellucci 
bellucci@lnf.infn.it 
+39-06-94032888 
Italy 

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT 
BERLIN   
Axel Hoffmann 
hoffmann@physik.tu-berlin.de 
+49 30 314 22001 
Germany 

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JOCHERA 

Jordan Conservation of Cultural Heritage in ERA 

Period: 01/10/2011 to 30/09/2013 
Total cost: EUR 555.645 
Budget from EC: EUR 496.364 
Contract number: 294975 

OBJECTIVES 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN 

is 

the 

respond 

reinforcement  of 

The  overall  objective  of  the  JOCHERA 
project 
the 
University  of  Jordan’s  (UJ)  cooperation 
capacities for cultural heritage research in 
the context of the European research area 
and  development  of  the  Conservation 
Centre  of  Excellence 
to 
to 
Jordan’s 
cultural  and  socioeconomic 
needs.  Specific  objectives  of  the  action 
have been formulated as follows: 
▶ to reinforce UJ’s cooperation capacities 
through  targeted  trainings  for  research 
management,  IPR  issues  and  FP7  project 
writing and management; 
▶  to  involve  environmental,  material  and 
cultural  stakeholders  in  formulating  the 
future cultural heritage strategy; 
▶ to strengthen UJ for internationalisation 
and 
coordination  between 
research and business stakeholders; 
▶ to enhance EU–Jordan S&T partnerships 
in  cultural  heritage  research  and  the 
dissemination  of  related  research  results 
to Jordanian and European audiences; 
▶  to  support  Jordan’s  young  researchers 
in  fields  of  cultural  heritage  protection 
research. 

improved 

ACTIVITIES 

219 

countries, 

research  activities 

Project  activities 
include  first  of  all 
twinning with research centres in Member 
States/associated 
training 
activities,  capacity-building  activities  and 
also  research  centres’  strategy  activities. 
JOCHERA  will  establish  and  implement  a 
framework  to  reinforce  the  cooperation 
capacities  and 
in 
Jordan’s 
cultural  heritage  protection 
sector  by  defining  cultural  heritage 
to 
research 
socioeconomic 
facilitating 
participation in European cultural heritage 
research 
initiatives  and  developing  a 
strategy  for  research  centres  based  on  a 
thorough analysis of the current situation, 
cooperation  patterns, 
relevant  actors, 
needs and opportunities. 

to 
needs, 

priorities 

respond 

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES 

the 

In  order  to  achieve  these  goals,  the 
following 
project  will  perform 
activities: 
▶  Twinning  and  joint  research  plans:  an 
overall analysis will make an overview of 
innovation 
Jordan’s 
priorities, needs and capacities on cultural 
heritage research. 

research 

and 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
the 

programmes, 

▶  Training  modules  development  and 
upgrading  infrastructures:  realisation  of 
training  workshops  where  the  following 
will  be  presented: 
the  Framework 
Programme,  the  Cooperation  and  People 
evaluation, 
work 
administration 
management 
and 
procedures as well as means and ways to 
communicate  project  ideas  and  research 
results. 
▶  Strategic  development  of  UJ  and 
enhancing  innovation  by  (a)  developing 
the UJ strategy for internationalisation of 
the  research  centre,  and  (b)  improving 
research and development performance in 
Jordan’s  cultural  heritage  sector  through 
framework 
the 
for 
mobilising 
resources  and 
engaging  cultural  stakeholders  while 
fostering  links  between  the  research  and 
private  sectors,  national  incubators  and 
business  angels  networks  and  Enterprise 
Europe Network. 

creation  of  a 
innovation 

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COORDINATOR 

UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN 
Abeer Al Bawab 
drabeer@ju.edu.jo 
+962 6 5355000 
Jordan 

CONTRACTORS 

POLITECNICO DI TORINO 
Marco Parvis 
marco.parvis@polito.it 
+390110904114 
Italy 

REDINN SRL 
Santoro  Donatella 
donatella.santoro@redinn.eu 
+390642013852 
Italy 

FUNDACION TECNALIA 
RESEARCH & INNOVATION 
Alessandra Gandini 
alessandra.gandini@tecnalia.c
om 
+34 667178907  
Spain 

MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL 
UNIVERSITY 
Emine Caner-Saltık 
canersal@yahoo.com.tr 
+903 1 22102229 
Turkey

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MOLD-ERA 

Preparation for Moldova’s integration into the European Research Area and 
into the Community R&D Framework Programs on the basis of scientific 
excellence 

to 30/04/2013  

Period: 01/11/2010 
Total cost: EUR 1.678.504  
Budget from EC: EUR 1.496.666 
Contract number: 266515 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: Institute of Electronic 
Engineering and Nanotechnologies 
Website: http://mold-era.eu/ 

OBJECTIVES 

The  objective  of  MOLD-ERA  is  to  assist 
the Institute of Electronic Engineering and 
Nano-technologies  (IEEN)  to  develop  and 
implement a research strategy, expanding 
its  activities  and  increasing  its  level  of 
excellence  so  that  it  can  compete  and 
research 
collaborate  with 
institutions in Europe. 

leading 

infrastructure, 

This will be achieved by the creation of a 
training 
technological 
courses  in  nanobiotechnology  and  the 
preparation  of  projects  for  FP7,  the 
implementation of a high-tech culture and 
integration  into  the  European  research 
area  by  developing  close  collaboration 
and  networking  with  excellent  European 
research 
industrial 
companies. 

centres 

and 

training  programme 

The  project  focuses  on  a  new  research 
and 
for  young 
researchers  building  capacities  at  the 
to 
of 
intersection 
nanotechnologies 
biomedical 
engineering.  MOLD-ERA  training  activities 
will  be  opened  up  and  integrated  with 

fields 
and 

related 

222 

in  other 

research 
activities 
institutions  in  Moldova  to  increase  the 
project impact. 

relevant 

DESCRIPTION 

The  MOLD-ERA  activities 
following: 

include  the 

of 

bio-signals 

•  Theoretical  and  practical 
courses 
organised in the fields of biocompatibility 
of  electronic  and  photonic  materials; 
into 
transformation 
electrical  signals  and  vice-versa;  extra 
and  intracellular  bio-electric  signalling; 
bio-toxicity and related  disciplines. Online 
courses and two summer schools are also 
organised. 
the 
• 
Further 
nanotechnol-ogy 
the 
IEEN  by  the  acquisition  of  a  plasma 
etching system and a multi-gas incubator 
bio-station  to  extend  the  research  area 
towards nanobio related fields.  
•  Researchers  and  staff  from  IEEN,  ASM, 
TUM  and  other  research  institutions  in 
in  FP7 
Moldova 
including  FP7 
regulations, 
joining consortia, writing proposals, etc.  

infrastructure 

development 

rules  and 

receiving 

training 

of 

in 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
• 
Increasing  MOLD-ERA’s  network  of 
regional,  national  and  European  contacts, 
based on activities of mutual interest and 
new collaborative links.  

in 

MOLD-ERA  consolidates  the  role  of  IEEN 
in  Moldova  as  the  linking  unit  between 
universities, 
institutions, 
research 
technology parks and small and medium-
the  area  of 
sized  enterprises 
nanobiotechnology. It is expected to have 
a  great  deal  of  influence  with  regard  to 
educating  Moldovan 
about 
nanobiotechnology,  improving  technology 
industry  and  transferring 
transfer  to 
scientific 
to 
results 
nanobioengineering 
economic 
benefits. 

related 

society 

into 

result 

equipment 

the  quality  of 
improves 
MOLD-ERA 
in 
training 
and 
nanotechnologies.  This  will 
in 
increased job opportunities in Moldova for 
young  scientists  as  well  as  better  career 
opportunities,  better  work  conditions  and 
improved 
research 
infrastructures.  The  successful  realisation 
of the MOLD-ERA project will increase the 
number 
graduates, 
collaboration  and  business  opportunities 
and,  thereby,  increase  the  generation  of 

high-quality 

access 

of 

to 

wealth  in  Moldova.  Stronger  links  will  be 
created between scientific communities in 
the EU and Moldova, including educational 
institutions  and  networks,  contributing  to 
the 
business 
matchmaking  in  the  context  of  trade 
support. 

development 

of 

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COORDINATOR 

INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONIC 
ENGINEERING AND 
NANOTECHNOLOGIES 
Ion Tighineanu 
tiginyanu@asm.md 
+373-22-274047 
Moldova (Republic of) 

CONTRACTORS 

ACADEMIA DE STIINTE A 
MOLDOVEI 
Gheorghe Duca 
duca@asm.md 
+373-22-271478 
Moldova (Republic of) 

EFP CONSULTING LTD 
Michael  Remes 
michael@efpconsulting.com 
+972 89322405  
Israel 

MEDIZINISCHE HOCHSCHULE 
HANNOVER 
Serghei  Cebotari 
cebotari.serghei@mh-
hannover.de 
+49-511-5322186 
Germany 

UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICA A 
MOLDOVEI 
Veaceslav Popa 
popa_sl@yahoo.com 
+373 22 509920 
Moldova (Republic of) 

UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL 
Andrei Sarua 
a.sarua@bristol.ac.uk 
+44 117 33 18110 
United Kingdom 

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MOLD-NANONET 

Enhancing the capacities of the ELIRI Research Institute in applied research to 
enable the integration of Moldova in the European Research Area on the basis 
of scientific excellence 

to 31/05/2014 

Period: 01/12/2011 
Total cost: EUR 1.065.420 
Budget from EC: EUR 949.999 
Contract number: 294953 

OBJECTIVES 

to 

related 
intelligent 

The  objective  of  MOLD-NANONET  is  to 
assist the Institutul de Cercetări Ştiinţifice 
implement  a 
(ELIRI)  to  develop  and 
research  strategy  that  will  expand  its 
increase 
activities  and 
level  of 
its 
the  areas  of  micro-
excellence 
in 
the 
nanoelectronics 
systems, 
development  of 
systems, 
nanomulticomponent 
microsensors, 
microactuators, 
nanostructures  for  fuel  cell  and  energy 
storage  applications,  etc.  so  that  it  can 
compete  and  collaborate  with  leading 
research  institutions  in  Europe.  MOLD-
NANONET  is  expected  to  increase  the 
graduates, 
number 
employment  opportunities,  collaboration 
and  business  opportunities  and,  thereby, 
increase  the  generation  of  wealth  in  the 
region.  Emphasis  is  put  on  a  training 
programme  for  young  researchers  that 
will  result  in  the  creation  of  a  leading 
European  infrastructure  at  ELIRI  in  the 
field  of  micro-nanoelectronics  related  to 
the  development  of  intelligent  systems. 
Another  important  element  is  training  on 
intellectual 
transfer  and 
technology 

high-quality 

of 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: ELIRI Research Institute 
Website: http://mold-nanonet.eu/

property, which will stimulate the creation 
of a bridge between applied research and 
innovative business. 

the  cooperative 

A  further  objective  of  MOLD-NANONET  is 
to  strengthen 
links 
between  the  R  &  D  institutions  in  the 
capital  city  of  Chisinau  and  those  from 
the  city  of  Balti  (BELTI),  the  so-called 
north capital of Moldova, and to create a 
unified  interdisciplinary  infrastructure  in 
Moldova 
nanotechnology, 
nanoelectronics and fine micromechanical 
and intelligent systems. 
MOLD-NANONET facilitates: 

combining 

• further consolidation of human potential 
and technological infrastructure;  
•  promotion  of 
link  connecting 
the 
nanotechnology  and  nanoelectronics  to 
fine  mechanics,  and  their  integration  into 
new product design;  
•  creation  and  consolidation  of  bridges 
between 
national 
Moldovan 
the 
nanonetwork and EU partners;  
•  creation  of  capacities  for  broader 
participation  in  the  future  of  Moldovan 
research  groups  in  the  FP7  and  FP8 
programmes.  

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DESCRIPTION 

alloys, 

ELIRI  is  one  of  the  leading  institutions  in 
the  field  of  manufacturing  microwires 
semimetals, 
from  metals, 
semiconductors,  sensing  elements  and 
devices, 
technological 
equipment  for  manufacturing  microwires 
and devices on their basis. However, there 
high-performance 
is 
characterisation 
the 
for 
investigation of nanostructures. 

of 
equipment 

as  well 

lack 

as 

a 

realisation  of 

the  MOLD-
Successful 
NANONET  project  will  stimulate 
the 
creation  of  a  bridge  between  applied 
research  and  innovative  business,  re-
in 
establish 
Moldova,  implement  a  new  technological 
culture,  attract  new 
investment  and 
create new jobs. 

the  high-tech 

traditions 

research 

MOLD-NANONET  will  consolidate  the  role 
of ELIRI in Moldova as a key institution in 
the  network  of 
institutions, 
universities,  technology  parks  and  small 
and  medium-sized  enterprises,  and  will 
integrate the Alecu Russo State University 
of  Balti  (BELTI)  into  this  research  and 
production  network.  The  integration  of 
BELTI  in  this  network  is  very  important 
from  the  point  of  view  of  strengthening 
research  and  development  links  between 
the  central  and  northern  areas  of 
Moldova.  This  will  significantly  enhance 
the  capability  of  Moldovan  institutions  to 
join  the  framework  programme  activities. 
It will have a great deal of influence with 
regard  to  educating  Moldovan  society 
about  nanoscale  science,  nanoelectronics 
and fine mechanics, translating crossover 
of  these  sciences  into  economic  benefits 

226 

intelligent 

and  improving  technology  transfer  to 
industry  as  the  basis  for  end-products 
such 
systems, 
as 
nanomulticomponent 
systems,  micro-
sensors,  micro-actuators,  nanostructures 
storage 
cell  and  energy 
fuel 
for 
applications, etc. 

will 

innovation 

improve 
MOLD-NANONET 
and 
competitiveness, 
collaborative  opportunities  for  Moldovan 
research  institutions  and  it  will  increase 
the  number  of  high-quality  graduates, 
and 
employment 
collaboration and business opportunities. 

opportunities 

MOLD-NANONET  activities 
following. 

include  the 

(AIPS), 

micro- 

for  PhD  and 
•  Theoretical  courses 
fields  of 
the 
master’s  students 
in 
fine 
nanotechnology,  nanoelectronics, 
and 
mechanics, 
(MEMS 
nanoelectromechanical  systems 
inventive 
and  NEMS),  algorithm  of 
problem 
intellectual 
solving 
property  (IP)  protection  in  the  field  of 
applied  sciences  and  technology  transfer. 
Training  courses  will  be  given  by  experts 
from  the  partner  organisations,  including 
ELIRI, BELTI and IMT (Romania), as well as 
institutions 
rel-evant 
from  other 
in 
Moldova, 
the  Technical 
instance 
University  of  Moldova  and  the  State 
Agency  on  Intellectual  Property  of  the 
Republic of Moldova. 
•  Practical  training  for  young  researchers 
from  ELIRI  and  BELTI  at 
IMT,  CAU 
(Germany)  and  UAVR  (Portugal)  in  areas 
including  microwires,  nanowires  and 
and 
filiform 
structures, 
nanoelectromechanical 
fine 
mechanics, product design, etc.  

micro- 
systems, 

for 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
given by professors and researchers from 
IMT,  CAU  and  UAVR  during  a  summer 
school  organised  in  Chisinau.  A  major 
focus  on  nanotechnologies, 
scientific 
nanoelectronics 
micro-
and 
electromechanical  systems  at  a  regional 
level  has  been  organised  and  linked  to 
this  summer’s  school.  In  addition  to  the 
above  courses,  online  courses  are  also 
organised  as  part  of  the  researcher 
training programme.  
•  Activities  to  support  collaboration  with 
leading  European  research  institutions, 
including  the  dissemination  of  scientific 
information,  and 
identifying  potential 
partners  for  collaboration  and  setting  up 
joint experiments.  
•  Activities  to  encourage  participation  in 
FP  project  proposals,  including  training  in 
writing  proposals  and  FP  rules  and 
regulations.  
•  Purchasing  new  equipment  considered 
essential  to  provide  the  level  of  research 
and 
leading 
excellent  European  research  institution 
working 
of  micro-
nanotechnology. 
•  Close  cooperation  of  the  activities  of 
ELIRI  with  the  Technological  Park 
in 
Nanotechnologies and Microelectronics. 

required  at  a 

training 

field 

the 

in 

•  In  addition  to  the  training  of  young 
researchers,  the  exchange  of  researchers 
is  promoted  within 
the  consortium 
(visiting  scientists  from  ELIRI  receive 
training  at  IMT  and  CAU.  The  main  focus 
in 
providing 
will  be 
nanotechnologies,  nanoelectronics  and 
technology  transfer,  and  improving  the 
training  courses  for  students 
IP 
protection in the field of applied sciences 
and technology transfer.  

training 

on 

in 

•  Expert  staff  visits  to  ELIRI  and  BELTI 
from IMT, CAU and UAVR. BELTI assists in 
pre-paring  coursework  and  presenting 
courses,  training  in  new  techniques  and 
methodologies 
and 
and 
assessing  coursework  produced  in  the 
project.  The  involvement  of  BELTI  in  the 
project  enhances  the  benefits  of  MOLD-
NANONET  to  the  whole  of  Moldova, 
emphasising 
coverage 
requested by the call text. 

reviewing 

regional 

the 

•  Specific  courses  related  to  magnetic, 
thermo-electrical,  optical  and  photonic 
properties  of  nanostructures,  design  of 
micromechanical, 
integrated 
optoelectronic,  photonic  and  intelligent 
systems,  as  well  as  intellectual  property 
protection and technology transfer, will be 

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COORDINATOR 

ELIRI RESEARCH INSTITUTE 
Efim Badinter 
bad@eliri.md 
+373-22-442243 
Moldova (Republic of) 

CONTRACTORS 

CHRISTIAN-ALBRECHTS-
UNIVERSITAET  ZU KIEL 
Helmut  Föll 
hf@tf.uni-kiel.de   
+43-431-8806175 
Germany 

EFP CONSULTING LTD 
Michael  Remes 
michael@efpconsulting.com 
+972 892 22405 
Israel 

INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE 
CERCETAREDEZVOLTARE 
PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE 
Mircea  Dragoman 
mircea.dragoman@imt.ro 
+40212690775   
Romania 

UNIVERSIDADE DE AVEIRO 
Nikolai A. Sobolev 
sobolev@ua.pt 
+351-234378117 
Portugal 

UNIVERSITATEA DE STAT 
"ALECU RUSSO" DIN BALTI 
Pavel Topala 
paveltopala@yahoo.com 
+373-31-24561  
Moldova (Republic of) 

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NANOALLOY 

Induced electrodeposition of nanostructures as nanowires and nanotubes 
consisting of cobalt-based multilayers for MEMS applications 

to 31/03/2014 

Period: 01/04/2013 
Total cost: 15.000  
Budget from EC: 15.000 
Contract number: 909407 

Funding scheme: MC 
Coordinator: INSTITUTE OF APPLIED 
PHYSICS OF THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 
OF MOLDOVA 

DESCRIPTION 

This project is focused on the synthesis by 
induced  electrodeposition  of  nanowires 
and nanotubes as multilayered structures 
consisting of cobalt alloys with refractory 
metals 
like  Mo  and  W.  Hereto  the 
superfilling  of  nanopores  present  as 
arrays in anodized aluminium oxide (AAO), 
will be investigated in-depth.  First proofs 
of principles have been recently achieved 
by  the  applicant.  The  background  of  the 
host  institution  on  electrodeposition  in 
micro-pores 
in 
microelectronics)  and  its  modelling  is  a 
most important support to this project. 

used 

(e.g. 

vias 

RESEARCH OBJECTIVES 

the 

-  To  develop  at  the  host  institution  the 
scientific  insight  required  for  the  lab 
of 
demonstration 
technological 
the  novel  concept  of 
feasibility  of 
producing  nanostructures 
(nanotubes, 
nanopores) with different aspect ratios in 
AAO by a low cost electrodeposition from 
environmental-friendly 
aqueous 
electrolytes, 
- To transfer the scientific knowledge to a 
the  objective  of 
third  country  with 
nurturing  present  collaboration  and  to 
explore 
further 
possibility 
collaboration  between  researchers  and 
industry inside and outside EU, 

the 

of 

- To train an experienced researcher from 
a  developing  country  by  a  European 
specialist 
and 
tribological testing. 

electrodeposition 

on 

EXPTECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES 

the 

-  The  electrodeposition  of  cobalt-based 
multilayered 
and 
homogeneous 
nanotubes  and  nanowires  engulfed  in 
anodized aluminium, and as free-standing 
products  after  release  from  anodized 
aluminium. 
role  of 
insight  on 
-  Scientific 
electrochemical  parameters  on  structural 
of 
and 
electrodeposited 
and 
nanowires  either  engulfed  or  released 
from anodized aluminium. 
-  Mapping  of 
functionality  of 
the 
nanotubes  and  nanowires  made  of 
compositionally  modulated  layers  in  view 
of future applications in MEMs and NEMs 
resistant  and/or 
technology  as  wear 
electro-magnetic materials." 

nanotubes 

properties 

functional 

229 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COORDINATOR 

INSTITUTE OF APPLIED 
PHYSICS OF THE ACADEMY OF 
SCIENCES OF MOLDOVA 
Leonid Culiuc 
director@phys.asm.md 
+373 22 73 10 55 
Moldova (Republic of) 

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NANOTWINNING 

Increase in opportunities for strategic collaboration in the field of 
nanotechnology via twinning of IOP with institutions of European Research 
Area 

to 31/03/2014 

Period: 01/12/2011 
Total cost: EUR 554.211 
Budget from EC: EUR 498.696 
Contract number: 294952 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS OF 
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE OF UKRAINE 
Website: http://www.iop.kiev.ua/ 
~nanotwinning/

OBJECTIVES 

The objective of the project is to increase 
opportunities for collaboration in the field 
of  nanotechnology  via  twining  of  the 
Institute  of  Physics  of  the  National 
Academy of Science of Ukraine (IOP) with 
institutions  of  the  European  research 
area. 

This will help the IOP to: 

• adopt the good practices of the leading 
European  R  &  D  centres  to  improve  the 
strategic management system  of the IOP 
based  on  the  new  sustainability  policy 
five-year action plan (5Y-AP);  
•  adopt  European  practice  on  creation, 
expertise  and  transfer  of  nanotechnology 
for Ukraine;  
of 
• 
nanotechnologies 
priority 
development  area  for  ensuring  the  IOP’s 
is 
regional 
moving  towards  the  development  of  an 
intelligence-based economy;  

development 
as 

leadership  while  Ukraine 

stimulate 

a 

of 

intellectual 

•  maintain  a  flexible  and  adequate 
portfolio of R & D activities;  
•  improve  scientific  staff  competences  in 
the  preparation  of  and  application  for 
grants under FP7;  
•  enhance  significantly  the  level  of  co-
operation with industry and businesses in 
the 
property 
area 
commercialisation;  
•  establish  strategic  alliances  with  R  &  D 
institutes  and  universities  at  the  national 
and  international  level  to  increase  the 
IOP’s scientific capacity;  
• 
involve  young  scientists  in  the 
priority  areas  of  science  from  both  the 
IOP and the partner institutions;  
•  disseminate 
information  and  share 
experience  gained  in  the  course  of  the 
Nanotwinning  project  with  Ukrainian 
institutes.  

DESCRIPTION 

The  project  is  structured  into  five  work 
pack-ages (WP). 

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being 

under 

from  working 

•  WP3,  Young  scientist,  aims  to  involve 
young people in contributing to the future 
direction  of  nanoscience,  help  to  develop 
the 
independent  careers  and  make 
transition 
a 
independent 
to 
supervisor 
researchers in their own right. 
•  WP4, 
technology 
Innovation  and 
cooperation,  will  help  to  move  the  IOP  to 
research  and 
delineate  areas  where 
development  are  needed  to  provide  new 
technologies and innovative practices. The 
existing  worldwide  partnerships  with  the 
research community could be extended to 
identify potential breakthrough areas.  
•  WP5,  Five-year  action  plan,  aims  to 
improve  the  IOP  strategic  management 
system  based  on  the  new  sustainability 
policy  (5Y-AP)  and  the  experience  and 
knowledge obtained during this project. 

in 

•  WP1,  Coordination,  includes  preparing 
the  documentation  and  reporting  on  the 
project, preparing and post-processing EC 
reviews  from  the  consortium  including 
implementation  of 
support 
the 
the  EC  and 
from 
recommendations 
setting  up  of  meetings  of  the  Advisory 
Group and the Steering Group, liaison with 
other  partners  on  a  day-to-day  basis, 
formulating the overall work programmes 
and  plans  for  IOP,  their  integration  with 
the  work 
the 
remaining  partners  and  supervising  the 
remaining WPs of the IOP.  
•  WP2,  Science  cooperation,  aims  to 
enhance 
cooperation  with  European 
institutes  and  universities  and  to  identify 
new  opportunities  and  directions  in  the 
field of nanotechnology.  

to  be  performed  by 

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COORDINATOR 

INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS OF 
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF 
SCIENCE OF UKRAINE 
Olena Fesenko 
fesenko@iop.kiev.ua 
+3 8044 5259841 
Ukraine 

CONTRACTORS 

TARTU ULIKOOL 
Marco Kirm 
marco.kirm@ut.ee 
+3727374601 
Estonia 

UNIVERSITE PIERRE ET MARIE 
CURIE - PARIS 6 
Ouerdia  Oumohand 
ouerdia.oumohand@upmc.fr 
+33144272656   
France 

EUROPEAN PROFILES A.E. 
Kalliopi  Mastora 
pmas@europeanprofiles.gr 
+302108210895 
Greece 

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI 
TORINO   
Gianmario Martra 
gianmario.martra@unito.it 
+39 011 6707538 
Italy 

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NAPEP 

Nanotechnology platform for electronics and photonics 

 to 31/10/2013 

Period: 01/11/2010 
Total cost: EUR 558.866 
Budget from EC: EUR 498.323 
Contract number: 266600 

OBJECTIVES 

a 

The primary objective of this project is to 
create 
research 
nanotechnology 
platform  in  the  area  of  nanocomposites 
for  electronics and photonics through the 
collaboration  of  organisations  from  EU 
Member States and Azerbaijan. In order to 
develop  such  an environment, the project 
will  create  a  permanent  professional 
knowledge  network  (the  platform)  where 
EU  research  centres  experienced  in  EU 
framework  programmes  and  research 
groups from the Baku State University will 
have  the  opportunity  to  exchange  ideas, 
transfer  knowledge  and  be  exposed  to 
new  technologies,  research  results  and 
best practices. The platform will also help 
to  identify  the  collaboration  projects  and 
will contribute to the policy development. 

The  specific  goals  of  the  NAPEP  project 
are to: 

•  increase  the  number  of  highly  qualified 
Azerbaijani scientists (by training research 
groups);  
•  strengthen  the  complex  research  and 
development  infrastructure  comprised  of 
universities,  technology  centres,  research 
networks, laboratories and libraries;  

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Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: BAKU STATE UNIVERSITY 
Website: http://napep.net/  

the 

actions 
research  groups, 

of 
• 
coordinate 
nanotechnology 
the 
scientific  community  and  the  private 
sector in Azerbaijan. 

The  primary  output  of  the  project  will  be 
the  development  of  the  strategy  to 
integrate  the  well-established  research 
group  ‘Nanocentre  of  the  Baku  State 
University’  into  the  European  research 
area  (ERA)  and  the  participation  of  this 
group in future FP7 projects. 

DESCRIPTION 

all 

world 

impact 

believe 

aspects 

sciences, 

Most of the scientists and technologists in 
today 
the 
that 
nanotechnology 
leading  to  a  new 
is 
industrial revolution, and it is projected to 
profoundly 
of 
industry  and 
fundamental 
manufacturing. 
The  main  goal  of 
nanoscience  and  nanotechnology  is  the 
creation  of  useful/functional  materials, 
devices  and  systems  through  the  control 
of matter at the nanometer scale and the 
exploitation  of  novel  phenomena  and 
properties 
and 
biological)  at  that  scale.  Examples  of  the 
practical  application  of  nanocomposites 

(physical, 

chemical 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
in 

from 

include  nanoelectronics,  sensorics  and 
photonics,  all  of  which  have  a  huge 
development  potential  and  require  the 
cooperation  of  all  players 
the 
innovation 
university 
chain 
researchers to commercial manufacturers 
and  end-users.  Therefore,  they  can  serve 
as  a  driving  force  and  catalyst 
to 
transform  the  Azerbaijani  economy  from 
into  a 
a 
knowledge-based  modern  structure  that 
will  establish  the  country  as  a  regional 
leader  of  innovation  in  the  Caucasus 
region. 

raw  material 

(oil)-based 

the 

integration  of 

It is on this basis that the current project 
launched  with  the  direct  aim  of 
is 
strengthening 
the 
Nanocentre  of  Baku  State  University  (a 
leading nanotechnology research centre in 
Azerbaijan)  into  the  ERA  and  supporting 
the participation of this particular group in 
the  seventh  framework  programme  FP7. 
In  a  broader  context,  the  NAPEP  project 
helps the development of nanotechnology 
in  general  by 
in  Azerbaijan 
research 
researchers, 
links  between 
creating 
in 
businessmen  and  decision-makers 
Azerbaijan  and  Europe.  Finally, 
the 
training  offered  in  the  NAPEP  project 
(young 
educates 
researchers  and  university  students)  on 
contemporary  nanotechnology  practices, 
project  management 
result 
exploitation. 

leaders 

future 

and 

Six  work  packages  (WP)  related  to  the 
project’s objectives are as follows. 

•  WP1,  Management  and  coordination 
activities,  guarantees  that  the  project 
objectives  are  met  within  the  allocated 
budget and timescale.  

235 

a 

of 

the 

contact 

settings 

national 

project’s 

completion 

development. 

•  WP2,  Research  groups  assessment, 
provides  qualitative  and  quantitative 
information on past initiatives undertaken 
in  the  participants’  countries,  as  well  as 
on 
for 
priority 
The 
nanoscience 
information is collected via desk research 
by 
persons, 
individual  and  group 
interviews  with 
researchers  and  persons  active  in  the 
research  and  technological  development 
(RTD)  systems  of  the  countries  through 
the 
structured 
questionnaire specifically designed for the 
purpose.  
•  WP3,  Networking,  aims  at 
the 
development  of  a  website  that  serves  as 
a  ‘virtual  nanomaterial  market  place’  (i.e. 
focusing  on 
a  cooperation  platform 
nanoresearch  that  will  bring  together 
researchers  from  the  partner  countries). 
The  researchers  are  members  of  the 
scientific  community,  universities  and 
other  public  bodies,  civil  society  and 
private  companies  and  various  other 
stakeholders.  The  platform  will  allow 
these  researchers  to  meet  and  build 
networks, 
identify  common  areas  of 
research,  provide  access  to  new  sources 
of 
top 
researchers  in  the  participating  countries 
to  have  access  to  more  publicity  outside 
of  their  respective  countries.  Concerning 
joint  experiment  plans  and  the  research 
strategies  of  groups,  WP3  identifies  the 
common  research  interests  of  partners 
and defines a plan for the joint future and 
strategy of groups for participation in FP7 
projects.  The  subjects  selected  for  the 
the 
joint  experiment  plans 
research interests of all partners. 
•  WP4,  Brokerage  events,  will  organise 
five  brokerage  events  during  the  course 

information  and  allow 

include 

the 

 
 
 
 
 
and 

national 

schemes  available  internationally,  project 
development  and  project  management 
issues.  The  participants  learn  about  the 
main priorities of nanotechnology policies, 
regional 
cooperation 
possibilities  in  nanotechnology  research 
and  methods  for  identifying  the  financial 
resources  available  to  partner  countries. 
Training  is  also  offered  in  nanoscience 
cooperative  research  projects  (i.e.  how  to 
develop  a  successful  nanotechnology 
project,  how  to  manage  it  and  how  to 
exploit the results). 
• WP6, Dissemination and promotion, aims 
at the dissemination of information about 
NAPEP  among  partners  and  other 
interested  parties; 
the 
participation  of  SMEs;  investigation  of 
market  needs  for  the  NAPEP  system  and 
information on NAPEP outcomes. 

support 

for 

the 

and 

of  the  project.  They  will  help  to:  link 
institutions  and  actors  from  European 
research centres and the BSU Nanocentre 
active  in  the  area  of  nanotechnology; 
facilitate 
transfer  of  European 
countries’  experience  on  nanotechnology 
policy 
nanomaterials  market 
transformation;  network  between  partner 
universities  in  the  areas  of  nanoscience 
facilitate  cross-
and  nanotechnology; 
border  cooperation on nanotechnology  by 
the 
partner 
attention  of 
to 
nanotechnology development.  
•  WP5,  Training,  provides  training  for 
partner  countries’  researchers,  with  a 
focus  on  young  (early  stage)  researchers 
in 
and 
EU 
trends, 
nanotechnology 
nanotechnology 
practices, 
nanoscience policy developments, funding 

professionals 
research 
best 

countries;  and  attract 

the  general  public 

female 

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COORDINATOR 

BAKU STATE UNIVERSITY 
Mustafa Muradov 
mbmuradov@gmail.com 
+994 50 3649067 
Azerbaijan 

CONTRACTORS 

OULUN YLIOPISTO 
Krisztian Kordas 
lapy@ee.oulu.fi 
+358 40 8248763 
Finland 

UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED 
Zoltan Konya 
konya@chem.u-szeged.hu 
+36-62-544-620 
Hungary 

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NARNIA 

New Archaeological Research Network for Integrating Approaches to Ancient 
Material Studies 

Period: 01/12/2010 to 30/11/2014 
Total cost: EUR 4 610 223 
Budget from EC: EUR 4 610 223 
Contract number: 265010 

CONTEXT 

the 

from 

Archaeological 

those  which  employ 

The  New 
Research 
Network  for  Integrating  Approaches  to 
ancient  material  studies  in  the  eastern 
Mediterranean  (NARNIA)  is  an  innovative 
endeavour  to  establish  a  competent  and 
highly-specialised  research  network  for 
the  study  of  ancient  materials  and 
eastern 
techniques 
Mediterranean.  NARNIA  partners  firmly 
believe  that  the  most  significant  and 
comprehensive  ancient  material  studies 
techniques 
are 
coming from the field of natural sciences 
in  the  recording  of  the  morphological, 
micro-structural 
compositional 
and 
characteristics  of  ancient  artefacts  under 
study. However, it is also well known that 
while  there  may  be  the  need  and  good 
will  for  such  interdisciplinary  analytical 
studies  of  ancient  material  remains,  the 
cost  of  acquiring  and  maintaining 
analytical  equipment  and  reimbursing 
scientific  staff  to  use  and  support  them 
are  prohibitive  for  many 
institutions. 
Therefore,  NARNIA’s  raison  d’être  is  to 
establish a broad partnership  of research 
institutions  and  private  enterprises  which 
and 
eliminates 

infrastructural 

such 

238 

Funding scheme: MC 
Coordinator: UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS 
Website: http://narnia-itn.eu/ 

financial  barriers  and  which  creates  a 
integrated  analytical 
systematic  and 
approach  for  the  study  of  the  rich 
archaeological  record  of  the  eastern 
Mediterranean region. 

OBJECTIVES 

of 

their 

suitability 

knowledge  of 

▶  High-quality  and  multidisciplinary 
training  of  young  researchers  for  skills 
and research development. 
▶  The  interdisciplinary  study  of  ancient 
materials  contributing  to  historical  and 
the  eastern 
cultural 
Mediterranean region. 
▶  Application  of  techniques  coming  both 
from  the  soft  and  hard  sciences  and 
testing 
and 
complementarity for  the study  of  ancient 
materials. 
▶  The  dissemination  of  research  results 
and outreach actions. 
▶ Research and methodology outlines for 
educational 
future 
into 
collaborative  programmes,  taking 
account 
of 
the 
interoperability 
and 
complementarity 
between  different  European  and  regional 
institutions  for  the  implementation  of 
best practices. 

requirement 

research 

and 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
▶  Recommendations  for  future  research 
collaboration  and  access  to  physical  and 
virtual 
infrastructures, 
particularly  for  users  from  the  eastern 
the 
Mediterranean 

research 

region, 

for 

development of research in the region on 
holistic and multidisciplinary grounds. 

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COORDINATOR 

UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS 
Vasiliki Kassianidou 
v.kassianidou@ucy.ac.cy 
+357 22 893564 
Cyprus 

CONTRACTORS 

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE 
LONDON 
Greta Borg-Carbott 
g.borg-carbott@ucl.ac.uk 
+44 20 3108 3033 
United Kingdom 

VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL 
Maria Vereeken 
maria.vereeken@vub.ac.be 
+32 2 6293808 
Belgium 
G.M EUROCY INNOVATIONS 
LTD 
George Milis 
george.milis@eurocyinnovation
s.com 
+357 22313876 
Cyprus 

THE UNIVERSITY OF 
SHEFFIELD 
Joanna Watson 
joanne.watson@sheffield.ac.uk 
+44 1142224754 
United Kingdom 

UNIVERSITE PARIS OUEST 
NANTERRE LA DEFENSE 
Anne-Marie Guimier-Sorbets 
amgs@mae.u-paris10.fr 
+33 1 45206587 
France 

NATIONAL CENTER FOR 
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 
"DEMOKRITOS" 
Styliani Martaki 
martaki@admin.demokritos.gr 
+30 2106503037 
Greece 
THETIS AUTHENTICS LTD EPE 
Eleni Aloupi 
aloupie@thetis.gr 
+30 210 7523029 
Greece 

HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY 
Fadi Bala´wi 
fadi.balaawi@hu.edu.jo 
+962796782118 
Jordan

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NASERA 

Reinforcing Nanostructured material research cooperation between the Unité 
de Développement de la Technologie du Silicium and the Europan Research 
Area 

Period: 01/10/2011 to 30/09/2014 
Total cost: EUR 716 955 
Budget from EC: EUR 498 394 
Contract number: 295000 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: UNITÉ DE DÉVELOPPEMENT 
DE LA TECHNOLOGIE DU SILICIUM 
Website: www.udts.dz 

OBJECTIVES 

and 

into 

ERA. 

The  Unité  de  Développement  de 
la 
Technologie du Silicium (UDTS) is a major 
R&D  entity  under  the  Ministry  of  Higher 
Education  and  Scientific  Research  of 
for 
Algeria  with  a  high  potential 
its 
Since 
integration 
establishment 
in  1988,  UDTS’  main 
mission was to conduct scientific research 
activities  and  technological  innovation  in 
semiconductor 
silicon  material 
science  and 
technology:  photovoltaic, 
functional  nanostructures,  measurement 
and  detection  systems,  optoelectronics, 
photonics. In 2010, UDTS has evolved into 
a National Research Centre and is planned 
to  set  up,  with  the  support  of  local 
universities  and 
research  entities,  a 
technology  Cluster  in  material  science 
with  a  sufficient  research  capability  to 
reach  International  norms  and  standards. 
The overall aim of the NaS-ERA project is 
to  integrate  UDTS  into  the  European 
(ERA),  by  developing 
Research  Area 
cooperation  with  European  research  and 
innovation organisations in its 3 strongest 
research topics: i) Production of functional 

nanostructures,  ii)  Development  of  new 
detection  methods,  and  iii)  Design  and 
development of new sensors. 

ACTIVITIES 

research 

European 

The  NaS-ERA  project  will  build  upon 
UDTS’s  existing  strengths  as  a  high-
quality  research  institution  via  capacity 
building  activities  with  the  following  4 
excellent 
and 
innovation  organisations:  1)  CNRS  – 
Laboratoire  de  Physique  de  la  Matière 
Condensée,  2)  National 
Institute  of 
Metrological  Research,  3)  Fraunhofer 
Institute  for  Mechanics  of  Materials,  and 
4) Intelligentsia Consultants. The capacity 
building  activities  will  involve  twinning 
and 
for  UDTS 
researchers focused on the Production of 
the 
functional 
Development  of  new  detection  methods, 
the  Design  and  development  of  new 
sensors,  and  the  FP7  programme.  Also,  it 
will  involve  dissemination  and  strategy 
development 
the  UDTS 
organisation. 

training  development 

nanostructures, 

support 

to 

241 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COORDINATOR 

UNITÉ DE DÉVELOPPEMENT 
DE LA TECHNOLOGIE DU 
SILICIUM THIN FILMS AND 
APPLICATIONS DIVISION 
Noureddine Gabouze 
gabouzenoureddine@udts.dz 
+213 21 43 26 30 
Algeria 

CONTRACTORS 

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA 
RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE 
François Ozanam 
francois.ozanam@polytechniq
ue.fr 
+331 69 33 47 04 
France 

FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT 
ZUR FOERDERUNG DER 
ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG 
E.V 
Andreas Heilmann 
andreas.heilmann@iwmh.fraun
hofer.de  
+49 345 5589 180 
Germany 

INTELLIGENTSIA 
CONSULTANTS LTD 
Giles Brandon 
gilesbrandon@intelligentsia-
consultants.com   
+352 26 39 42 33 
United Kingdom 

ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI 
RICERCA METROLOGICA 
Luca Boarino 
l.boarino@inrim.it 
+390 113 919 343 
Italy

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PRIMA-ERA 

Promoting and Improving Azerbaijan Research Collaboration with European 
Research Area 

Period: 01/01/2012 to 31/12/2014  
Total cost: EUR 567.488 
Budget from EC: EUR 498.621 
Contract number: 294965 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: AZERBAIJAN NATIONAL 
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES INSTITUTE OF 
PHYSICS 
Website: http://www.prima-
era.gov.az/act.html 

OBJECTIVES 

The  main  purpose  of  this  project  is  to 
reinforce cooperation between Azerbaijani 
and  European  researchers  and  to  provide 
successful  integration  of  the  Institute  of 
the  Azerbaijan  National 
Physics  at 
into  the 
(IPA) 
Academy  of  Sciences 
European research area (ERA). PRIMA-ERA 
project  activities  are  performed 
in 
accordance  with  the  general  objectives 
which are described below: 
•  develop  strategic  research  partnerships 
with  European  research  institutions  for 
IPA’s integration into the ERA;  
•  improve  IPA’s  regional  scope  and  its 
responses to socioeconomic needs;  
• improve IPA’s human potential;  
•  increase  job  opportunities  for  young 
scientists in the country;  
• increase IPA’s scientific visibility;  
• improve IPA’s cooperation capacities.  

DESCRIPTION 

The collaboration between the consortium 
participants within the PRIMA-ERA project 
the 
is 

concentrated  on 

increasing 

243 

cooperation  capacity  and  establishment 
of  a  collaboration  platform  in  specific 
research  topics  for  future  participation  in 
FP7  projects.  The  research  topics  are  of 
mutual  interest  and  are  covered  by  the 
and 
energy, 
nanotechnologies, 
and 
production  of  new  technologies  (NMP) 
areas. 

nanosciences 

materials 

The action plan of the PRIMA-ERA project 
includes the following activities. 

through 

•  For  the  successful  implementation  of 
the project, effective project management 
and  decision-making  mechanisms  are 
used 
the  organisation  of 
managerial  meetings,  coordination  of 
activities  and  events  in  accordance  with 
the  detailed  work  plan  developed  for  the 
project activities.  
•  Twinning  between  the  IPA  and  the 
project  participants  provides  mutual 
benefits such as exchange of experiences 
and 
direct 
communication,  implementation  of  best 
organisation, 
research 
practices 

knowledge 

through 

in 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
tours, 

excellent 

possibilities 

complementarity 
research  projects, 
in 
opportunities to keep abreast of research 
frontiers and identify scientific challenges, 
long-term  and 
the  establishment  of 
structural 
relationships, 
working 
training  and 
professional  networking, 
improving  professional  capacity.  This 
provides 
for 
interaction  between  the  participants  and 
for  the  coordination  of  their  research 
collaboration.  Study 
including 
discussions,  will  be  organised  at  both 
institutions.  
• Developing joint research plans and set-
ting  up  joint  experiments  to  establish  a 
platform  for  future  participation  in  FP7 
programmes 
complementary 
consortium  members.  Doctoral  students 
and young researchers from both IPA and 
CNRS-IRDEP  are  mostly  involved  in  these 
activities.  
• Improving professional capacities to pro-
vide  opportunities  for  researchers  and 
students to acquire up-to-date knowledge 
and  information  on  research  topics  of 
interest.  These  activities 
the 
organisation  of  a  workshop  and  a 
summer school at the IPA.  
•  Disseminating  scientific  knowledge  and 
increasing  visibility  of  the  IPA’s  research 
and  research  capabilities  to  increase  its 
potential for integration into the European 

include 

as 

area. 

training 

Production 

training  at 

In  addition, 

research 
and 
dissemination  of  printed,  as  well  as  the 
design  and  update  of  web-based, 
information.  
•  Developing 
training  modules  and 
the 
organising 
to  deepen 
knowledge  of  Azerbaijani  scientists  and 
managers  on  FP7  programmes.  The 
training  events  are  open  to  any  audience 
IPA’s  young 
concerned. 
researchers  and  students  benefit  from 
on-site  professional 
the 
participants’ laboratories.  
•  Promoting  innovation  in  research  and 
developing targeted research strategies to 
increase  the  scope  of  the  IPA  in  the 
country and in the region of the Caucasus 
and Caspian Sea and to provide effective 
scientific  support for  industries.  Seminars 
and 
in 
on 
innovations 
entrepreneurship 
and 
for 
engineers are organised at the IPA, which 
are  also  open  to  audiences  from  other 
countries  of  the  region.  External  experts 
are  involved  in  the  event  as  well  as  in 
peer-reviewing  the  IPA’s  strategy.  The 
strategy  will  be  developed  based  on  the 
evaluation  of 
the 
research  activities  of  the  IPA  with  regard 
to the current socioeconomic needs of the 
country and foresight analysis in the long-
term outlook. 

research 
scientists 

the  adequacy  of 

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COORDINATOR 

AZERBAIJAN NATIONAL 
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 
INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS 
Eldar Mammadov 
emammado@physics.ab.az 
+994-12-4387646 
Azerbaijan 

CONTRACTORS 

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA 
RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE 
Jean Guillemoles jf-
guillemoles@enscp.fr 
+33-1 30 87 85 05 
France 

TUBITAK Marmara Research 
Center 
Kerim Allahverdi 
Kerim.Allahverdi@mam.gov.tr 
+90 262 677 3081 
Turkey 

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SENS-ERA 

Strengthening sensor research links between the Georgian Technical University 
and the European Research Area 

to 30/11/2013 

Period: 01/12/2011 
Total cost: EUR 522.541 
Budget from EC: 466.907 
Contract number: 294299 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: GEORGIAN TECHNICAL 
UNIVERSITY 

OBJECTIVES 

DESCRIPTION 

Georgian 

the 
(GTU)  and 

The  overall  aim  of  the  SENS-ERA  project 
is  to  strengthen  sensor  research  links 
Technical 
between 
the  European 
University 
research  area 
(ERA),  by  developing 
cooperation  with  European  research  and 
innovation  organisations 
three 
strongest sensor research topics: 
•  semiconductor-based  materials 
optical sensors;  
•  radiation  sensor  elements  based  on  A4, 
A3B5 and rare earth semiconductors;  
•  novel  smart  sensory  systems  for 
environmental monitoring.  

for 

its 

in 

implemented 

In order for GTU to achieve its overall aim 
of  being  integrated  into  the  ERA,  the 
SENS-ERA  project  is  divided  into  four 
objectives 
through  work 
packages (WP) to: 
• develop GTU’s research partnerships;  
• 
amongst 
organisations;  
• increase GTU’s human potential;  
•  increase  GTU’s  medium-  to  long-term 
research quality and capability.  

increase  GTU’s  scientific  visibility 
research 

European 

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The project activities are divided into five 
work packages (WP). 

to 

order 

•  WP1,  Project  management,  describes 
how SENS-ERA is managed by the project 
coordinator  and  individual  work  package 
leaders to ensure the timely and efficient 
implementation of the support action and 
to  ensure  optimised  outcomes  from 
involved  partners 
their  areas  of 
in 
expertise  as  well  as  synergy  across  the 
consortium. 
•  WP2,  Twinning,  describes  the  twinning 
activities  with  European  research  centres 
in 
scientific 
information,  identify  partners  and  set  up 
joint  experiments.  This  will  be  achieved 
through  four  tasks.  Firstly,  via  twinning 
with  Cranfield  with  respect  to  research 
topic  A:  semiconductor-based  materials 
for optical sensors. Secondly, via twinning 
with  Cranfield  and  TEIPIR  with  respect  to 
research 
sensor 
elements  based  on  A4,  A3B5  and  rare 
via 
earth 
twinning  with  TEIPIR  with  respect  to 
research  topic  C:  novel  smart  sensor 
systems  for  environmental  monitoring. 

semiconductors. 

topic  B: 

exchange 

radiation 

Thirdly, 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
research 
training 
topic  C.  Fourthly, 
development  will  be  organised  between 
GTU and Intelligentsia relevant to FP7 ICT, 
NMP, security and environment.  

its 

then 

to  augment 

GTU 
and 
evaluation  will 

•  WP5,  Strategy  development,  describes 
how a strategy will be developed for GTU 
in  order 
research 
excellence,  increase  its  regional  coverage 
and  improve  its  response  to  national 
socioeconomic  needs.  Firstly,  a  set  of 
evaluation  performance  indicators  will  be 
a 
defined 
for 
be 
comprehensive 
conducted  by  a  team  of  international 
experts  documented 
in  a  SENS-ERA 
evaluation report. Secondly, the SENS-ERA 
evaluation report will be presented during 
a workshop with representatives from the 
Georgian  government  and  industry.  It  is 
also  planned 
international 
that  an 
conference  on nanosensors  and  quantum 
nanosensory  systems  will  be  organised. 
Based on the discussions, GTU will create 
a  SENS-ERA  strategy  report  with  defined 
goals  for  the  next  5+  years  including 
preparation of European research projects 
dedicated  to  highly  innovative  directions 
of  novel  sensory  materials,  systems  and 
networks. Thirdly, the performance of GTU 
will  be  monitored  during  the  project  with 
respect  to  the  evaluation  performance 
indicators  and  the  goals  defined  in  the 
SENS-ERA strategy report. 

Fourthly,  via  networking  with  other 
European research centres with respect to 
FP7  ICT,  NMP,  security  and  environment 
research  priorities  with  the  support  of 
Intelligentsia.  
•  WP3,  Dissemination  and  promotion, 
describes  the  tasks  to 
increase  the 
visibility  of  GTU.  This  will  be  achieved 
through  four  tasks.  Firstly,  by  designing 
and  implementing  a  SENS-ERA  website 
and  regularly  updating  it  with  relevant  R 
&  D  news,  events  and  newsletters. 
Secondly,  by  designing  and  producing 
promotional  material  for  GTU.  Thirdly,  by 
promoting GTU, SENS-ERA and FP7 during 
local  work-shops  and  an  international 
conference  on  novel  materials  for  sensor 
applications.  Fourthly,  by  means  of 
related  technology-based  science  and 
engineering. 
•  WP4,  Training  development,  describes 
the training development needed to build 
competency in research topics A, B and C 
and  facilitate  the  participation  of  GTU  in 
FP7  ICT,  NMP,  security  and  environment. 
This  will  be  achieved  through  four  tasks. 
training  development  will  be 
Firstly, 
organised  between  GTU  and  Cranfield 
relevant  to  research  topic  A.  Secondly, 
training  development  will  be  organised 
between  GTU  and  Cranfield  and  TEIPIR 
relevant  to  research  topic  B.  Thirdly, 
training  development  will  be  organised 
between  GTU  and  TEIPIR  relevant  to 

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COORDINATOR 

GEORGIAN TECHNICAL 
UNIVERSITY 
Paata Kervalishvili 
kerval@global-erty.net 
+995 77 434007 
Georgia 

CONTRACTORS 

CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY 
Jeremy Ramsden 
J.Ramsden@cranfield.ac.uk 
+44 1234 754100 
United Kingdom 

INTELLIGENTSIA 
CONSULTANTS LTD 
Giles Brandon 
gilesbrandon@intelligentsia-
consultants.com   
+352 26394233  
United Kingdom 

TECHNOLOGICAL 
EDUCATIONAL Institute of 
Piraeus 
Panos Yannakopoulos 
pyannakopoulos@yahoo.co.uk 
+30 210 5381560 
Greece 

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START 

Boosting EU-Ukraine cooperation in the field of Superhard Materials 

Period: 01/11/2011 to 30/04/2014 
Total cost: EUR 554.370 
Budget from EC: EUR 499.945 
Contract number: 295003 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: V.N. BAKUL INSTITUTE FOR 
SUPERHARD MATERIALS OF THE 
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 

OBJECTIVES 

To  meet  its  vision,  START  set  up  the 
following objectives. 

practices  and,  thus,  prepare  the  ground 
for  setting  out  joint  research  plans  with 
leading EU research centres.  

in 

the 

the 

institute 

validation  mechanism 

• To analyse the research competencies of 
the  V.N.  Bakul  Institute  for  Superhard 
Materials  of  the  National  Academy  of 
Sciences  of  Ukraine  (ISM),  review  the 
scientific  and technological developments 
EU–Ukraine’s 
and 
examine 
collaboration  frame-work 
in  order  to 
develop ISM’s long-term research strategy 
the 
and  position 
international research arena.  
•  To  set  up  a  consultation,  assessment 
and 
a 
collaborative perspective with EU research 
actors  to  monitor  the  implementation  of 
ISM’s research strategy.  
•  To  organise  a  variety  of  training 
institute’s 
activities  adjusted 
support 
ISM’s 
on 
competencies  towards  its  participation  in 
future 
research 
activities.  
•  To  deploy  a  set  of  diversified  twinning 
activities,  to  significantly  increase  ISM’s 
networking 
the 
knowledge  and  good 
exchange  of 

to 
building 

collaborative 

level  and 

facilitate 

needs, 

FP7 

the 

in 

•  To  initiate  the  implementation  of  joint 
ISM  and 
research  activities  between 
leading EU research centres in the field of 
superhard  materials 
(e.g.  experiments, 
lectures and courses, FP7 proposals, etc.).  
•  To  facilitate  the  exchange  of  research 
staff  between 
ISM  and  EU  research 
centres,  enabling  them  to  carry  out  joint 
experiments  and, 
the 
foundations for long-term collaboration.  

laying 

thus, 

DESCRIPTION 

to 

reinforce 

START  is  an  ambitious  support  project 
aiming 
the  cooperation 
between  the  EU  and  Ukraine  in  the  field 
of superhard materials and its application 
areas in the various thematic priorities of 
FP7.  Thus,  the  START  project  vision  is  to 
strengthen  the  collaboration  capacity  of 
Ukraine’s leading research institute in the 
field of superhard materials, namely ISM, 
centres, 
with 
advancing its participation in collaborative 
research  activities  under  FP7  and 

leading  EU 

research 

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of 

(b) 

the 

joint 

into  a 

institute’ 

initiation 

both 
relevance 

generates 
of 

facilitating 
experiments. 
Overall,  START  deploys  a  wide  range  of 
diversified activities in order to transform 
ISM 
in 
‘flagship 
international  cooperation  for  Ukraine  as 
well as for  the broader  region of eastern 
Europe  and  South  Caucasus  (EESC),  so  it: 
fundamental 
(a) 
to  many 
knowledge 
industries  and  applied  knowledge  that  is 
directly and immediately relevant to local 
transfers  and  applies 
industries; 
elsewhere, 
generated 
knowledge 
nationally or internationally, and develops 
it further to meet specific local needs; and 
(c)  transmits  know-ledge  at  national  and 
regional 
level  through  education  and 
training. 
To  achieve  the  objectives  of  the  START 
project,  a  wide  range  of  activities  have 
been implemented, namely: 
•  development  of  the  institute’s  medium- 
to  long-term  research  strategy  (including 
a  concrete  action  plan  for  the  next  2–3 
years)  by  assessing 
research 
competencies and networking level of ISM 
(its  research  strengths  and  weaknesses), 
as  well  as  the  existing 
international 
collaboration frame-work between the EU 
and  Ukraine  (emerging  opportunities  and 
threats);  
• design and organisation of a number of 
well-focused  FP7  training  activities  in 
institute’s 
order 
competitiveness  towards  its  participation 
in  EU-funded  research  activities  under 
FP7  and,  eventually,  under  FP8  (expected 
to  be 
launched  during  the  project’s 
lifetime);  
•  implementation  of  twinning  with  EU 
research  centres’  activities  (networking, 
exchange  of  knowledge,  best  practices 

advance 

the 

the 

to 

and  scientific  staff)  to  increase  the  ISM’s 
research 
visibility  among  EU-leading 
actors, agree and set up joint experiments 
with EU actors and facilitate discussion on 
scientific  developments  and 
industrial 
application areas in the field of superhard 
materials  —  the  overall  objective  is  to 
boost 
scientific 
knowledge  and  have  a  positive  influence 
the  global  S  &T  agenda,  while 
on 
addressing  the  emerging  socioeconomic 
needs and challenges of Ukraine, eastern 
Europe and the South Caucasus region. 

the  production  of 

A 30-month work plan has been designed 
based  on  five  closely  interrelated  work 
packages (WP). 

as 

•  WP1,  Project  management,  has  the 
objectives  of  ensuring 
the  efficient 
implementation  of  the  support  action 
within  the  time  and  budget  constraints, 
guaranteeing  optimised  results  from  the 
their  areas  of 
involved  partners 
in 
expertise 
effective 
as  well 
collaboration  across  the  consortium  and 
creating  synergies  with  similar  initiatives 
maximising  the  impact  of  the  project 
activities.  
•  WP2,  Formulation  of  the  ISM  research 
strategy,  has  the  objective  of  designing 
the  institute’s  research  strategy  with  a 
time 
frame  of  eight  years,  while 
describing concrete, short-term courses of 
action  to  address  emerging  opportunities 
and  con-tribute  to  ISM’s  transformation 
as  a  ‘flag-ship  institute’  for  international 
cooperation  and, 
to 
Ukraine’s  integration  into  the  European 
research  area.  To  do  so,  the  institute’s 
strengths  and  weaknesses  will  be 
highlighted;  the  emerging  opportunities 
and potential threats, as well as Ukraine’s 

thus,  contribute 

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a 

Finally, 

international collaboration framework and 
development  needs  that  influence  the 
Institute’s  scientific  operation,  will  be 
examined. 
consultation, 
assessment  and  validation  mechanism 
in  a  collaborative 
will  be  set  up, 
perspective  with  EU  research  actors,  to 
monitor  and  identify  emerging  scientific 
and  socio-economic  developments  and 
(eastern 
trends  at  national, 
Europe  and  Southern  Caucasus  region) 
and  EU  level  in  the  area  of  superhard 
materials 
that  could  be  addressed 
through  collaboration  with  EU  R  &  D 
actors. 

regional 

to 

FP7 

build 

towards 

Activities 

objective 

enhancing 

•  WP3, 
ISM 
competencies  towards  its  participation  in 
FP7  collaborative  research  activities,  has 
ISM’s 
of 
the 
collaboration 
its 
capacity 
participation  in  FP7  research  activities.  A 
number  of  training  activities  have  been 
implemented, 
training 
namely 
workshops  and  intensive  FP7  training 
courses  in  Ukraine  as  well  as  on-the-job 
FP7  training  at  the  premises  of  the  EU 
research  partners  (i.e.  CNRS-PPRIME  and 
UNIPRESS).  
•  WP4,  Establish  collaborations,  initiate 
joint  research  activities  and  scientific 
training,  has  the  objective  of  increasing 
ISM’s  visibility 
research 
community  and  enhancing  its  networking 

the  EU 

to 

of 

ISM’s 

‘research 

promoting 

organising 

towards  establishing 

round-tables 
organising 

capacity 
close 
collaboration  with  leading  EU  research 
actors  while  facilitating  the  exchange  of 
scientific knowledge. This will be achieved 
through: 
research 
‘delegation 
competencies, 
tours’  in  the  EU  and  Ukraine  (facilitating 
direct  discussions  among 
researchers 
from  ISM  and  leading  EU  actors  in  the 
and 
form 
demonstrations); 
scientific 
knowledge-transfer  activities  in  the  form 
of 
in  France, 
intern-ships’ 
Poland  and  Ukraine  (allowing  researchers 
from  ISM,  CNRS-PRIME  and  UNIPRESS  to 
carry out joint experiments); and ‘scientific 
seminars’ in Ukraine to enable discussions 
on  methodologies,  tools,  developments, 
etc. 
•  WP5,  Dissemination  and  exploitation, 
has  the  objective  of  maximising  the 
visibility  of  the  project  activities  and 
EU–Ukraine 
outcomes  as  well  as 
carefully 
collaboration 
designed 
the 
organisation  of  awareness-raising  events 
the 
in  Ukraine  and 
organisation  of  a  major  dissemination 
conference  in  Ukraine.  Finally,  a  ‘post-
project exploitation plan’ focusing on how 
the  project  findings  may  be  exploited 
beyond  the  project 
life-time  will  be 
produced and implemented.  

a 
campaign, 

the  EU  and 

potential, 

publicity 

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COORDINATOR 

V.N. BAKUL INSTITUTE FOR 
SUPERHARD MATERIALS OF 
THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF 
SCIENCES 
Volodimir Turkevich 
turk@ism.kiev.ua  
+38 044 467 56 81 
Ukraine 

CONTRACTORS 

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA 
RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE 
Patrice Soullie 
delegue@dr8.cnrs.fr 
+33 238255200  
France 

INTERNATIONAL 
ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY 
SERVICES NORTH GREECE LTD

Kostas Bougiouklis 
delioglanis@qplan.gr 
+30 2310 411 191 
Greece 

INSTYTUT WYSOKICH CISNIEN 
POLSKIEJ AKADEMII NAUK  
Grażyna Jędrzejewska 
grazyna@unipress.waw.pl 
+48 22 888 0039 
Poland

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SUCCESS 

Strengthening Ukraine and EU research cooperation in the field of Material 
Sciences 

to 31/10/2013 

Period: 01/11/2010 
Total cost: EUR 1.201.403 
Budget from EC: EUR 997.744 
Contract number: 266531 

OBJECTIVES 

and 

cooperation 

The  SUCCESS  project  aims  at  stimulating 
win-win 
strategic 
partnership  between  Europe  and  Ukraine 
in  the  thematic  priority  ‘Nanosciences, 
nanotechnologies,  matrials  and  new 
production 
in 
technologies 
particular in the field of material sciences. 
The project also aims to integrate Ukraine 
into the European research area, in  order 
to: 

(NMP)’, 

strategic 

•    support  the  European  leading  position 
and  competitiveness  in  material  sciences 
partnerships  with 
through 
Ukraine  by  engaging  the  best  Ukrainian 
scientists to work in and with Europe;  
•  enhance  the  production  of  knowledge 
and  scientific  excellence  by  enabling 
research 
European 
universities, 
to  establish 
institutions  and 
thereby 
contacts 
within 
research 
facilitating 
environments 
and 
promoting synergies on a global scale;  

to 
Europe 

Ukraine, 

outside 

access 

firms 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: INSTITUTE FOR 
SCINTILLATION MATERIALS OF NATIONAL 
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF UKRAINE 
Website: 
http://www.success.kharkov.ua/home/

• address specific, relevant problems that 
Ukraine  faces  or  which  have  a  global 
character  on the basis of mutual interest 
and mutual benefit. 

to 

relevant 

European 

Consequently, the project aims to develop 
cooperation  capacities  between  Ukraine 
and  the  European  Union  in  the  field  of 
NMP  and  —  through  twinning,  capacity-
building  and  networking  —  to  support 
joint  Ukrainian– 
research 
the  priorities 
activities 
identified  in  the  FP7  work  programme 
NMP  2010,  in  particular  in  the  field  of 
material sciences. 
 In order to stimulate the cooperation, the 
SUCCESS project mission is threefold. 
•  To  map  and  assess  the  strengths, 
weaknesses and collaboration potential of 
one  of  the  leading  Ukrainian  Institutes, 
ISMA, and prepare ISMA for the next step 
in its strategic development, developing a 
vision  and  objectives,  and  orienting  its 
regional  and 
work 
European needs.  
•  To  set  up  and  implement  an  ambitious 
twinning  programme  between  ISMA  and 

towards  national, 

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improving 

implementation  of 

its  European  partner,  the  University  of 
Lyon  UCBL  (France),  aimed  at  fostering 
academic  research,  gaining  new  research 
capacities, 
relations  with 
practical  applications,  providing  better 
work  opportunities  for  young  scientists, 
sharing  methods  and  strategies  and 
preparing ISMA for  FP7 opportunities  and 
for larger network development. A part of 
this  work  is  to  analyse  the  feasibility  of 
setting  up  a  joint  laboratory  which  will 
allow 
joint 
research  and  produce  great  research 
progress in the field of material sciences, 
ensuring 
long-term 
basis 
sustainable collaboration after the end of 
the project.  
•  To  develop  ISMA’s  networking  at  the 
significantly 
larger 
increasing  its  international  cooperation 
in 
capacities 
international 
and 
to 
strengthening 
increase participation in  the seventh (and 
future) framework programmes.  

workshops 
ISMA’s  FP7 

participation 

European 

level, 

skills 

and 

the 

for 

DESCRIPTION 

scientific 

Ukrainian 

The  SUCCESS  project  is  based  on  a 
twinning  approach  between  one  of  the 
and 
leading 
educational  organisations,  the  Institute 
for Scintillation Materials of the Academy 
of  Science  of  Ukraine  (ISMA),  and  their 
long-term  partner,  the  University  Claude 
Bernard of Lyon (UCBL). The project gives 
Ukraine  the  opportunity  to  improve  the 
research  activities  of  the  highest  quality 
in 
‘Nano-
sciences, nanotechnologies, materials and 
new  production  technologies  (NMP)’,  in 
particular in the field of material sciences. 

thematic  priority 

the  FP7 

The  two  twinning  partners,  ISMA  and 
UCBL,  the  main  scientific  and  R  &  D 
centres  and  world  leaders  in  this  field, 
have  long-term  collaboration  experience. 
Maximum  synergy  from  mutual  studies 
and R & D could be obtained on the basis 
of  regular  and  planned  activities,  for  the 
benefit  of  both  organisations.  Merging 
both  centres’ 
facilities,  which  might 
become  possible  under  the  SUCCESS 
project, could create a large experimental 
platform  for  joint  R  &  D  and  set  up 
positions  to  upscale  and  extend  existing 
cooperation. 

the 

The project acts as a catalyst for gaining 
access  to  knowledge  and  for  capacity-
ISMA.  The  creation  of 
building  at 
twinning 
two 
synergies  between 
partners  will  allow  for  sustain-ability  of 
the  collaboration  and,  thus,  provide  a 
durable impact on ISMA development. The 
creation  of  a  long-term  base  will  open 
access  for  ISMA  scientists  to  large  EC 
scientific 
research 
collaboration  with  both  USBL  and  other 
European organisations will accelerate the 
pace  of  new  technology  developments. 
The complementarity of two organisations 
is the principal advantage of the twinning 
programme  and  the  creation  of  a  joint 
virtual  laboratory  is  the  best  way  to 
improve  both  scientific  results  and  the 
ability to transfer the main results to the 
industrial partners and the market. 

facilities. 

In-depth 

A  series  of  exchange  visits,  mutual 
workshops  and  conferences  is  organised 
to finalise the topics, equipment and other 
resources  that  should  be  transferred  for 
mutual  use,  which  allow  for  a  practical 
exchange  of  data  and  knowledge-sharing 
twinning 
between 

researchers. 

The 

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and  space  instrumentation  and  security 
applications;  
• the project contributes to increasing the 
FP7 
international  collaboration  project 
rate;  
• the creation of a joint virtual laboratory 
step 
is  a 
the 
concrete 
towards 
convergence  of 
the  NMP  priorities 
between Europe and Ukraine 
For  ISMA,  the  twinning  and  ‘merger’  with 
the  UCBL  team  gives  access  to  unique 
European  facilities.  For  UCBL,  this  is  a 
chance 
the  advances  and 
experience  of  ISMA’s  background  and 
unique  technologies  in  crystal  growth, 
forging, 
search 
methodology,  etc.  For  other  Ukrainian 
research  organisations, 
to 
increase their limited contact with foreign 
scientific centres, companies and markets 
—  and  so  create  positive  technological 
and socio-economic impacts. 

it  helps 

material 

to  use 

new 

programme  allows  for  extra  scientific 
exchange  of  personnel  (in  the  frame  of 
complementary 
studies  and  mutual 
projects)  and  will  create  an  opportunity 
for  researchers  and  PhD  students  to 
integrate  with  the  twinning  university  for 
short-term scientific secondments as well 
as 
in 
to  conduct 
different EU locations. 

joint  experiments 

In  order  to  increase  ISMA  visibility  and 
competitiveness  and  to  strengthen  ISMA 
cooperation  links  with  Europe,  SUCCESS 
undertakes several groups of activities: 
•  organisation  of  several  international 
scientific events in NMP fields;  
•  organisation  of  a  series  of  FP7 
awareness-raising  training  courses  and 
workshops;  
• introduction of ISMA to economic trans-
formation  programmes  and  European 
professional networks.  
SUCCESS  serves  as  a  bridge  between 
European  and  Ukrainian  research  and  is 
an  opportunity  to 
increase  European 
competitiveness  in  the  NMP  field,  which 
for 
represents 
Europe: 
•  the  project  beneficiaries  (NMP  teams) 
contribute  to  knowledge  cross-fertilising; 
the  European  NMP  research  community 
will  benefit  from 
the  scientific  and 
technological potential of Ukraine;  
• 
impact  on 
strengthening  business  cooperation  and 
extension 
commercial 
EU 
of 
opportunities in NMP fields;  
•  the  possibility  to  deliver,  via  the 
SUCCESS  project,  some  NMP  solutions 
and  systems  with  new  functionality  or 
improved  quality  in  domains  such  as 
industry, the environment, nuclear science 

the  project  has  an 

importance 

strategic 

the 

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COORDINATOR 

INSTITUTE FOR SCINTILLATION 
MATERIALS OF NATIONAL 
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF 
UKRAINE 
Oleksandr Gektin 
gektin@isc.kharkov.com 
+38 057 3410281 
Ukraine 

CONTRACTORS 

INNO TSD SA 
Svetlana Klessova 
s.klessova@inno-group.com 
+33492388426 
France 

UNIVERSITE CLAUDE BERNARD 
LYON 1 
Javier Olaiz 
javier.olaiz@lyoningenierie.fr 
+33472697600 
France 

TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS 
INCUBATOR KHARKOV 
TECHNOLOGIES NON-PROFIT 
ORGANISATION 
Inna Gagauz 
gagauz@kt.kharkov.ua 
+38 057 3404601 
Ukraine 

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MEDPRO - Prospective Analysis for the Mediterranean region  

SHEMERA  -  Euro-Mediterranean  research  cooperation  on  gender  and  science:  SHE  Euro-
Mediterranean Research Area 

SIERA - Integrating Sina Institute into the European Research Area (Activities of 
International Cooperation) 

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MEDPRO 

Prospective Analysis for the Mediterranean region  

Period: 01/03/2010 to 28/02/2013 
Total cost: EUR 3 550 937 
Budget from EC: EUR 2 647 330 
Contract number: 244578 

Funding scheme: Collaborative Project 
Coordinator: CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN 
POLICY STUDIES 
Website: http://www.medpro-foresight.eu/ 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

areas 

MEDPRO  project  undertakes  a  deep 
foresight  analysis  of  the  development 
issues in eleven countries in the southern 
and  eastern  Mediterranean  participating 
in the Barcelona process and in the Union 
for 
the  Mediterranean.  The  project 
undertakes  an  analysis  of  the  current 
state and prospective development in the 
socioeconomic 
of 
main 
development: geopolitics and governance; 
demography,  ageing,  migration,  health 
and 
sustainable 
development,  management  of  resources, 
adaptation to global warming; energy and 
climate  change  mitigation;  economic 
development,  trade  and  investment;  and 
financial services and capital markets and 
human 
and 
development of skills. 

education 

capital, 

gender 

issues; 

ACTIVITIES 

The  project  brings  the  partial  foresight 
analyses  in  these  areas  into  a  broader 
general 
framework 
equilibrium  modelling,  and  is  completed 
with qualitative scenarios for regional and 
broader  integration  within  the  region  and 

quantitative 

of 

to  be  undertaken, 

with the EU and policy conclusions for the 
EU  approach.  Given  the  broad  scope  of 
the  research 
the 
consortium  has  been  composed  with  the 
aim  of  ensuring  three  equally  important 
excellence, 
scientific 
qualities: 
multidisciplinary 
structure  and  deep 
insight  into  Mediterranean  affairs.  The 
coordinating 
therefore 
institute 
collaborating  closely  with  three  other 
in 
institutes  with 
Mediterranean  affairs  and  the  European 
neighbourhood policy.  

insight 

deep 

is 

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES  

Whereas  the  main  objective  is  to  provide 
targeted  scientific  support  to  the  future 
development of the relations between the 
EU  and  the  Mediterranean  region,  the 
impact of this project will be underpinned 
by an exceptional effort of dissemination 
in  both  the  EU  and  the  southern  and 
countries.
Mediterranean 
eastern 

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KON INKLIJKE NEDERLANDSE 
AKADEMIE VAN 
WETENSCHAPPEN - KNAW 
Vanessa Hage 
hage@nidi.nl 
+31 70 3565225 
Netherlands 

ZENTRUM FUER 
EUROPAEISCHE 
WIRTSCHAFTSFORSCHUNG 
GMBH 
Bettina Von Hagens 
vonhagens@zew.de 
+49 621 1235-109 
Germany 

CYPRUS CENTER FOR 
EUROPEAN AND 
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 
Kyriakos Evdoras Georgiou 
georgiou.k@unic.ac.cy 
+357 22841600 
Cyprus 

ISTITUTO AFFARI 
INTERNAZIONALI 
Rossella Cazzato 
europrogetti@iai.it 
+39 063224360 
Italy 

UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE 
MADRID 
Gonzalo León 
internacional.investigacion@up
m.es 
+34 91 336 6048 
Spain 

FONDAZIONE ENI ENRICO 
MATTEI 
Mariaester Cassinelli 
mariaester.cassinelli@feem.it 
+39 02 52036989 
Italy 

CENTRO INTERNAZIONALE 
DI ALTI STUDI AGRONOMICI 
MEDITERRANEI - ISTITUTO 
AGRONOMICO MEDITERRANEO 
DI BARI 
Saverio De Santis 
desantis@iamb.it 
+39 080 4606411 
Italy 

INSTITUT MAROCAIN DES 
RELATIONS INTERNATIONALES 
Jawad Kerdoudi 
imri@menara.ma 
+212 522446447 
Morocco 

CENTER FOR ECONOMIC AND 
FINANCIAL RESEARCH AND 
STUDIES 
Sara Nada 
sara_nada14@hotmail.com 
+39 3883685459 
Italy 

PALESTINE ECONOMIC POLICY 
RESEARCH INSTITUTE MAS 
Samar Sawalhi 
samar@pal-econ.org 
+97222987053 
Palestinian-administered 
areas 

COORDINATOR 

CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN 
POLICY STUDIES 
Rym Ayadi 
rym.ayadi@ceps.eu 
+32 2 229 3911 
Belgium 

CONTRACTORS 

ISTITUTO DI STUDI PER 
L'INTEGRAZIONE DEI SISTEMI 
(ISIS) 
Andrea Ricci 
aricci@isis-it.com 
+39 06 3212655 
Italy 

FEMISE (FORUM EURO - 
MÉDITERRANÉEN D'INSTITUTS 
DE 
SCIENCES ECONOMIQUES) 
Frédéric Blanc 
f.blanc@femise.org 
+33-4-91315195 
France 

CASE - CENTRUM ANALIZ 
SPOLECZNO- 
EKONOMICZNYCH FUNDACJA 
NAUKOWA 
Sebastien Leclef 
sebastien.leclef@case-
research.eu 
+48 22 622 66 27 
Poland 

INSTITUTE OF 
COMMUNICATION 
AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS 
Eugenia Tsampanaki 
ets-iccs@softlab.ntua.gr 
+302107723903 
Greece 

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SHEMERA 

Euro-Mediterranean research cooperation on gender and science: SHE Euro-
Mediterranean Research Area 

Period: 01/05/2011 to 30/04/2014 
Total cost: EUR 2 372 195 
Budget from EC: EUR 1 991 838 
Contract number: 266633 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

FUNDACIO 

Funding scheme: Collaborative Project 
Coordinator: 
D'INICIATIVES I RECERQUES EUROPEES 
A LA MEDITERRANIA - CIREM 
Website: www.shemera.eu 

CENTRE 

EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES  

These  results  will  be  made  accessible  to 
the research community and policymakers 
via  an  online  database,  publishable 
reports  and  workshops.  With  the  overall 
purpose  of  enhancing  networking  and 
steering  policy-making  on  gender  and 
science  in  the  years  to  come,  the  project 
will  finally  develop  recommendations  for 
policymakers  aimed  at  enhancing  the 
presence  of  women  in  scientific  research 
and  technological  development  at  all 
levels,  and  ensuring  a  better  integration 
of  the  gender  dimension  in  research 
countries 
policy. 
the 
are 
included 
Mediterranean  partner  countries  (MPCs), 
i.e.  the  Mediterranean  countries  included 
in  the  list  of  international  cooperation 
partner  countries:  Algeria,  Egypt,  Jordan, 
Lebanon,  Libya,  Morocco,  Palestinian-
administered  areas,  Syrian  Arab  Republic 
and Tunisia. 

The  Mediterranean 
project 

the 

in 

is 

the 

aimed 

The  overall  objective  of  this  project  is  to 
enhance  research  cooperation  on  gender 
and  science  between  the  European  Union 
and  Mediterranean  countries.  Research 
cooperation 
better 
at 
understanding 
roots  of  gender 
inequality  in  science  in  the  area,  taking 
into  account  cultural  diversities  and 
traditions,  and  analysing  how 
the 
Mediterranean  countries  are  addressing 
this issue. It will deal with gender equality 
from 
the 
representation  of  women  in  scientific 
research  and  technological  development, 
and 
the  gender 
dimension in research policy. 

integration  of 

perspective: 

twofold 

the 

a 

ACTIVITIES 

The project will provide a state-of-the-art 
description,  data  collection  and  relevant 
comparative  analysis  on  gender  and 
science in all the Mediterranean countries, 
focusing  on  three  key  themes:  statistics 
on  women  in  science,  gender  equality 
policies 
gender 
research 
inequalities in science careers.  

and 

on 

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UNIVERSITE HASSAN II 
MOHAMMADIA CASABLANCA 
Rachida Nafaa 
nrachida2005@yahoo.fr 
+2120523324874 
Morocco 

BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY 
Islah Jad 
ijad@birzeit.edu 
+97222982013 
Palestinian-administered 
areas 

ALEPPO UNIVERSITY 
Hayat Touchane 
dr.htouchan@gmail.com 
+963212675900 
Syrian Arab Republic 

CARTHAGE UNIVERSITY 
Sihem Jaziri 
sihem.jaziri@fsb.rnu.tn 
+21671981891 
Tunisia 

COORDINATOR 

FUNDACIO CENTRE 
D'INICIATIVES I RECERQUES 
EUROPEES A LA 
MEDITERRANIA - CIREM 
Maria Caprile Elola-Olaso 
maria.caprile@cirem.org 
+34934401000 
Spain 

CONTRACTORS 

UNIVERSITE LIBRE DE 
BRUXELLES 
Danièle Meulders 
dmeulder@ulb.ac.be 
+3226504112 
Belgium 

TUDOMANYO SES 
TECHNOLOGIAI ALAPITVANY 
Dora Groo 
dora.groo@tetalap.hu 
+3612147714 
Hungary 

ETHNIKO IDRYMA EREVNON 
Evi Sachini 
esachin@ekt.gr 
+302107273922 
Greece 

ISTANBUL TEKNIK 
UNIVERSITESI 
Gulsun Saglamer 
saglamer@itu.edu.tr 
+902122453857 
Turkey 
FONDAZONE IDIS-CITTÀ DELLA 
SCIENZA 
Anne-Marie Bruyas 
lettieri@cittadellascienza.it 
+390817352438 
Italy 

ARAB & AFRICAN RESEARCH 
CENTER 
Shahida El-Baz 
s_elbaz@link.net 
+20237744644 
Egypt 

ACADEMY OF SCIENTIFIC 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
ASRT 
Ola Laurence 
fp7@sti.sci.eg 
+2027920126 
Egypt 

ASSOCIATION CULTURELLE 
M’BAREK AIT MENGUELLET 
Nadia Ait-Zai 
ciddefenfant@yahoo.fr 
+21321743447 
Algeria 

ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY 
Marie Moftah 
marie_moftah@yahoo.com 
+2033929224 
Egypt 

UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN 
Mahasen Al-Jaghoob 
mahasen@ju.edu.jo 
+96265355000 
Jordan 

ROY AL SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY 
Fida'a Jibril 
fida@emarcu.gov.jo 
+96265357822 
Jordan 

UNIVERSITE SAINT-JOSEPH 
Marie Abboud 
marie.abboud@fs.usj.edu.lb 
+9611421375 
Lebanon 

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SIERA 

Integrating Sina Institute into the European Research Area 

Period: 01/10/2011 to 30/09/2014 
Total cost: EUR 609 535 
Budget from EC: EUR 550 515 
Contract number: 295006 

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES 

the 

largest 

technologies. 

The  overall  objective  of  the  project  is  to 
encourage  closer  scientific  cooperation 
between  EU  and  Palestinian  scientists  in 
the field of multilingual and multicultural 
This 
knowledge-sharing 
objective  is  attained  through  integrating 
Birzeit  University  Sina  Institute  (BZU  Sina 
Institute),  which 
ICT 
is 
research  centre  in  Palestine  and  among 
few in the Arab world in this field, into the 
research  area.  BZU  Sina 
European 
Institute  will  twin  with  four 
leading 
European  research  institutions  that  are 
in  the  area  of  multilingual 
pioneers 
knowledge  sharing and have  an excellent 
profile  in  research  cooperation  at  the 
European  and  international  levels.  This 
scientific 
collective 
excellence  will  be  utilised  to  help  BZU 
Sina 
research 
cooperation capacity. 

Institute  enhance 

expertise 

and 

its 

ACTIVITIES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES 

The project is expected to: 
▶  Widen  the  R&D  strategy  of  BZU  Sina 
Institute  to  account  for  the  needs  of  the 
Arab  and  EU  societies  in  knowledge-
sharing technologies. 

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Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY 

of 

venue 

▶ Set up joint research and cooperation; in 
addition, 
it  will  facilitate  exchanging 
knowledge and enhancing the cooperation 
capacity of BZU Sina Institute. 
co-supervision  of  PhD 
▶  Facilitate 
is  a  concrete  and 
students,  which 
scientific 
sustainable 
cooperation  between  Birzeit  University 
and  the  EU  partner  universities.  This  will 
also  enhance 
the  capacity  of  BZU 
professors  in  co-supervision  cooperation, 
especially with EU universities, as well as 
facilitate  future  joint  diplomas.  Students 
will also benefit by being able to carry out 
further  research  in  the  area  and  become 
a  focal  point  for  continued  collaboration 
between partners. 
joint  summer  courses  to 
▶  Organise 
facilitate 
and 
dissemination 
exchange  of  knowledge.  These  courses 
will  address  topics  related  to  the  above 
issues  and  technologies,  and  will  be 
attended  by 
college  students,  PhD 
students,  researchers,  faculty  members, 
and industry practitioners, and also serve 
as 
between 
participants. 
▶  Build  competency  and  facilitate  the 
participation  of  BZU  Sina  Institute  in  FP7 
(and future Framework Programmes). The 
concrete  research  cooperation  between 

networking 

venues 

direct 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
the  EU  partners  and  BZU  Sina  Institute, 
which  will  be  set  up  in  this  project,  will 
certainly  facilitate  the  Institute's  future 
participation  in  FP7.  This  is  because  the 
scientific  challenges  addressed  in  this 
project  are  in  line  with  the  FP7  thematic 
priorities,  and  they  build  on  successful 
FP7 projects and culture. Not only will two 
workshops  on  writing  FP7  proposals  be 
organised  but,  more  concretely,  two  FP7 
proposals will be prepared and submitted 
as part of the deliverables of this project. 
▶ Increase the visibility and impact of BZU 
regional  and 
Sina 

Institute  at 

the 

international  levels.  This  goal  will  be 
achieved indirectly through all activities in 
the  project,  and  directly  by  organising 
industrial  and  academic  conferences.  In 
addition,  the  project  is  designed  to  allow 
project  associates  to  contribute  to  the 
project  goals.  This  helps  BZU  Sina 
Institute  cooperate  and  network  with 
other  knowledge  providers  and  up-takers 
in  the  field.  The  project  associates  may 
provide  certain  knowhow,  realistic  use 
cases,  and  disseminate  and  apply 
knowledge  and  tools  developed  at  BZU 
Sina Institute. 

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COORDINATOR 

BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY 
Mustafa Jarrar 
mjarrar@birzeit.edu 
+972  2 2982917 
Palestinian-administered 
areas 

CONTRACTORS 

BERLIN-BRANDENBURGISCHE 
AKADEMIE DER 
WISSENSCHAFTEN 
Christiane Fellbaum 
fellbaum@bbaw.de 
+493020370392 
Germany 

FACULDADE DE CIENCIAS 
SOCIAIS E HUMANAS DA 
UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE 
LISBOA   
Rute Costa 
rute.costa@fcsh.unl.pt 
+351217971656 
Portugal 

UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI 
MILANO-BICOCCA 
Carlo Batini 
batini@disco.unimib.it 
+390264487826 
Italy 

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI 
TRENTO  
Paolo Bouquet 
rettore@unitn.it   
+39-0461-282088 
Italy 

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CHAPTER 9: TRANSPORT 

INCRIS – Improving international cooperation and R & D road infrastructure strategy for 
Ukraine (Activities of International Cooperation) 

KhAI-ERA – Integrating the National Aerospace University ‘KhAI’ into the European research 
area (Activities of International Cooperation) 

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INCRIS 

Improving International Cooperation and R&D Road Infrastructure Strategy for 
Ukraine 

to 31/05/2014 

Period: 01/12/2011 
Total cost: EUR 702.262 
Budget from EC: EUR 498.957 
Contract number: 294960 

Funding scheme: CSA 
Coordinator: STATE ENTERPRISE STATE 
ROAD SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE 
NAMED AFTER M. P. SHULGIN 
Website: http://incris.fehrl.org/

OBJECTIVES 

DESCRIPTION 

the 

The  overall  objective  of 
INCRIS 
coordinating  action  is  to  ensure  that  the 
cooperation  capacities  of  Shulgin  State 
Road  Research 
(DNDI)  are 
reinforced  in  order  for  it  to  foster  its 
integration  into  the  European  research 
area  (ERA).  The  main  objectives  of  the 
project are to: 

Institute 

  build a research strategy for DNDI 
in  order  to  increase  its  scope  and 
regional  cover-  age  in  Ukraine  as 
well as to improve its responses to 
the 
of 
socioeconomic  needs 
Ukraine; 

  establish  strategic  partnerships 

between research centres;  

 

  strengthen the ability of Ukrainian 
researchers  to  take  part  in  future 
FP7 research projects;  
facilitate 
sharing, 
the 
dissemination  and  exploitation  of 
knowledge  between  DNDI  and 
research 
in  Member 
States. 

institutes 

Europe 

competencies 

integration  of  DNDI, 

While  the  objectives  of  road  research 
activities are similar around the world, the 
lack  of  cooperation  between  research 
institutes  leads  to  ineffective  use  of  R  & 
D  capacities  and  also  their  duplication. 
the  most 
The 
important  road  research  organisation  in 
Ukraine,  into  the  ERA  would  lead  to  a 
more  optimal  use  of  research  capacities 
on  a  European  scale  and  strengthen  the 
and 
research 
competitiveness 
while 
of 
promoting  knowledge  transfer  between 
the 
the  parties  and, 
dissemination and utilisation of European 
research results in Ukraine. 
In  order  to  strengthen  the  institute’s 
capacities  and capabilities to take part in 
major  European  research  projects  and 
better respond to changing socioeconomic 
and  transport circumstances,  a long-term 
strategy of how research activities should 
be  developed  and  how  the  scope  and 
regional  coverage  of  DNDI  could  be 
expanded should be created. 
To  this  end,  an  overview  of  the  current 

thus,  helping 

266 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
from 

in  Ukraine 

the  partner 

research  and  development  strategy  of 
DNDI  and  comparison  with  the  strategies 
of  other  European 
institutes  will  be 
carried  out.  Furthermore,  a  new  strategy 
based  on  Ukrainian  national  and  EU 
objectives  considering  the  socioeconomic 
situation 
to  accelerate 
implementation  of  modern  materials  and 
technologies of construction and repair of 
roads and bridges, as well as to alleviate 
the  shortcomings  of  the  national  road 
network,  will  be  drafted.  A  short-term 
action  plan  has  also  been  devised  to 
enable  the  swift  implementation  of  the 
strategy starting with the most important 
steps. 
institutes, 
Experts 
internally  well-established 
independent 
researchers,  external  peer-reviewers  and 
Administration, 
stakeholders 
(Road 
Ministry  of  Transport,  NGOs, 
road 
construction  industry)  are  all  involved  in 
forming the strategy. Peer reviewers with 
experience  in  strategy  building  will  be 
invited  from  KTI  Institute  for  Transport 
Sciences  Non-profit  Ltd.  (KTI),  Road  and 
Bridge  Research  Institute  (IBDiM)  and 
Swedish  National  Road  and  Transport 
Research Institute (VTI). 
the 
The  strategy  will  address  how 
road  network 
problems  of  Ukrainian 
development, 
and 
maintenance  can  be  alleviated  through 
research and development. 
The  aim  is  to  improve  the  efficiency, 
security 
transport 
safety 
operations  and  to  develop  intermodality. 
The  expansion  of  the  regional  scope  of 
DNDI  will  be  based  on 
its  regional 
and 
departments 
Dnepropetrovsk  regions,  and  its  regional 
scientific  and  technical  centre  in  Lvov. 

construction 

Poltava 

and 

the 

of 

in 

ITF 

the 

and 

facilitate 

experiments 

Researchers  from  these  departments  are 
also involved in the project. 
To  help 
sharing  of 
the 
knowledge  and  joint  participation  in  EU 
research programmes, cooperation among 
DNDI and EU research centres needs to be 
established. 
The project will help DNDI to identify and 
develop partnerships as well as to set up 
research 
joint 
programmes  both  within  and  outside 
FEHRL 
(Forum  of  European  National 
Highway  Research  Laboratories)  through 
networking  events  such  as  workshops, 
conferences  and  study  visits.  Existing 
examples  of  such  partnerships  are  the 
Joint  Transport  Research  Centre  of  the 
OECD  and 
(Inter-national 
Transport  Forum),  of  which  DNDI  is  a 
member. 
In  order  to  facilitate  the  participation  of 
DNDI 
the 
competencies  of  researchers  at  DNDI 
must  be  improved:  an  over-view  of  FP7 
to 
programmes  needs 
to  be  given 
researchers  potentially  participating 
in 
these  projects  and  an  introduction  to 
project  management  is  necessary  for 
aspiring  leaders  of  collaborative  projects 
on  how  to  prepare  and  manage  EU 
training 
this  end, 
projects.  To 
sessions  will  be  organised.  Course 
and 
materials  will 
pre-pared 
be 
experienced  project  managers 
from 
FEHRL  and  other  research  and  industrial 
organisations  will  be  invited  to  train  the 
participants. 
be 
complemented  by  secondment  of  DNDI 
staff  to  the  Brussels  office  of  FEHRL  to 
gain  hands-on  experience  of  European 
project management. 
The sharing of knowledge accumulated at 
DNDI and the other partner institutes is a 

future  FP7  projects, 

training  will 

four 

The 

in 

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major  objective 
in  creating  effective 
cooperation  between  the  institutes.  Very 
often,  the  dissemination  of  research 
results  is  hindered  due  to  a  lack  of 
communication  channels  and  proficiency 
in  English.  To  overcome  these  barriers, 
translations  of  scientific  and  research 
results  at  DNDI  will  be  made  from 
Ukrainian  into  English,  and  information 
about  these  results  will  be  published  on 
the project website, in project newsletters, 
on  local  websites  of  the  project  partners 
and in national professional periodicals. 
The  results  of  this  project,  as  well  as 
scientific 
be 
information, 
disseminated  via  a  dedicated  website  in 
English  and  Ukrainian.  Furthermore,  a 
project  brochure  will  be  designed  and 
produced  along  with  other  dissemination 
and  publicity  materials.  This  will  serve  to 
raise  awareness  of  the  importance  and 
relevance  of  the  project.  The  sharing  of 
research  results  will  be  supported  by 
presentations  given  by  DNDI  researchers 
at  workshops  and  conferences  organised 
by the partner institutions. 

will 

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COORDINATOR 

STATE ENTERPRISE STATE 
ROAD SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 
INSTITUTE NAMED AFTER M. P. 
SHULGIN 
Valeriy  Vyrozhemsky 
vv@dorndi.org.ua  
+38 044 456 26 47 
Ukraine 

CONTRACTCORS 

FORUM DES LABORATOIRES 
NATIONAUX EUROPEENS DE 
RECHERCHE ROUTIERE 
Laurie Ferrier 
laurie.ferrier@fehrl.org 
+32 2 7758247   
Belgium 

KTI KOZLEKEDESTUDOMANYI 
INTEZET NONPROFIT KFT 
Gábor Milu 
milu.gabor@kti.hu 
+361 371 5814   
Hungary 

MA'TZ - THE ISRAELI 
NATIONAL ROADS AND 
TRANSPORTATION CO. LTD 
Yevgeny Artsev 
yevgenya@iroads.co.il 
+972 373 55 876 
Israel 

INSTYTUT BADAWCZY DROG I 
MOSTOW 
Monika  Kowalska-Sudyka 
mkowalska@ibdim.edu.pl 
+48 22 39 00 251 
Poland 

STATENS VAG- OCH 
TRANSPORTFORSKNINGS-
INSTITUT 
Therese  Jomander 
therese.jomander@vti.se   
+46 13 204015   
Sweden

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KHAI-ERA 

Integrating the National Aerospace University "KhAI" into ERA 

to 30/11/2014  

Period: 01/12/2011 
Total cost: EUR 551.265 
Budget from EC: EUR 499.439 
Contract number: 294311 
Funding scheme: CSA  

OBJECTIVES 

into 

(KhAI) 

integrate 

The overall aim of the KhAI-ERA project is 
the  National  Aerospace 
to 
University 
the  European 
(ERA)  by  developing 
research  area 
cooperation, setting up joint pilot research 
and,  finally, 
twinning  with  European 
research  and  innovation  organisations  in 
its  three  strongest  aerospace  and  IT 
research topics: 
• composite materials;  
•  advanced  manufacturing  for  aircraft 
assembly;  
• dependable embedded systems.  

These  are  also  research  topics  highly 
relevant  to  the  FP7  transport,  space,  ICT 
and research for SMEs work programmes. 

DESCRIPTION 

the 

KhAI  is  the  only  university  in  Ukraine 
providing 
full  cycle  of  higher 
education  in  aero-space  science.  It  has 
over 1 146 researchers, 700 teachers and 
12 000 students. Its researchers regularly 
publish  international  papers  and  present 
at 
in  these 
research  topics.  KhAI  is  a  major  research 

international  conferences 

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Coordinator: NATIONAL AEROSPACE 
UNIVERSITY KHARKIV AVIATION INSTITUTE 
NAMED BY N ZUKOVSKIY 
Website: http://khai-era.khai.edu/

centre with huge potential for  integration 
into  the  ERA  as  demonstrated  by  its 
participation 
in  many  national  and 
international projects. 
The  KhAI-ERA  project  will  build  upon 
KhAI’s existing strengths as a high-quality 
institution  via  twinning  and 
research 
four 
capacity-building  activities  with 
excellent 
and 
research 
European 
Institute  of 
innovation  organisations: 
Aerospace Engineering, Brno University of 
Technology 
Fraunhofer 
(IAE-BUT); 
Institute 
for  Factory  Operation  and 
Automation  (Fraunhofer-IFF);  Centre  for 
Integrated 
and 
Biomedical  Engineering,  Tallinn  University 
of 
and 
Intelligentsia Consultants (Intelligentsia). 
involve 
The  capacity-building  activities 
know-ledge-exchange,  setting  up 
joint 
experiments and training development for 
KhAI  researchers  focused  on  composite 
materials,  advanced  manufacturing  for 
aircraft  assembly,  dependable  embedded 
systems  and  the  FP7  programme.  It  also 
involves  dissemination  and 
strategy 
the  KhAI 
development 
organisation.  In  order  to  promote  the 
KhAI-ERA  project,  KhAI  and  FP7  within 
Ukraine, workshops and a major scientific 

(CEBE-TUT); 

Technology 

Electronic 

Systems 

support 

to 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
its 

conference  will  be  organised.  This  task 
will  raise  awareness  of  the  KhAI‑ERA 
benefits  amongst 
project  and 
Ukrainian  scientists, 
researchers  and 
engineers  working  and  studying  in  public 
or  private  organisations  based  outside  of 
KhAI. 

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COORDINATOR 

NATIONAL AEROSPACE 
UNIVERSITY KHARKIV 
AVIATION INSTITUTE NAMED 
BY N ZUKOVSKIY 
Igor Rybalchenko 
iar@khai.edu 
+38 057 7190473 
Ukraine 

CONTRACTORS 

VYSOKE UCENI TECHNICKE V 
BRNE 
Jaroslav Juracka 
juracka@fme.vutbr.cz 
+420 541 142 234 
Czech Republic 

TALLINNA TEHNIKAULIKOOL

Gert Jervan 
gert.jervan@ati.ttu.ee 
+372 620 2261   
Estonia 

FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT 
ZUR FOERDERUNG DER 
ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG 
E.V 
Kay Matzner 
kay.matzner@iff.fraunhofer.de 
+49 391 4090259 
Germany 

INTELLIGENTSIA 
CONSULTANTS LTD 
Giles Brandon 
gilesbrandon@intelligentsia-
consultants.com   
+352 26394233  
United Kingdom 

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Index 

Adm-ERA - Reinforcing Additive Manufacturing research cooperation between the Central 
Metallurgical Research and Development Institute and the European Research Area ....................... 207 

AQUAMED - The Future of Research on Aquaculture in the Mediterranean Region ................................ 74 

ARIMNET - Coordination of Agricultural Research in the Mediterranean ....................................................... 76 

BAT4MED - Boosting Best Available Techniques in the Mediterranean Partner Countries ................. 23 

BELERA - Reinforcing carbon nanotubes and photonics research cooperation between the 
Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics and the European Research Area
 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 210 

BILAT-UKR*AINA - Enhancing the BILATeral S&T Partnership with UKRraine * Advanced INnovative 
Approach .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 172 

BIONEXGEN - Development of the next generation bioreactor system ...................................................... 213 

BIOPARTNERS - Reinforcing Georgian international cooperation capacities in the field of Food and 
Biotechnologies ............................................................................................................................................................................... 78 

BIOPROTECH - Improvement of research capacities of the Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax in Bio-
Processes for biotech applications, tying up with the European Research Area ....................................... 81 

BOTERA - Reinforcing cooperation between the Royal Botanic Garden of Jordan and ERA ............... 84 

BY-NANOERA - Institutional Development of Applied Nanoelectromagnetics: Belarus in ERA 
Widening .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 215 

CB-WR-MED - Capacity Building for direct Water Reuse in the Mediterranean Area ............................. 25 

CLIMB - Climate Induced changes on the hydrology of Mediterranean basins: reducing uncertainty 
and quantifying risk through an integrated monitoring and modelling system ........................................ 27 

CLIM-RUN - Climate Local Information in the Mediterranean region: Responding to User Needs . 30 

COCONET - Towards COast to COast NETworks of marine protected areas (from the shore to the 
high and deep sea), coupled with sea-based wind energy potential ............................................................... 86 

COMBIOM - Strengthening Cooperation in Molecular Biomedicine between EU and Ukraine ........ 116 

CREAM - Coordinating research in support to application of EAF (Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries) 
and management advice in the Mediterranean and Black Seas ........................................................................ 90 

DEBPAL2 - Reinforcing Capacity Building for Defending Biodiversity in the Palestinian Territories
 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 32 

EARN - Euro-Algerian Research Networking................................................................................................................ 175 

ECOARM2ERA - EU Cooperation Capacity Building of Center for Ecological-Noosphere Studies of 
National Academy of Sciences of Armenia: Towards Armenia’s integration into the ERA .................. 35 

ENVIROGRIDS - Building Capacity for a Black Sea Catchment Observation and Assessment 
System supporting Sustainable Development .............................................................................................................. 38 

ERAIHM - Advancing Research and Cooperation Capacities of IHM NASU towards ERA ................... 178 

ETC - EUROPEAN–TUNISIAN COOPERATION ................................................................................................................ 180 

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EU-JORDANNET II - Enhancement of Jordan-European S&T Partnerships ............................................... 183 

EUMEDNETVSTB - Building a cooperative strategy between Europe and Mediterranean countries 
for upgrading tuberculosis research and control ..................................................................................................... 119 

EUNAM - EU and North African Migrants: Health and Health Systems ....................................................... 121 

FAWIRA - Strengthening of Food, Agriculture and Water-related International Research 
Cooperation of Algeria ................................................................................................................................................................ 92 

FORCE - Fisheries and aquaculture-Oriented Research Capacity in Egypt ................................................... 95 

FORESTERRA - Enhancing FOrest RESearch in the MediTERRAnean through improved coordination 
and integration ................................................................................................................................................................................ 98 

FUME - Forest fires under climate, social and economic changes in Europe, the Mediterranean and 
other fire-affected areas of the world .............................................................................................................................. 42 

GM_NCD_in_co - Reinforcing IPT capacities in Genomic Medicine, Non-Communicable Diseases 
Investigation and international cooperation ............................................................................................................... 123 

HEPACUTE - Host and viral factors in acute hepatitis C ....................................................................................... 126 

HITT-2008 - Health in Times of Transition: Trends in Population Health and Health Policies in CIS 
Countries .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 128 

HP-SEE - High-Performance Computing Infrastructure for South East Europe’s Research 
Communities ................................................................................................................................................................................. 155 

INARMERA - Integrating Armenia into ERA................................................................................................................... 130 

INARMERA-ICT - Integrating Armenia into Era: Information and Communication Technologies ... 158 

INCOMMET - Improving National Capacities in Observation and Management of Marine 
Environment in Tunisia ............................................................................................................................................................... 45 

INCONET CA/SC - International Cooperation Network for Central Asian and South Caucasus 
countries .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 185 

INCRIS - Improving International Cooperation and R&D Road Infrastructure Strategy for Ukraine
 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 266 

IPERA - Integrating the Institute for Physical Research of the National Academy of Sciences of the 
Republic of Armenia into ERA .............................................................................................................................................. 189 

J-Eracenter - The National Energy Research Center (NERC) as a centre of excellence for EU–
Jordan S & T cooperation: towards Jordan’s integration into the ERA ........................................................... 12 

JEWEL - Jordan Europe Wide Enhanced research Links in ICT ......................................................................... 161 

JOCHERA - Jordan Conservation of Cultural Heritage in ERA ............................................................................ 219 

JoRIEW - Improving capacity of Jordanian Research in Integrated Renewable Energy and Water 
supply ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 

KHAI-ERA - Integrating the National Aerospace University "KhAI" into ERA .............................................. 270 

KHCCBIO - Supporting the Establishment of a Cancer Biobank for Jordan and its Neighbouring 
Countries through Knowledge Transfer & Training ................................................................................................. 133 

LEB'IN - Lebanon–Europe ‘on boarding’ to innovate and enhance research links in health ............ 136 

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LINKSCEEM-2 - Linking Scientific Computing in Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean - Phase 2
 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 164 

MATS - Multipurpose Applications by Thermodynamic Solar ............................................................................... 16 

MEDCHAMPS - MEDiterranean studies of Cardiovascular disease and Hyperglycaemia: Analytical 
Modelling of Population Socio-economic transitions ............................................................................................. 139 

MEDIGINE - Genetic and environmental factors of insulin resistance syndrome and its long-term 
complications in immigrant Mediterranean populations ...................................................................................... 142 

MEDINA - Marine Ecosystem Dynamics and Indicators for North Africa....................................................... 47 

MEDPRO - Prospective Analysis for the Mediterranean region ........................................................................ 258 

MEDSEA - MEDiterranean Sea Acidification in a changing climate .................................................................. 49 

MED-SPRING - Mediterranean Science, Policy, Research & Innovation Gateway .................................. 193 

MIRA - Mediterranean Innovation and Research Coordination Action .......................................................... 196 

MOBILISE - MOrocco and the EU: strengthening BIlateral Links in Innovation and Science for 
Economy .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 200 

MOICT - Morocco Research Advance in ICT for Water .............................................................................................. 51 

MOLD-ERA - Preparation for Moldova’s integration into the European Research Area and into the 
Community R&D Framework Programs on the basis of scientific excellence ......................................... 222 

MOLD-NANONET - Enhancing the capacities of the ELIRI Research Institute in applied research to 
enable the integration of Moldova in the European Research Area on the basis of scientific 
excellence ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 225 

N€UROMED - Mediterranean Neurosciences Network .......................................................................................... 145 

NANOALLOY - Induced electrodeposition of nanostructures as nanowires and nanotubes 
consisting of cobalt-based multilayers for MEMS applications ....................................................................... 229 

NANOTWINNING - Increase in opportunities for strategic collaboration in the field of 
nanotechnology via twinning of IOP with institutions of European Research Area .............................. 231 

NAPEP - Nanotechnology platform for electronics and photonics ................................................................. 234 

NARNIA - New Archaeological Research Network for Integrating Approaches to Ancient Material 
Studies .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 238 

NASERA - Reinforcing Nanostructured material research cooperation between the Unité de 
Développement de la Technologie du Silicium and the Europan Research Area ................................... 241 

OLITREVA - Capacity Building for Sustainable Treatment and Valorisation of Olive Mill Waste 
(OMW) in Palestine..................................................................................................................................................................... 101 

PEGASO - People for Ecosystem-based Governance in assessing sustainable development of 
Ocean and Coast ............................................................................................................................................................................ 53 

PERA - Palestine for European Research Area .............................................................................................................. 18 

PERSEUS - Policy-oriented marine Environmental Research in the Southern EUropean Seas .......... 57 

PICTURE - Policy dialogue in ICT to an Upper level for Reinforced EU-EECA Cooperation ............... 166 

PRIMA-ERA -  Promoting and Improving Azerbaijan Research Collaboration with European 
Research Area ............................................................................................................................................................................... 243 

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PROMITHEAS-4 - Knowledge transfer and research needs for preparing mitigation/ adaptation 
policy portfolios .............................................................................................................................................................................. 63 

RECOCAPE - Reinforcing Cooperation Capacity of Egypt in embedded ubiquitous computing ...... 169 

RESCAP-MED - NCDs and their social determinants in Mediterranean partner countries:  building 
sustainable research capacity for effective policy intervention ...................................................................... 147 

SASPARM - Support Action for Strengthening Palestinian-administrated Areas capabilities for 
seismic Risk Mitigation ............................................................................................................................................................... 67 

SENS-ERA - Strengthening sensor research links between the Georgian Technical University and 
the European Research Area ................................................................................................................................................ 246 

SHEMERA - Euro-Mediterranean research cooperation on gender and science: SHE Euro-
Mediterranean Research Area ............................................................................................................................................. 260 

ShERACA - Shaping Egypt’s Association to the ERA and Cooperation Action ........................................... 202 

SIERA - Integrating Sina Institute into the European Research Area ............................................................ 262 

SIRRIMED - Sustainable use of Irrigation water in the Mediterranean region ......................................... 105 

SPHINX - Spontaneous clearance in Patients acutely infected with HCV — Immune profiling, Novel 
biomarkers and X-omics approaches .............................................................................................................................. 150 

START - Boosting EU-Ukraine cooperation in the field of Superhard Materials ..................................... 249 

SUCCESS - Strengthening Ukraine and EU research cooperation in the field of Material Sciences
 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 253 

SUDSOE - Characterisation and Sustainable use of Egyptian Degraded Soils .......................................... 70 

SUSTAINMED - Sustainable agri-food systems and rural development in the Mediterranean 
Partner Countries ........................................................................................................................................................................ 107 

SUWARESA - Capacity and knowledge building on the Sustainable Use of Water Resources in 
Syrian Agriculture ....................................................................................................................................................................... 109 

SWUP-MED - Sustainable water use securing food production in dry areas of the Mediterranean 
region ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 111 

THEBERA - Theodor Bilharz into the European Research Area ......................................................................... 152 

ULIXES - Unravelling and exploiting Mediterranean Sea microbial diversity and ecology for 
Xenobiotics’ and pollutants’ clean up .............................................................................................................................. 113 

WELL - Water and Energy for Life in Libya .................................................................................................................... 20 

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European Commission

EUR 25641 — Research & Innovation in support of the European Neighbourhood Policy 
                       7th Framework Programme

Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union

2013 — 278 pp — 14,8 x 21 cm

ISBN   978-92-79-27863-1
10.2777/3909
doi