EU Projects
SUSTAINAKIT
SustainaKit is a new European initiative dedicated to transforming culinary Vocational Education and Training (VET) through sustainability, responsible consumption, and KM0 (zero-kilometre) food use aiming to raise awareness among VET students and teachers about the environmental impact of cooking practices and the importance of reducing waste in the food sector.
Fin4Good
Fin4Good is new Erasmus+ project that aims to transform higher education in microfinance and the social economy. The project introduces an integrated educational framework combining innovative teaching methods, gamified learning tools, and intercultural collaboration to enhance the quality and relevance of education across Europe responding to the growing need for financial literacy and social economy education in higher education curricula.
Green Labs
The GREEN LABS project aims to support and stimulate the green transition, by promoting innovation and greening of VET systems, through internationalization, exchange of practices and knowledge sharing among partners, in line with the 2020 Osnabrück Declaration on Vocational Education and Training for Sustainable Competitiveness, Social Equity and Resilience .
SALIENCE
The SALIENCE – Soil Alliance: Connecting Stakeholders for Soil Health and Sustainable Development in Rural Mediterranean Regions project promotes sustainable land management and the restoration of soil health through participatory, inclusive, and community-led practices. By engaging diverse groups—such as farmers, youth, women, and marginalized communities—SALIENCE facilitates co-creation and learning in three Mediterranean Living Labs. The project supports the development of regional landscape restoration plans, enhances soil literacy, and fosters collaboration through tools like stakeholder workshops, educational farm visits for children, and a virtual platform for farmers. It aligns with the EU Soil Mission’s objectives, empowering rural communities to build environmental resilience and adopt sustainable practices.
TtraSE
TtraSE (Twin Transition for Social Enterprises in Arts and Craft Sectors) is a European project that supports social enterprises and VET/C-VET providers in the arts and crafts sector to embrace the green and digital transition. Through targeted training, capacity building, and a micro-credentials approach, the project empowers creative industries in the Western Balkans to develop sustainable, inclusive, and future-ready skills.
DIGI SEII
The Digital Scaling for Social Enterprises: Empowering Impact and Innovation (DIGI SEII) project funded by the EU under the SMP-COSME 2023-SEED program, aims to equip social enterprises (SEs) and their support organisations (SESOs) with the digital tools and skills they need to scale and enhance their impact.
Res-Move
RES-MOVE, an EU Project funded by Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF), addresses the challenge of migrant integrationto employment and social inclusion by promoting access to coworking spaces, where migrants can connect with opportunities, networks, and resources, thereby enhancing their employability and societal contribution.
RESMOVE seeks to make use of the unique potential of collaborative spaces, transforming them into hubs of inclusive integration for migrants. By promoting diversity, innovation, and social cohesion, we aim to create a more dynamic and inclusive labor market across the European Union.
GOV4ALL
GOV4ALL (Governance and business models for living labs: Rural regeneration hubs for tackling soil health challenges in the Mediterranean region) is a Soil Mission project funded by the EU. Coordinated by SAE Innova, it will deploy a bottom-up participatory approach with the establishment of five living labs across France, Greece and Spain. These living labs will test and validate soil solutions and lead to the creation of rural regeneration hubs designed to provide services and business models tailored to local contexts and stakeholder needs.
The project will connect farmers, scientists, NGOs, policymakers and the public towards a vision of an agricultural system that can generate income for rural communities while protecting natural resources, with a focus on regenerating the soil.
Skills4AI
Skills4AI is a European Project aiming to develop awareness of artificial intelligence among teachers, trainers and learners so that they are able to 1) understand the importance of a technology that is spreading fast in all the sectors, 2) know for which purposes it is and will be used, in service and production companies, communication, leisure… 3) develop a critical thinking regarding how it influences our personal and civic lives. Skills4AI will help educators to forecast and implement AI for pedagogical purposes.
PAIC
Artificial Intelligence (AI) represents a crucial facet of the ongoing transformation fueled by digitalization, global real-time networking, and the automation of productive processes. Recognizing Vocational Education and Training (VET) institutions as pivotal sources for supplying the frontline workforce, the PAIC project (Promoting Artificial Intelligence Competences in VET) endeavors to offer programs that integrate AI-related competencies for producing graduates equipped with skills aligned with the dynamic labor market.
UPWELL
UPWELL Project (Teachers UPskilling for WELL-being in multicultural classrooms) focuses on Professional Development and Teacher Self-Efficiency in Multicultural Classrooms in order to improve teachers well-being, and consequently provide a safe and inclusive space for the students.
The training program is based on Professional Development in Multicultural Classrooms (PDMC) an effective way to upskill teachers by providing them with a learning opportunity to understand the complex characteristics of diversity, see it as a powerful and rich resource for teaching and learning, enhance critical thinking and improve the teaching environment.
