Climate Change in Agriculture
17-18.9.19
RIMT University at Chandigarh, India
In parallel with the efforts of the DESSINO project to develop its website, Faye Plakantonaki was given the possibility to demonstrate the websites of the Erasmus+ projects CLICHA and FOSTEX, at the 2nd project meeting which took place at RIMT University at Chandigarh, India.
27.09.19
Turin, Italy
On September 27, Turin opened the doors to the European Researchers’ Night, from 6.30 pm to midnight, the pleasure of meeting with the world of research.
The European Researchers’ Night attracts every year thousands of enthusiasts and is a unique opportunity to meet researchers, find out how they work, ask them questions and have fun with experiments, demonstrations, conferences and activities.
Many new features of this new 2019 edition, strongly desired by the world of research that has organized itself to give life to a special event, a party that will take place simultaneously with over 200 appointments in other European and Italian cities.
The night is organized under the patronage of the University of Turin, Turin Polytechnic, Metropolitan City and the City of Turin, in collaboration with the Compagnia di San Paolo and the Piedmont Science System, with the support of the volunteers of the Solidarity Association Together 2010 .
CISAO researchers presented the CLICHA project at the University Rectorate illustrating the objectives and the results of the project with posters and flyers.
04.07.19
Agia Paraskevi, Greece
Dr. Athanasios Drigas, Director of Net Media Lab of N.C.S.R. “Demokritos” presented the e-learning platform of the CLICHA project in front of undergraduate students during his annual speech at the 54th Summer School in the framework of the 7th Hellenic Forum for Science, Technology and Innovation.
UCAR-INAT
UCAR-INAT
13.03.19
On March 13-14, 2019, the DESSINO kick-off meeting took place in Athens, Greece. The DESSINO Erasmus+ project seeks to provide the infrastructure for the development of design education by establishing three Design & Innovation Centres in Indian Universities, where the systematic collaboration of academia with industry will be fostered. These centres will facilitate the development of improved design courses that will encompass product and service design by following state of the art methodologies in design thinking, sustainability, design research, social innovation, ethical issues in design, etc.
Faye Plakantonaki the project manager of CLICHA: Climate Change in Agriculture and Dimos Papakonstantinou member of the consortium with CRE.THI.DEV. had the chance to present the main aspects of the project and share their experience concerning its implementation.
18.02.19
On Monday, February 18, 2019, the opening of the FOSTEX kick-off meeting took place in Terrassa, Spain. The project aims at the establishment of two advanced textiles’ centers in Jordan universities and upgrade textile centers in Morocco in order to promote the textile sector in these countries via: (1) boosting competitiveness by lowering production cost, increasing productivity, developing quality and design, and implementing international conformity certification; (2) maintaining and increasing the local market share and creating a stronger image of the “Made in Jordan” and “Made in Morocco” products in comparison to Chinese/Asian products; (3) supporting exports to surrounding markets, mainly European, US and Arab markets; (4) exploring niche manufacturing opportunities (i.e. specialized products such as advanced/high end textiles) where the competitive advantage is not the price.
Faye Plakantonaki the project manager of CLICHA: Climate Change in Agriculture and Dimos Papakonstantinou member of the consortium with CRE.THI.DEV. had the chance to present the main aspects of the project and share their experience concerning its implementation.
The kick-off meeting ended February 20, with the presentation of the Textile Research & Teaching at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya and a visit to Textile Section Facilities in ESEIAAT and INTEXTER.
8.2.19
UJ-ESIER
31.01.19-03.02.19
“Zootechnia” is the only specialized event in Greece and the Balkans, regarding livestock and poultry and it was held for the 11th time from 31 January to 3 February at the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Centre. All major businesses were present, and they presented the latest developments in the sector; everything from the most important food producing animals to machinery, equipment, services and research.
The exhibition marks developments in a very dynamic primary production field and establishes the new standards of a sector which, in early 2019, will go through a period of improvement-plan approval, which will lead to investment and action implementation acceleration in the livestock-poultry sector. “Zootechnia 2019” continued the upward trajectory recorded by the corresponding event of 2017, which proved to be the best ever, breaking records in visitor and exhibitor numbers.
The CLICHA project was present in this event at the pavilion of the Agricultural University of Athens (AUA). The pavilion was staffed by the Department of International and Public Relations of the AUA as well as volunteer students and staff who distributed printed information material and informed the visitors. During the exhibition, the pavilion of the University was visited by the Deputy Minister of the Hellenic Ministry of Agriculture, Mr. V. Kokkalis, the Region Directors of Epirus and Thessaly, Mr. A. Kakrimanis and K. Agorastos, representatives of organizations, journalists of the agricultural press, many professionals, producers and visitors interested in learning about the actions that are implemented the AUA, including the CLICHA project.