"Foreign language learning has been of high priority in Europe since the millennium. In 2002, the Barcelona European Council meeting called for greater actions towards foreign languages learning in an early age and it also established the ""mother tongue language plus two""- strategy, which encourage pupils to know at least two foreign languages. In 2017, data from Eurostat shows that 59% pupils speak two foreign languages in upper secondary school, though most pupils in primary schools only learn one foreign language: English. In countries such as Denmark, Sweden, The United Kingdom and Czech Republic the numbers of foreign language learners have decreased since 2010.ARTinLANs objective is to develop a teaching methodology that incorporate art in foreign language courses in primary school and establish an international teacher network that exchange experiences and inspire to try several art-activities in the classes. Hereby, ARTinLAN aims to increase young pupils’ motivation to learn foreign languages through art forms such as dance, music, painting, theater etc. Through creative learning, ARTinLAN wants to develop the attitude that foreign language learning is fun and introduce a learning methodology that includes all pupils in the classroom, also those who normally may find language learning difficult for instance: refugees, immigrants and pupils with dyslexia. Studies show that positive experiences with foreign language learning from an early age increases pupils’ motivation to learn more than one language, which sustain through adolescence (Artsed 2009, Saunders, C. M. 1998, Robinson, D. W. 1992, Genesee, Cloud, F. and N. 1998).The primary target group is foreign language and art teachers, who teach pupils in primary school. Five teachers from each country will participate (30 in all). The secondary target group is their pupils aged 6-11, who either are learning a foreign language in their country of origin or are learning a foreign language and the national language of their host country. To achieve these objectives, the ARTinLAN will: - Develop ARTinLAN activities Based on an initial survey that determine the pupils' specific needs, ARTinLAN will develop activities engaging a particular art form in each class i.e. dance, theatre, music etc.- Develop the Global Virtual VillageThe Global Virtual Village will serve as an online platform, where the teachers can exchange their experiences of implementing the ARTinLAN activities into their foreing language classes. It will also be the platform for the Online Event, where the pupils will share their end products of the ARTinLAN activities, which will be exhibited on the platform afterwards. - Write the ARTinLAN methodologiesBased on the teachers and pupils user and learning experiences of the ARTinLAN activities and the Global Virtual Village, the ARTinLAN methodology and good practice will be written. At the end of the project, the teachers would have experimented on incorporating creative learning into their foreign language teaching. They would have cooperated with the local art teachers and also developed an international network with whom they can exchange experiences and good practices on the online platform “The Global Virtual Village”. The pupils would have tried new learning activities and they have established an European network among pupils during the Online Event, where they have shown each other what they have learned. The ARTinLAN methodology that has been created during the project will be accessible on the Global Virtual Village, which is an open platform. This will enable external teachers to access and take part in the network and ARTinLAN activities in the future. The project seeks to uphold and cherish the diversity of European languages and ensure that they are passed on and advanced by the next European generations. ARTinLAN contributes to the European Year of Culture 2018 by sustaining, promoting and celebrating the European language heritage and culture through education."

Olive oil is one of the oldest vegetable oils, and is the major constituent of the Mediterranean diet. Its consumption has also spread remarkably outside the Mediterranean Basin. It is considered as a commodity and nutraceutical product that has a huge economic impact in the Mediterranean countries. Nowadays, consumers awareness concerning quality, safety and traceability of food products, in general, and olive oil in particular, is increasing. More information is required in terms of labeling, and also legislation frameworks are in constant updating, aiming to maintain and improve the overall quality of this product. In this regard issues related to olive oil authenticity and traceability are considering crucial. MedOOmics (Mediterranean Extra Virgin Olive Oil Omics: profiling and fingerprinting) aims to profile and fingerprint monovarietal extra virgin olive oils made of the most typical varieties from different regions of four countries, addressing issues related to varietal and geographical traceability and authentication. The objectives can be summarized as 1) the establishment of chemical markers of geographical and varietal traceability and 2) establish a pattern comprising the “markers of authenticity” to be used in the identification of olive oil adulterations. The novelty of MedOOmics is based on an integrated approach, comprising a deep knowledge of some of the least studied olive oil varieties in the Mediterranean Basin. Olive oils profiling will be achieved by the determination of several class of compounds in a multicomponent analysis: trace elements by ICP-MS; stable isotope ratio analysis by EA-IRMS and/or GC/C-IRMS; volatile and phenolic compounds, tocopherols, pigments, sterols, fatty acids and triacylglicerols by chromatographic techniques- GC-FID, GC/MS or HPLC-DAD, LC/MS. Olive oils fingerprinting, focus on recognition of patterns, will comprise NMR techniques, including multidimensional NMR, Infrared Spectroscopy (mean infrared (MIR) and near infrared (NIR)) and Raman Spectroscopy. Appropriated statistical analysis will be performed, namely chemometric tools using multivariate descriptive and predictive methods. MedOOmics activities will span 8 working packages, gathering four countries, Portugal as coordinator, France, Turkey and Tunisie. Seven research teams will be involved with different skills and complementary competences enabling to establish an international network related with Olive Oil Omics thematic. Altogether, this proposal will contribute to the implementation of a “MedOOmics database” comprising the chemical markers of varietal and geographical origin for the most relevant EVOOs from the Mediterranean countries encompassed in this work, which constitute a valuable tool in the field of “Food Authentication”.

The simultaneous increase of population and living standards will create a high demand for fish-derived protein in the future. However, resource scarcity (feed, water and energy), environmental impacts, and changes in climate and growing conditions have to be seriously considered in aquaculture. New sustainable protein and lipid sources and improved technologies to increase bio-availability of existing sources will be needed to ensure adequate supply of aquafeeds. Although aquaculture effluents can be an excellent medium for algal growth, they are usually not reused since they contain residual organic compounds, minerals and other micro-pollutants. MARINALGAE4aqua is an innovative research project that targets to develop strategies for increasing efficiency of important European farmed fish and reducing their environmental impact using micro- & macro-algal biomass as feed ingredients by: I. Culturing marine algae under optimized technological processes to remove organic compounds and minerals from fish farm effluents so as to produce high value products for aquafeeds while recycling nutrients; thus improving the water body quality and reducing the environmental impact. II. Identifying novel feed additives to improve fish digestive capacity and nutrient metabolism upon using the selected algae. III. Improving fish growth and end product quality, reducing time to slaughter and providing consumers with a safe and healthy food item that has wider acceptance. MARINALGAE4aqua aims to tackle the sustainability challenges of the aquafeed industry by developing cost-effective and resource-efficient alternatives to fishmeal by providing: a) efficient new processes to valorize selected marine algae that could reduce EU imports of protein and lipid sources and minimize over-exploitation of wild fish stocks, loss of biodiversity and environmental burden and b) high sensory quality and consumer acceptance of fish products to meet food security and dietary needs for a healthy life.

<< Background >>This project brings together six partners from four countries to explore the potential of emerging digital technology, Virtual Reality, in the context of vocationally-oriented language learning. VET learners are the group of learners with speficic language needs which will adress to their future language needs for the labour life. However, in most of the VET schools or centers there is a general language curriculum or the needs of the target group are not identified exactly. As a result, the appropriate approaches or methodologies cannot be applied for the teaching of language in these classes. After the learners graduate, they cannot acheive the desired language level for the jobs and the unemployment become a serious problem for the individuals. Thus, the integration of VR technology in VET classes will increase the motivation of learners when they are exposed to real life situations, and learning and teaching of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) will not be such a great problem in VET schools or centers . Learners will be able to learn the language in real contexts, and teachers will be able to integrate these new technology in their teaching. Six experienced partners will come together in the scope of this project and adress to the language needs of the VET learners, organise activities for pre and in-service English teachers and increase the efficiency of the language teaching in VET schools and centers. In this way, more qualified individuals will graduate and their integration to labour market will be easier.<< Objectives >>The project applies an action-research approach to;1. Identify where and how VR is likely to add value to vocationally-oriented language learning2. Test the application of VR in a range of vocationally-oriented language learning3. Evaluate the benefits to learners and the practical implications for learning providers.In offering pre-service, in-service English teachers, VET teachers and learners from these different countries an opportunity to explore the practical application of this significant new technology, the project directly addresses the Erasmus priorities of;• Open education and innovative practices in a digital era• Further strengthening key competences in VET• Introducing systematic approaches to, and opportunities for, the initial and continuous professional development of pre-service, in-service English teachers, VET teachers, trainers, and mentors, in both school and work-based settings.The project also responds to the need for improved employment among youth, the use of innovative methods and digital technology and improved mobility of workers due to improved language skills.<< Implementation >>There are going to be 4 Transnational meetings, 3 LTT activities, 5 multiplier events, and 6 outputs in order to achieve the desired goals. In transnational meetings, we plan to decide on the project logo, let the participating organizations introduce themselves and see their capacities in face to face meetings, discuss about the ongoing process and the activities. In LTT activities, we want to access the target groups and help them learn how to integrate VR in their classes, how to identify the language needs of the learners, and how to contuniue to benefit from this digitl tool in long run. With the multiplier events, we aim to share the project results with the target groups, local public, and disseminate the activities and the results at national and international level. For the sustainability of the project, there are going to be 6 intellectual outputs developed by each participating organisation and with the cooperation of all six participants. While determining the responsible organisation for the outputs, their capacity, relevancy and previous experiences were all considered for a qualified result that will adress to the target groups' needs and will be used in long term.<< Results >>Outputs achieved by the project activities are;1. Identify key language competences for target vocational areas through a needs and situation analysis.- This will include a corpus analysis of the existing vocational materials and curricula. A paper will be published in a relevant journal and findings so far will be disseminated at professional body conferences.2. Identify areas of vocational courses most responsive to VR web platform This will be done through online activities and LTTs in partner countries.3. Scenarios for these situations in target VET areas will be created next at a mobility meeting with participants from all partner countries. These scenarios will be used to design and create VR experiences, a Guidebook including these scenarios will be developed alongside this.4. Teacher mobility meeting to familiarise teachers who will be rolling out the VR Web Based Platform on their courses, with the new materials using the Guidebook. Skills in the use of VR materials will be mapped to the EQF framework.At each of these stages of the project, a systematic evaluation will ensure that materials and the other required packs are ready for the next stage and any issues have been ironed out.5. Piloting of VR materials and the Guidebook with step by step instructions in all partner countries to further refine the main output of VR materials for vocational language learning.6. After evaluation of the pilots, the materials will be published on the project website, professional body websites and events, platforms such as EPALE and at multiplier events.An important outcome of the project will be a group of teachers with skills in the use of cutting edge technology for vocational language learning. Soft outcomes will include the establishment of a VET teacher network with support from the ECMLLanguage for Work network, EfVET (European forum for Vocational Education and Training) and EPALE. Systematic professional development of pre-service and in-service English teachers, teachers participating in the project and beyond the project through professional body events and webinars is another soft outcome.The impact beyond the project will be a core of teachers and institutions in each partner country to deliver VR supported learning on vocational courses and to train pre and in-service English teachers, the teachers of VET to deliver this type of learning.

Crop wild relatives (CWR) are wild plant species genetically related to cultivated crops. Their untapped diversity can enhance resilience to biotic and abiotic stress and the nutritional quality of modern crops. Wheat, sugar beet, and oilseed rape were selected by Pro-wild because of their importance to food security and EU farmers and because some of their wild relatives are endemic to Europe. Moreover, these CWRs constitute a rich and under-exploited resource needed to face challenges linked to climate change and the transition to low-input agriculture. The genetic diversity and vulnerability of these CWRs must be better characterized to optimize their conservation and utilization. The objectives of Pro-Wild are to identify priorities for in-situ conservation of the selected CWR gene pools, to survey and complement CWR genebanks collections, and to increase the use of CWRs in crop improvement. Pro-Wild associates 18 partners from 11 EU and associated countries with expertise in ecology, conservation, genomics, pathology, microbiology, plant breeding, agriculture, and sociology. Pro-Wild will compile and analyse CWR occurrence maps and perform new in-situ collections. It will predict the vulnerability of several CWR species and populations to ongoing climate changes. Ex-situ collections will be complemented with endangered CWRs accessions. Pro-Wild will investigate the resilience of CWR collections for relevant biotic and abiotic stresses. The identification of CWR-derived desired traits and their transfer into elite backgrounds will be done to promote CWR use. Overall, Pro-Wild specific goals will be coordinated with input from breeders, farmers, and consumers. Pro-Wild outcomes will contribute to European Green Deal initiatives through research, education, and training. It will serve the EU biodiversity and the Farm to Fork strategies by preserving, characterizing, and utilising wild species that have unique importance for the resilience of our food systems.