It was recognized by the partners in this project that the education process in their organizations needed to be upgraded, in a meaning to offer to the new generation of students a new approach in knowledge transfer process. Many surveys had proven that the students (and the employers) are demanding skillful labor when entering their enterprises, instead of an individual who knows how it should be done but does not have the skills to do it.In that manner, at the beginning the project was aiming to provide the following objectives:-Create user friendly IT based tools for knowledge transfer in two disciplines:oNutritionoManagement of accommodation facility-Connect professors and employers while establishing the elements that would become part of the future IT learning tool-Train students to perform research in order to create promotional tools for the tourist offer while developing new learning toolFour HEI took place in implementing this project:-University Goce Delchev in Shtip, Republic of Macedonia acting as Beneficiary-Prof Dr Asen Zlatarov University from Burgas, Bulgaria, -Veleuciliste u Sibeniku, Croatia and -Alexandreio Technologiko Ekpaideitiko Idryma Thessalonikis from Greece as partners in this project.As far as outputs development is concerned, for the forst output research and selection of recipes that are part of the electronic edition were completed on time and after 4 sets of workshops on which numerous testings were taking part, the Electronic calculator now is operational and is used by the professors, students and any other interested party. Since the first output was divided in two subsections, the second one was to search for traditional meals within the countries of the region, to publish a National Menu booklet and to the train professors from the HEI in preparing these meals, thus building up capacity in foreign countries and enriching knowledge to the students in the countries abroad. On the each of the workshops, which were taking place at each of the participating country, participants were exposed in practical training, the best in transferring knowledge. The hosting institution was in charge of preparing the training, on which the participants were preparing meals of the hosting country.The second output, although similar, had a bit different approach. It was performed in a form of a Blended course of Distant learning method. As in the previous output, during workshops the participants were testing what’s been done in time between two workshops and agree on what needs to be done in the next period of time. The software is already in use by the professors and students from all the institutions and as by several users from the rest of the world.During implementation phase, UGD staff had organized a promotion activity for other HEI and high-schools. All of them participated in the testing period expressing their feelings. Their level of satisfaction is expressed by receiving Letter of support for the job done and a request to continue developing similar tools which make knowledge transfer process much easier.

<< Background >>In the quantitative data collection study applied by Eskişehir Provincial Directorate of National Education to the young people studying at the Department of Agriculture in Vocational and Technical Anatolian High Schools, it was found that the youth employment in agriculture, did not think of living in the countryside. As a result of the survey, we conducted a total of 222 students in Yunus Emre, Beylikova Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School, and Sarıcakaya Multi-Program High School, this rate was realized as 81.56%. Despite the importance of agriculture, in recent years, the tendency to abandon agriculture among the younger generation has reached quite high levels. Agriculture is not preferred as a profession in rural areas. The migration of young people from rural areas for work and education has increased the tendency of the abandonment of agriculture. The dignity of agriculture in the eyes of young people causes them not to see agriculture as a means of subsistence for a good life. Consequently, it becomes difficult for young people to stay in the countryside and to be employed in agriculture.It is observed that the share of agricultural employment in total employment has been decreasing gradually over the years. As a matter of fact, while the agricultural employment rate was 46% in the 1990s, today this rate has decreased to 18.6% of those employed in January 2021. According to the data of January 2021, the other 21.1% of the employed people were in the industry, 5.8% in the construction sector, and 54.5% in the service sector (TÜİK 2021).Employment of the rural population and especially the youth in agriculture and rural areas is important for the sustainability of production and on-site development. The current situation and problems of rural youth regarding employment need to be researched, discussed, and improved. The future of agriculture, rural youth employment in the agricultural sector is very important.Medical and aromatic plants have many uses such as food, medicine, cosmetics, and spices, and have been known to have been used for similar purposes since the beginning of human history. Essential oils and aromatic extracts are used by the fragrance and taste industries in the composition of perfumes, food additives, cleaning products, cosmetics, and medicines as a source of flavor chemicals, or as a synthesis starting material for naturally identical and semi-synthetic beneficial flavor chemicals. Essential oils are produced from aromatic herbs such as lavender, centaury, green tea, chamomile, thyme, laurel, mint, rosemary, cumin, myrtle, sage, lemon leaf, anise, and lemon balm. Most of the essential oils are exported to EU countries.While the volume of the medical and aromatic plant market in the world is approximately 115 billion dollars, the target for 2023 in the Turkish market, which is expressed in million dollars, is 5 billion dollars. There are over 12,000 plant varieties in Turkey and 3,600 of them are endemic plants while there are 2750 in Europe. Our country has a great economic potential in terms of medical and aromatic plants collected from nature and cultured in terms of having different climatic and ecological conditions, and the flora containing many plant species and diversity.For example, the yield of lavender per 1 decare is up to 400 kilograms of flowers. Approximately 7 kilos of oil are obtained from 70-80 kilos of lavender bunches. The selling price of 1 kilo of lavender oil is approximately 400-450 TL. 1 kg of lavender oil of Lavandula angustifolia can reach a price of 80-150 euros. Lavender water is also available for 3-5 lira per liter. Dried lavender flowers are sold for around 110 TL in herbalists. It is grown in many regions with its climate and soil structure.Our project aims to decrease the youth unemployment rate by increasing the employability of young people in agriculture and to ensure the continuity of employment for young people by creating new employ<< Objectives >>2 kinds of outcomes are expected during and at the end of the project.A.Tangible Outcomes:As stated in detail in the project's intellectual outputs, our tangible outcomes are;O1- Medical and Aromatic Plants Raw Material Production Training ProgramO2- Medical and Aromatic Plants Raw Material Production Virtual LaboratoryO3- Medical and Aromatic Plants Raw Material Production E-Learning PlatformO4- Medical and Aromatic Plants Raw Material Production Smart Greenhouse ApplicationO5- Medical and Aromatic Plants Raw Material Production E-GuideAll these outputs will lead us to abstract outcomes such as the knowledge, skills, and achievements expected to change with the project.B.Abstract Outcomes:The project will primarily affect the quality of vocational education. It will contribute to the digital agriculture knowledge skills and competencies of young people in the field of agriculture, which is our target group. Professional knowledge and skills will develop. They will have opportunities to facilitate employment and strengthen entrepreneurship aspects of young people.In addition, the expected results of our project in the agricultural sector are;-Increasing product diversity,- Developing smart greenhouse and agricultural practices;-Support greener agriculture;- The reduction of wild and unconscious agriculture- Raising awareness in agriculture,-To prevent youth unemployment,- Increasing the employment rate of young people in agriculture,- To prevent migration to the city,-Efficiency in agriculture and digitalization,-To protect plant species, soil and endemic structure- Getting the best efficiency from medicinal and aromatic plants- Its positive contribution to the region and the agriculture economy is one of the expected results.Another expected result is the positive contribution of our project partners to their common working culture, institutional capacities, and internationalization.<< Implementation >>Our activities1.Signing agreement with the National Agency/ 11.2021With the project grant agreement, project accounts are opened and project activities are started. Partnership agreements are made with partners. The first 40% budgets are sent to the accounts of the project partners.2.Starting project preparation and dissemination activities/ 11.2021Logo, Poster, Brochure, Canvas, Roll-up, Swallowtail Flag Designs are made with the project partners and announced on the official accounts of the institution. Gmail and Google Drive accounts are opened.3.Publishing the website/ 11.2021The domain name and hosting, which is going to include the project website e-learning platform, are completed. Design and content are discussed with project partners.4.Opening social media accounts, producing and updating content/ 12.2021Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook accounts are opened. Dissemination activities are started.5.Project Opening Meeting/ 12.2021Each project partner holds a project opening meeting in their country. Local and sector representatives and shareholders are invited. Project goals, objectives and expected results are shared.6.1.TPM Bulgaria Mobility/ 04.20227.Intellectual Output Activities/ 05.2022 – 05.2023Researchers, technicians and young people who are going to work on intellectual outputs are assigned and studies are carried out.8.Youth Agricultural Employment Report/ 02.2022A report study consisting of current situation analysis, legal legislation, state of the countries, measures to be taken and recommendations are made.9.Monitoring and evaluating project activities, budget, quality, time management/ 11.2021 – 11.2023Throughout the project, the project coordinator, legal representatives, contact persons, and national agency experts are constantly monitoring and evaluating.10.2.TPM Spain Mobility/ 10.202211.Interim report – Mobility Tools/ 05.2022The interim report, to which mobility tools are going to be filled in every 6 months, is completed and submitted to the national agency.12.Training Programme for Raw Material Production from Medicinal and Aromatic Plants and e-Guide / 05.2022 - 05.202313.Medical and Aromatic Plants Raw Material Production Virtual Laboratory / 05.2022 - 05.2023Virtual Laboratory software, which is one of our intellectual outputs, is developed. It is made available and the project partners apply it to young people in vocational high schools locally.14.3.TPM North Macedonia Mobility/ 04.202315.Raw Material Production from Medical and Aromatic Plants E-learning platform / 05.2022 - 05.202316.Medical and Aromatic Plants Smart Greenhouse Application / 05.2022 - 05.2023The Smart Greenhouse application, which is one of our intellectual outputs, is developed. Project partners start this work in a local area.17.4.TPM Turkey Mobility / 09.20218. Raw Materials from Medical and Aromatic Plants International Convention / 09.2023The project will be closed with an international convention in Turkey. Project results are going to be shared and disseminated with all shareholders.19. Project Closing / 09.202320. Final Report - Mobility Tool / 11.2023The final report of the project is completed with the contributions of the project partners. It is submitted to the national agency.21. Sustainability / 11.2023. -The results and outputs obtained in the project are used and applied after the end of the project.<< Results >>Our project results and outcomes O1- Medical and Aromatic Plants Raw Material Production Training ProgramO2- Medical and Aromatic Plants Raw Material Production Virtual LaboratoryO3- Medical and Aromatic Plants Raw Material Production E-Learning PlatformO4- Medical and Aromatic Plants Raw Material Production Smart Greenhouse ApplicationO5- Medical and Aromatic Plants Raw Material Production E-Guide

Since 2006, members of EURAXESS Bulgaria have organised 12 European Researchers Nights (ERN), and have attracted several new consortium members with different profiles – universities, research institutes, NGOs, entrepreneurs. Based on past experience, the main goal of Researchers in the Knowledge Triangle (K-TRIO 4) project is to bring researchers closer to society, attract young people to STEM and boost citizens science. The project will contribute for increasing the number of researchers and innovators in Bulgaria by making the society, and young people, aware of excellent European achievements in research and innovation, and of the success of Centres of Excellence (CoE) and Centres of Competence and their contribution to the Intelligent Strategy for Smart Specialisation in Bulgaria and regional development. Aware of the need of changing stereotypes and nurturing a new culture in research and innovation, the consortium will make young people aware of the multiple career paths of researchers (incl. MSC fellows), best-practice examples of researchers achievements, and research infrastructure in Bulgaria. Special emphasis will be made on European policy and on funding for research and innovation provided by EU RTD programs and Structural Funds. With a large variety of pre-events, online activities and 2-days ERN events in many Bulgarian cities, the project will create greater understanding on how research and innovation contribute for well-being of people and sustainable development, and highlight the common European efforts for building Digital Single market, Factories of the Future, Smart Cities, and take full advantage of BIG Data and Cloud computing. With the involvement of all CoE UNITe partners, and their large network, in addition to EURAXESS Bulgaria, K-TRIO 4 will cover all Bulgarian regions. Forum Science will guide a professional science communication, and ensure greater visibility of K-TRIO 4 activities.

In 2006, Sofia University (K-TRIO coordinator) as EURAXESS bridgehead organisation involved the newly established Bulgarian network in the first Researchers Night. Since then, it organised 14 European Researchers Nights, and attracted several new partners from education, research and industry. The overall K-TRIO objective coincides with the goal of the MSCA & Citizens action: "to bring research and researchers closer to the public at large, to increase the awareness of research and innovation activities and to boost public recognition of science and research education", and “to show the role of researchers for science and economy, as well as the impact of researchers’ work on citizens’ daily lives”. The strategic long-term objectives are: fostering the interest of young talents to STEAM and research career, nurturing a new culture of creativity, scientific curiosity, innovative spirit and responsibility to environmental preservation, as well as enhancing the public readiness to engage in Citizens Science, Open Science and Open Innovation activities. The Consortium will pay due attention in all pre-events and 2022-23 ERNs on the importance of the ERA and EEA, and their synergy, for the European recovery, dual transformation and knowledge-based growth. The project will create greater understanding on EU policy, and how R&I contribute for well-being of people and sustainable development, and highlight the common European efforts for bridging global challenges, building Green Economy and Digital Single market, Smart Cities and Smart Factories, and take full advantage of Clean Technologies, Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence, BIG Data and Cloud computing. The R&I role in resolving present COVID crises will be also highlighted. The already established networking with teachers, schools and STEM centres will become well-structured, and will integrate many researchers in mentoring of students or events in secondary schools and partners universities.

The Danubian provinces of the Later Roman Empire (the area between present day eastern Bavaria and the Romanian Dobruja) are not well known, due to the paucity of literary sources from or about that region. Yet it was regularly at the centre of the great political, military and religious events of Late Antiquity, when the fate of the Empire was played out in the context of the great invasions/migrations. Located on a critical point of the Empire's borders, these provinces had an important network of fortifications, around which was organised the Romanisation of the territory. Thus, most of its episcopal sees lie directly on the so-called "limes", in military camps which became towns. In addition, the episcopate was the most stable and durable Roman institution in the region, since it was the only one to survive the successive invasions. Nevertheless, the question of Christianisation has not resulted in any complete synthesis since Jacques Zeiller's "Les origines chrétiennes dans les provinces danubiennes de l'Empire romain" (Paris, 1918). Thus, the DANUBIUS project will reconsider the question in the light of the scientific advances made in the last hundred years, both in terms of archaeology and history, for the period between the 3rd century, which saw the first evidence of the existence of a clergy in the region, and the 8th century, during which the Byzantine episcopal hierarchy gave way to a new ecclesiastical order. It would be clearly impossible to study all the Danubian provinces in only three years. Therefore, this project - which is the first stage of a long-term research program - is focusing on the last reaches of the Danube to be lost by Constantinople, which is also the part of the river which is best documented from literary sources, viz. the Lower Danube (the Late Roman provinces of Dacia Ripensis, Moesia Secunda and Scythia). To do so, it has been decided to develop a geographic information system (GIS) model of the episcopal sees and other Christian sites, structured around three axes. The first axis foresees the establishment of an analytic database of the sources of Christianity in the Lower Danube. This database, which will bring together all material and written published traces of that religion, will constitute the main core for the development of the GIS model, with the intention that it should be at the same time useful to archaeologists, historians and epigraphists. The second axis is planned around the archaeological explorations of the Late Roman fortress of Zaldapa (Krushari, Bulgaria), through conventional excavations, as well as non-invasive techniques of investigation. The field results of that case study, which began in 2014, will complement the database of the first axis. The third axis was conceived in order to offer a first historical interpretation of the sources collated in the first axis database, through the compilation of a Christian prosopography of the Lower Danube, while offering the foundation for a historical study of its ancient ecclesiastical organisation. Two formats will be produced: 1- a computer database is planned for the period between the 3rd century and the year 787; 2- a printed version, extending to the whole "Dioecesis Thraciarum", will be derived from that database, stopping in the year 641, as a volume of the "Prosopographie chrétienne du Bas-Empire" series. All these tools will bring us closer to a "total history" of the Christianisation of the Eastern Danubian provinces of the Roman Empire, as that history will be studied in the light of archaeological testimonies and the latter will be analysed with regard to the written sources.