The GREEN-WIN project will develop a major international transdisciplinary research collaboration to apply a solution-oriented approach targeted at increasing the understanding of links between climate action and sustainability and overcoming implementation barriers through win-win strategies. The project will critically assess where and under which conditions win-win and in particular green growth strategies work in practice and where fundamental trade-offs must be faced. We thereby focus on four critical barriers that have been identified by practitioners and policy makers. First, we develop transformative narratives highlighting opportunities in climate and sustainability action in order to contribute to overcoming cognitive barriers and empowering people. Second, we examine climate and sustainability finance policies and governance arrangements in order to contribute to overcoming financial barriers to mitigation and adaptation. Third, we substantiate the economics of green growth in order to contribute to overcoming economic and collective action barriers to de-carbonisation. Towards this end we introduce major innovations into the GEM-E3 computable general equilibrium model required to discover green growth strategies. These include developing a network-based model of technological diffusion, and introducing financial market constraints and adaptive expectations of agents. Fourth, we contribute to overcoming economic and institutional barriers through identifying win-win strategies, sustainable business models and enabling environments in three action fields of coastal zone flood risk management, urban transformations and energy poverty eradication and resilience. We embed all these activities within a sustained international dialogue involving stakeholders from policy, research, civil society and the private sector, and an open knowledge management and capacity building strategy to promote knowledge transfer and learning beyond the project lifespan.

Bridging the skills gap for graduates is a key challenge globally and has a detrimental effect on both individual employability, local, national and regional growth and development. Both the EU and ASEAN are putting significant resources towards addressing the issue. Partner institutions have expressed a need for the activities planned in this project. In spite of the focus on development of professional skills development for employability in recent years nationally, regionally and locally (including several EU funded projects), the penetration rate remains low, particularly in STEM education.EASTEM will facilitate employability of STEM gradutes and enhance the quality of STEM education by bridging the skills gap through student centered competence development approaches, increase visibility and sustainability for institutional STEM education activities through the creation of 10 STEM Education centers and a sustainable STEM Education network. The project will also facilitate competence orientation of educational programs and increase university industry engagement Staff development in cascade format is used to address lecturer and student competence development. Sharing of good practices provide collaborative insights into partner institution contexts. All major teaching and learning materials will be made available in four languages (English, Thai, Indonesian and Vietnamese)Outputs includeChange in attitude (Lecturers, students, institution)Inclusion of industry-based problems in teaching, Asian staff development sessions in student centered competence developmentAsian partners having developed and lead student focused test bed moduleFunctioning centers of Excellence in STEM education Increased visibility of STEM educationActive engagement with industry partnersAS partners staff development sessions for external partnersnational/international network of STEM Education centersUniversity strategy plans updated with focus on competence development

Companies operating in the atuomotive and mechanical engineering (AE) industry always need to be up-to-date to be competitive. All partners from Thailand (TH), Indonesia (ID) and Malaysia( MY) face one big challenge which inhibits them from further growing in the AE industry: the lack of highly educated engineers focusing on AE. ID, MY and TH are highly important for the global production of cars. However, in comparison very little is done in the area of development and advancement of technological innovation, hands-on trainings and HEI-business cooperation.As there is a lack of human capacities (well-educated professionals), UNITED will close the current lack of skilled labour in AE to increase the positive impact on AE on regional development and internationalization of the AE industry. The installation and operation of the engineering knowledge transfer units (EKTUs) and increased knowledge on AE, higher standards in teaching, innovative teaching methods and through the HEI-business cooperation higher employability of graduates will be created.The EKTUs offer vocational trainings to upgrade skill on AE to industry professionals done by academic staff and student assistant trainers. Selected well trained student assistant trainers will work in the EKTUs in the frame of project based courses. Through the EKTUs the following aims can be reached:•to spread the knowledge of AE at HEIs and to industry professionals to increase regional development in AE•to increase the employability of students due to upgraded knowledge To expand generated knowledge a network for AE will be established. It´s promoted through cross-border conferences and strategically planned dissemination activities. Uni-business cooperation will be increased nationally & internationallyThis leads to 3 advantages:• increased employability of students in AE due to trainings of EKTUs• strengthen cooperation HEI-business through EKTUs • increased teaching standards through capacity trainings

The instrumental role of universities in socio-economic development is today widely recognised. Enhancing links and cross-fertilisation between Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and their business environment in the interest of graduates' employability, improved competitiveness and growth is high on the agenda of policy makers and HEIs around the globe.The benefits of university-business cooperation are however as widely recognised as the difficulties that still exist in this field. Lack of integrated approaches and strategic management, inability to bring the different motivations closer, bureaucracy, and need to provide staff and students with the right skills are some of the obstacles generally identified.Challenges increase in countries with complex environments, like Indonesia. In addition to intricate institutional and regulatory frameworks and regional disparity in university capacity, evidence shows a generalised lack of understanding and trust, and little or no involvement of business stakeholders in HEIs’ strategies, what hampers productive university-business interaction. To bring the two sectors together, it is critical to create opportunities for structured vision and common work.SMART proposes a set of focused and complementary activities for enhanced university-business cooperation at Indonesian HEIs to help them identify opportunities for development, generate research-based knowledge, and contribute to the on-going education in the field. The project will facilitate the transfer of good practices from the EU to the PC HEIs; the set-up of professional units (Business Engagement Centres) at 7 PC HEIs and training to their staff to let them accompany students and researchers in making their business ventures a reality. The creation of a University-Business Network, as a platform for dialogue and exchange of experiences, and the Start-Up Nights and other stakeholders' events will also contribute to inspiring nation-wide change.

Innovative entrepreneurship education and training can help students and staff tackle many societal challenges by providing them with the skills required by the labour market. Due to the absence of standardized curricula focusing on entrepreneurship in Indonesian HEIs and the existing societal and environmental challenges in the country, the need for introducing social entrepreneurial education is obvious. Strengthening social entrepreneurial development can help Indonesia resolve current societal and environmental challenges and maintain its economic growth at the same time.INSPIRE aimed to promote: (1) social entrepreneurship in selected Indonesian regions by recognizing their needs and transferring best practice approaches from European to Indonesian HEIs.(2) to facilitate innovative learning practices in social entrepreneurship education by developing and implementing trainings, workshops and other tools to increase the labour market relevance of social entrepreneurs.(3) to strengthen cooperation among educational institutions from Indonesia and Europe to foster internationalization of Indonesian HEI and for mutual benefit of increased reputation and recognition in the field of social entrepreneurship.(4) to foster innovation in the field of social entrepreneurship by involving relevant social entrepreneur mentors in the formation of social entrepreneurs and by creating a physical environment where it can be developed.The specific objectives were: • to strengthen and build up the competences and skill sets of academic staff and students (potential social entrepreneurs) in Indonesian HEIs • to create a replicable and cost-effective capacitation model which can be transferred to other universities and countries in the region to extend the benefits to many more social entrepreneurs.• to develop innovative learning practices by an increased use of ICT tools benefitting HEI staff during Train-the-Trainer sessions and social entrepreneurs during student workshops.• to create new and /or expand existing university-business linkages for mutual benefits and to open up new synergy opportunities.• to stimulate idea generation and creative thinking processes among potential social entrepreneurs by conducting a Business Plan Competition.• to interlink potential social entrepreneurs with well-established social entrepreneur mentors to enhance the learning process and to improve the integration of social entrepreneurial talents in (inter)national economy and new business synergies in the long run• to establish modern co-working spaces in Indonesian HEIs This has been achieved through a variety of activities using online and offline tools in English:(1) Two tailor-made Social Entrepreneurship training sessions covering 6 modules for 49 Indonesian HEI staff who have become multipliers in their own institutions,(2) Entry-level-workshops on social business development with 261 potential social entrepreneurs,(3) Public World Café events with 245 participants connecting Social Entrepreneurship with relevant stakeholders from the Business, Public and Finance sector,(4) Social Business Plan Competition with 120 participants,(5) 1-year mentorship for 25 competition winners involving local Social Business Mentors,(6) Establishment of co-working spaces to provide mentees with a creative work environment. Impact has been achieved on an institutional level in each HEI through capacitated staff and students, on regional and national level through better cooperation among HEIs and industry and the tackling of major societal, environmental and cultural challenges, and on an international level through heightened social entrepreneurship activity in society at large.