Project description DEENESFRITPL Bringing coastal citizens closer to science The Mediterranean region is warming 20 % faster than the rest of the world. It is already severely affected by environmental degradation. More than 200 million people live on the northern shore and many of them are suffering the consequences of global warming as they depend on marine resources and tourism. The EU-funded Blue-connect project will gather partners from five main coastal cities of the Mediterranean part of Croatia to enhance human relationships with the sea and science. By bringing research and researchers closer to the public, Blue-connect will boost public recognition of science and research education, and build trust and understanding of science and its impact on the blue economy and the blue society in the region. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective Blue-connect gathers partners from 5 main coastal cities of the Mediterranean part of Croatia, whose research is greatly characterized by natural, biomedical, environmental, social, and economic aspects of the sea. Mediterranean is severely affected by climate change and environmental degradation, and at the same time dependant on marine resources and tourism, and in need for enhancement of human relationships with the sea and science. Climate and environmental risks are recognized threats on EU level and globally, and as such are addressed through several initiatives, among which are Green Deal and SDGs. The main objective of Blue-connect is to reconnect science with society by bringing research and researchers closer to the public, boosting public recognition of science and research education, and building trust and understanding of science and its impact on the blue society in the region. Composed of 5 WPs that reflect the overall objectives, project will implement activities that promote research and science in an understandable and comprehensible way and encourage engagement of the general public and youth with science to jointly act on relevant problems facing the Mediterranean. Awareness campaign will increase comprehension and understanding of science, and attract youth and the general public to the main project events. Researchers at Schools will implement interactive experiments and workshops to boost pupil’s curiosity and interest in research and science careers. Activities during the NIGHT will allow the public and youth to participate in experiments that will help them understand research and science. To ensure the activities are achieving desired impact, methodology and tools for evaluating the impact of project activities and the perception of the general public and youth will be developed and implemented. Successful implementation of the project will ultimately increase trust in research and science by the general public and youth in Croatia. Keywords Mediterranean science society science popularization healthy oceans environment protection researchers at schools climate action citizen science Programme(s) HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme Topic(s) HORIZON-MSCA-2022-CITIZENS-01-01 - European Researchers' Night 2022-2023 Call for proposal HORIZON-MSCA-2022-CITIZENS-01 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme HORIZON-CSA - HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions Coordinator SVEUCILISTE U SPLITU Net EU contribution € 88 875,00 Address RUDERA BOSKOVICA 31 21000 Split Croatia See on map Region Hrvatska Jadranska Hrvatska Splitsko-dalmatinska županija Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all INSTITUT ZA OCEANOGRAFIJU I RIBARSTVO Croatia Net EU contribution € 19 781,25 Address SETALISTE IVANA MESTROVICA 63 21000 Split See on map Region Hrvatska Jadranska Hrvatska Splitsko-dalmatinska županija Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost No data MEDITERANSKI INSTITUT ZA ISTRAZIVANJE ZIVOTA Croatia Net EU contribution € 13 750,00 Address MESTROVICEVO SETALISTE 45 21000 Split See on map Region Hrvatska Jadranska Hrvatska Splitsko-dalmatinska županija Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTITUT ZA JADRANSKE KULTURE I MELIORACIJU KRSA-SPLIT Croatia Net EU contribution € 17 875,00 Address PUT DUILOVA 11 21000 Split See on map Region Hrvatska Jadranska Hrvatska Splitsko-dalmatinska županija Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost No data SVEUCILISTE U DUBROVNIKU Croatia Net EU contribution € 25 500,00 Address BRANITELJA DUBROVNIKA 41 20000 Dubrovnik See on map Region Hrvatska Jadranska Hrvatska Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost No data SVEUCILISTE U ZADRU Croatia Net EU contribution € 44 467,53 Address ULICA MIHOVILA PAVLINOVICA 1 23 000 Zadar See on map Region Hrvatska Jadranska Hrvatska Zadarska županija Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost No data SVEUCILISTE JURJA DOBRILE U PULI Croatia Net EU contribution € 25 375,00 Address ZAGREBACKA 30 52100 Pula See on map Region Hrvatska Jadranska Hrvatska Istarska županija Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost No data SVEUCILISTE U RIJECI Croatia Net EU contribution € 70 325,00 Address TRG BRACE MAZURANICA 10 51000 Rijeka See on map Region Hrvatska Jadranska Hrvatska Primorsko-goranska županija Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost No data STEP RI ZNANSTVENO - TEHNOLOGIJSKIPARK SVEUCILISTA U RIJECI, DRUZBA ZOMEJENO ODGOVORNOSTJO ZA INOVACIJEI TRANSFER TEHNOLOGIJE Croatia Net EU contribution € 8 125,00 Address RADMILE MATEJCIC 10 51000 Rijeka See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Hrvatska Jadranska Hrvatska Primorsko-goranska županija Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost No data