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TRANSFORMING ADVANCED WATER SKILLING THROUGH THE CREATION OF A NETWORK OF EXTENDED-REALITY WATER EMULATIVE CENTRES

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Creating a digital water alliance in Europe

Capacity building to strengthen networks of higher education institutions and their cooperation with surrounding ecosystems is one of the goals of the EU. In this context, the EU-funded WATERLINE project aims to create a European Digital Water Higher Education Institution Alliance based on the quadruple helix model of innovation, which recognises four major actors in the innovation system: science, policy, industry and society. This approach will lead to the development of the Alliance's research, educational and entrepreneurship capacities. To achieve its goals, the project will co-create a common governance framework and a portfolio of water components that will support in the setting up of emulative centres through assisted and virtual reality, amongst other actions.

Objective

WATERLINE aims to create a European Digital Water Higher Education Institution (HEI) Alliance, based on the quadruple helix model of innovation, leading to the development of the Alliance’s research, educational and entrepreneurship capacities. This shall leverage the individual, institutional and regional resources required for a transformative structural and sustainable learning and innovation environment. To achieve this, WATERLINE has five specific objectives: (1) support consolidation of the Alliance by co-creating a common governance framework, and a Research & Innovation (R&I) capacity building plan; (2) co-create a portfolio of water components for Master level and transform emulative laboratories in partner Widening HEIs into assisted and virtual reality. These structural changes will lead to transformed and more competitive R&I HEIs; (3) strengthen WATERLINE researchers’ R&I capacity excellence by implementing activities, such as summer schools to enhance education and R&I skills, and proposal writing workshop; (4) build a European network of academics/researchers who, together with quadruple helix actors, will allow knowledge flow in water domains and extended reality technologies. This allows greater involvement of regional actors in the R&I process and enhances one of the major societal challenges: water-related education. Moreover, it will strengthen academic and business links through academia-to-business meetings and a hackathon to mainstream entrepreneurship mindsets. WATERLINE will, finally, (5) sustain the alliance by, (i) establishing ambassador networks, (ii) identifying the R&I funding landscape, thus increasing participation in HE and the mobilisation of resources in the water sphere, and (iii) creating synergies with EU initiatives, institutions, other projects and networks.

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Call for proposal

HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ACCESS-05

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Funding Scheme

HORIZON-CSA - HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions

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MALTA COLLEGE OF ARTS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Net EU contribution
€ 336 700,00
Address
CORRADINO HILL MAIN CAMPUS
PLA 9032 Paola
Malta

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Malta Malta Malta
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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Total cost
€ 336 700,00

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