Project description
Increasing scientific excellence in the EU periphery
The EU-funded EXPER project will increase the scientific excellence and innovation capacity of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) and Azores University (UAC) through capacity-building activities and international cooperation. The project will initiate collaborations with the leading universities of Rostock in Germany and Calabria in Italy, focusing on research fields relevant to the blue economy and circular economy. EXPER will raise the excellence profile of ULPGC and UAC, increase their attractiveness to local and international talents, and design and plan the institutional transformation of the universities. The project will focus on knowledge transfer by organising supporting activities and set the basis for a European University Alliance.
Objective
The EXPER project aims at supporting the institutional transformation of University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Azores University through capacity building activities and through international cooperation with the leading Universities of Rostock University (DE) and Calabria (IT). EXPER will enhance the scientific excellence and innovation capacity of the partnering universities with a focus on research fields addressing challenges and opportunities offered by the blue economy and circular economy.
The project specific objectives are:
• To raise the excellence profile of ULPGC and UAC and increase their attractiveness towards local and international talents.
• To design and plan the institutional transformation of the Widening universities.
• To organize supporting and capacity building activities to learn from leading organizations on how to increase research excellence and unlock the innovation potential of Widening Universities with a focus on knowledge transfer.
• To set the basis for a European University Alliance which realises an integrated cooperation between the research and innovation dimension with the education and training dimension.
EXPER will deploy a community-based approach to outline a modernization strategy of the Widening Universities which involves representatives of the surrounding ecosystem. The EXPER strategy will aim at stepping up and stimulating scientific excellence and innovation capacity of the Widening universities and their role as drivers of economic and social transformation in their territories.
Keywords
Programme(s)
Funding Scheme
HORIZON-CSA - HORIZON Coordination and Support ActionsCoordinator
35001 Las Palmas De Gran Canaria
Spain