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An Interregional PhD Programme for Advancing Sustainability and Climate Resilience in Occitania, Balearic Islands, and Catalonia

Project description

Innovative training for a sustainable Mediterranean

The development of sustainable technologies and progress in realising the green transition as well as other sustainability-related initiatives are required to reduce the impact of climate change and ensure we are prepared for future challenges. However, it takes specialists with sufficient expertise in innovative areas, which are scarce in many emerging fields related to current climate change mitigation activities. Supported by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the TERRA-MED project aims to establish an interregional doctoral study programme for PhD researchers. The goal is to equip them with necessary expertise, knowledge and resources to become leading innovators, enhancing sustainability and resource efficiency in the Mediterranean regions.

Objective

TERRA-MED is a joint interregional initiative led by the Euroregion Pyrenees Mediterranean (Euroregio), a grouping of three EU regions of the south of EU : Occitania Region in France, Catalonia and Balearic Islands governments in Spain. Altogether, Euroregion's territory forms a cutting-edge research and innovative ecosystem with many research and academic institutions in the world's top ranking.

The 3 cross border territories are particularly affected by the compounded impacts of climate change, which are disrupting resources and systems. To respond to the vulnerability of these territories to climate change, EUROREGIO actors are joining forces in this doctoral program focusing on the WATER – LAND – ENERGY nexus.

TERRA-MED's Interregional doctoral program will train 33 promising researchers to face these challenges and pave the way for sustainability and resource efficiency in Mediterranean regions. This multidisciplinary doctoral program aims to train the next generation of research talents that will tackle the pressing challenges in our climate change affected regions. Recruited fellows will benefit from the Euroregio research and innovation ecosystem and will work interregionaly: all PhDs fellows will be jointly supervised by academics and non-academics, with mandatory cross border or international secondments. TERRA-MED will strongly promote co-thesis arrangements. A specific training program jointly designed and implemented by the 12 Implementing Partners and 22 Associated Partners will build the basis of the future careers of the fellows with transversal and socials skills as well as a highly specialised research training.

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Funding Scheme

HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-Cofund-D - HORIZON TMA MSCA Cofund Doctoral programme

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Call for proposal

(opens in new window) HORIZON-MSCA-2025-COFUND-01

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Coordinator

GROUPEMENT EUROPEEN DE COOPERATION TERRITORIALE PYRENEES-MEDITERRANEE
Net EU contribution
€ 4 356 000,00
Address
EL CENTRE DEL MON 35 BOULEVARD SAINT ASSISCLE
66011 Perpignan
France
Region
Occitanie Languedoc-Roussillon Pyrénées-Orientales
Activity type
Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
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Partners (22)