Objective
SYNAPSE (Systemic Neurorehabilitation Advancement through Partnership, Science, and Excellence) transforms Alma Mater Europaea University (AMEU), Slovenia, from a teaching-oriented institution with fragmented research into a structurally integrated, internationally connected neurorehabilitation research and innovation hub. Through a Twinning partnership with KU Leuven (Belgium) and the University Medical Center Groningen (the Netherlands) — two leading European institutions — and complementary clinical partners (IRCCS San Camillo Hospital, Italy; UKC Maribor, Slovenia) and innovation actors (Mindspeller BCI, BrainTrip, Venture Factory), SYNAPSE builds a knowledge triangle integrating academic excellence, clinical translation, and innovation ecosystems around AMEU as the coordinating hub.
The project delivers five interdependent streams: (1) joint development of BRIDGE — an open-source, multimodal EEG/EMG-based neurorehabilitation assessment pipeline validated across two clinical sites; (2) structured knowledge transfer through staff exchanges (~475 person-days), three summer schools, five workshops, mentoring, and a MOOC; (3) transformation of AMEU's research management through a new Research, Innovation and Technology Transfer Office aligned with the RM Comp framework and COARA principles; (4) innovation co-creation through micro-labs, reverse knowledge transfer from the Mindspeller spinoff journey, and a continuous Horizon Europe proposal pipeline; and (5) multi-channel dissemination leveraging AMEU's award-winning communications capacity, the PODIM Conference, and AMEU's Annual Conference.
Over 36 months, SYNAPSE targets ≥15 joint publications, ≥50 researchers trained intensively, ≥500 MOOC enrolments, ≥4 Horizon Europe proposals submitted (≥2 AMEU-coordinated), and ≥3 innovation concepts — delivering measurable institutional transformation aligned with ERA standards in Open Science, ethics, and gender equality.
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HORIZON.4.1 - Widening participation and spreading excellence
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2000 Maribor
Slovenia
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