Strengthening institutional capacity through international cooperation

The workshop "Strengthening Institutional Capacity through International Cooperation" will take place on April 15, 2025 and is primarily dedicated to young researchers interested in getting involved in European research and innovation programs.

Together with international experts with experience in Horizon Europe, ERC, JPI and SEE projects, the event aims to provide practical insights on successful project development, partnership building and accessing European funding. Through interactive discussions, participants will explore collaboration opportunities and strengthen their capacity to contribute to high-level international research initiatives.

Venue: Politehnica University Library, K1 Amphitheatre, B-dul V. Pârvan 2, Timișoara.

EVENT AGENDA

9:00 – 9:30 Participant registration

9:30 – 10:00 Presentation of the LAND4CLIMATE project (Rares HALBAC-COTOARA-ZAMFIR, Politehnica University of Timișoara)

10:00 – 10:15 Presentation of the ELCA Project and the Climate Action Support Center (Rareș HALBAC-COTOARA-ZAMFIR, Politehnica University of Timișoara)

10:15 – 10:25 Giulia Perissinotto (KTH): Nature-based solutions for flood mitigation: case study of Timis River, Romania

10:25 – 10:35 Aart Jan van Harten (KTH): Nature-based solutions for flood mitigation: case study of Timis River, Romania

10:35 – 10:45 Virginia Rahmani (KTH): Willingness to Restore: How age and educate shape private landowners' engagement with nature-based solutions in Romania

10:45 – 11:00 Questions and Answers

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 – 11:45 The Story Behind the Land4Cimate Project (Peter Rico DAVIDS, Technical University of Dortmund, Germany) – online

11:45 – 12:00 From COST to Horizon Europe (Lenka SLAVIKOVA, Jan Evangelista Purkyne University, Usti and Labem, Czech Republic) – online

12:00 – 12:15 "Tips and Tricks" from Different HE Projects (Zahra KALANTARI, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden) – online

12:15 – 12:30 Some Insights from HE Project Evaluations (Carla Sofia FERREIRA, Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Portugal) – online

12:30 – 12:45 Communication, Community and Stakeholder Engagement (Sara GIORGI, Design Entrepreneurship Institute, Belgium) – online

12:45 – 13:15 Research Week, project 39PHE (Rares HALBAC-COTOARA-ZAMFIR, Politehnica University of Timișoara)

Land4Flood 2025 Conference (Rares HALBAC-COTOARA-ZAMFIR, Politehnica University of Timișoara)

Opportunities through the project 39PHE (Rares HALBAC-COTOARA-ZAMFIR, Politehnica University of Timișoara)

13:15 – 13:20 Closing remarks (Rares HALBAC-COTOARA-ZAMFIR, Politehnica University of Timișoara)

13:20 – 16:00 Lunch and networking

To participate in this event, please register by accessing the following link:

https://forms.gle/EBsvHfSxftjgTRU76

Registration deadline: April 11 2025

Participants in this workshop will receive certificates of participation issued by the Climate Action Support Center.

This workshop received financial support from Project 39PHE/2024 "Using private lands to integrate nature-based solutions in the systemic transformation towards a climate-resilient Europe", funded by the Executive Agency for Funding Higher Education, Research and Innovation (UEFISCDI), Romania

Event organized by the Climate Action Support Center, Politehnica University Timișoara

(www.researching.ro/en/support-center-for-climate-actions)

Contact person: S.l. Dr. Habil. ing. Rareș HALBAC-COTOARA-ZAMFIR

rares.halbac-cotoara-zamfir@upt.ro