Regional areas covered:
Mediterranean sea and Black sea
Yıldız Technical University (YTÜ) is a leading university in Türkiye in the field of ocean literacy. One of the most important aspects of YTÜ’s ocean literacy initiatives is its public outreach program. YTÜ regularly hosts seminars, workshops, and other events to educate the public about the importance of the ocean and the need to protect it. The university also has a number of educational materials available online and in print.
Global Skills Network sponsors the country hub for Estonia at https://bluebalticecosystem.com. We invite inquiries on guidance regarding joining the European Network of Blue Schools and can answer questions regarding the application process for SHORE’s open calls for funding.
The WSB University Polish Country HUB is headquartered in Dąbrowa Górnicza (Poland). Researchers and mentors will support school projects and students in developing ideas and preparing projects. Hub Mentors can support you in preparing your budget and adapting your project idea to the call requirements. Mentors are experts in logistics, transport, economics, management, sustainability, social innovation and pedagogy. They will support your projects and ensure their feasibility.
Vienna University Children’s Office has been a relevant actor in early STEM engagement for many years, operating at the overlapping edges of science and society. Through its various offers in formal and non-formal education which cover academic outreach, promotion of democracy literacy, climate change education, sustainable development as well as media education, Vienna University Children’s Office is well known in the general public – mostly for our flagship initiative “KinderuniWien” (Children’s University), KUW is well embedded in the education ecosystem in the region through manifold cooperation with schools and education authorities on provincial and national level. KUW is available for all requests from the Rhine and Danube River Area, west of Vienna
Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) is the largest and oldest Technical University in Hungary with 8 Faculties and more than 20000 students. The University is participating in several R&D projects on water, water facilities and protection. BME also organizes many events in every year for children who are interested in natural sciences, for example the Children’s University, which is our very popular series of programmes. Budapest University of Technology and Economics will support schools in Rhine and Danube River Area.
The University of Padova (UniPD) is a major italian university located very close to Venice and its laguna, the Po river and its delta, and at the foot of the Dolomites with its rivers. The Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science department has been heavily involved in several local, regional and international projects around ocean and water literacy in the Mediterranean basin. We will support schools in their effort to be part of the Blue Network and follow them throughout the development of their project.
Andreea IONASCU: andreea_ionascu@marenostrum.ro
Mare Nostrum is the most active NGO, located in Constanta, Romania, on the Black Sea coast. MN has worked for almost 30 years on subjects such as biodiversity conservation, waste management, citizen science, education for sustainable development. Mare Nostrum will cover the Black Sea region and Danube River Area, as well as support the other regions (Baltic Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Rhine River Area).