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EXUS

Greece https://www.exusailabs.eu/

EXUS Software Ltd. (EXUS) was founded with the vision to transform the costly and complex enterprise software industry – making it simple, accessible, and exciting.

EXUS AI Labs, the R&D department of EXUS, consists of a multi-disciplinary team of engineers, data scientists and innovation management experts that excel in driving innovation in AI solutions, software engineering and data analytics, to foster advances in key sectors such as: security, health, finance, creativity and lifelong learning.

For more than 25 years, EXUS AI Labs has gained substantial experience in managing research activities, from the ideation to the realization phase, taking advantage of a highly professional and diverse team. Currently, EXUS AI Labs coordinates and participates in numerous projects which have received funding under the H2020 Research and Innovation Programme, as well as national funding schemes such as Innovate UK.

Open University (OU) [Scientific Coordinator]

UK http://www.open.ac.uk/

The Open University is unique among UK universities in combining its particular mission to widen access to higher education with research excellence. Research and knowledge exchange are fundamental to The Open University’s founding principle: to be ‘open to people, places, methods and ideas’. The Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies has a world-class reputation for pioneering forms of participatory and inclusive research in collaboration with children and young people, people with physical and mental health disabilities, people with learning differences and older people. We engage with communities of practice, policy-makers and the wider academy to generate critical, impactful and solution-oriented research.

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OU-ECYS

http://wels.open.ac.uk/schools/education-childhood-youth-sport

The School of Education, Childhood, Youth and Sport (OU-ECYS) is a world leader in

teachers’ professional development and endeavoured to explore and understand the lives of children and young people. The ECYS’ Rumpus interdisciplinary research centre with projects in Asia, Africa and South America focused on online learning and fun.

 

The Danish Board of Technology (DBT)

Denmark https://tekno.dk/?lang=en

The DBT is an independent, non-profit, common good, corporative foundation SME, committed to technology assessment, foresight, knowledge-based decision-making, parliamentary advisory activities on science, technology and innovation, collaborative democracy and methodological research. The DBT works with a local, regional, national, as well as international perspective. It is specialised into interactive methodologies, involving transdisciplinary research, stakeholder involvement, citizen participation, political deliberation and advice, and public communication.

Living Lab for Health at IrsiCaixa

Spain http://www.irsicaixa.es/en/livinglabhealth

The Living Lab for Health at IrsiCaixa facilitates changes in the governance of multistakeholder ecosystems to find better solutions to our persistent and complex challenges. We are experts in engaging a large amount of different stakeholders such as the education community, scientists, policy makers, industry or civil society organizations. With this aim, the Lab facilitates collective reflections and participatory cocreation processes, with a special attention to mutual learning using systemic toolkits to better address complexity and to accomplish the “Responsible Research and Innovation” (RRI) dimensions. Incorporating these values, the Lab also develops educational resources with innovative methodologies such as inquiry-based learning, system thinking, transdisciplinarity or community based participatory research. The tasks that the Living Lab is implementing with CONNECT are being implemented within the network of schools Escoles Sentinella.

Mastery Science (MS)

UK https://shop.masteryscience.com/

Mastery Science (MSc) is a leading curriculum development and publishing company in science education in the UK. We have produced syllabuses for exam boards and created a complete curriculum package for mastery learning in science, which is now helping to raise achievement and motivation in hundreds of UK schools. Our contemporary science materials are popular with 1000s of teachers in Europe and worldwide.

Universitatea Valahia Targoviste (VUT)

Romania https://www.valahia.ro/en/

Valahia University of Târgoviște (VUT), Romania is a sustainable university. Beside the scientific training and research, VUT includes continuing education centres in agreement to the demands of the present socioeconomic environment. Our main concern is the optimal accomplishment of our mission: high-quality scientific training and research, excellent study and life conditions for our students, professional integration at the national level, and European and international academic relations.

LOBA

Portugal https://www.loba.pt/pt/

LOBA – Customer Experience Design is a business and marketing agency from Portugal dedicated to customer experience, with headquarters in Oliveira de Azeméis and offices in Lisbon, Aveiro and Guarda.

Established in 2000, LOBA has around 110 qualified staff members, including senior executives, consultants, creatives, researchers, designers, programmers, as well as, a team of engineers specialised in the development of web-based solutions such as business/enterprise platforms.

Through a comprehensive and integrated range of solutions from branding, promotion, communication, to relationship build-up and interaction with customers we put into practice our mission “to provide excellent customer experiences to the customers of our clients”.

 

Universidade do estado da Bahia (UNEB)

Brazil https://portal.uneb.br/

The University of Bahia –UNEB is the largest public institution of higher education in Bahia, founded in 1983. Its mission is to produce, disseminate and share knowledge in its various fields and put theories into practice. UNEB has various initiatives that bring the university closer to the society: literacy and training of young people and adults in social risk; education in agrarian reform settlements, as well as in indigenous and quilombola communities; training and qualification of public-school teachers of primary education; inclusion and valorisation projects oriented to disabled people, seniors, LGBT, among others.

 

Associação Paranaense de cultura (APC)

Brazil https://www.pucpr.br/

Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (Portuguese: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, PUC) is a private, non-profit Catholic university. PUCPR offers 63 undergraduate and 26 graduate courses to the community of over 35,000 students. In 2014, according to Brazil’s most reputable university ranking, PUC placed among the country’s top three private universities, and ninth in impact of scientific publications. Long recognized for its institutional excellence in research, comprehensive academic programs including Science, Education and Technology, highly qualified staff, and close relationship with the private and public sectors.

Regional Directorate of Primary and Secondary Education of Crete (RDE)

Greece http://www.pdekritis.gr/

Regional Directorate of Primary and Secondary Education in Crete, is a large educational organization in Greece which is responsible for 1.100 schools and 12.445 teachers and 98.552 students in four Prefectures, Heraklion, Rethimnon Chania and Lasithi. The main task of Regional Directorate is to co-ordinate, supplement, back up and implement the educational policies of the Ministry, along with supervising the implementation of various education projects, like European projects, in schools.

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