Faculty of European Studies and regional Development:
Most important international research projects (From 2012)
Project scheme: FP7
Title of the project: „NoGAP“- Knowledge Transfer Community to bridge the gap between research, innovation and business creation
Project number: 609531
Project description (par viet): NoGAP bridges the gap between research and innovation and contributes to taking advantage of the innovation potential of SMEs based on a better cooperation with researchers, transferring and using knowledge resulting from research. The overall objective of the project is to reinforce cooperation with Eastern Partnership countries to develop a “Common Knowledge and Innovation Space” on societal challenge ”secure, clean and efficient energy”.
Coordinator: Dr. Jonathan Loeffler, managing Director Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum Karlsruhe
webpage: http://www.no-gap.eu
Project scheme: COST
Title of the project: Innovative management and multifunctional utilization of traditional coppice forests – an answer to future ecological, economic and social challenges in the European forestry sector (EuroCoppice)
Project number: FPS COST Action FP1301
Project description (par viet): COST Action FP 1301 EuroCoppice, Oct 2013 - Oct 2017, brings together international scientists, experts and young scholars to exchange knowledge about coppice forestry and to begin to develop innovative management and utilization concepts/techniques for modern multifunctional coppice management systems.
Coordinator: Prof. Gero BECKER
webpage: https://www.eurocoppice.uni-freiburg.de
Project scheme: International Scientific and Technical Cooperation
Title of the project: Global Water Partnership in Central and Eastern Europe – Integrated Drought Management Programme
Project number: 34-IDMP-2013
Project description (par viet): Main target of this experimental project is to demonstrate concrete measures to increase soil water holding capacity. At the first step the well-known methods will be assessed including their employment in farming technologies/techniques for better water infiltration into the soil profile.
Coordinator: RNDr. Michal Muller, PhD.
webpage: http://www.droughtmanagement.info
Project scheme: Norway Grants
Title of the project: Centre for the Research of Biomass Potential
Project number : GIIP001
Project description (par viet): The project is developed so as to increase the Slovak-Norwegian cooperation in the field of biomass research. The scope of the project consists of the installation of two laboratories in Slovakia and transfer of two biogas reactors developed in Norway to Slovakia. The project also includes study trips of Slovak experts to Norway and vice versa, and trainings and advisory of the Norwegian project partners. The solid biomass fuel laboratory shall be able to determine the physical, mechanical and chemical criteria for solid biomass fuels from agriculture.
Coordinator: prof. Ing. Štefan Mihina, PhD.
webpage: http://eeagrants.org/project-portal/project/SK07-0009
Project scheme: Jean Monnet
Title of the project: Centrum excelentnosti - EU Land Policy - the pathway towards sustainable Europe
Project number : 542600-LLP-1-2013-1SK-AJM-PO
Project description (par viet) : Main objective of the Centre is supporting and improving multidisciplinary knowledge and specific skills about policy and law on the protection of land and soil, leading to a positive impact on effective implementation of EU land policy measures to 2020, especially in Slovak conditions. Centre creates a synergy between faculties of SUA Nitra connecting knowledge of the law, policy and soil conservation from different perspectives to complex teaching and research activities.
Coordinator: prof. JUDr. Anna Bandlerová, PhD.