Več informacij o projektu / More info about the project
Opis / Description
WISE builds on the strategic framework of the Transform4Europe (T4EU) University Alliance to accelerate R&I integration between Widening and Advanced partners, in a 4-year, €4.98M project. WISE focuses on urban sustainability as a unifying, high-impact domain for the EU and consortium partners, and a test-bed for piloting EU excellence frameworks that can be scaled across other domains and universities. WISE gathers 16 organisations, incl. 11 HEIs (7 Widening, 4 Advanced) and 5 non-academic partners, structured in a quadruple-helix. WISE is set to: i) Raise scientific excellence & knowledge valorisation. WISE implements institutional reforms targeting CoARA implementation and RMA professionalization in 6-7 HEIs by 2030, while introducing a foresight-driven governance to align roadmaps that anticipate emerging R&I trends. ii) Improve global competitiveness & visibility of HEIs by creating critical mass in urban sustainability. WISE runs 3 cross-border/-sectoral seed projects engaging 12 partners and delivering ≥6 OA publications, ≥9 KERs and a strong pipeline of EU proposals. It also fosters lasting cooperation across academia, industry, public authorities and civil society by formalizing a Community of Practice connecting HEIs to local, regional, national and international R&I ecosystems. iii) Improve researchers' careers. WISE promotes transferable skills and balanced talent circulation via a Skills Academy with 39 training modules and 16 mobility schemes for ≥900 staff. It also embeds fair research assessment, diversity, gender equality, inclusiveness and open science, FAIR-data management, OA publishing and citizen-science engagement. WISE stands as a scalable blueprint for transforming Widening HEIs into excellence-driven, globally connected institutions, enabling equitable collaboration and developing balanced, resilient knowledge ecosystems that advance the objectives of WIDERA.
