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You can’t teach values, but you can grow them

At the closing conference of the United 4 Education project in Belgrade, researcher Erina Guraziu presented a socio-constructivist approach to [...]

When Small Businesses Learn to Prevent Crises: The European Journey of OITBC-MSMEs

The pandemic, rising energy costs, and geopolitical tensions have presented micro and small enterprises with increasingly complex challenges in recent [...]

Business crisis: Europe sets the rules – SMEs can now save themselves before bankruptcy

Entrepreneurs facing difficulties no longer need to wait for bankruptcy to attempt to save their companies. European Directive 2019/1023 has [...]

A Journey into the heart of innovation: visiting the laboratories “Petru Poni” Institute in Iași, Romania

During the Talent Pass project’s kick-off meeting, held at the “Petru Poni” Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry in Iași, Romania, consortium [...]

Arezzo takes centre stage in Europe: OpenCom joins three-million-euro Horizon “Talent Pass” project for the circular economy

OpenCom, the Arezzo-based centre specializing in the investigation of new competencies and the design of innovative curricula, has been strategically [...]

OITBC project seminars train entrepreneurs across four countries on preventing business failure

Over 160 European small businesses learn to “read” crisis signals What do a carpenter from Arezzo, an accountant from Porto, [...]

A glossary against invisible discrimination in European universities

A multilingual dictionary featuring over 130 LGBTQIA+ terms to promote inclusion in European universities. The glossary, stemming from the Erasmus+ [...]

An “anti-crisis radar” for European small businesses: How an early warning system could save thousands of companies from bankruptcy

Imagine driving your car without a dashboard: no speedometer, fuel gauge, or engine temperature indicator. Sounds absurd. Yet this is [...]

From vine to vermicompost: the sustainable experience of Vinselekt Michlovský

Running until 2026, ACE-EX brings together 20 partners from 9 European and non-European countries to develop a new professional role: [...]

From grapes to beauty cream: the circular economy takes shape at Villa La Ripa

Nestled in the hills of Antria, just outside Arezzo (Tuscany), Villa La Ripa is a place where winemaking tradition meets [...]