ERASMUS+ RUR’UP

The Erasmus+ Project on “Innovative education for sustainable development in peripheral rural areas- RUR’UP” held its Kick-of meeting on Friday 6 November 2020.

This 2 year Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership project aims at developing a new knowledge concerning sustainable development of peripheral rural areas.

It is a great challenge engaging 7 Higher Education institutions on the elaboration of new e-learning blended modules, with HNV and peripheral area’s stakeholders and local key actors, for providing students with adapted educational material and tools, and farmers with insights of grassroots innovations.

The CIHEAM Montpellier will lead the identification of local case-studies.

The adventure involves:

• UTH – University of Thessaly, Greece, Coordinator
• CIHEAM Montpellier, France
• UH – University of Helsinki, Finland
• UNWE – University of National and World Economy, Bulgaria
• USAMV-Cluj – University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj Napoca, Romania
• GMIT – Galway- Mayo Institute of Technology, Ireland
• UNIOS – University of Osijek, Croatia (Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek)

And 5 associated partners from across EuropeThe Community:

• EICC - Entente Interdépartementale des Causses et Cévennes, France
• STEP – Society for Territorial and Environmental Prosperity, Bulgaria
• LAG5 – Local Action Group 5, Croatia
• PINDOS Network, Greece
• AgroTransilvania Cluster, Romania