DeepGreenInno

The DeepGreenInno project is going to contribute to the European Deep Tech Talent Initiative by capacity building of the five partnering HEI institutions in the East South East Europe (ESEE) countries (2 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1 in Serbia, 1 in Bulgaria, and 1 in Albania).

The core of the project is an increase in innovative capacity in green material technologies, green chemistry, and material chain-related environmental protection. The project will support the development of high-quality innovation training related to environmentally acceptable material industry issues by introducing the "green" innovation principles with ever-increasing potential roles of “deep tech”.

Sensor applications, artificial intelligence, and fast data analysis used in synergy to improve the production and processing of materials are defining in classifying the new ideas as “deep tech”. In line with the Deep Tech Talent Initiative, the project will enable HEIs to educate students in achieving the “greener” technologies leading to ever greener transition of European industries and societies.

The coordinating country, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the most recent EU candidate country, is experiencing a strong trend of investments in the material sector, as well as the partner HEIs countries of Bulgaria, Serbia, and Albania. HEI will benefit from the participation of the CNR SCITEC Italy as the partner, which is the crucial research union driving Italy’s material science and technology forward. CNR has been a valuable partner in multiple projects with the coordinator, University of Banja Luka.

This successful collaboration will now be further expanded, and this model will be introduced to the other partnering HEIs in the DeepGreenInno project. Also, two innovation-oriented institutions, Innovation Centre Banja Luka and Innovation Greece, are partners in the project with broad experience in training providing in the area of innovation fostering and entrepreneurship. Activities in the project are designed to strengthen the network of consortium experts. Still, they will also be prepared to give a chance to bring the most promising students together with extensive industry and SME entrepreneurs for knowledge exchange.

In parallel to understanding the deep tech dimension of “green material technologies,” the innovation potential in this field will be taught and promoted to young people and encouraging them to look for self-employment in the start-ups or to think out-of-the-box and search for greener solutions in the companies if they are already employed. Innovation and entrepreneurial education will be additionally supported by the associated partners from Novi Sad, Serbia (University of Novi Sad and Science & Technology Park Novi Sad).

Several activities and KPIs are carefully balanced to involve partners with maximum balance and to reach all the objectives of the call and surpass them wherever possible to increase the impact on the capacity building of the HEIs involved.

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