CATALYST
European VET Excellence Centre for Leading Sustainable Systems and Business Transformation
Description

The CATALYST project “European VET Excellence Centre for Leading Sustainable Systems and Business Transformation” is designed with strong vision and motivation to contribute to realisation of the European Green Deal and the new Industrial and SME Strategies. The main goal is with the establishment of united CATALYST Centre of Vocational excellence in 5 countries to give support, create an educational offer to tackle personal and organisational development, and to embrace transformation in SMEs, enabling and inspiring them to re-think and re-design their business models, co-creating and sharing between educational and business organisations. The project fosters innovation and applied knowledge in approaches of learning and tailor-made VET program via the “Enable component”, as well as support of SMEs to create sustainable businesses via the “Inspire component”. The main project outputs are: 1. 5 CoVEs and CATALYST Network anchored the European VET eco-system; 2. 70 VET courses for up-skilling professionals and students; 3.Co-create and disseminate applied knowledge inspiring business-education partnerships involving students, professionals and SMEs; 4. Create CATALYST Platform which will unite all CoVEs on a European level; 5. Implement VET trainings, pilot-project with SMEs and applied joint research projects in selected sectors according to the national S3; 6. Raise awareness of the potential CATALYST CoVEs have and increase the demand and attractiveness of VET. Activities are focused on learning opportunities, applied joint research projects, innovative training methodologies and tools and support for SMEs on relevant topics, where more than 5000 beneficiaries (professionals, students and SMEs) can benefit. The desired impact of the project is the established CoVEs to be ‘catalyst’ on national, regional and European level, ‘enable’ change and ‘inspire’ and transformation of individuals and SMEs toward more sustainable systems and societies.

Internal Partners
Research Centre Research Group Role in Project Begin Date End Date
DINAMIA'CET-Iscte Innovation and Labour Partner 2022-07-06 2022-07-06
External Partners
Institution Country Role in Project Begin Date End Date
GRADEZEN INSTITUT MAKEDONIJA AD SKOPJE (CEIM) Macedonia Partner 2022-06-01 2026-05-31
STOPANSKA KOMORA NA MAL BIZNIS NA REPUBLIKA MAKEDONIJA SKOPJE (SBC) Macedonia Partner 2022-06-01 2026-05-31
COLLABORATING CENTRE ON SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION GGMBH (CSCP) Germany Partner 2022-06-01 2026-05-31
BELLS - BOWEN RHONDA (BBR) Germany Partner 2022-06-01 2026-05-31
BNW BUNDESVERBAND NACHHALTIGE WIRTSCHAFT EV (FAGB) Germany Partner 2022-06-01 2026-05-31
BEST INSTITUT FUR BERUFSBEZOGENE WEITERBILDUNG UND PERSONALTRAINING GMBH (BEST) Austria Partner 2022-06-01 2026-05-31
FH JOANNEUM GESELLSCHAFT MBH (FHJ) Austria Partner 2022-06-01 2026-05-31
APFLBUTZN FAIRES GWAND OG (AFG) Austria Partner 2022-06-01 2026-05-31
ASSOCIACAO PARA A ACREDITACAO DA GESTAO DO CAPITAL INTELECTUAL (ICAA) Portugal Partner 2022-06-01 2026-05-31
CENTRO TECNOLOGICO DA INDUSTRIA DE MOLDES E FERRAMENTAS ESPECIAIS (CENTIMFE) Portugal Partner 2022-06-01 2026-05-31
ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS - RESEARCH CENTER (AUEB-RC) Greece -- 2022-06-01 2026-05-31
DIMIOURGIKI SKEPSI ANAPTYXIS (CRE.THI.DEV) Greece Partner 2022-06-01 2026-05-31
SPOROS CIRCULAR SOLUTIONS PRIVATE COMPANY SPOROS KYKLIKES LYSEIS IKE (SP) Greece Partner 2022-06-01 2026-05-31
SDSN ASSOCIATION PARIS (SDSN) France Partner 2022-06-01 2026-05-31
Project Team
Name Affiliation Role in Project Begin Date End Date
Florinda Maria Carreira Neto Matos Professora Auxiliar (DMOG); Integrated Researcher (DINAMIA'CET-Iscte); Local Coordinator 2022-06-01 2026-05-31
Carolina Marques Research Assistant (DINAMIA'CET-Iscte); Researcher 2022-06-01 2026-05-31
Fátima Suleman Professora Catedrática (DEP); Integrated Researcher (DINAMIA'CET-Iscte); Researcher 2022-06-01 2026-05-31
Project Fundings
Reference/Code Funding DOI Funding Type Funding Program Funding Amount (Global) Funding Amount (Local) Begin Date End Date
NA -- Contract EACEA - European Education and Culture Executive Agency - European Commision - Erasmus+ - Belgium 2770131.35 269143.20 2022-06-01 2026-05-31
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With the objective to increase the research activity directed towards the achievement of the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, the possibility of associating scientific projects with the Sustainable Development Goals is now available in Ciência_Iscte. These are the Sustainable Development Goals identified for this project. For more detailed information on the Sustainable Development Goals, click here.

European VET Excellence Centre for Leading Sustainable Systems and Business Transformation
2022-06-01
2026-05-31