Strengthening Kosovo’s research in environmental and medical Research
Action: EuropeAid - Increasing Research Capacities in Kosovo
This project is funded by the European Union and is aimed at improving the scientific research capacity of the University “Hasan Prishtina” in Kosovo through the collaboration with prestigious European Universities in the field of (a) assessment of health risks deriving from air and water pollution and of (b) biomedical research, with a focus on nanomedicine and cardiovascular diseases.
Coordinator: King’s College London (United Kingdom)
Unimi Coordinator: Giangiacomo Beretta
Scholars involved:
- Prof. Giangiacomo Beretta, Università degi Studi di Milano (Italy)
- Dr Driton Vllasaliu King’s College London (United Kingdom)
- Prof. Armond Daci, University “Hasan Prishtina” (Kosovo)
- Prof. Michele Miragoli, University of Parma (Italy)
- Prof. Giuseppe Danilo Norata, Università degi Studi di Milano (Italy)
Objectives:
1. To increase the research activity in priority areas in Kosovo.
2. To increase the collaboration between UP and leading European research institutions.
3. To attain key equipment at UP enabling research in the project priority research areas.
4. To train Kosovo researchers in essential research techniques related to priority areas.
5. To train Kosovo researchers and administrative staff in research management and commercialisation.
6. To increase the involvement and support from researchers from the Kosovo diaspora in UP research in priority areas.
7. To strengthen the interaction between researchers and research users/stakeholders in priority areas.
8. To increase student engagement in research activities (facilitating research-based learning and teaching researcher levels.
Impact:
The expected impact is represented by the enhancement of research capacity in Kosovo through the introduction of a highly multi and interdisciplinary approach, in connection to a greater degree of its internationalization rate and of research-based learning and teaching process.