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Work Package 6. Knowledge Ecosystems
- Work Package 6. Knowledge Ecosystems
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EC2U Living Labs
Our Living Labs at EC2U, born from a collective vision for societal progress, are dynamic hubs designed to bridge academia and society. Crafted under the RI4C2 project, these labs belong to the Virtual Institutes Good Health and Well-being, Quality education, Sustainable Cities and Communities and embody our commitment to innovation and positive impact. These Living Labs are vibrant ecosystems fostering collaboration, innovation, and solutions to real-world challenges.
What is a Living Lab?
A Living Lab is an open innovation ecosystem in real-life environments using iterative feedback processes throughout a lifecycle approach of an innovation to create sustainable impact. (European Network of Living Labs)
♦ Living Laboratories Definitions
To formulate a framework for the creation and development of the three pilot living labs within existing EC2U Virtual Institutes, the Living Labs-Pathways for Open Innovation Ecosystems conference was organised on 26.09.2023.
GLADE Living Lab:
The GLADE Living Lab is part of the EC2U Virtual Institute for Good Health and Well-being (GLADE), developed to tackle specific approaches in education, research, innovation and service transfer to the community in the long run.
The GLADE Virtual Institute will be the headquarters for:
- EC2U GLADE Literacy LAB and education for all in the area of good health and wellbeing;
- EC2U GLADE Transformative Research HUB;
- EC2U GLADE Management Service for a Healthy Campus and Online peer counselling LAB for students.
- LIFELINE master programme
For more information, visit the GLADE Virtual Institute -UAIC web-page!
→ Conference presentations:
- Living Labs – challenges and opportunities for Citizen Science – Daniela Şoitu & Elida Rosenhech, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi
- Healthy Office Test station exhibition – Lena Schmitz, University of Jena
Living Labs in the areas of GLADE
- “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi – GLADE Living Lab
Glade LL is dedicated to preventing health problems and promoting a healthy and active lifestyle.
- University of Poitiers – QG Habitudes de vie – Sport Santé
The QG is a resource centre dedicated to promoting health through lifestyle habits. It is also a building located in the Futuroscope area which includes a gymnasium, a teaching kitchen, a fitness room, training/meeting rooms, and innovative equipment.
QE Living Lab:
The QE Living Lab is part of the EC2U Virtual Institute for Quality Education (VIQE). The Virtual Institute develops activities that combines education, research and innovation for advanced studies in quality education.
→ Conference presentation:
- Contributions from the Gender Equality Unit to Citizen Science – Inmaculada Sánchez Barrios, University of Salamanca
Living Labs – University of Salamanca:
◊ Gendered Innovation Living Labs (GILL) builds on the Living Lab methodology by adopting a co-creation and co-design approach to develop mechanisms such as methodologies, services, and tools tested in real-life open ecosystems to increase Gender Responsive Smart Innovation and Entrepreneurship through a series of 15 pilot cases across 8 European countries. Our mechanisms focus on transforming individual, team, and organizational practice.
◊ Fablab USAL is a digital creation and fabrication laboratory focused on the prototyping of objects with digital technologies and open to the entire university community.
◊ Medialab USAL focuses on new ways of learning, fostering creativity and experimenting with digital technologies to promote social innovation.
SCC Living Lab:
The SCC Living Lab is part of the EC2U Virtual Institute for Sustainable Cities and Communities (VISCC) which aims at bringing together research, education and innovation, and outreaching in the field of the United Nation’s sustainable development goal n°11: “Sustainable Cities and Communities”.
→ Conference presentation:
- Indoor Environmental Quality in School Buildings. Living Lab experiences in Coimbra University – Manuel Carlos Gameiro da Silva, University of Coimbra
Discover a Living Lab in the areas of VISCC – University of Coimbra:
The CIE promotes scientific research, development and innovation to support industry, public authorities, organizations, and consumers towards sustainable production and consumption. The CIE takes a holistic and systematic approach to the analysis of sustainable systems by exploring trade-offs and synergies between economy, environment and society.
The Living Labs were officially launched with a hybrid conference that took place on February 16th, 2024. The conference aimed to launch three Pilot Living Labs within existing EC2U Virtual Institutes, aligning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – Good health and wellbeing (VI GLADE) (SDG #3), Quality Education (VI QE) (SDG #4), and Sustainable Cities and Communities (VI SCC) (SDG #11). The event brought together researchers, professors, students, and other stakeholders, who presented their advancement in the fields of i) Healthy (Home) Office Habits, ii) Languages in Communities and Cultural Biases, and iii) Perceptions of the building environment- Indoor environment and quality of air, which are the three identified Living Labs topics.
The highlights of this conference were the networking opportunities and the potential for developing future collaborative international projects.
You can find the full programme here
We invite you to fill in the following form if you are interested in getting involved in future RI4C2 living labs activities: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeepHG0UfnSb8UR4kJitGx3UFf1EjyNqrOSu34DCVlawMtauA/viewform
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