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Sub-Projects – Theme 3
Promotion of socio-cultural integration between border regions

Sub-theme 1 – Strengthening of social cohesion in border regions

Sub-project "eHealth" – E-Health and Telemedicine in cross-border hospital cooperation and health care
Objective: Improving cross-border health care and hospital co-operation by means of e-Health technologies and telematics with the aim of facilitating the mobility of patients across borders
Lead Participant: Province of Limburg (NL)
Main Partner regions involved: Province of Limburg (NL), North-Rhine Westphalia (DE), Regio Basiliensis (CH), Upper Austria (AT)
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Sub-theme 2 – Training, education and cross-border mobility

“Y4I”- Youth for Innovation
Objective: Development of training & education tools to foster an intensive and sustainable cross-border co-operation in order to further encourage regional innovation capacities
Lead Participant: City of Oldenburg, Lower Saxony (DE)
Main Partner regions involved: Lower Saxony (DE), South Agean Region (GR), Lubelskie (PL), Andalucia (ES), North Karelia / East Finland
Website: www.y4i.net
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“LABS” - Language Bridges
Objective: Exchange of experience between border regions with two or more linguistic communities and focus on the special linguistic features, where languages meet, bi-/multi-lingual areas are present and language policies and education are of crucial importance
Lead Participant: EURAC, European Academy Bozen/Bolzano (IT)
Main Partner regions involved: Autonomous Province of Bozen/Bolzano (IT), Regional Council of Alsace (FR), Lubelskie (PL), Regio Basiliensis (CH), Region of Navarra (ES), East Macedonia-Thrace (GR)
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Sub-theme 3 - Culture, media & 'people-to-people' activities

"MEB" - Multicultural Education on Borders
Objective: Promotion of multiculturalism and creation of a background to increase children’s and youth’s abilities to participate in cooperation activities
Lead Participant: Regional Council of North Karelia (FI)
Main Partner regions involved: East-Macedonia Thrace (GR), Province of Bozen / Bolzano (IT), North Karelia / East Finland
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SWG Activities