The two-day EDUC-WIDE event hosted by the University of Cagliari officially opened on March 31st, 2025, at the CREA Meeting Room (Via Ospedale 121). The session began with a welcome address by Alessandra Carucci, Vice-Rector for International Affairs and EDUC-WIDE task leader, who greeted participants and set the tone for the discussions ahead.
The introduction to the two-day work started with a presentation of the provisional project ranking of the Seed Projects, based on consensus reports, budget constraints, and the involvement of EDUC-WIDE partners. Also, members of the SPEP panel shared their evaluations, highlighting key strengths and weaknesses of the projects with strong funding potential.
On April 1st, the discussions resumed with a round table dedicated to potential budget redistribution among Seed Projects and the SPEP panel finalized the project ranking during the concluding discussion session.
Professor Volodymyr Kotsiubynskyi and Associate Professor Iryna Piatnychuk took part in the event, contributing their expertise to the project evaluations and discussions.