Communities of Practice for Healthy Lifestyle Erasmus Project

Project Title

Communities of Practice for Healthy Lifestyle

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Knowledge Alliances for higher education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

<< Background >>

Promoting Healthy Ageing, and specifically an Active & Healthy Lifestyle, is one of the biggest societal and economical challenges the EU is facing. A paradigm shift from health care and cure to prevention is essential since the traditional ways have proven to be insufficient to solve this complex problem. An impact-driven multi-sector approach is necessary to develop innovative products and services to change this for the better.

<< Objectives >>

The Knowledge Alliance for Communities of Practice for Healthy Lifestyle aimed at developing and sustaining communities of practice (COP) in order to stimulate innovation and socio-economic development in the area of Healthy Ageing.

<< Implementation >>

The Consortium comes from 7 EU Member States and in 5 countries Local COP were developed. A European COP Support Lab and a European COP Alliance were developed that facilitate the set-up and sustainability of COP. An open access Community Knowledge Hub provides pilot-tested formal and informal blended learning material for managing COP and implementing interventions; whilst an entrepreneurship competition lead into an intensive program to develop entrepreneurial skills and stimulate innovation.

<< Results >>

In total 6 local COP were fully established who all defined their shared interest, organized learning opportunities, meetings and effective local activities that contributed to a common agenda setting for Healthy Lifestyle. Furthermore, the Alliance between businesses and HEI was extended exponentially and over 30 businesses, 18 HEI and 73 public authorities were involved. All 6 COPs are still running beyond the project funding period and supported by an open online platform www.yanuz.eu.

Project Website

http://www.cop4hl.eu

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 990372 Eur

Project Coordinator

STICHTING HANZEHOGESCHOOL GRONINGEN & Country: NL

Project Partners

• LIETUVOS SPORTO UNIVERSITETAS
• SYDDANSK UNIVERSITET
• DIPUTACION PROVINCIAL DE MALAGA
• UAB ACTIVE TRAINING
• SWECO NEDERLAND BV
• PLAZA SPORTIVA EUROBORG BV
• GEMEENTE GRONINGEN