#AIEDUSEA concludes Living Lab workshops in Apulia, engaging students in AI-based solutions for marine biodiversity
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On 27 April 2026, the Municipality of Lequile will host the Kick-off Meeting of the OASYS project, a cross-border cooperation initiative aimed at promoting sustainability and environmental innovation across the South Adriatic region.
Partners from Italy, Montenegro and Albania will meet to present the project’s objectives, work plan and joint activities.
The future of mobility in the Southern Adriatic is taking shape through stronger cross-border cooperation. Thanks to the Connectivity project, institutional partners have completed three important technical Focus Groups to define practical solutions for safer, smarter, and more sustainable transport connections across the region. Led by the Puglia Region, the discussions brought together experts to analyze mobility flows, tourism trends, and territorial data, with a clear goal: building a transport system aligned with European green standards and ready for future challenges.
Partners from Italy, Montenegro and Albania met in Lecce to advance climate risk protection for Adriatic heritage sites.
On 24 April 2026, the first Transnational Monitoring Meeting of ARCHAEOSAFE “Archaeological Safety and Risk Management for Coastal and Underwater Heritage” was held at the Grottesca Hall of the Rectorate of the University of Salento in Lecce.
The Managing Authority of the Interreg IPA South Adriatic Programme, Claudio Polignano, participated in the Interreg Leaders’ Forum held in Brussels on 7 May 2026. The event was organised by the Interact Programme under the auspices of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2026.
Bringing together high-level representatives from Interreg programmes across Europe, the Forum provided an important opportunity to discuss the future of European Territorial Cooperation and to exchange views on the evolving strategic framework for the 2028–2034 programming period.
The Institute of Marine Biology of the University of Montenegro hosted an international meeting within the SKILLS project Cross Border Permanent Table, which was held on April 29, 2026 at the premises of the Blue Economy Training Centre BETC in Kotor.
The event brought together representatives of public institutions, the academic community, the private sector and the innovation sector, with the aim of enhancing cooperation and developing skills in the field of the blue economy in the South Adriatic region.
The Kick-off Meeting of the Interreg project ASCEND will take place in Ostuni on 7 May, hosted by the Provisional Management Consortium of Regional Natural Park Coastal Dunes from Torre Canne to Torre San Leonardo, Lead Partner of the project.
Consorzio I MAKE, partner of the SPICE – Supporting Professional Innovation in Culinary Entrepreneurship project under the Interreg IPA South Adriatic 2021–2027 Programme, has officially launched a public call for the establishment of a Short List of consultants, technicians and experts to support the implementation of project activities. Deadline 17 May 2025