ENGAGEgreen

The Erasmus+ project "Enhancing Institutional Capacities for Policy Engagement for Green and Digital Transitions" is funded by the European Commission and is being carried out by the Rhine-Main Universities together with five European partners.

The project, which will run from October 2023 to March 2026, will pilot and implement various dialogue and meeting formats, create good practice examples, a policy engagement toolkit and training materials for conducting face-to-face and virtual workshops. The activities are aimed at researchers at all career levels (R1-R4), students and representatives from politics, administration and practice.

About the Project

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28 May 2024

Rhine-Main Science-Policy-Dialogue

In cooperation with Rhineland-Palatinate state institutions, the Rhine-Main universities were able to start a new dialogue: In April 43 researchers from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz visited nine ministries, the state chancellery and the state parliament administration in Mainz and conducted a total of 90 face-to-face meetings with about 80 policymaking officials. The topics of discussion ranged from digitalisation and artificial intelligence to energy, climate and the environment, education, social cohesion and innovation in the economy. We received the evaluation results today: Both policymakers and researchers rated the format as very beneficial. We are particularly pleased that literally all respondents stated that they would participate in the format again in the future. It is also interesting to note that almost 60 per cent of respondents from state institutions told us that they had had little or no contact with researchers before taking participating in the format. Thus, there is a great potential for science-policy dialogue. The pilot project was a success and we are looking forward to the next round of the Rhine-Main Science Dialogue in September 2024!

Picture: Lunch at the State Chancellery on 25 April, 2024, with researchers and policy professionals

30 May 2024

Webinar: Engaging Green Policy Decision Making

Event organised by Università Ca'Foscari Venezia as part of the ENGAGEgreen project Thursday, 30 May 2024, 15.00-16.30 hrs.

Speeches followed by panel:

Michele Costola, Università Ca'Foscari Venezia: The Impact of Sustainability on Firm Valuation and Investor Decisions
Sven Gentner, European Commission: The role of financial markets in green transition
Miria A. Pigato, World Bank's Consultant: The political economy of domestic climate change policies

Please find the Zoom here link on the attached announcement.

24 April 2024

Science and Society: The case of French research policy

On 24 April 2024 the University of Granada, through MediaLab UGR, in collaboration with the Erasmus Plus EngageGreen project, organised the hybrid seminar "Science and Society: the case of French research policy" presented by Florence Belaën.

Florence Belaën is a prominent professional at the intersection of science, culture, and society, from Université Lumière Lyon 2. The session will focused on the connection between science and society, referencing the evolution of research policy in France, especially how these policies are promoting a more effective integration of science with the needs and expectations of society. This topic is particularly relevant at a time when trust in academic knowledge faces significant challenges and the need for a fruitful dialogue between science and society has never been more critical.