International Cooperation Cells

Introduction and definition

International Cooperation Cells (ICCs) are a structured way to promote and consolidate cooperation channels that were established or will be opened with the help of Erasmus Mundus - Al Idrisi scholarships. One of the main objectives of ICCs is to improve the sustainability and visibility of Erasmus Mundus - Al Idrisi as a whole. They were proposed by Erasmus Mundus - Al Idrisi grantees and tackle specific topics in research, teaching, training or administration among at least one partner or associate university in Europe and one in North Africa. An open, public and transparent call for ICC applications was launched in September 2014. The received applications were evaluated by the involved home and host universities and external experts. The final selection, however, was entrusted to the Advisory and Selection Committee (ASC). The results are published at the end of this on this web page. Selected International Cooperation Cells have preference for 6 months doctorate, 6 months post-doctoral and/or 1 month staff grants during the second and eventually also the third call for Erasmus Mundus - Al Idrisi II scholarships.

List of approved International Cooperation Cells

Overview
ID	Title
ICC01	Development of Silicone devices for delivering antiviral drugs through Vaginal Rings: sharing experience (SilVaR project)
ICC03	Staff training skills
ICC04	INTernational Cooperation Offices: European-Egyptian Exchange of Best Practices (INTO EU-EG)
ICC05	Ptolemaic-Roman glass, faience and ceramic from the hinterland of Alexandria: production, technology, trade and consumption
ICC06	Bioactive polyphenols from mediterranean plant sources for potential uses as nutraceuticals
ICC07	North-South Human Development Capacity Building
ICC08	Proteome of platelet supernatants that induced transfusion reactions
ICC09	Forms of expression and Intercultural Communication
ICC10	Image processing and biomedical applications (Ipba)
ICC11	Novel theoretical models and experimental techniques to characterize optical properties of few mode fibers
ICC12	Analysis of molecular biogeomarkers for a begger understanding of the consequences of salinization of agricultural soils
ICC13	Le lexique arabe et ses équivalents en espagnol. Étude et analyse des recherches menées à l'École supérieure Roi Fahd de Traduction de Tanger
ICC14	Cellule de Coopération International (CCI) pour le renforcement institutionnel de l'Université Hassan 1er
ICC15	Productiion of CNT-reinforced B4C ceramic matrix composites, by Mechanical alloying (MA), and its resistance behaviour under extremely high pressures, by Shockwave Compaction
ICC16	Environment and renewable energy
ICC18	Irrigation of olive with non conventional water resources in Mediterranean countries (Tunisia, Italia and Spain): Challenges and controversies
ICC19	Adaptation of the Romanian tourism evaluation system to Morrocan territory
ICC20	Design, modeling and fabrication of a MEMS partial discharge detector
ICC22	El papel de la traducción en las relaciones hispano-marroquíes: 1999- 2014

Extended summaries and contact details

ID	ICC01
Title	Development of Silicone devices for delivering antiviral drugs through Vaginal Rings: sharing experience (SilVaR project)
Summary	The prevention of sexually-transmitted infections (STI) caused by various viruses as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human papillomavirus (HPV) is a major concern in Public Health both in Europe and Africa. Women, and notably the youngest of them, are particularly at risk for being infected by these different pathogens. A solution to this problem could lie in the implementation in the vagina of devices able to deliver sufficient amounts of antiviral drugs for a long period of time. Thanks to the Al Idrisi I program, we beneficiated of a thesis grant during a three-year period for a Tunisian student who is still working on the development of a vaginal ring made of silicone that would be able to release antiviral compounds. During the last two years, we had to solve the difficulty of releasing hydrophilic compounds (tenofovir, aciclovir...) through a hydrophobic matrix (silicone). With the help of Pr. C. Carrot from the CNRS lab UMR 5223 (Ingénierie des Matériaux Polymères) at the University of Saint-Etienne, we are in turn to circumvent this difficulty and we are testing different conditions for optimizing the drug release (program of the third year of theses of our student). The object of this post-doctorate period (ideally twice 6 months) would be to terminate the project in Saint-Etienne and to share our experience with the Tunisian colleagues who are associated to the project: Pr. M. Jaziri from the University of Sfax (Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs) for the silicone side of the project and Pr. M. Aouni from the Faculty of Pharmacy of Monastir for the clinical approach. The post-doctorate fellow intends (1) to evaluate the ability to transfer the vaginal ring technology to the Sfax laboratory of polymer and (2) to propose a questionnaire to Tunisian women (students and attendants to STI clinics) in order to appreciate the feasibility of using vaginal rings for the prevention of STI. Each project will be performed on duration of about 6 months. Pr. Jaziri is involved in the chemistry of polymers; he was trained in Saint-Etienne during his PhD thesis and keeps strong links with Pr. Carrot’s team. On the other hand, Pr. Aouni is the current President of the University of Monastir; his lab is located at the Faculty of Pharmacy and he has many collaborative projects with medical teams from the Faculty of Medicine of this town. The GIMAP team (EA 3064) of the University of Saint-Etienne, where the thesis work on vaginal rings is conducted, has been working for many years with the team of Pr. Aouni. In terms of expected results and impact, the aim of this project is to manufacture performing vaginal rings that would be proposed for the control and prevention of STI in African women exposed to the risk. As soon as the in vitro results will be sufficiently advanced, an intermediate step will consist in testing the device in female monkeys in collaboration with a French lab. In the meantime, the collaboration with Tunisian teams would permit to introduce the concept of vaginal ring as a prevention tool for viral STI. Thanks to the set-up of an International Collaboration Cell involving Tunisian partners, it would allow to initiate a network of African countries interested by the prevention of STI through the use of this device.
Contact Person	Pr. Bruno Pozzetto; Université Jean Monnet, Saint Étienne, France
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Involved Universities	Université Jean Monnet, Saint Étienne, France Université de Monastir, Tunisia
Available Scholarships	Postdoc
EU subject code/Fields of study	Post-doctorate ---> 12.8 Medical Technology

ID	ICC03
Title	Staff training skills
Summary	University of Zawia has more than 2000 academic staff me member. Most of them graduate from Arab universities. W e observe that many of them have some limitation in some area, such as teaching skills, using teaching materials, tools , and how they can prepare course's requirements. Therefore, this proposal aims to improve the teaching skills and tools of academic staff.
Contact Person	Abdulbast Kriama; Zawia University, Libya
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Involved Universities	Zawia University, Libya Universidad de Granada, Spain
Available Scholarships	Staff
EU subject code/Fields of study	Academic Staff ---> 5.1 Teacher Training

ID	ICC04
Title	INTernational Cooperation Offices: European-Egyptian Exchange of Best Practices (INTO EU-EG)
Summary	INTO-EU-EG is a Meta International Cooperation Cell within Al-Idrisi II Project aims at promoting the International Cooperation among partner universities by supporting and enhancing of the newly established entities for International Cooperation at Partner Countries, namely Egypt at two key Higher Education Institutions in Egypt and the whole North African Region: Cairo and Alexandria Universities . This is achieved through transfer of best practices from two European Universities with a solid experience in this field and a distinguished record in internationalization: Granada and Bologna universities. The specific objectives are: To analyze the different models for International Cooperation Offices at the different Universities; to transfer the internationalization experience from European to Egyptian partners; to establish a code of best practices in International Offices; to train and build capacities of staff at Cairo and Alexandria Universities in the field of internationalization; to promote the internationalization culture at the Egyptian Higher Education Institutions. Internationalization is a corner stone for Modernization of Higher Education (HE) and is considered a main goal in Egyptian HE reform. Egyptian universities have the potential and the resources. However, the scattered efforts and the lack of structured measures to capitalize on the existing potentials hinder the pursuit of this goal. If we take Research as model, international standards of research requires an integrated research ecosystem. In the same way, internationalization aims at creating and expanding intercultural spaces in higher educational institutions. These spaces need to bring efforts together and bridge the gaps to let the flows of mobilities run smoothly in all directions nourishing our intercultural values and educational experience. A quick analysis of the case of Cairo University as an example of the Egyptian side reveals a number of challenges hurdling an integrated strategy towards Internationalization. Cross-borders flows in Higher Education represent a key factor in the paradigm of knowledge-based societies together with the Globalization Era. The impact of cross-borders flow is not limited to educational processes, but it extends to Culture, Economy and International Policies. Egypt’s geographic location and long history are potential assets to capitalize on. Since the Old History, Egypt has played an important role in the cross-borders flow in the Mediterranean, Arab and African regions. Egypt has been receiving students from all over the World since the Old Ages (Alexandria) and Middle Ages (Cairo-Azhar). In Modern History, first missions for out-going Egyptian scholars date back to the 19th century. Europe’s long and successful experience concerning Internationalization in Higher Education is a reference model that would help in transferring this knowledge from European partners to their Egyptian counterparts. For example, The Erasmus program in Europe is the largest Study Abroad program. It was set up in 1987 under the auspices of the Socrates program.
Contact Person	Gamal Esmat; Cairo University, Egypt
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Involved Universities	Cairo University, Egypt Universidad de Granada, Spain Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Italy
Available Scholarships	Academic Staff Administrative Staff
EU subject code/Fields of study	Academic staff ---> 16.9 Administrative staff ---> 16.9

ID	ICC05
Title	Ptolemaic-Roman glass, faience and ceramic from the hinterland of Alexandria: production, technology, trade and consumption
Summary	The project proposed for the activation of an ICC aims at investigating three major productions of Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt: glass, faience and ceramic. Archaeological researches in Egypt are traditionally focused on the Pharaonic period, while Ptolemaic and Roman productions have always been object of a marginal interest. The production and trade of Ptolemaic and Roman glass in Egypt lacks of an in depth investigation: few Roman glass-making centres are known thanks to archaeological investigations conducted in the areas of Wadi Natrun and, in proximity of Alexandria, of lake Mareotis. However, the economic dynamics governing the glass-working activity are mostly unknown. Different typologies of luxury glass vessels, attested across the Mediterranean during Ptolemaic and early Roman period are attributed in literature to Egyptian productions, but these hypothesis are not supported by any archaeological evidence. Ptolemaic and Roman glasses in major Egyptian museum collections, like the Graeco-Roman Museum of Alexandria are mostly unpublished. The choice of Alexandria hinterland as case study is meaningful, as it combines both the proximity of Alexandria and glass-making centres. Faience is a distinctive production of ancient Egypt but, for the Ptolemaic and Roman period, only two productive workshops are documented at Memphis and Terenouthis. Faiences from the collections of the Graeco-Roman Museum of Alexandria have been the subject of one monograph (Nenna, Sei El-Din 2000), but we do not know much of the distribution of shapes and technologies in different areas and periods. For the chronological phase object of this project, the hinterland of Alexandria makes an excellent case study, as any faience productive centre was never located archaeologically and the distribution of faience objects in different sites and periods lacks of a comprehensive investigation. According to ceramics, several workshops are documented in the area of the Delta. Studies are mostly focused on amphora production, but common, coarse and fine ware were also produced extensively. For example, a local production of black gloss and fine ware is documented at Alexandria. Presently, few studies are focused on the technical aspects related to the production and distribution of ceramics. The research proposed here will investigate these aspects, providing an opportunity to identify the technical characters of local productions, allowing to create a distribution pattern of these ceramics outside Alexandria. The activation of the ICC will put together a research team of North Africans and European experts specialized in glass, faience and ceramic productions, but also in other disciplines, like conservation, landscape archaeology, numismatics, survey and excavation. Besides conducting researches, the team will be active exchanging expertise, contributing to the training of students and interacting with the personnel at the host institutions, during the period of mobility. The ICC will contribute to strengthen the boundaries between North Africans and European academics, laying the foundations for future collaborations.
Contact Person	Cristina Boschetti; Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy
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Involved Universities	Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy Alexandria University, Egypt Cairo University, Egypt
Available Scholarships	Doctorate Postdoctorate Academic Staff Administrative Staff
EU subject code/Fields of study	Doctorate ---> 8.4 Archaeology Postdoctorate ---> 8.4 Archaeology Academic staff ---> 8.4 Archaeology Administrative staff ---> 16.9 Others in Other Areas of Study

ID	ICC06
Title	Bioactive polyphenols from mediterranean plant sources for potential uses as nutraceuticals
Summary	Numerous studies suggest that the Mediterranean Diet is associated with a lower incidence of degenerative diseases, some types of cancer or metabolic syndrome. The principal components of Mediterranean foods are cereals, vegetables, fruits and legumes, as well as olive oil as main fat source. It represents an abundant source for a wide array of phytochemicals, including phenolic compounds that may act as the beneficial agents [1]. Although a great number of studies have focused on discovering and characterizing of these plant metabolites, a large percentage still remain unknown [2]. Thus, to provide evidences of the connection between health and food constituents as well as improve our current knowledge about this minor class of compounds, we propose an International Cooperation Cell (ICC) between two University partners, University of Granada (UGR) (Spain) and Cairo University (CU) (Egypt), as well as Sfax University (SU) (Tunisia) as associate. This ICC is leaded by Prof. Dr. Antonio Segura Carretero (Department of Analytical Chemistry, UGR), Prof. Dr. Essam Abdel-Sattar (Pharmacognosy Departament, CU) and Prof. Dr. Mohamed Bouaziz (Higher Institut of Biotechnology of Sfax, SU). The research groups have common interests regarding to give new insights into the health benefits of food phytochemicals. The main targetted outcomes of this ICC are: (i) phenolic profiling of plant products from Egypt and Tunisia such as chickpea, fenugreek, sesame and figs and related by-products and (ii) to evaluate their bioactive potential that leads to formulate novel nutraceuticals or functional ingredients. The selected plant foods contribute to the basic diet of these countries and present economical impact, as well as agro-industrial by products will be considered for their revalorization as potential sources of bioactive compounds. The basic work plan will include: (0) coordination of the activities and dissemination of the results, (1) optimization of the extraction and analysis of phenolic compounds from the objective plant matrices, (2) phenolic profiling of the plant extracts via liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry, and (3) assessment of the in vitro antioxidant activity of phenolic extracts, as an indicator of potential health benefits of those extracts. The research group from the UGR counts on the equipment and facilities to carry out extraction and proposed analysis. Therefore, the collaboration with the research group of the UGR will allow to the applicants initiating pre- and post-doctoral students in metabolic profiling approaches of plant samples by advance analytical techniques based on MS. They will perform tasks 1, 2, and 3 at the UGR to evaluate aforementioned samples. Finally, we also apply for short stays for professors in UGR and CU that enable a good coordination (task 0) of the ICC and dissemination of the results. [1] M. del M. Contreras Gámez et al., in Occurrences, Sturucture, Biosynthesis and Health Benefits Based on Their Evidences of Medicinal Phytochemicals in Vegetables and Fruits, Nova Science Publishers, Inc.,New York, 2014, vol. 2, pp. 104-209. [2] I. M. Abu-Reidah et al. Journal of Chromatography A, 2013, 1313, 212– 227.
Contact Person	Antonio Segura Carretero; Universidad de Granada, Spain
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Involved Universities	Universidad de Granada, Spain Cairo University, Egypt
Available Scholarships	Doctorate Postdoctorate Academic Staff
EU subject code/Fields of study	Doctorate ---> 13.3 Chemistry Postdoctorate ---> 13.3 Chemistry Academic staff ---> 13.3 Chemistry

ID	ICC07
Title	North-South Human Development Capacity Building
Summary	Development did not affect all countries at similar rates due to the differences in socio-economic structures and political constraints prevailing in most developing countries (DCs). Shortage of the institutional and human capacities was one of the most significant reasons of these constraints. Yet, this imbalance in development among countries did not harm the DCs only. Socio-economic and political unrest spread over wide range of DCs due to the low rate of development and escalating poverty has its negative impacts as well on neighbour developed countries directly or indirectly. Imbalanced exchange in the international trade among countries hindered fair share for all countries from global development. Illegal migration from DCs toward Europe due to these divergences in development has become an alarming phenomenon that cost both European countries and DCs a lot to protect their borders. The World Bank recipe of Economic Structural Reforms applied during the eighties and early nineties, however, did not prove effective enough. Some literature called this period the lost decade of development. This led the UN's organizations to introduce and advocate the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as complementary solution to recover this imbalanced situation. Indicators of how successful this strategy will be seen next year 2015 to check if it was effective in preventing more deterioration in global situation? Nevertheless, this change in the global conditions was accompanied with the establishment of the EU in the nineties and its expansion in the Millennium. Development strategies and policies adopted by the EU and its member countries have proved effective specially when we look at what has been achieved in local development including rural areas. The Common Agricultural Policy and related rural development programs have reversed the trend of exodus to become back towards rural areas. Such experience of the EU could be taken as a learning lesson for most if not all DCs. However, some of the development approaches applied in EU countries might need some amendment to become applicable in DCs. This could be an area of intensive scientific cooperation between the EU and North African countries. Such exercise will be of mutual benefit for both parties in research, theory and development. In this regard, the EM-AlIdrisi Action II could be considered as an excellent mechanism to do the job. Collaboration between dynamic higher education institutes in both the North and South can play a significant role in this process of exchanging knowledge and experience related to community and local development. This will contribute to sharing of knowledge and construction of a common set of good practices. Situation poses more pressures on the DCs’ higher educational institutes to develop their curricula of local and rural development program at the post-graduate level to expand across the entire educational process. This might help satisfying the aggressive needs of development agencies in the DCs and EU of well qualified human resources in this area of specialization. Collaboration between the ICC partner universities could be a model of mutual collaboration at the level of higher education institutes to foster education and research in development. This will help also satisfying the increasing demands for exchange of experiences among development professionals of both parties. EU, Arab and even African scholars and students would benefit much form the outcome of such collaboration.
Contact Person	Prof. Mohamed H.A. NAWAR; Cairo University, Egypt
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Involved Universities	Cairo University, Egypt Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy Universidad de Granada, Spain
Available Scholarships	Doctorate Postdoctorate Academic Staff Administrative Staff
EU subject code/Fields of study	Doctorate ---> 7.3 Geology; 14.2 Sociology; 14.8 Development Studies; 14.9 Others - Social Sciences Postdoctorate ---> 7.3 Geology; 14.2 Sociology; 14.8 Development Studies; 14.9 Others - Social Sciences Academic Staff ---> 7.3 Geology; 14.2 Sociology; 14.8 Development Studies; 14.9 Others - Social Sciences Administrative Staff ---> 16.9 Others in Other Areas of Study

ID	ICC08
Title	Proteome of platelet supernatants that induced transfusion reactions
Summary	Human platelets (PLT) play a key role in hemostasis and thrombosis. Recently, it was recognized that platelets are key regulators of inflammation due to their release of potent proinflammatory and prothrombotic mediators such as soluble CD40 ligand (sCD40L), sOX40L, CD62p, thromboxane A2, IL-1 and IL8, among others. Further interest in PLT arises from the fact that millions of doses of platelets are transfused for either thrombocytopenic patients with cancer, blood diseases as supportive care, or those with trauma or undergoing cardiac surgery. Preparation of PLT concentrates (PC) still represents one of the major challenges to the blood bank, in light of standard PLT storage limitations. Indeed, routine storage results in decreased PLT morphology scores and responses to agonist, increased hypotonic shock response, volume and density heterogeneity and also PLT activation marker expression. Their short lifespan results in a significant amount of the PLT inventory which can vary with the storage of PLTs (5–7 days) and also the process of preparation differing with national guidelines. The PCs are leukoreducted in European blood banks (i.e. France and Switzerland) but not in Tunisia. Platelets released mediators (e.g. CD40L) are involved in adverse events (e.g. febrile non hemolytic reactions) and also serious adverse events (e.g. transfusion related acute lung injury or TRALI). Proteomics is an ideal tool to investigate in vitro changes of stored PLTs. Owing to their anucleate nature; platelets have limited protein synthesis capacity and a rather stable proteome that, in comparison to other cell types, is less affected by biological variability issues. Translational application of proteomics to PLT-related transfusion medicine issues has already focused on many aspects of PLT product preparation, including the effects of preparation (PLT processing and pathogen inactivation) on in vivo viability. Now, this International Cooperation Cell (ICC) would allow implementing this comparison study with PC supernatants originated from 3 blood banks: one from North Africa (University of Monastir/Blood bank of Sousse) with two from Europe (University of Saint-Etienne-France/EFS Auvergne-Loire and University of Lausanne / Blood bank of Lausanne). Thus, for each considered blood bank, PC supernatants which have induced transfusion reactions versus those which have not induced transfusion reactions. The results of this work will aim to identify new biomarkers, useful to understand transfusion hazard and to prevent them. This project would allow us to formulate new hypotheses and experimentation to improve clinical outcomes by targeting “high risk platelets” that render platelet transfusion unsafe.In addition to this, this cooperation cell will permit to strengthen connections (already existing in part) between institutions on both sides of the Mediterranean sea: between the University of Monastir (Tunisia), the Jean Monnet university of Saint Etienne (France), the university of Bordeaux (France) and the university of Lausanne (Switzerland).
Contact Person	Chaker ALOUI; Université de Monastir, Tunisia
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Involved Universities	Université de Monastir, Tunisia Université Jean Monnet, Saint Étienne, France
Available Scholarships	Doctorate
EU subject code/Fields of study	Doctorate ---> 13.1 Biology Academic Staff ---> 05.9 Others – Education, Teacher Training

ID	ICC09
Title	Forms of expression and Intercultural Communication
Summary	Given the global society in which we live, the business and academic environment extends to include various geographic locations and span numerous cultures and it can be difficult to understand how to communicate effectively with individuals who speak another language or who rely on different means to reach a common goal. At the level of educational institutions students and staff are increasingly interacting with those who may not share the same cultural and social norms.Therefore, Intercultural communication has become a primordial subject of interest since it can avoid misunderstandings among different communities. As the intercultural contact and interdependence has extended, people in the world should now rethink intercultural communication as to develop effective intercultural communication skills. This topic is quite important to be discussed in the framework of Erasmus-Mundus Program as there is an increasing number of Students and Academic Staff moving from one side of the Mediterranean to the other. Such opportunity creates a favorable ground to analyze in a comparative approach the similarities and differences of communicative ways in both verbal and non verbal forms of communication. By using the techniques of simulations, role-plays, surveys, interviews, records, the team of this Project will be invited to gather a range of Intercultural forms of communication in international contexts and to form a «Corpus» which will be considered as a Data Base available for study. Since Culture is very important, as it deals with the way people live and approach solving problems in a social context, it is very important to know how people from different areas, civilizations and religions behave and communicate in different settings such as in business, in daily life, in negotiations and in teaching. That leads to a sort of collective programming of the mind which distinguishes the members of one group or category of people from another, and the result of a complex interaction of values, attitudes, and behaviors (Hofstede, 2001); "values" have an influence on attitudes, "attitudes" affect behaviors, and "behaviors" in turn have an impact on "cultures". Our aim is to provide a critical discussion of the conceptualization of intercultural communication and its commonly acknowledged challenge, with a focus on Arab and European countries, both having a tradition in Bilingualism, among other common things. The two neighbor areas have various forms of communication in terms of the nonverbal one particularly, but also verbal communication is visible, especially at the level of proverbs, idiomatic expressions, composed lexicon and the smallest semantic unities. Objectives: The main objective of the project is to provide a survey of intercultural communication theory and practice and to develop understanding of communication among people of different cultural backgrounds both in domestic and international settings as well as across a variety of contexts. Another objective is to focus on the development of cultural awareness (self and others), trying to balance attention to concepts and principles with experientially-based study designed to help improve intercultural communication skills and competence: (1) introduce people to the fundamental theories and concepts of intercultural communication; (2) increase understanding of the relationship between communication and culture; (3) explore the way cultural processes affect members, verbal and nonverbal behaviors in cross-cultural contexts; (4) develop practical skills aimed at improving intercultural communication competence. Methodology: The project will use both quantitative and qualitative methods. Therefore, participants will undertake interviews with people who should inform us about their culture's etiquette, the verbal and nonverbal differences, the way in which they approach different cultural dimensions and the historical reasoning for these differences. We will experience various aspects of their daily routine i.e. media, literature, meals, shopping, school, travel, but especially the language in different forms and contexts (semantics, lexicons, idiomatic expressions, proverbs, metaphors... as well as review rituals). We also intend to collect images, photos, advertisements, articles from newspapers, blogs, research and interviews, which represent an impressive Field Journal that provides breadth and depth of intercultural communication knowledge. The mini assignments should focus at least on two different Cultural communication concepts from different countries involved in this project, Romania, Spain and Tunisia.
Contact Person	Luminita Cocarta; Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Iasi, Romania
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Involved Universities	Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Iasi, Romania Université de Carthage, Tunisia Universidad de Granada, Spain
Available Scholarships	Doctorate Postdoctorate Academic Staff Administrative Staff
EU subject code/Fields of study	Doctorate ---> 9.1 Modern EC Languages; 9.2 General and Comparative Literature; 9.3 Linguistics; 9.4 Translation and Interpretation; 9.8 Less widely taught languages; 9.9 Others- Languages and Philological Studies; 4.1 Business Studies with languages; 14.2 Sociology; 14.6 International relations, European Studies; 14.7 Anthropology; 15.9 Communication and Information Studies Postdoctorate ---> 9.1 Modern EC Languages; 9.2 General and Comparative Literature; 9.3 Linguistics; 9.4 Translation and Interpretation; 9.8 Less widely taught languages; 9.9 Others- Languages and Philological Studies; 4.1 Business Studies with languages; 14.2 Sociology; 14.6 International relations, European Studies, Area Studies; 14.7Anthropology; 15.9 Communication and Information Studies Academic staff ---> 9.1 Modern EC Languages; 9.2 General and Comparative Literature; 9.3 Linguistics;9.4 Translation and Interpretation; 9.8 Less widely taught languages; 9.9 Others- Languages and Philological Studies; 4.1 Business Studies with languages;14.2 Sociology; 14.6 International relations, European Studies, Area Studies; 14.7 Anthropology ; 15.9 Communication and Information Studies Administrative staff ---> 4.6 Secretarial Studies; 6.5 Electronic engineering,Telecommunications;15.9 Communication and Information Studies.

ID	ICC10
Title	Image processing and biomedical applications (Ipba)
Summary	The research activities can be resumed for the different candidates involved in this ICC as follow: 1. Modify and specify the HOG algorithm for each obstacle type which is selected for detection (we are interested by cars, bicycles and road signs). 2. Propose hardware architecture to implement the customized algorithm in a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) in order to increase processing speed and respond to real-time constraints. 3. Developing an automatic approach for processing and analysis of PET images: The major tasks of this research line is first to correct PET images from all relevant physical effects at acquisition (positron annihilation, photoelectric effect, spillover effect, etc.) and then to extract the input function and the tissue time activity curve from dynamic PET images. 4. Developing an automatic approach for processing and analysis of renal ultrasound images: The main subject of this research axis is to develop an effective method to reduce noise in the ultrasound data, allowing the localization and tracking of kidney in image sequences. 5. Developing an automatic approach for processing and analysis of angiographic images: the major objective of this research field is to propose a complete detection scheme of intracranial aneurysms in cerebral angiographic images (DSA, MRA, and CTA). 6. Developing of advanced techniques for feature extraction techniques, such as Independent Component Analysis (ICA) in order to solve the problem of small sample size. 7. Developing of advanced classification techniques, such as Support vector machines (SVM). 8. Developing of automatic approach for processing and analysis of structural and functional images. 9. Developing an automatic approach for processing and classification of MRI images: To this aim, the work will be focus on developing a spatial component factorization approach to classify labeled MRI images in terms of ensemble of classifiers (SVM, Bayesian, Nearest Neighbor) and study their performance.
Contact Person	Juan Manuel Górriz Sáez; Universidad de Granada, Spain
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Involved Universities	Universidad de Granada, Spain Université de Monastir, Tunisia
Available Scholarships	Doctorate Postdoctorate Academic Staff
EU subject code/Fields of study	Doctorate ---> 06.5 Electronic Engineering, Telecommunications Postdoctorate ---> 06.5 Electronic Engineering, Telecommunications Academic staff ---> 06.5 Electronic Engineering, Telecommunications

ID	ICC11
Title	Novel theoretical models and experimental techniques to characterize optical properties of few mode fibers
Summary	The proposed ICC will enable the effective research collaboration between the groups of Photonics at the Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Informazione (DEI) – Università di Padova, and at the Ecole Supérieure des Communications de Tunis (Sup’Com) - Université de Carthage. The topic of joint research is few mode optical fibers (FMFs), a novel type of optical fibers considered as the next step in the evolution of fiber optics communications. New uses of the Internet (video traffic, Web2.0 etc.) and the diffusion of smart phones foster the deployment of broadband access networks (1-10 Gbit/s). The data flow generated must be then transported by long-haul fiber infrastructure whose capacity can be improved by using multi-level modulation formats in combination with coherent detection and wavelength- and polarization-division-multiplexing. Telecom network suppliers offer commercially systems at 40 Gbit/s and 100 Gbit/s per channel and in research laboratories even higher data rates (400 Gbit/s) were demonstrated. Nonetheless, a fundamental limit for capacity for a standard single-mode-fiber (SSMF) has been demonstrated (about 9 bit/s/Hz for 500 km links). The traffic demand in 10-15 years will by far exceed the capacity that the above technologies offer over SSMF, so new strategies are required. An opportunity is to exploit the spatial structure of light propagation by using each mode of a FMF as an information carrier. To enable this opportunity, fundamental and applied research is required and this is the motivation for this ICC. In particular the study of mode coupling, whose description has been realized so far only through statistical models, is very important to design efficient systems. Physical model might be envisaged and their search and numerical solution will be the first ICC objects. The key advancement, though, will be that of measuring the mode coupling. To this aim the most used techniques to characterize fibers, i.e. the analysis of Rayleigh or Brillouin backscattered (RS-BS) light, will be extended to FMFs. The proposed ICC will leverage on the complementarities between the DEI and Sup’Com groups. At DEI a fully equipped laboratory will be used for the research, also exploiting the long and recognized excellence of the group in backscattering fiber characterization. The outstanding skills in theoretical and numerical models of Sup’Com staff will be exploited for achieving the proposed targets. Besides the short-term mobility of Academic staff, highly required to plan research and guide PhD students, the medium-term mobility of PhD students from Sup’Com to DEI will be the key action to realize the ICC goals, because PhDs will effectively carry out most of the research activities. The ICC is expected to generate several scientific results to be reported in scientific journals and conferences. It will enrich the individuals participating to the mobility and the scientific reputation of both groups.
Contact Person	Prof. Marco Santagiustina; Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy
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Involved Universities	Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy Université de Carthage, Tunisia
Available Scholarships	Doctorate Postdoctorate
EU subject code/Fields of study	Post-doctorate ---> 06.5 Electronic Engineering, Telecommunications Academic Staff ---> 06.5 Electronic Engineering, Telecommunications

ID	ICC12
Title	Analysis of molecular biogeomarkers for a begger understanding of the consequences of salinization of agricultural soils
Summary	Today, many countries suffer from food shortages. It is partly due to a crisis in the management of irrigation and to the phenomena of desertification and of soil salinization. In Algeria, more than 20 % of irrigated lands are affected by salinization. The valley of Bas-Chéliff which is located 220 kilometers from Algiers and extends over 60 000 hectares is an area affected by this phenomenon. This valley has grown from a semi-arid to arid climate during the past three decades. Evapotranspiration resulting from the climate change has accelerated and increase salinization and soil degradation. A better management of agricultural practices is inevitably a consequence of reliable information and data on fertility and its evolution. They will be obtained by measuring relevant characteristics of the soil. Among these, the knowledge of the nature of soil organic matter is essential. Depending on the culture and agricultural practices such as irrigation, this organic matter is changing both quantitatively and qualitatively. Before considering any changes in agricultural practices, the most exhaustive diagnosis is needed. It must relate to the quantity and quality of the organic matter and its bioavailability. The aim of the work is to measure the impact of the process of soil salinization in the valley of Bas-Cheliff on the organic matter. As such, the analysis of lignin monomers and sugars inherited from plants and microbes will give valuable information on the influence of salts on the degradation and stabilization of root residues and bio-available sugars. The data collected in this work could lead to seriously consider the effect of salinity on the soil humus system and its consequences on their fertilities and its carbon stock.
Contact Person	Abderrahmen AKKACHA; Université Hassiba Benbouali de Chlef, Algeria
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Involved Universities	Université Hassiba Benbouali de Chlef, Algeria Université de Poitiers, France
Available Scholarships	Doctorate Postdoctorate
EU subject code/Fields of study	Doctorate ---> 1.1 Agriculture, 7.4 soil and Water Sciences, 13.3 chemistry Postdoctorate ---> 1.1 Agriculture, 7.4 soil and Water Sciences, 13.3 chemistry

ID	ICC13
Title	Le lexique arabe et ses équivalents en espagnol. Étude et analyse des recherches menées à l'École supérieure Roi Fahd de Traduction de Tanger
Summary	L'objectif principal de cette Cellule de Coopération Internationale, que nous avons l'intention de présenter ici, sera principalement axée sur la recherche dans le domaine de la lexicographie espagnole-arabe, dans le cadre du Groupe de Recherche HUM-835 de l'Université de Grenade, que j'ai actuellement l'honneur de diriger, et le groupe de recherche du centre d`accueil «Traduction et la Communication Interculturelle». Les deux groupes ont pratiquement la même ligne de recherche.Dans cette Cellule de Coopération Internationale, nous allons étudier en profondeur une ligne de recherche, très avancé dans le centre d`accueil, sur la «lexicographie arabe-espagnol et des équivalents sémantiques dans des domaines spécialisés». Objectif spécifique: étudier dans un travail coordonné avec le Professeur Dr. Abdelouahab El Imrani et le reste du groupe de Cellule de Coopération Internationale, la méthodologie utilisée et les progrès réalisés dans un certain nombre de travaux de recherche menés à l'École Supérieure Roi Fahd de Traduction, où il est compilé et analysé le lexique arabe et leurs équivalents espagnols dans divers champs sémantiques spécialisées (droit, économie, diplomatie, internet, finance, médias, médecine, la pêche, etc.). Il s'agit d'une série de rapports de recherche inédits dans lequel les chercheurs de l'Ecole, sous la supervision de certains des mêmes enseignants, offrent une étude détaillée des différents champs lexicaux, basée sur le développement de glossaires bilingues arabe-espagnol hautement spécialisés, et qui n'ont tout simplement pas été exploitées dans le travail de la lexicographie dans la combinaison arabo-espagnol. Cette recherche vise à étudier le flux lexicographique, en analysant le processus de création lexicale de la langue arabe, qui fait maintenant face à une multitude de néologismes et le jargon venant de langues occidentales. Comme l'arabe est une langue sémitique, fourni d'une structure morphologique différente des langues romanes, il est extrêmement intéressant de suivre, observer et étudier la méthodologie utilisée pour traduire les nouveaux concepts et les termes occidentaux à la langue arabe, qui cherche toujours respecter "l'esprit" traditionnel et les moules morpho-lexicales actuelles. Pour cela, nous avons l'intention d'étudier dans ce projet, la méthodologie suivie dans le centre d`accueil, dans lequel plusieurs promotions de traducteurs sont diplômés dans la combinaison arabe-espagnol-français. Les points forts de la méthodologie, et qui feront l'objet d'une analyse détaillée en collaboration avec les futurs membres de la Cellule de Coopération Internationale sont: a) sélection du matériel de travail lexicographique; b) outils de recherche d'équivalents arabes de néologismes occidentaux; c) niveau d'adaptation aux réglementations émises par les Académies de la langue arabe; d) mode de l'item lexical dans chaque entrée: informations morpho-lexical, significations de numérotation, phraséologie, tri par ordre alphabétique ou par le système de racine sémitique; e) éléments régionaux et locaux potentiels (de Maroc) impliqués dans le processus de composition de glossaires et lexiques.
Contact Person	Moulay-Lahssan Baya Essayahi; Universidad de Granada, Spain
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Involved Universities	Universidad de Granada, Spain Université Abdelmalek Essaâdi, Tetouan, Morocco
Available Scholarships	Postdoctorate Academic Staff Administrative Staff
EU subject code/Fields of study	Post-doctorate ---> 09.1 Modern EC Languages; 9.4 Translation and Interpretation; 4.1 Business Studies with languages Academic Staff ---> 09.1 Modern EC Languages; 9.4 Translation and Interpretation; 4.1 Business Studies with languages Administrative Staff ---> 16.9 Others in Other Areas of Study

ID	ICC14
Title	Cellule de Coopération International (CCI) pour le renforcement institutionnel de l'Université Hassan 1er
Summary	Le projet de mise en place d'une Cellule de Coopération Internationale « CCI » vise une mise à niveau des services des relations internationales et de coopération attachés à l’université Hassan 1er pour rapprocher les procédures de travail dans les universités partenaires du projet. (Universités de Grenade –UGR, Espagne- et Saint Etienne –USE, France-). La collaboration avec les universités partenaires va permettre d’acquérir et d’échanger les bonnes pratiques en matière de : Organisation du service RIC tout en définissant ses missions, ses activités principales et les procédures de réalisations et les compétences requises concernant les personnes en charge de sa gestion; gestion de la mobilité : gérer les échanges des étudiants, les chercheurs et staffs entre les universités partenaires dans le cadre des programmes de mobilité ou encore les accords de coopérations ; gestion des accords : préparer les accords et les conventions de coopération et partenariat et assurer le suivi de réalisation des actions prévues ; organisation des rencontres communes et montage des projets en commun, visant des activités scientifiques, académiques et para-universitaires.
Contact Person	Domingo BARRERA ROSILLO; Universidad de Granada, Spain
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Involved Universities	Universidad de Granada, Spain Université Hassan 1er, Settat, Morocco
Available Scholarships	Staff
EU subject code/Fields of study	Administrative staff ---> 16.9 Others in Other Areas of Study

ID	ICC15
Title	Productiion of CNT-reinforced B4C ceramic matrix composites, by Mechanical alloying (MA), and its resistance behaviour under extremely high pressures, by Shockwave Compaction
Summary	Carbon nanotube (CNT) matrix composites are emerging as advance engineering materials due to its very high stiffness, very high strength, high aspect ratio and low density. Boron carbide (B4C), one of the strongest ceramic materials, has been considered for armor applications for more than 40 years. The advantage of the B4C is very strong in compression and has strength after fracture but very brittle and weak in tension. To come over the inconvenience of B4C and improving its mechanical properties, we suggest mixing it with CNT at low temperature in order to keep unchanged the crystallographic form of B4C. Properties of B4C reinforced with CNT constitute thus new field of investigation to achieve requirements and expected properties which cannot be met by single compound materials. The primary step of this research is to obtain a composite blend of B4C and CNT by ball milling method which is a convenient process. Then, series of test will be done to optimize the ration of CNT incorporated in B4C. Characterizations of the obtained composites will be done by using tools of SEM, TEM. XRD, nanoindentation… The third step of the project consists to study the resistance behavior of B4C and CNT under extremely high pressures using the shockwave compaction.
Contact Person	Khalil El-Hami; Université Hassan 1er, Settat, Morocco
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Involved Universities	Université Hassan 1er, Settat, Morocco Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Available Scholarships	Postdoctorate Academic Staff
EU subject code/Fields of study	Postdoctorate ---> 06.1 Mechanical Engineering Academic staff ---> 06.1 Mechanical Engineering

ID	ICC16
Title	Environment and renewable energy
Summary	The silicon industry (photovoltaics) has always used the quartz ore deposits as starting materials, thanks to their original purity, which can in some cases be around 98%. But this requires melting of quartz and its reduction to achieve the metallurgical silicon, which is then subjected to a Siemens process for its purification via distillation reactions at high temperature, to obtain SiHCl3, which is finally converted, through a CVD process, in 6N (and even 10N) pure silicon. Our idea [thanks to a Algerian-Japanese research cooperation, SSB (Sahara Solar Breeder) project] is to use sand or other minerals that can dissolve at low temperatures, as starting materials, which can be further purified by a wet process, followed by dissolution and selective precipitation, hoping to achieve 6N purity. This first requires the chemical and crystallographic analysis of various mineral sands. The selective dissolution also requires a detailed study, to be able to properly remove impurities, in order to get 6N. Knowing that amorphous silica can be dissolved with alkaline solution attack and precipitates under acid attack, by interplay of these physicochemical processes, we will able to: dissolute, precipitate, and by centrifugation and physical (magnetical or electric) separation, reach the 6N SiO2 that can then be reduced by 6N carbon. All of these reactions should be systematically investigated by Electron Microscopy, X-ray Diffraction analyses and by titration, to understand in depth the details of the process. The second process is to reduce this pure silica by pure carbone using different technics, such as induction and microwave heating, and further study is required to understand the thermodynamical process that governs reduction reactions. Another major goal of actual project is preparation and characterization of Silicon and CZTS thin film solar cells.
Contact Person	Liviu Leontie; Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Iasi, Romania
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Involved Universities	Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Iasi, Romania Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d’Oran “Mohamed Boudiaf”, Algeria
Available Scholarships	Doctorate Postdoctorate Academic Staff Administrative Staff
EU subject code/Fields of study	Doctorate ---> 06.7 Materials Science Postdoctorate ---> 06.7 Materials Science Academic Staff ---> 06.7 Materials Science Administrative Staff ---> 16.9 Others in Other Areas of Study

ID	ICC18
Title	Irrigation of olive with non conventional water resources in Mediterranean countries (Tunisia, Italia and Spain): Challenges and controversies
Summary	The reuse of non conventional water resources is integrated to global water policy in Mediterranean regions. It helps tackle water scarcity in these arid and semi-arid countries. If we focus on treated wastewater reuse, some reserves are underlined because of the quality of the resource and the level of treatment. As to desalinated sea and brackish water, which quality is quite similar to conventional water resource, the dilemma is the cost of desalination treatment. In such context, agricultural reuse of water is facing high level challenges. Because of special and common characteristics of Mediterranean regions, olive growing is one of fruitful agribusiness especially in Italy, Spain and Tunisia. Some problems relevant to the irrigation of this kind of orchard farming can be pointed out: 1. Scarcity of water resources for irrigation; 2. water quality (high salinity of water is not recommended to irrigate olive); 3. oil quality face to consumer requirements and aspirations; 4. price volatility and sensitivity to oil quality perceptions; 5. ethnic considerations concerning the reuse of treated wastewater to irrigate olive (Olive tree is considered as a sacred tree in Maghreb for example), 6. high cost of tertiary wastewater and water desalination treatments’; 7. afforestation with ornamental olives irrigated with TWW, can be an adequate solution to avoid soil erosion, however the success of this alternative is hard in some rural regions where volumes of TWW are small, etc. Face to all these constraints, multidisciplinary researches must be conducted to help designing best alternatives to promote water reuse for olive irrigation. The main objective of this proposal of research is to develop a multi-lateral cooperation between Tunisian and European countries, trying to resolve on a common research problem: Irrigation of Olive fruit with non conventional water resources: Challenges and controversies. The advocated problematic will be split into two categories of problems: 1. Desalinized water reuse for the irrigation of olive fruit: acceptance and quality perceptions by consumers; 2. Wastewater reuse for afforestation (ornamental olives) of wasteland neighbouring touristic zones (Littoral zones) and peri-urban area. Marketing analyse and econometrics models will be used to estimate consumers’ preference and the acceptance to reuse. Also, multicriteria decision making methods will be used to help choosing appropriate non conventional resource for olive irrigation.
Contact Person	Hella BEN BRAHIM NEJI; Université de Carthage, Tunisia
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Involved Universities	Université de Carthage, Tunisia Universidad de Granada, Spain Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Italy
Available Scholarships	Postdoctorate Academic Staff Administrative Staff
EU subject code/Fields of study	Postdoctorate ---> 01.2 Agricultural Economics Academic Staff----> 14.3 Economics Administrative Staff ---> 16.9 Others in Other Areas of Study

ID	ICC19
Title	Adaptation of the Romanian tourism evaluation system to Morrocan territory
Summary	Tourism activities of all kinds are developed in the geographical environment and they are influenced by some of (or by all) geographic components (natural resources, economic resources, accessibility and social environment). Some of them are recognized as tourist attractions or tourism resources and form the tourism potential of a territory. While some of them are a base for tourism activities, being sine qua non conditions, others are just elements assuring the sustainability of tourist activities on long term. The elements of tourism potential are fundamental components in the creation of new tourism products or new forms of tourism. The understanding and the measurement of tourism potential is already o long date preoccupation for the researchers. Romanian researchers, especially geographers, considered the importance of tourism potential evolution. Cocean (1984), Erdeli and Istrate (1996), using a formula based on landscape importance as an attractive factor, Ceangă (1997), defining a multi-item-formula to calculate the tourism potential (the most complex at that time) or Irimu (2010) who revealed the importance of geomorphologic factors, are just a few examples of the work on tourism potential evaluation. More recently, the section “Tourist zones” from the Spatial Planning of the National Territory (2008), defined an exhaustive methodology for the evaluation of the tourism potential. The result was a database with values from 1 to 100 for each basic administrative-territorial unit. This evaluation was a very helpful tool for many researches in tourism field in the last 6 years. The proposed project is trying to create a similar methodology, but adapted for Morocco’s territory. While the tourism activities knew a significant boom in the last decade in Morocco and more and more researchers focused on this topic, their work is slightly slowed down by the lack of centralised databases at national level which could help them in the understanding of regional dynamics. Basic indicators like number of arrivals, overnight stays or tourist accessibility are available, but they are not at all sufficient for an in-depth approach of the tourism phenomena. More complex indicators like tourism resources, accessibility, and uniqueness are equally important. Such an instrument could be created by a joint working between the Moroccan and Romanian geographers. For a better tourism strategy (especially a long-term one, like Vision 2020 for Tourism in Morocco) is essential to know all the elements of the tourism potential, to know their importance, to evaluate them properly and eventually to map them in order to create coherent and sustainable products. In order to build the Moroccan tourism potential evaluation, this project will be supported by the mobilities between the 2 partners. The mobilities will be awarded especially to PhD students, postdoctoral researchers and academic staff with experience and expertise in the fields of geography, tourism, statistics or accessibility. Those mobilities will allow a knowledge transfer from Romania to Morocco in the fields of tourism potential, spatial statistics and tourism accessibility. At the same time the mobilities will allow a knowledge transfer from Morocco to Romania in the fields of littoral tourism, a domain which lacks of in-depth approach in the Romanian literature.
Contact Person	Bogdan-Constantin IBANESCU; Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Iasi, Romania
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Involved Universities	Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Iasi, Romania; Abdelmalek Essaâdi, Tetouan, Morocco
Available Scholarships	Doctorate Postdoctorate Academic Staff Administrative Staff
EU subject code/Fields of study	Doctorate ---> 02.4 Regional Planning; 02.6 Transport and Traffic Studies; 04.9 Others - Business Studies, Management Science; 07.1 Geography; 07.6 Geodesy, Cartography, Remote Sensing; 07.9 Others – Geography, Geology; 11.2 Statistics; 16.9 Others in Other Areas of Study Postdoctorate ---> 02.6 Transport and Traffic Studies; 04.9 Others - Business Studies, Management Science; 07.1 Geography; 07.6 Geodesy, Cartography, Remote Sensing; 07.9 Others – Geography, Geology; 11.2 Statistics; 16.9 Others in Other Areas of Study Academic Staff ---> 02.6 Transport and Traffic Studies; 04.9 Others - Business Studies, Management Science; 07.1 Geography; 07.9 Others – Geography, Geology; 16.9 Others in Other Areas of Study Administrative Staff ---> 07.1 Geography; 16.9 Others in Other Areas of Study

ID	ICC20
Title	Design, modeling and fabrication of a MEMS partial discharge detector
Summary	Microsystems technologies combine advanced technologies of microelectronics semiconductor and new techniques of micromachining, enabling the realization of entire systems on single chip (SoC - System on Chip). This integration will miniaturize the system and improve its performance and sensitivity. In addition, this miniaturization will reduce noise and parasitic capacitances due to interconnections. Within this context comes this research project, which aims to design and manufacture a new generation of monolithic electrodynamic MEMS partial discharge sensor, low cost and manufactured using standard CMOS technology. So far, very few attempts have been made to develop such integrated sensors. We will focus in using an electrodynamic technique, for detecting the electromagnetic wave, combined with an ultrasonic microphone for detecting the membrane vibration. Although the partial discharge amplitude is very low, the energy released by the electron avalanche is sufficient to substantially degrade the performance of the dielectric. Detection of the presence of partial discharge inside an insulation system is very important in order to avoid failures and optimize the operation of maintenance. The main tasks will therefore be the mechanical optimization, the vibrating studying and the theoretical development of the various performance parameters of the structure such as sensitivity, bandwidth, level of background noise and distortion based on the required bandwidth and the targeted defect type. Two additional aspects could also be developed in parallel to this joint project, which are studying the possibility of the integration of magnetoelectric materials to avoid the use of the external coil and replace it with a well-studied layer coating. The purpose of this research axis is to improve the autonomy of the microsensor, allow the development of some energy harvesting technique and promote the reduction of the batteries use. The second aspect lies in the development of the preamplifier circuitry, which will be considered with a 0.35μm industrial technology provided from AustriaMicroSystems (AMS). Finally, I want to clarify that this joint project will address the design and fabrication of MEMS microsensor, a highly advanced discipline and currently a bit deficient because of its high cost, hence come the great need for financial support and encouragement.
Contact Person	Fares Tounsi; Université de Monastir, Tunisia
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Involved Universities	Université de Monastir, Tunisia Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Italy
Available Scholarships	Doctorate Postdoctorate Academic Staff
EU subject code/Fields of study	Doctorate ---> 6.6 Manufacturing Sciences Academic Staff ---> 6.6 Manufacturing Sciences; 6.1 Mechanical Engineering

ID	ICC22
Title	El papel de la traducción en las relaciones hispano-marroquíes: 1999- 2014
Summary
Contact Person	Allal EZZAIM; Université Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah, Fez, Morocco
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Involved Universities	Université Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah, Fez, Morocco Universidad de Granada, Spain
Available Scholarships	Academic Staff
EU subject code/Fields of study	Academic Staff ---> 09.4 Translation, Interpretation

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