NEB Prizes 2023: All Applications

Snews, fake news is a cultural project that aims to live the truth together.
Use experiments, supported by videos and illustrations to learn about "scientific protocols" and their guarantee of truthfulness; practical exercises where children can verify firsthand what is the difference between what may seem true and what is true; round tables with journalists and experts to read the news together and recognize the clues to unmask fake news; and creativity to surprise us with imagination.

The EXPO is at the center of a model region for sustainable housing and quality of life, taking into account the architectural and social needs of all sections of the population.

Geological-Cultural Camp MARBLE LAKE is an outdoor educational camp, is grassroots initiative, that has a multidisciplinary character > creative, scientific, social, cultural and more. The concept of this camp is designed for education in nature and from nature, to preserve the natural, cultural, social and ecological identities and values This is the project who transform and revives people's sense of belonging and connection with nature.

The Campus Région du Numérique (Regional Digital Campus) opened its doors in 2021 in an old building rehabilitated in a sustainable way on a wooded 11-hectare site in the west part of Lyon (France). This innovative project comprises schools, training organisations, a digital creation centre for 12-18 year-olds, businesses, digital transformation stakeholders, clusters. Its DNA is to spearhead innovation in the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and promote open and inclusive educational methods.

The project tends to apply the "slow food movement" in city planning and persistently seeks to propose possible resilient scenarios that promote environmental justice, soft mobility, sustainable design, heritage and social integration. Multi-scalar research that is based on multiple drivers of socio-economic and socio-political factors, is crucial in order to develop a generic design framework for a singular layered strategy that will follow the initial conceptual ambitions.

Building on a project example of St Brendan’s Community School, located in a decarbonising peatland in Ireland, we have developed a social value based methodology for conservation and retrofit of 20th century school buildings. The school is an internationally recognised exemplar of modern architecture. It suffers from material degradation, environmental issues and reliance on carbon technologies. Our research is exemplary for the conservation of social ideals and built fabric of the 20th century

Karev Skills Creation promotes the initiative to provide chances for employability for unskilled or low-skilled people with fewer opportunities (economical, social, geographical, physical, age etc.) by developing a renovation plan for an old portable metal roofing structure and its relocation in the school yard to create a self-sustainable facility - free-of-charge VET centre for the referred groups by our staff. Refurbishment will be carried out by school students, using eco-friendly materials.

HalloSophia is an initiative born out of EUvsVirus that provides affordable expert advice to small businesses through microadvisory packages. We recognize that it is difficult for small businesses to understand what their next steps are before they dare to talk to an advisor. BusinessAssistant is a pre-trained GPT-3 model enriched with additional information from HalloSophia expert offers, that helps users structure their problems and connect with the right experts in low-cost video sessions.

Through this project, we strive to set an example which accentuates responsible behavior towards nature, the importance of care for the environment and preservation of natural resources and nurturing positive attitude towards nature and its preservation in an appropriate manner, following children's interests. With these projects, we raise awareness about the importance of composting and sustainability of life in an urban area among the youngest residents of our municipality and beyond.

Wood be better is a 2-year research project in which more than 120 children and young people from the Tulln area (Lower Austria), together with scientists and technicians were able to learn about various issues in the field of wood research and wood technology in a playful and age-appropriate way, in order not only to understand and use wood as a material, but also to gain impulses for future training and career paths in the wood research and industry.