International Research Cooperation Research Articles

Participation of young people with disabilities and/or chronic conditions in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review.

The purpose of this scoping review was to describe and map the literature available on the participation of young people (0-21y) with disabilities and/or chronic conditions living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). A systematic search and selection process identified 78 publications. Descriptive data were extracted using a data-charting form, and studies were mapped using the family of participation-related constructs framework. The findings demonstrated that, although the published evidence is steadily increasing, the participation research on this vulnerable population is still either absent or very scarce in the majority of LMICs, and very little is known about the participation of children with chronic health conditions. Most studies included in this review focused on attendance or 'being there'. Although attendance is an important aspect, more needs to be done to understand children's experiences or involvement while attending, thus capturing both dimensions of participation. There is an increasing trend in research on participation patterns of children with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries. Most research focuses on children's attendance, or 'being there'. We know very little about children's involvement, or experience, while attending daily activities.

ПЕДАГОГІЧНИЙ ПОТЕНЦІАЛ МІЖНАРОДНИХ ПОРІВНЯЛЬНИХ ДОСЛІДЖЕНЬ

The content of the article provides a theoretical analysis of international comparative research, which potential is rather significant in pedagogical theory and practice. The relevance of the study has been problematized by the need to deepen the profile of international research cooperation to overcome the current destabilization processes. The priority of comparative analysis has been outlined at the level of phenomenological functioning. The importance of the influence of these factors (in particular, political, social and cultural, scientific, organizational, and methodological) on the development of the phenomenon under study has been considered as a whole. The theoretical (analysis, systematization, and modeling), empirical, and statistical methods have been used as research tools. The prospects for further development of international comparative studies of pedagogical centering have been presented in terms of the priority of the conditions of the decentralization. The cross impact on the domestic phenomenological functioning of two interrelated factors – the transformation of the socialist camp into the post-socialist space, the globalization and the integration of education into the international social and cultural space has been generalized. The supranational social orientation of the studied phenomenon has been considered in terms of its theoretical, methodological, and empirical content. The importance of exogenous (international educational policy, the level of international recognition of educational structures and the quality of educational training taking into account the requirements of the international labor market, indicators of external financing of educational projects, etc.) and endogenous (consistency of the norms of the current legal framework of the state with the trends of world educational progress, financing the development of the industry, the interest of management structures in the innovative development of education, etc.) determinants of the productivity of phenomenological functioning has been highlighted. The advantages of multi-object international comparative research over mono-object research in terms of the study of multifaceted pedagogical phenomena has been emphasized. It is worth noting that the priority of integration trends on the way to resolving everyday problems is especially relevant for the education sector, in which productive functioning is not possible under the conditions of international isolation. It has been emphasized that by comparing domestic and foreign branch achievements to make rationally balanced decisions at the national level, it is possible to gain further social and cultural well-being and educational progress. It has been identified that only with a fair assessment of the functioning of education, upbringing, and learning at the level of different countries, a set of effective measures to improve the efficiency of these branches can be chosen. A special value of pedagogically centered international research, which allows analyzing the chosen subject of the study within wide geographical and time limits has been generalized.

VitisGDB: The Multifunctional Database for Grapevine Breeding and Genetics

VitisGDB: The Multifunctional Database for Grapevine Breeding and Genetics

Hazai és nemzetközi kutatások, kutatási együttműködések a Mechanikai Technológiai Tanszék, valamint az Anyagszerkezettani és Anyagtechnológiai Intézet 70 éves történetében

A cikk a Gépészmérnöki és Informatikai Kar alapításának 70. évfordulója alkalmából rendezett Jubileumi Ülés Anyagszerkezettani és Anyagtechnológiai Szekciójában tartott előadás kibővített változata, amely az Anyagszerkezettani és Anyagtechnológiai Intézet jogelődje, a Mechanikai Technológiai Tanszék keretében megvalósult hazai és nemzetközi kutatásokból és kutatási együttműködésekből mutat be szemelvényeket a 70 év időrendjét követve.

Formula for Success

The article is devoted to the 90th anniversary of the Volgograd State Technical University (VSTU). The author views the components of the success formula of the University as a flagship University of the Volgograd region, and dwells on the historical facts of the creation of the Stalingrad tractor-building Institute at the beginning of the country’s industrialization and its development to a flagship University, which is a modern multi-campus University with a promising educational, scientific and industrial infrastructure. The article also presents the scientific schools of well-known scientists of the University that carry out fundamental and applied scientific research as well as the international activities of the University, including international cooperation in research, creation and modernization of educational programs, and export of educational services. In its multi-faceted activities, the flagship University focuses on solving urgent problems of socio-economic development of the region. The hybrid model of the flagship University is focused mainly on two typical models: «multi-disciplinary regional University» and «technology leader in the region». The article considers a number of systemic and structural transformations of the University in the framework of a hybrid model: an effective management system for supporting innovation, including socio-psychological attitudes and infrastructure changes; the development of additional education and the creation of conditions for business development.

Research and Engineering at Academic Institutions as LPP Factor: Russia Case Study

Language policy and planning (LPP) is an increasingly broad field today dealing with a number of complicated issues of utmost importance for the sustainable development of society in general and local communities in particular. In this view, it is necessary to create an efficient network and structure of actors all working towards the same goals. The paper seeks to explore the role of academic institutions as LPP actors with a focus on international cooperation in research and engineering as a major factor that impacts academic LPP at micro-level and shapes foreign language acquisition agenda at the macro-level. The paper presents a case study focused on Russian LPP and considers its current concerns and solutions.

Sustainable land use and management research: a scientometric review

The study of sustainable land use reflects the interdisciplinary characteristics of land science, geography, ecology and sustainability science. In recent years, research on sustainable land use has rapidly increased in scope and speed around the world. To discuss the trends, research power distribution, key areas, research hotspots and international cooperation in sustainable land use research in the past 20 years. This paper used the Bibliometrix and Biblioshiny software packages to entire process of bibliometric analysis and visual display of sustainable land use research papers from 1990 to 2019 (data update time is May 10, 2019). (1) The amount of publications in the field of sustainable land use from 1990 to 2019 increased with time and entered a period of rapid growth after 2013. (2) From the perspective of research power, the influence of developed countries in the field of sustainable land use is significantly stronger than that of developing countries. (3) Through high-frequency keyword analysis, land use change, land degradation, and sustainable land management are hotspots in the field of sustainable land use. (4) The themes of sustainable land use have changed greatly in various periods, and some of the themes have strong continuity. In order to promote the development of sustainable land use, this paper proposes to integrate strong sustainability theory, landscape ecology theory, and geographical design concepts into this field, thereby greatly expanding the theoretical space. Also, this paper proposes to improve the scientificity of the evaluation indicators and use emerging technologies to timely monitor the status and evolution of land use, which can provide scientific basis and decision-making reference for the formulation of sustainable land use strategies, policies, and countermeasures.

Updating the MEDALUS‐ESA Framework for Worldwide Land Degradation and Desertification Assessment

AbstractThe environmentally sensitive area (ESA) methodology (originally proposed in the framework of MEDALUS–Mediterranean Desertification and Land Use—a series of international cooperation research projects funded by the European Union) is used worldwide to identify 'sensitive areas' that are potentially threatened by land degradation and desertification (LDD). The distinctive outcome of this approach is a multidimensional index (the ESA index) composed of partial indicators of climate, soil, vegetation, and management quality that are derived from the elaboration of 15 elementary variables. In this study, we propose (a) a major update of the ESA methodology, as presented in the MEDALUS project, for global LDD assessment, (b) a global map of ESAs to LDD, and (c) a global environmentally critical factors map. The results of the updated ESA framework confirm the efficiency and applicability of the ESA methodology in different worldwide areas, allowing for the harmonization of regional/country level studies and applications, and the more efficient use of global level datasets. In this study, we provide examples for analysis of LDD patterns and processes at a global level, as well as for identification of the main risk factors over time and space. Global‐ESA and global‐environmentally critical factors maps also support regional‐scale knowledge on LDD processes and sustainable land management practices for LDD mitigation. High‐resolution illustrative maps and other information are available on a dedicated website (http://web.unibas.it/global-esa/).

The quantitative analysis of difference between Chinese and German libraries subject services

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to study the difference of subject service between Chinese and German libraries. Subject service is the key direction of user-oriented service in libraries at home and abroad, especially in university libraries. It is an innovative measure to provide service for teaching, learning and research in libraries under the information environment. Subject service has strong practicality, and with the increasing demand of users and the continuous change of external information environment, the service content and mode are gradually improved.Design/methodology/approachBy investigating the selected websites of University Libraries between China and Germany, the specific practice status of subject services between these two countries was known, and the study provided a basis for the comparative analysis of the practice status of subject services between China and Germany. By using the elastic analysis model, the library services in foreign countries and China can be quantitatively analyzed to find out the matching situation between resources and reader’s needs, and then formulate the countermeasures for the allocation of literature resources. In this way, readers can find out the hotspot topics which are more in line with their needs, as well as in the field of inquiry. It is also helpful for readers to further study and analyze the knowledge background and subject distribution in this field.FindingsThe results show that there are still some deficiencies in China’s participation in international scientific research cooperation. By mapping high-frequency keyword co-occurrence network and clustering knowledge map, it is seen that there are differences in user research, information search, subject service platform and other aspects between Chinese and German library subject services. There are also some gaps in such aspects as location, disciplines service website revealing mode, resources support, disciplines service platform and so on.Research limitations/implicationsAlthough this study compares the status of scientific research and practice of discipline services between China and Germany, due to the limited capacity, the paper only selects a number of key points for comparative analysis of discipline services at home and abroad. Due to the limited range of data collected by WOS and Chinese Social Sciences Index, there are some deviations in data processing in the software used, which makes the theoretical research and comparison results have certain limitations.Practical implicationsBy investigating and analyzing the current situation of subject service in university libraries between China and Germany, this paper points out the shortcomings of subject service in university libraries in China on the basis of comparative analysis and draws on the advanced experience of German subject service to provide guidance for improving the problems in subject service in China.Originality/valueThe innovation of this study lies in the comparative analysis of Chinese and German subject services from the perspective of subject service research and work practice and puts forward some strategies to improve the development of domestic subject services. At present, there are few domestic literatures comparing the research status of subject services between China and Germany by using visualization method. This study quantitatively compares the time distribution, knowledge evolution direction, research hotspots and topics of subject services at home and abroad by using visualization technology and summarizes the evolution direction of subject services between China and Germany.

Infrastructure and international cooperation in research and knowledge transfer: supporting access to key infrastructures and pan-European research − lessons learned

Access to research infrastructures has been supported by the European Commission under different financial schemes. During the 6th EURATOM Framework Programme the instrument introduced by the European Commission were the Integrated Infrastructure Initiatives (I-3). Moreover, funding schemes to support Education and Training for students and professional developments were defined also. The main difference between these two funding schemes is that I-3 are topic-driven projects with access to infrastructure components, while the Education and Training related projects have a mobility component that is applied for the different research topics. The outcome of projects as TALISMAN (I-3), EFNUDAT/NUDAME (I-3), GENTLE (mobility), ENEN-plus (mobility), NUGENIA-plus (mobility within TA of NUGENIA) and ESNII-plus (I-3 similar) will be shortly presented as well as the future European Commission plans in the field of access to research infrastructure.

Relationship of Universities’ Resources and Competencies with the Results of Their Export Activities

The article presents the results of a study aimed at identifying universities’ resources and competencies interrelated with their export activities, and at analyzing these interrelations. To achieve this purpose, the indicators of university activities over a four-year period and the dynamics of their changes are analysed. With the help of panel data analysis methods, the relationships between quantitative indicators characterizing the resources, universities’ competencies, and the results of their export activities are estimated. The annual performance indicators of 589 Russian universities are analyzed through four academic years – from the 2013/14 up to the 2016/17. Over the indicated period, 74 % of the universities included in the sample increased the number of foreign students, this growth in most cases being unstable if taken year by year. The universities with positive changes in the number of foreign students show the following resources and competencies: the development of incoming students’ international academic mobility; international teaching staff and a high level of their qualifications; partnership with enterprises for organizing student practice; international cooperation in research. The results of the study may be of interest for universities planning to develop the export of educational services and making decisions on the implementation of measures aimed at attracting foreign students. The paper analyzes the performance of universities having the necessary data for four years in open access. For further research, the list of analyzed indicators can be expanded, with the values of indicators considered for a longer period of time.

“An interdisciplinary perspective on ecosystem services and human well-being”: results and potentials of German-Russian cooperation within the project

Programs of international cooperation between universities and scientific centres aim to promote not only the achievements in science and education but also contribute to intercultural understanding, as well as to development of efficient human resources, research and innovation. The aim of this paper is to explore the potential of international cooperation in research and higher education between Russia and Germany by examining selected German-Russian projects and their outcomes. In particular, it highlights the experience of summer schools on “An Interdisciplinary Perspective on Ecosystem Services and Human Well-being”, an annual event started in 2014. It is organized under the umbrella of the German Academic Exchange Service (Program of Eastern Partnership), the International Office and Geography Department of Humboldt University of Berlin and the Faculty of Geography at Lomonosov Moscow State University in strong cooperation with other universities, research centres and NGOs from both countries. The summer school addresses relevant contemporary environmental issues of urbanization with special emphasis on ecosystem services, green infrastructure and nature-based solutions and their importance for well-being of the urban population. In this paper we present our experience from this project by providing the theoretical-methodological aspects of such joint educational and training programs and report outcomes, which emerged from them, thereby highlighting the difficulties and advantages and suggest lines of further development and cooperation. It also highlights how geographical perspective can provide new important and critical insights into the place-based approaches to ecosystem assessment and how it relates to the current trends in human-environmental research.

НЕМЕЦКИЙ ЯЗЫК В КОНТЕКСТЕ ИНТЕРНАЦИОНАЛИЗАЦИИ ВЫСШЕГО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ

The internationalization of higher education as an international dimension of the educational process, its scientific and innovative activity is an important resource to increase the universities’ competitiveness at a global market. The main tasks of the university in this direction include the development of students’ and staff academic mobility, the expansion of international research cooperation, the creation of collaborative educational programs with foreign universities. Proficiency in a foreign language is one of the most critical conditions for successful participation in international activities. The article analyzes the cooperation of 21 Russian universities, members of 5-100 Initiative, with scientific and educational German organizations. The authors took the information from the official websites of universities. The study of international activities of higher schools has shown that each university interacts with Germany, both in educational and research spheres. The review of activities aiming to sustain and develop German language, as well as to contribute to fortifying its position in the educational environment was presented. The article justifies the need to keep the German language in the educational process, since Germany is open for Russian specialists in the sphere of education and science and it is a promising partner for the Russian universities.

Enhancing Photocatalytic Activity of NO Removal through an In Situ Control of Oxygen Vacancies in Growth of TiO2

Adv. Mater. Interfaces 2019, 6, 1901032 In the initially published version of this article, the test parameters in Table 1 and the acknowledgement section were missing. Please find the corrected Table 1 and the acknowledgements below. The authors apologize for any inconvenience or misunderstanding this may have caused. Financial support by the National Nature Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 21876104, 21603271, U1703129, and 11875248) are gratefully appreciated. J.W.S. acknowledges the Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet, Grant No. 621-2014-5461; 2018-04670), the Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning (FORMAS, Grant No. 2016-00559), and the Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education (STINT, Grant No. CH2016-6722). The authors are grateful to Mr. Run Ye and Prof. Bangjiao Ye from the State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics (University of Science and Technology of China) for their helps with PALS measurements.

Similarities and differences in diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumors between China, Japan and Korea: from expert consensus to cooperation prospect

The great success of tyrosine kinase receptor inhibitor (TKI) in gastrointestinal stromal tumors(GIST) has promoted it to become a classic model of targeted cancer therapy in the era of precision medicine. Multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatment and whole-process scientific management are the key to clinical diagnosis and treatment of GIST. There are many expert consensuses or guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of GIST in the world. The English version of expert consensuses on diagnosis and treatment of GIST has been issued by the East Asian countries represented by Japan, Korea and China, respectively, in combination with their own clinical practice. In 2016, the first edition of the Asian Expert Consensus on Diagnosis and Treatment of GIST was formulated jointly by the above - mentioned countries. This paper aims to explore the similarities and differences between Chinese and Asian Consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of GIST, to improve the understanding of GIST, and to bridge the gap and explore clues for future cooperation among these countries. The overall framework of both consensuses includes the pathological diagnosis, surgery and drug treatment of GIST. The differences include the following three aspects: (1) The different focus of pathological diagnosis of GIST. The Chinese Consensus has highlighted the requirements for the management of pathological specimens of GIST and the pathological evaluation after targeted therapy. The Chinese Consensus has also tried to clarify the algorithm of diagnosis of wild-type GIST, while wild-type GIST is introduced in very few words in the Asian Consensus. (2) The difference of surgical treatment of GIST focuses on the field of minimally invasive techniques, especially the application of endoscopy in the treatment of GIST. The Asian Consensus is cautious about laparoscopic surgery and has no comments on endoscopic resection at all. At present, the Chinese Consensus does not recommend routine endoscopic treatment in GIST, but the indications have been expanded to a certain extent, reflecting the clinical needs and development trends of endoscopic therapy in China. (3) The recommendation degree of medication for GIST varies. The difference includes the indication of adjuvant therapy, the recommendation after failure of first-line treatment, and discontinuation of TKIs preoperatively, and duration of postoperative adjuvant therapy. The difference between the Chinese Consensus and the Asian Consensus reflects the gap in the practice and clinical research of GIST between China and other Asian countries (e.g. Japan and Korea). Cooperation is the main theme in the field of medical science in the 21st century. China, Japan and South Korea are all located in East Asia and have certain shared features in terms of genetic and biological background, living habits and social environment, medical system and scientific research mode. It is a good entry point to carry out international cooperation research in the field of GIST. In view of some pending problems in the diagnosis and treatment of GIST, the cooperative research between China, Japan and Korea may focus on the following aspects: (1) The value of surgery in the treatment of advanced GIST. (2) The detection of imatinib blood concentration in East Asian population and optimized rational use of targeted drugs in the oriental population. (3) Chinese researchers should optimize the strategy of endoscopic treatment of GIST, design rigorous domestic multi-center clinical trials, and provide convincing data, so as to obtain international recognition. (4) Other related studies may include the diagnosis and treatment of wild-type GIST, the value of Ki-67 in the pathological evaluation of GIST, laparoscopic surgery for gastric GIST, and the optimal duration of imatinib adjuvant therapy. Researchers in China should attach importance to the value of clinical trials, especially cooperative clinical research. Starting with improving data quality, we should welcome cooperation with an open and confident attitude and strive to promote the clinical practice and research of GIST to a new height.

Academic Collaboration in Entrepreneurship Research from 2009 to 2018: A Multilevel Collaboration Network Analysis

Entrepreneurship research is widely regarded as an important basis for competitive advantage in a rapidly changing international business environment, enhancing capacities for sustainable business growth, economic activity, and the wealth of nations. In recent years, international cooperation has been considered to be one of the key factors promoting the sustainable development of entrepreneurial research. However, the evolution of the cooperative network of entrepreneurial research and the relationship between international cooperation and entrepreneurial research performance has not received the attention of most researchers. Therefore, we used a multilevel collaborative analysis method, i.e., country, city, institution and scholar, analyzing 2037 studies in this area from 2009 to 2018 from the Business Source Complete database by collaboration network analysis and bibliometric analysis. Our study tracked the evolution and cooperation trends in entrepreneurship research and detailed characteristics of international academic cooperation over the past decade, and we found the following: (1) The four types of cooperative networks have evolved over time, and generally conform to the distribution characteristics of the core periphery; cities, institutions, and researchers from central countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, France and Germany occupy central positions in cooperation; they are scale-free networks and subject to the principle of priority connection. (2) The evolution of cooperative networks at different levels are non-conformal, there is a subtle relationship between micro-networks that can explain the distribution and changes in macro-networks. (3) International academic cooperation can promote the performance of entrepreneurial research, and cooperation has become the main theme of entrepreneurial research. These findings can help researchers to better study cooperative relationships in entrepreneurship research. Moreover, they can provide entrepreneurial decision support for national and local governments and contribute to the sustainable development of entrepreneurial research.

Marketing of drugs for rare diseases is speeding up in China: Looking at the example of drugs for mucopolysaccharidosis.

In May 2019, China National Medical Products Administration approved the marketing of an elosulfase alfa injection (brand name: Vimizim) from BioMarin Pharmaceutical for the treatment of patients with mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) type IVA. This is the first drug to treat MPS in China, and it has ended the "dearth of medicines" to treat MPS in China, a situation that has persisted for many years. One can reasonably say that the drug has benefited from the continuous reform of the drug review and approval system in China and the increasing attention paid to rare diseases. At present, China has implemented a series of preferential policies for the review and approval of drugs for rare diseases, mainly including priority review and approval, accelerated review and approval, special review and approval (mainly simplified review and approval), data protection, and communication. Moreover, China now has a specific reference for the review and approval of drugs for rare diseases with the creation of China's First List of Rare Diseases and the publication of two batches of the List of Overseas New Drugs Urgently Needed in Clinical Settings. Drug review and approval has been significantly accelerated, as has marketing. The two batches of lists of new drugs, issued in November 2018 and May 2019, include 43 drugs for rare diseases (58.1% of all drugs in the lists), 37 of which were included in China's First List of Rare Diseases. The lists also include three other drugs for MPS. As of July 1, 2019, four drugs for rare diseases from the first batch of new drugs have been approved for marketing. In order to further improve the review and approval of drugs for rare diseases in China, a special department should be established for the evaluation of drugs for rare diseases, research on and management of drugs in the post-approval phase should be enhanced, international cooperation in research on use of drugs to treat rare diseases should be enhanced, and the incentive policy for marketing drugs for rare diseases should be improved.

The supporting of national natural science foundation of China in international research projects cooperation: Taking Peking University Health Science Center as an example

Objective To explore ways to promote international research cooperation, enhance research innovation and international impact of Peking University Health Science Center (PKUHSC), we analyzed the international (regional) cooperation and exchange program of National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). Methods Taking the major international (regional) joint research projects as an example, we analyzed the current situation of international research collaboration of PKUHSC and proposed possible suggestions. Results PKUHSC is active in international research cooperation and gained advantage in undertaking major international (regional) joint research projects. To further enhance our international competitiveness, the international research cooperation projects need to be further optimized. Conclusions It is necessary to further explore the international cooperation mode of project-talent-base , and enhance international level of scientific and technological innovation. Key words: International cooperation; Scientific research; Project; Medicine

Educational role of language – past, present and future visions?

Languages do not serve as communication means only anymore as above its fundamental function they open the doors and reveal a lot aboutthe world of linguistics, culture, sociology, psychology, neuroscience, literature, mother tongue acquisition and interconnections of different existing and non-existing languages at various layers and through different aspects.The conference under the title ´Educational Role of Language´ is held in Craiova, Romania on 17-18 June 2019. It is the fourth time when the people-experts working, studying, exploring or investigating the language in the fields of schooling institutions or research centres focusing onforeign or native language acquisition, teaching and learning and literary research, gather in order to discuss their academic success, issues and challenges. The previous three meetings encompassed the language as a common denominator of all the discussions, plenary talks, and group sessions with the promising potential for international cooperation in further research. An idea that sparkled on the meetings was developed into the ERL association as a proof of the thoughtful and meticulous work of the organizers and initiators. This paper recalls the previous work and achievements of the ERL conferences held in the university premises as well as the present state and future directions of the successful series, ending with the definitions of ERL association.

Passive houses for active students – Providing knowledge about eco-efficient buildings

The OeAD-Housing Office is a non-profit organisation in the area of international cooperation in education, science and research in Austria. We cooperate with our parent company OeAD-GmbH as well as various Austrian student residences and partner universities worldwide. The main responsibility is accommodating international and national students in Austria’s university towns. Our success story started with the construction of the first halls of residence built according to the passive house standards world-wide in Vienna in 2005. Since its completion, the OeAD-Guesthouse Molkereistraße has accommodated 280 international students and guest professors per semester. We are successful in managing a total of 8 student guesthouses in the passive house design constructed in Vienna, Graz and Leoben.This paper describes the benefits of passive houses and raising awareness for eco-efficient buildings. We focus on two OeAD-Guesthouses in Austria and highlight their design, architecture and what it is like to live in both of them. Upon request we are also able to propose the OeAD-Guesthouse PopUp dorms. As we want to share our knowledge with the rest of the world we initiated 2 summer universities which pay attention to ecological buildings and the financial and economic system. We also draw attention to several awards we have won during the past years.