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EVOSST, BENEFITS and SWINS Explore Collaboration Opportunities on Social Services Policy
Representatives of the EVOSST project recently participated in a clustering meeting with the BENEFITS and SWINS projects, following an invitation to explore opportunities for collaboration and policy dialogue on the future of social services in Europe. The three projects were funded under the same Horizon Europe topic, HORIZON-CL2-2024-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-04: “Social services: economic and social returns and…
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EVOSST Featured in Resilience Talks on Social Services and Migration
As part of the EVOSST project’s dissemination activities, Dr. Elena Mandalenakis participated in an episode of the Resilience Talks podcast, hosted by the Euro-Atlantic Resilience Centre (E-ARC). In Episode 21, Dr. Elena Mandalenakis and host Cristian Ghita discussed a range of topics related to social services, migration, resilience and social inclusion in the context of…
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EVOSST Highlighted During the Visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to the Institute for Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Amiens
The EVOSST Horizon Europe project was highlighted during a recent visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to the Institute for Neurodevelopmental Disorders at the Amiens University Hospital in France. During the visit, our colleague Federica Cilia from the University of Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV) and students supported through the Atypie-Friendly programme presented activities and initiatives…
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EVOSST Presented at the 34th European Social Services Conference (ESSC) 2026 in Malta
The EVOSST Horizon Europe project was successfully presented at the 34th European Social Services Conference (ESSC) 2026, held from 17-20 May 2026 in Valletta, Malta. The conference brought together social services leaders, policy-makers, public authorities, researchers, practitioners, third-sector organisations, service-user representatives, and technology innovators from across Europe, providing a unique platform for dialogue on the…
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Publication Highlight: Digital Serious Games and Inclusion in Higher Education
As part of the broader research activities connected to the EVOSST project, UPJV (Université de Picardie Jules Verne) contributed to the publication of the article: “Using a digital serious game to facilitate group work at university: interest among students with ASD“, published in La revue de santé scolaire & universitaire. The publication explores how digital…
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Bridging the Gap: How Esperity Is Using Technology to Empower Patients in Rural Belgium
In a country with a well-developed healthcare system such as Belgium, it is easy to assume that access to care is universal. However, for many older adults living in rural areas, navigating the healthcare system can still be challenging — especially when it comes to accessing timely, coordinated, and personalized support. At Esperity, we believe…
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Interactive Policy Workshop on Social Services in Greece
The EVOSST project organised an interactive policy workshop on March 31st, 2026, in Kozani, Greece, hosted by the Regional Development Fund of Western Macedonia. The event brought together around 40 participants, both in person and online, representing social services, local authorities, academia, civil society organisations, and frontline support structures. The workshop aimed to validate the…
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EVOSST Third Plenary Meeting held in Limassol, Cyprus
The 3rd Plenary Meeting of the EVOSST project was successfully held in hybrid format on 21–22 April 2026 in Limassol, Cyprus, hosted by project partner UBITECH. The two-day meeting brought together all partner organisations to review the achievements and completed milestones of the first year of project implementation and to define the next steps toward…
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EVOSST: innovating for well-being, independence, and inclusion in social services
In a European context marked by growing social, economic, and health challenges, the EVOSST project has a bold ambition: to rethink the evaluation and improvement of social services based on a comprehensive understanding of well-being. A broader vision of social services Within the framework of EVOSST, social services are considered in a broad and interdisciplinary…
