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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The first issue of the EVOSST Newsletter has just been released! Dive into this inaugural edition here to explore key highlights from the 2nd Plenary Meeting of the EVOSST project, held on 11–12 September in Bologna, Italy. This issue also features insights from the project’s Kick-Off Meeting and the first stakeholder event, both held in…

The EVOSST Horizon Europe project reached an important milestone with its Second Plenary Meeting, held on 11–12 September 2025 at the Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna (UNIBO). This two-day gathering brought together all partner organizations to reflect on the achievements of the first seven months and to chart the next steps toward advancing…

On July 17th, 2025, the University of Picardie Jules Vern (UPJV), organised and hosted an interactive workshop on their premises that focused on exploring how social services can better support health, autonomy, and inclusion, especially for vulnerable populations. Participants discussed the multidimensional nature of well-being, highlighting psychological, social, and physical health, access to education and…