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2nd National Roundtable Discussion took place in Philippines, Coron on March 7-11, 2022 and resulted one of the biggest offline events in Post-COVID time. The Conference had two parts: the 2nd National Round Table Discussion and two workshops. These activities were delivered via the Training the Trainers approach so that the knowledge can be replicated/cascaded to future audiences and beyond in the later stage of the project. The 2nd NRTD served as a preparation for drafting of the “Policy Roadmap for the Implementation of Strategies in the Internationalization of Higher Education in the Philippines”.

On the 3rd of March 2022, the DEFINE Final Conference took place on-line to discuss “Financial Literacy in today’s Digital era”. Adult education providers, seniors’ associations, educational departments at local, regional and national level and other interested public where invited to join and participate. The DEFINE conference organised by FH Joanneum, project coordinator, with the collaboration from all project partners, aimed to demonstrate how seniors can be trained in the field of digitalized financial education, increasing awareness about the DEFINE project results as well as about the importance of being financially literate in today´s digital area.

The Digital Humanist project have recently received a very good score in the final evaluation from The National Agency in Italy. The evaluation was very positive, achieving an overall score of 94 out of 100. The reviewers praised the approach of the project, how it was built into a curriculum and the various training contents developed. They also appreciated the innovative approach to the platforms used to deliver the training contents.

The way the project handled the "Covid19 problem" was considered an example, showing in the working group compactness and resilience, qualities that made it possible to achieve the project objectives.

On 4^th November the on-line course,  “Innovation & Entrepreneurship for Big Data in Environmental Sciences, Sustainability and Circular Economy” organised by the Institutional Project Management Office (OGPI), in the framework of the CloudEARHTi project was inaugurated at the Alicante Science Park. This course aims to inspire students to develop a business idea giving them the opportunity to connect with like-minded, inspiring and self-motivated students from across Europe.

More that 25 students from the University of Alicante attended the 1^st module on “Entrepreneurship and Start-up Ecosystem”. During the session, the local Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and resources available were presented by Loren Moreno Monteagudo, UA Technology Transfer Office Entrepreneurial Project Manager, an Entrepreneurial Motivation Workshop was conducted by Víctor Climent, UA General Foundation Deputy, followed by a presentation on Social Entrepreneurship. Moreover, the Alicante Science Park was presented by Mar Cervera, Business Development Project Manager. Finally, Yago Sierras, founder of the start-up “Mediterranean Algae” explained how to launch a company from the very beginning.