Exploring social innovation approaches for the social and economic integration of non-EU nationals

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Central Europe

Date of latest update: 2023-11-15

Description

Description (EN):

The overall objective of the project is to enhance the capacities of decision-makers in nine rural areas previously subject to declining and ageing populations to successfully integrate young non-EU nationals into social life and employment to stabilise their demography. To that aim, approaches based on social innovation shall be introduced, refitted to respond to the specific characteristics of rural areas, tested and assessed whether they are capable to lead to the desired results. A tool-box of possible approaches shall be provided to local decision-makers, accompanied by trainings. Furthermore, the project also aims to change the foremost negative perspective on migration of non-EU nationals to one where its potentials are seen and actively explored. Partners in ARRIVAL REGIONS will first exchange their experiences and explore approaches of social innovation that appear to be successful elsewhere. Together with the scientific partners involved in the project, the identified good practices will be reshaped to prepare their implementation in rural areas with a shrinking “native” population. For a period of 12 to 18 months, nine novel approaches will be piloted in Central European areas. Their effectiveness will be evaluated both through quantitative indicators and stakeholder workshops (qualitative criteria) to determine their success. Seminars and other capacity building measures are implemented in parallel together with stakeholders. Those which have delivered the desired results become subject of a tool-box which helps a larger number of public authorities to apprehend and unleash the potentials of inward migration of non-EU nationals. The project’s outputs are a tool-box for public authorities composed by successfully tested approaches to spur the integration of non-EU nationals in rural areas, a pilot project carried out in each addressed territory and a series of trainings focussing on the established social innovation-based approaches.

Achievements (EN):

Partners of the Arrival Regions project have analysed good practices in social innovation aiming at better integration of non-EU nationals to elaborate the project's Transnational Strategy. Stakeholders from public institutions, higher research and civil society (NGO) were thereafter invited to form local stakeholder alliances to implement the strategy's recommendations in nine local pilot actions which tested concepts of social innovation to promote the integration of non-EU nationals, albeit under the conditions of the pandemic. These pilot actions were peer reviewed between project partners and associated stakeholders to further promote transnational learning and exchange, and to derive insights about the transferability of pilot approaches. Transnational collaboration was essential to prepare the pilot actions' concepts and to analyse their results which feature in a tool-box and integrated policy recommendations to promote wider uptake. Knowledge on social innovation was furthermore passed on in a series of three capacity building workshops and through scientific papers. Training participants represented public authorities of all levels, NGOs, educational institutions and business representatives. The project results promote knowledge of social innovation in integration efforts and were already put to use to manage the arrival of Ukrainian war refugees in spring 2022. The project furthermore facilitated better collaboration between public and private integration stakeholders. Members of the public are invited to learn more about the project on the regularly updated project website or through social media, including small local dissemination events to promote awareness raising. Video testimonials produced by the consortium allow further insights. A project movie titled "Heimat" combined video testimonials of non-EU nationals to a powerful audiovisual tool to promote further efforts to welcome non-EU nationals to Central European societies.

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Expected Results (EN): R 1.2 Status of capacities of the public and private sector for skills development of employees and entrepreneurial competences achieved through transnational cooperation driving economic and social innovation in central European regions.

Expected Outputs (EN):

The main result of ARRIVAL REGIONS are enhanced skills and knowledge of social innovation approaches among stakeholders in the labour market and societal integration of non-EU nationals. The learning from transnational exchange and pilots of social innovation approaches apart, the creation of local stakeholder alliances for long-term concerted action in promoting the integration of non-EU nationals is another important result of the project. In addition to the advancement of capacities among the 135 stakeholders from all partner territories that will get directly involved in ARRIVAL REGIONS activities (including among others trainings, transnational peer review, local stakeholder alliances' activities), many more Central European actors from rural areas will have access to the tool-box outlining successfully piloted approaches and the complete documentation of realised transnational learning activities. The partners' experiences and good practices furthermore are added up to a Transnational Strategy showing how social innovation approaches are beneficial for the social and labour-market integration of non-EU nationals. Further to the advanced skills and knowledge among public authorities, NGO and business support organisations pulling forces for the integration of non-EU nationals, the project activities are expected to directly improve the situation of more than 1,000 migrants addressed by the project's foreseen pilot activities.

Thematic information

Social inclusion and equal opportunities Community integration and common identity

Specific Objective: To improve skills and entrepreneurial competences for advancing economic and social innovation in central European regions

Thematic Objective: (01) strengthening research, technological development and innovation by:

Investment Priority:

(01b) promoting business investment in R&I, developing links and synergies between enterprises, research and development centres and the higher education sector, in particular promoting investment in product and service development, technology transfer, social innovation, eco-innovation, public service applications, demand stimulation, networking, clusters and open innovation through smart specialisation, and supporting technological and applied research, pilot lines, early product validation actions, advanced manufacturing capabilities and first production, in particular in key enabling technologies and diffusion of general purpose technologies

Partners (13)

Lead Partner: Leibniz Institut für Länderkunde

Department: Department: Regional Geography of Europe

Address: Schongauerstraße 9, 04328 Leipzig, Germany

Legal status: public

Website (not verified): http://www.ifl-leipzig.de

Total budget: EUR 499 950.00

ERDF budget: EUR 399 960.00

GAL Escartons e Valli Valdesi

Name: GAL Escartons e Valli Valdesi

Address: via Fuhrmann 23, 10062 Luserna San Giovanni (To), Italy

Legal status: public

Website: https://evv.it

Total budget: EUR 97 662.00

ERDF budget: EUR 78 129.60

Wojewodztwo Zachodniopomorskie

Name: Wojewodztwo Zachodniopomorskie

Department: Territorial Cooperation Department

Address: ul. Korsarzy 34, 70-540 Szczecin, Poland

Legal status: public

Website: http://wzp.pl/

Total budget: EUR 90 975.00

ERDF budget: EUR 77 328.75

University of Szczecin

Name: University of Szczecin

Address: ul. Cukrowa 8, 71-004 Szczecin, Poland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.wzieu.pl

Total budget: EUR 77 570.00

ERDF budget: EUR 65 934.50

Burgenlandkreis

Name: Burgenlandkreis

Department: Integrations- und Ausländeramt

Address: Schönburger Straße 41, 06618 Naumburg, Germany

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.burgenlandkreis.de

Total budget: EUR 250 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 200 000.00

Unione nazionale comuni comunità enti montani – UNCEM Piemonte

Name: Unione nazionale comuni comunità enti montani – UNCEM Piemonte

Address: Via Gaudenzio Ferrari 1, 10124 Torino, Italy

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.uncem.piemonte.it/

Total budget: EUR 236 500.00

ERDF budget: EUR 189 200.00

Unione Montana della valli Mongia Cevetta Langa Cebana Alta Valle Bormida

Name: Unione Montana della valli Mongia Cevetta Langa Cebana Alta Valle Bormida

Address: Via Case Rosse 1, 12073 Località San Bernardino, Italy

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.unionemontanaceva.it/

Total budget: EUR 174 915.00

ERDF budget: EUR 139 932.00

OBČINA POSTOJNA

Name: OBČINA POSTOJNA

Address: Ljubljanska cesta 4, 6230 Postojna, Slovenia

Legal status: public

Website: https://www.postojna.si

Total budget: EUR 164 500.00

ERDF budget: EUR 139 825.00

Západočeská univerzita v Plzni

Name: Západočeská univerzita v Plzni

Department: Faculty of Philosophy and Arts

Address: Sedláčkova 38, 306 14 Plzeň, Czech Republic

Legal status: public

Website: http://ff.zcu.cz/

Total budget: EUR 139 390.00

ERDF budget: EUR 118 481.50

Województwo Łódzkie

Name: Województwo Łódzkie

Address: Pilsudskiego Avenue 12, 90-051 Lodz, Poland

Legal status: public

Website: https://www.lodzkie.pl/

Total budget: EUR 135 150.00

ERDF budget: EUR 114 877.50

Središče Rotunda, Koper, so.p.

Name: Središče Rotunda, Koper, so.p.

Address: Destradijev trg 11, 6000 Koper, Slovenia

Legal status: private

Website: https://sredisce-rotunda.si/

Total budget: EUR 116 400.00

ERDF budget: EUR 98 940.00

Informativno pravni centar

Name: Informativno pravni centar

Address: Ante Starcevica 63, 35000 Slavonski Brod, Croatia

Legal status: private

Website: http://ipc.com.hr

Total budget: EUR 113 280.00

ERDF budget: EUR 96 288.00

Grad Osijek

Name: Grad Osijek

Department: Department of Social Welfare, Pensioneers and Health

Address: Franje Kuhača 9, 31000 Osijek, Croatia

Legal status: public

Website: https://www.osijek.hr/

Total budget: EUR 108 580.00

ERDF budget: EUR 92 293.00

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LAG Escartons and Waldensians Valleys

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Westpomeranian Region

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University of Szczecin

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Leibniz-Institut für Länderkunde e.V.

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Burgenlandkreis

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National Union of mountain municipalities and mountain communities – UNCEM Piemonte

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Mountain Union of Mongia e Cevetta Valley Langa Cebana Alta Valle Bormida

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Občina Postojna

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University of West Bohemia

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Województwo Łódzkie

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Center Rotunda, Koper

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City of Osijek

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Summary

Project name (EN): Exploring social innovation approaches for the social and economic integration of non-EU nationals

Project acronym: Arrival Regions

Project start date: 2019-04-01

Project end date: 2022-03-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 2 204 872.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 811 189.85

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 82.50%

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 1 811 189.85.

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TRANSNATIONAL STRATEGY

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/Arrival-Regions.html

Publication date: 2023-02-03

Document date: 2020-03-31

Languages: en

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Tool Box and Policy Recommendations

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Type of document: Report

Description: Tool Box and Policy Recommendations

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/Arrival-Regions.html

Publication date: 2023-02-03

Document date: 2022-03-31

Languages: en

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Central Europe

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2023-11-02

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