Empowering young generations to help municipalities and public institutions in the Baltic Sea Region develop smart, nature-based, sense-friendly, and socially responsible solutions reinforcing their well-being

Programme 2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-B Baltic Sea Region

Date of latest update: 2025-11-19

Description

Description (EN):

The mental health of EU youth is in crisis. Around 20% of EU teenagers face mental health challenges that not only affect their personal lives but also have profound implications on their educational outcomes. Recognizing the key role of school environments in influencing student well-being, our project seeks to find the ways to transform schools into nurturing grounds for well-being. We revealed a striking gap in youth engagement in decisions related to school environments and a common thought: students feel unnoticed in decisions that directly impact their daily lives and mental well-being. To address this, we will develop an innovative model of cooperation that encourages joint activities and communication between students, teachers, school management, and professionals in design, furniture, welfare technology, and medicine. It will embrace the principles of sensory design and inclusivity, ensuring spaces meet the diverse needs of all students while fostering social and ecological responsibility. By involving students in the decision-making process, we aim to cultivate a culture of engagement from an early age, setting the stage for them to become proactive members of their communities. SchoolChanger is more than an idea for redesign of spaces; it's a step towards redefining educational experiences and thus improving public services. By empowering students to shape their surroundings, we're building the confident, creative, and community-minded leaders of tomorrow.

Expected Achievements (EN):

Website: https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/schoolchanger/

Thematic information

Health and social services Labour market and employment Social inclusion and equal opportunities

Priority: (VI-B_BSR_1) Innovative societies

Priority specific objective: RSO1.1. Developing and enhancing research and innovation capacities and the uptake of advanced technologies

Priority policy objective (Interreg specific objective): PO1 A more competitive and smarter Europe by promoting innovative and smart economic transformation and regional ICT connectivity

Type of intervention: 173 Enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders to implement territorial cooperation projects and initiatives in a cross-border, transnational, maritime and inter-regional context

Partners (9)

Lead Partner: Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 7770004960

Department: Department of Furniture Design

Address: ul. Wojska Polskiego 28, 60-637 Poznań, Poland

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: http://www.puls.edu.pl

Total budget: EUR 374 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 299 200.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 74 800.00

Secretariat of the Northern Dimension Partnership in Public Health and Social Well-being (NDPHS)

Name: Secretariat of the Northern Dimension Partnership in Public Health and Social Well-being (NDPHS)

Department: Secretariat of the Northern Dimension Partnership in Public Health and Social Well-being (NDPHS)

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 892266432

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 934003-4041

Address: Wollmar Yxkullsgatan 23, SE-118 50 Stockholm, Sweden

Legal status: private

Organisation type: International organisation, EEIG

Website: http://www.ndphs.org

Total budget: EUR 130 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 104 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 26 000.00

Saue Vallavalitsus

Name: Saue Vallavalitsus

Department: Development department

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 893172994

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 77000430

Address: Kütise 8, 76505 Saue, Estonia

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Local public authority

Website: http://www.sauevald.ee

Total budget: EUR 180 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 144 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 36 000.00

Satakunnan Ammattikorkeakoulu

Name: Satakunnan Ammattikorkeakoulu

Department: Faculty of Technology

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 952391882

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 2388924-4

Address: SATAKUNNANKATU 23, 28130 Pori, Finland

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: http://www.samk.fi/en

Total budget: EUR 190 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 152 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 38 000.00

Puuts Interiör AB

Name: Puuts Interiör AB

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 559229-4135

Address: Fredsgatan 52, 54330 Tibro, Sweden

Legal status: private

Organisation type: SME

Website: http://www.puuts.se

Total budget: EUR 255 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 204 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 51 000.00

GBER schemes / de minimis: GBER,Aid for costs incurred by undertakings participating in European Territorial Cooperation projects (Art. 20)

Fundacja NeuroLandscape

Name: Fundacja NeuroLandscape

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 910545500

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 5242853246

Address: Suwalska 8/78, 03-252 Warszawa, Poland

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Interest groups including NGOs

Website: http://www.neurolandscape.org

Total budget: EUR 150 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 120 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 30 000.00

Degerfors kommun

Name: Degerfors kommun

Department: The culture and education administration

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 212000-1934

Address: Degerfors kommun, Herrgårdsgatan 37 visit address, 693 80 Degerfors, Sweden

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Local public authority

Website: http://www.degerfors.se

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Stiftelsen Axevalla Folkhögskola

Name: Stiftelsen Axevalla Folkhögskola

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 868400-7472

Address: Axevalla Folkhögskola, 53272 AXVALL, Sweden

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Education/training centre and school

Website: http://www.axevalla.fhsk.se

Total budget: EUR 230 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 184 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 46 000.00

GBER schemes / de minimis: GBER,Aid for costs incurred by undertakings participating in European Territorial Cooperation projects (Art. 20)

Valsts SIA "Bērnu klīniskās universitātes slimnīca"

Name: Valsts SIA "Bērnu klīniskās universitātes slimnīca"

Department: Project managament department

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 40003457128

Address: Vienibas gatve 45, LV-1004 Riga, Latvia

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Hospitals and medical centres

Website: https://www.bkus.lv/

Total budget: EUR 200 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 160 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 40 000.00

GBER schemes / de minimis: DeMinimis,-

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Secretariat of the Northern Dimension Partnership in Public Health and Social Well-being (NDPHS)

Empowering young generations to help municipalities and public institutions in the Baltic Sea Region develop smart, nature-based, sense-friendly, and socially responsible solutions reinforcing their well-being

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Saue Municipality

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Satakunta University of Applied Sciences

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Puuts Interior AB

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Poznań University of Life Sciences

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NeuroLandscape

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Degerfors Municipality

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Axevalla Folk High School

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"Children`s Clinical University Hospital”

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Summary

Project name (EN): Empowering young generations to help municipalities and public institutions in the Baltic Sea Region develop smart, nature-based, sense-friendly, and socially responsible solutions reinforcing their well-being

Project acronym: SchoolChanger

Project ID: #C067

Project start date: 2025-03-01

Project end date: 2028-02-29

Project status: ongoing

Relevant mentions and prizes:

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 709 000.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 367 200.00

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 80.00%

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 1 367 200.00. Co-financing rate, 80.00%.

Investments, deliverables, policy contributions

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Project part of European Union Macro-Regional or Sea Basin Strategy: EUSBSR

EUSBSR Priority (Policy) area / Horizontal action:

EUSBSR Degree of compliance:

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Financing programme

2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-B Baltic Sea Region

Latest month of project-partner-call data publication

2025-11

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

115 / 115 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

1 278 / 1 278 (100%)

Notes on the data

There are discrepancies in this programme's financial data in keep.eu. Namely, in one or more cases, the sum of the project partners' budgets exceeds the total budget of the respective project. Interact is working with the Programme to correct those figures.

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Empowering young generations to help municipalities and public institutions in the Baltic Sea Region develop smart, nature-based, sense-friendly, and socially responsible solutions reinforcing their well-being

Description

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Partners (9)

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Summary

Investments, deliverables, policy contributions

Information regarding the data in keep.eu on the programme financing this project

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