The PLACES partnership consists of 7 partners; 3 from Denmark, 1 from Belgium, Italy and Greece, as well as 1 pan European partner. The Design School Kolding is the lead partner of the project.
In the following you can read a short description of each partner.
Design School Kolding is an independent institution under the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science. We offer high quality BA (Industrial Design, Communication Design, Fashion and Textile), MA and PhD Degree programs with teaching based on innovative practice and research in close collaboration with the business community. We also offer continuing education courses and consultancy services.
With three overall strategic areas of Social Design, Sustainability and Design, and Design for Play, Design School Kolding is dedicated to improving the world through design. And we insist on the power of the hand, the mind and the heart.
The South Denmark European Office (SDEO) is a non for profit organisation with the main objective to assist stakeholders in the region of Southern Denmark to be involved in the European collaboration, and to bring knowledge from European institutions and European innovation projects and partnerships to relevant regional stakeholders.
Fortælletid brings storytelling and learning together and into the classrooms via the digital video platform Fortaelletid.dk. The performers are professional storytellers and relevant scholars with deep experience within engaging communication. The stories already exist or are created with the purpose of communicate knowledge in an inspiring way.
The platform offers hundreds of stories in the subjects like Danish, Math, English, Science, History and Religion, and themes like SDG and Oral performance skills. Furthermore, there are more than 300 educational materials.
Fortælletid is founded by Kasper Sørensen, a modern storyteller with a trackrecord as a professional for 21 years, telling and teaching the way of the word.
Hénallux organizes training programs that are locally rooted and internationally oriented, anticipating the changing contexts and needs of society with a view to sustainable development. It supports each student in developing their skills, autonomy and responsibilities to help them achieve professional and personal development. The values of responsibility, agility, solidarity, benevolence and openness are the driving force behind everyone’s actions every day.
The Institute of Child Health (I.C.H.) is a public research institute under the auspices of the Hellenic Ministry of Health and Social Solidarity. The Institute consists of six departments and provides specialized services in public health and prevention and develops a wide range of action in the field of child health and wellbeing, including specialized clinical and laboratory services, health promotion, research and training of health professionals, educators and social services professionals.
Università Degli Studi Di Milano-Bicocca is a young & dynamic multidisciplinary University, founded in 1998 and is located in Milan. The University offers academic excellence, cutting-edge laboratories and interdisciplinary research funded in the framework of national and international programs.
With 14 Departments and 2 Schools, UNIMIB offers 32 bachelor degree courses, 38 Post Graduate, 17 PhD programs, 30 specializations in the Medical field and 36 Master programs to approx. 33,000 students.
The SHE Network Foundation(SHE) is a European NGO situated in the Region of Southern Denmark that has as main aim to improve the health of children and young people in Europe, including reducing health inequalities, through a specific setting focus on schools. The vision of SHE is to make every school in Europe a health promoting school.