Synthesis Center for Research and Education

An inspiring experience at the New European Bauhaus Festival, where SYNTHESIS had the pleasure of joining partners from the NEBULE Network and engaging in meaningful discussions around creativity, inclusion, and participatory innovation.

Dr Stephania Savva, our Director of Research and Development, presented the Living Labs co-led with the University of Torino, as well as the pilot actions that will take place in Cyprus from March until Month 28 of the ALPHABETICA project.

Our partner organisation HUB Nicosia is seeking an Executive Director to lead the organization’s next chapter of growth and impact.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced leader with a passion for community engagement, partnerships, and social innovation.

Learn more and apply:

hubnicosia.org/jobs

⏳ One week left!
Join us next week in Nicosia for our event "Building the Future: Skills, Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Construction", co-organized with Cyprus University of Technology / Τεχνολογικό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου!

🎟 Free participation
🤝 Networking opportunities
💬Networking and exchange between stakeholders
🖥️ Presentations of European initiatives supporting the construction ecosystem

🗓️ Wednesday 10 June 2026 | 🕘 09:30 – 12:30
📍Meet us at Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber (ETEK)

📝🔗 Registration is still open! Link below 👇https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSewWUiKXPl2VG_XbjIlZGwd792Uujxb_K33D8gdEcIVknFhbw/viewform?usp=preview
🔗 Learn more👉 https://energylab.ac.cy/energy-lab-news/building-the-future-skills-innovation-entrepreneurship-in-construction/

Don't miss this opportunity to connect, learn & exchange ideas with key actors shaping the future of the built environment!

BuildSkills Academy Aperture Innovation

📢 We have some exciting news to share!

🏗 Are you a green professional, student, entrepreneur, public authority representative, researcher, or stakeholder in the construction sector based in Cyprus?
🌱 Passionate about and skills, , and in the built environment?
Then don’t miss the opportunity to join us at “Building the Future: Skills, Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Construction”, an event co-organised by the Cyprus University of Technology and SYNTHESIS Center for Research & Education within the framework of the European projects BuildSkills Academy and APERTURE.
📅 10 June 2026
🕘 9:30 – 12:30
📍 Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber (ETEK), Nicosia, Cyprus

The event will bring together key actors from academia, entrepreneurship and the construction local ecosystem to exchange ideas, explore future opportunities, and discuss the skills needed for a greener, more digital, and innovative built environment.
🎟 Participation is free of charge
🔗 Registration is required - link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSewWUiKXPl2VG_XbjIlZGwd792Uujxb_K33D8gdEcIVknFhbw/viewform

Discover more about the event 👉https://energylab.ac.cy/energy-lab-news/building-the-future-skills-innovation-entrepreneurship-in-construction/

🇨🇾✨ Successful Completion of the RES-MOVE Training in Nicosia, Cyprus

The Res-Move training of Co-working space Managers was successfully delivered in Nicosia, bringing together around 10 participants from both funded and non-funded co-working spaces, including organisations such as HUB Nicosia, Yfantourgeio TheWorkplace, Zen Den and Coworking Cyprus.

The training focused on strengthening the capacity of co-working space managers and staff 🧑‍💼to design and implement more inclusive, migrant-friendly coworking spaces. 📊Through interactive sessions on baseline assessment, intercultural approaches, and programme development, participants exchanged experiences, explored practical tools, and discussed ways to create more welcoming and impactful co-working environments.

👏 Participants highly appreciated the practical relevance of the training, the opportunity for peer learning 🤝, and the valuable networking among organisations working towards inclusion and social innovation💡. The training also demonstrated immediate impact, as participants began applying the knowledge gained to refine and improve their own ideas and activities.

A big thank you to everyone who participated and contributed to the success of the RES-MOVE training 🙏💙! Together, we continue building more inclusive and community-driven coworking spaces 🏢🌍✨

🌿 Practical tools for transformative climate education.

The RISE UP Transformative Climate Resilience Educators’ Toolbox was developed to support Higher Education professionals, trainers, and facilitators in bringing the emotional, psychological, and social dimensions of climate education into practice.

The toolbox includes 8 modules, covering themes such as:

Eco-Psychology
Crisis Management Mechanisms & Behaviour
Eco-Grief & Eco-Guilt
Positive Psychology
Creative Action & Therapeutic Arts
Mindfulness & Sustainable Living
Cognitive Behavioural Strategies for Climate Anxiety
Climate Narratives & Storytelling

Through practical activities, reflection prompts, and facilitation guidance, the toolbox helps educators create safe, reflective, and empowering learning spaces.

Because students need more than facts.
They need tools, language, courage, and hope. 🌱

RISE UP 🌿 Climate education is not only about knowledge, it is also about reflection, resilience, and action.

As part of the RISE UP project, SYNTHESIS Cyprus carried out pilot testing activities with higher education professionals to gather feedback on the project’s Adapted Framework, Policy Brief, and Educators’ Toolbox.

The consultations brought together professionals from different fields, including law, psychology, medicine, linguistics, and literature, offering a valuable interdisciplinary perspective. Participants responded positively to the materials, highlighting their relevance, quality, and practical value, especially the Educators’ Toolbox, which was seen as a strong resource for workshops, student support services, awareness activities, and wider educational settings.

The feedback confirmed the importance of approaching climate education holistically: not only through information, but also through emotional processing, critical thinking, wellbeing, and meaningful sustainable action.

A warm thank you to everyone who contributed their time, insights, and expertise to this process. 🌱

GreenVΕΤ 🌱 Sustainability is not only a goal. It is a practice.

Through the GreenVET Pathway Multiplier Events in Nicosia, we had the opportunity to explore how green skills, vocational education, and practical tools can support a more sustainable future.

Across two events, participants engaged with the GreenVET resources, exchanged ideas, and reflected on how sustainability can become part of everyday learning, teaching, and organisational practice.

Because the green transition does not happen only in policies or reports.
It begins in classrooms, conversations, communities and in the small practical steps we choose to take together. 🌿

for more information visit our Online Platform: https://green-vet.eu/content/path.php

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