@RustikHEU

📍 Rural Sustainability Transitions through Integration of Knowledge for improved policy processes. Funded by the European Union 🇪🇺 https://xitter.cf/t.co/QiyOegTYxK

Joined June 2022
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🇩🇪 How can rural regions better connect young people with career opportunities? 📚 The new #RUSTIK publication shares insights from the Rhein-Hunsrück Living Lab, which explored why vocational-training positions can remain vacant. 📘 zenodo.org/records/23335212
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🔎 The findings point to a key challenge: not a lack of opportunities, but a mismatch between expectations, information channels and practical conditions. Personal encounters, internships, clearer communication and accessible mobility options all play an important role.
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Based on surveys, interviews and regional dialogue formats, the publication offers practical perspectives for strengthening skills, participation and long-term attractiveness in rural areas. 🌱🏡
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📢 Regions & cities going LIVE! The @EU_CoR is launching the State of Regions and Cities EU Annual Report 2026, highlighting how local and regional authorities are helping shape a more resilient, secure and cohesive Europe. 🗓️ 12 October | 14:30 CET 👉 linkedin.com/events/75081734…
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🌾 Policies on healthcare, transport, housing, digitalisation, education, and more can have very different impacts in rural communities. That’s why the @EU_EESC is calling for an EU-wide “rural proofing” tool, assessing the impact on rural areas. 🏠🌱 🔍 eesc.europa.eu/en/news-media…
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🎥 What has #RUSTIK brought to the Rhein-Hunsrück Living Lab? The RUSTIK Living Lab brought young people, training companies, schools and other labour market stakeholders together to better understand this mismatch and explore how it can be overcome. ▶️ youtu.be/K2aJZZAPlKQ
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🌿 #RUSTIK in Vienna! 🇦🇹 RUSTIK partners came together in Vienna for our final in-person meeting, hosted by #BAB. A great opportunity to exchange, reflect and celebrate what we have achieved together! Thank you to all RUSTIK partners for the great collaboration! 💚
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🌱 Join the @EUAgri 2040 Conference online and explore the future of agriculture, forestry, rural areas and food systems. 🔎 Discover EU-funded projects, concrete results and innovative solutions shaping Europe’s agri-food future and competitiveness. 🔗 link.europa.eu/NQCY77
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🚀 The #RUSTIK website is evolving! As the project progresses, we're transforming the RUSTIK website into a lasting knowledge hub where you can easily discover our latest results, tools, publications, and practical resources. 🔎 Visit the RUSTIK website: rustik-he.eu/
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🌱 Our goal is simple: make RUSTIK's outcomes easy to find, explore, and use—not only during the project, but long after it ends.
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🌱 #RUSTIK took part in the XI International Conference on Localised Agri-food Systems in Aberdeen, Scotland. Petya Slavova presented RUSTIK research on how local restaurants can strengthen food systems in Bulgaria’s Central Balkan area. 🔍 rustik-he.eu/2026/09/rustik-…
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🌍 #RUSTIK is heading to the Reallaborkonferenz 2026 in Cologne! 🇩🇪 Two members of the RUSTIK consortium will be presenting at this year's Reallaborkonferenz, held on 16–17 September at TH Köln. 🔍 Read more: rustik-he.eu/2026/08/rustik-…
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📍Both talks fall within the same session on Wed 16 Sept, 14:30–16:00: 🔹 Daria Ernst (#BAB, Austria) will present "Designing and Implementing Living Labs in Rural Areas". 🔹 Svea Thietje (#IfLS, Germany) will present "Living Labs Addressing Social Challenges in Rural Areas".
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🏡✨ Kinda chic to stop treating rural areas like one big category. That is why #RUSTIK is bringing together data, local knowledge and real-world experimentation to support more relevant rural policies. 📊🤝🏛️ 🔍 Explore the RUSTIK project results at rustik-he.eu/
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Because evidence works better when it is tested in real places, with the people who know those places best. Kinda chic. ✨
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✈️ Heading to Vienna! 🇦🇹 The final #RUSTIK consortium meeting is approaching, bringing us together in Vienna on 7–8 September. 🤝 🧩 As we prepare to close this chapter, we are looking back at the places and people that have made it possible. 📸🤝 🔜 See you soon in Vienna!
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Hosted by #BAB, the meeting will be a moment to reflect on the journey so far, exchange on key final outputs, and prepare the project’s legacy beyond its formal lifetime.
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🔬 How can research become practical solutions for rural communities? The #RUSTIK Practice Abstracts transform project insights into concise, actionable resources for policymakers, practitioners, and rural stakeholders. 🔍 Explore the Practice Abstracts: rustik-he.eu/practice-abstra…
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📊 Smart dashboards for data-driven decision-making. 🌐 Web & data scraping to fill local gaps. 🗺️ Participatory mapping & GIS applications. 🥕 Strengthening Short Food Supply Chains. 👥 Youth engagement in rural development. 🌾 Land-use modelling for future planning.
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🌱 Good Practice Webinar | Strengthening rural businesses for a more competitive Europe. Join the @EURuralPact webinar to explore practical initiatives supporting rural businesses. 📅 17 September | 09:00–13:00 CEST 📌 Express interest by 28 August 👉 ruralpact.rural-vision.europ…
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What to expect? 🔹 Business support and entrepreneurship. 🔹 Access to finance. 🔹 Local value creation and territorial assets. 🔹 Social economy and collective business models. 🔹 Practical lessons for strengthening rural competitiveness.
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