GREENROOFS® Innovated by Associação Nacional de Coberturas Verdes (ANCV) is currently involved in a European Erasmus project (GREENROOFS), aimed at developing a training course for professionals to become "Green Roof Specialists." This 36-month project is funded by the European Commission under Erasmus+ KA2, Cooperation Partnerships in Higher Education, as part of the 2022 call.

The project coordinator is POLITECHNIKA SLASKA, Poland, GLIWICE. The other partners include:

Falco&Associati (EUROCREA MERCHANT SRL), Italy, MILAN
Gospodarska zbornica Slovenije, Slovenia, LJUBLJANA
Klaipėdos valstybinė kolegija / Higher Education Institution, Lithuania, KLAIPEDA
ASSOCIAÇÃO EUROPEIA DE COORDENADORES ERASMUS, Cyprus, NICOSIA
UNIVERSITATEAD DUNAREA DE JOS DIN GALATI, Romania, GALATI
ASSOCIAÇÃO NACIONAL DE COBERTURAS VERDES, Portugal, MAIA

As part of this project, ANCV is organizing a training session on Green Roofs for 20 students from partner institutions. The training will take place at the Catholic University of Porto (https://www.ucp.pt/pt-pt) from July 22 to 25. On July 26, the students will participate in a technical visit to the Museum and Green Roof of the Pasteleira Park Reservoir.

From July 29 to September 13, the students will engage in a voluntary internship at institutions or companies located in Portugal. During this period, they will have the opportunity to apply their knowledge of Nature-Based Solutions.

Institutions partnering with ANCV for the internships include:

Centro de Monitorização e Interpretação Ambiental - Vila do Conde (CMIA Vila do Conde) - www.cmia-viladoconde.net
Centro de Ciência Vida de Bragança - https://lnkd.in/d7sqrEtp

Companies partnering with ANCV for the internships include:

IberFibran - www.fibran.pt
Lipor - www.lipor.pt