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SMART-HEAD Project Working Meeting in Cluj-Napoca, Romania<\/span><\/b><\/p>

24\u201325 June 2026<\/span><\/i><\/p>

On 24 and 25 June 2026, a working meeting of the SMART-HEAD project consortium was held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, hosted by the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (TUCN). The meeting was attended by representatives of all partner institutions in the project \u2014 the Technical University of Sofia (TUS), the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (TUCN), the Democritus University of Thrace, Greece (DUTH), and the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT); some team members also joined remotely.<\/p>

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Consortium working session in Cluj-Napoca, with online participants from the partner universities.<\/em><\/p>


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Colleagues from the partner universities who joined the meeting online.<\/em><\/p>

Project Progress and Digital Ecosystem<\/strong><\/h1>

The meeting was opened by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Adelina Aleksieva-Petrova (TUS), who presented the project activity chart and the status of the work packages. The discussion focused on the digital ecosystem (WP2) and the educational resources (WP3).<\/p>

During the meeting, the partners reviewed the project’s progress and discussed the next key steps in developing the digital ecosystem and educational resources. Special attention was given to the structure of the daily educational cards, the micro-actions, the tests, the mechanisms for tracking personal progress, and the multilingual content.<\/p>

Considerable attention was devoted to the structure of the educational content \u2014 the so-called “flashcards,” each of which combines a message, linked to a specific Sustainable Development Goal, a short question, and a suggestion for a specific action (micro-action). Issues related to the platform’s multilingual capabilities, gamification, and the possibility for instructors to create subject-specific educational content were also discussed.<\/p>

A working environment for creating pilot educational cards was also demonstrated during the meeting. It allows the development of various visual templates, micro-actions, test questions, additional informational materials, and content related to specific academic disciplines. A model was discussed in which a core, expert-prepared text serves as a starting point for creating related educational elements with the help of artificial intelligence, followed by mandatory human review.<\/p>

The partner from the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca demonstrated the developed test platform “smarthead-web,” which was positively received by all partners as a practical tool for creating the first pilot cards.<\/p>

Results of the Student Survey<\/strong><\/h1>

The partner from the Cyprus University of Technology presented the results of a survey conducted among 134 students from the four partner universities aiming to explore user expectations, ideas, and vision for the mobile application at the concept stage and of an additional test in which approximately 110 students participated, evaluating the visual design of the flashcards.<\/p>

The results show that curiosity is the leading motive for students to use such an application, and that a minimalist and clear visual style with a short, direct message is preferred.<\/p>

The partners discussed how the content could be made short, visually appealing, and action-oriented at the same time. The results of the surveys conducted among students show a preference for short texts and videos, daily challenges, visual cards, and the ability to track personal progress. The participants agreed on a minimalist and clear visual approach, with larger text, good contrast, and realistic images. Each card will be clearly linked to a specific Sustainable Development Goal (SDG).<\/p>

Allocation of the Sustainable Development Goals Among Partners<\/strong><\/h1>

During the meeting, an official allocation of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) among the four partner institutions was carried out. For the sake of transparency and fairness, the allocation was carried out on the spot through a draw (lottery) among the partners.<\/p>
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The Sustainable Development Goals were allocated among the partners through a draw held during the working meeting<\/em><\/p>

As a result of the draw, the Sustainable Development Goals were allocated among the partners as follows: the Technical University of Sofia (TUS) will work on Goal 1 “No Poverty,” Goal 2 “Zero Hunger,” Goal 3 “Good Health and Well-being,” Goal 8 “Decent Work and Economic Growth,” and Goal 12 “Responsible Consumption and Production”; the Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH) will work on Goal 9 “Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure,” Goal 11 “Sustainable Cities and Communities,” Goal 15 “Life on Land,” and Goal 17 “Partnerships for the Goals”; the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (TUCN) will work on Goal 4 “Quality Education,” Goal 5 “Gender Equality,” Goal 6 “Clean Water and Sanitation,” and Goal 7 “Affordable and Clean Energy”; and the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) will work on Goal 10 “Reduced Inequalities,” Goal 13 “Climate Action,” Goal 14 “Life Below Water,” and Goal 16 “Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions”.<\/p>

Sustainability and Next Steps<\/strong><\/h1>

The partners also discussed a strategy for the sustainability of the results after the project’s completion, built on three pillars \u2014 technical, educational, and financial sustainability. Among the agreed actions are the hosting of the application by the Technical University of Sofia after the project ends, the publication of the code under an open license, and the incorporation of the developed resources into the curricula of the partner universities.<\/p>

The meeting concluded with the finalization of the project’s success indicators, including targets for the number of mobile app users and for student feedback on the content and user experience.<\/p>

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Representatives of the partner universities in front of the library of the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca.<\/em><\/p>

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