Project office promotes both local and regional development with its active gaining and implementing of projects in all areas of operation. It represents a link of the entire organizational form of ZRS Bistra Ptuj in all areas of its operation, preparation and implementation of projects. The vision of the project office is aimed at supporting subjects in the region and beyond with the following activities that are carried out:

• Promoting regional and interregional development, cooperation and establishing development networks of partners;
• Searching for appropriate financial incentives for different subjects in the region and beyond;
• Preparation of project proposals, co-financed from national and European sources;
• Implementing own projects and those of clients (coordination, management, administrative and financial support…);
• Consulting and mentoring in preparing project proposals;
• Developing methods and standards in project implementation;
• Promoting activities of ZRS Bistra Ptuj, local and regional environment;
• Organising and performing events (seminars, workshops, trainings, press conferences…)

Project title: Public-Private Partnership and transnational exchange for better labour market governance to effectively tackle negative impacts of demographic change in the Danube Region

Project acronym: ANCHOR

Project duration:  1. 4. 2025 – 31. 9. 2027 

Total project value: 2,086,300.00 EUR

Financing: European Regional Development Fund

Partners:

1. Network for Regional Development Foundation – lead Partner
2. Municipality of Nyíregyháza City with County Rights – project partner
3. Scientific Research Centre Bista Ptuj – project partner
4. Academia Ltd. – project partner
5. Municipality of Centar Sarajevo – project partner
6. Chamber of Economy of Sarajevo Canton – project partner
7. TU Wien – project Partner
8. Development agency North – DAN Ltd. – project partner
9. City of Valjevo – project partner
10. Modern Educational Approach – project partner
11. Non-governmental organization "Youth Space" – project partner
12. Bulgarian Association for Transfer of Technology and Innovation – project partner

Project objective:
Our main objective is to improve accessibility and inclusion in the labour market in the Danube region and to better integrate vulnerable groups. The project focuses on strengthening cooperation between relevant organisations responsible for effective labour market management and integration, and on improving the coordination of their activities. This is to reduce the unbalanced migration processes in the Danube region and ensure equal opportunities for all.

The ANCHOR project addresses significant macro-social challenges related to employment by proposing an integrated and multilevel approach to labor market governance as a sustainable solution. The existing governance frameworks are rigid, and services lack the necessary flexibility, competence, and openness. Although various organizations, including labor market authorities, governments, educational institutions, NGOs, and employers, have important roles and data regarding labor market processes, their collaboration is hindered by bureaucratic barriers and a lack of coordination, commitment, and trust. As a result, stakeholders often operate in isolation rather than working together effectively.

The ANCHOR project focuses on improving labour market governance in the Danube region to address challenges related to demographic change, such as population ageing and labour market inequalities. It focuses on harnessing existing knowledge and research to improve labour market management and tackle demographic challenges. With the participation of various stakeholders, the project develops innovative strategies and solutions for more efficient labour market management and promotes the inclusion of vulnerable groups, which contributes to the sustainable and inclusive development of the region.

The project partners will jointly carry out a series of activities that will enable synergies with existing and past projects and research programmes.

Project title: Enhancing Climate Data Cooperation for Evidence-based Adaptation Policy Making in the Danube Region

Project acronym: Danube-ADAPT

Project duration: 1. 4. 2025 – 31. 3. 2028 

Total project value: 2.683.939,50 EUR 

Financing: European Regional Development Fund

Partners: 

1. HungaroMet Hungarian Meteorological Service Nonprofit Ltd. – lead partner
2. Research Institute for National Strategy – project partner
3. Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute – project partner
4. Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute – project partner
5. National Meteorological Administration – project partner
6. Slovenian Environment Agency – project partner
7. Babes-Bolyai University – project partner
8. Scientific Research Centre Bistra Ptuj – project partner
9. North-West Croatia Regional Energy and Climate Agency – project partner
10. Czech Smart City Cluster – project partner
11. Šibenik - Knin County – project partner
12. Global Change Research Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences – project partner
13. Municipality of Domžale – project partner
14. Municipality of Cluj-Napoca – project partner
15. Agency for Regional Development Support Košice – project partner
16. Central European Service for Cross-Border Initiatives Balkans – project partner

The project is joined by 7 strategic partners.

Project objective:
The Danube-ADAPT project aims to improve the availability of harmonised data and knowledge in the Danube Region to support evidence-based policy making for climate change adaptation.

The Danube-ADAPT project aims to create harmonised data availability and knowledge in the Danube Region to support evidence-based climate adaptation policy making by strengthening the cooperation of key actors of the region and developing a territorially integrated climatological baseline database, a common vulnerability assessment framework, both tailored to the region, as well as a set of tools, namely a platform to support climate change adaptation policy in the Danube Region.

As the Danube-ADAPT project aims to improve climate adaptation capacities and evidence-based policy-making by developing a common framework for vulnerability assessments in the Danube region, including the establishment of a baseline climatological database and a policy support platform, the project will heavily draw on past and current project insights, first-hand experience of Project and Associated Strategic Partners and other available knowledge to craft tailored solutions that effectively address the climate adaptation challenges of the region.

Activities: 

• Building a climate observation database for the Danube Region,
• Creation of a database of future climate projections for the Danube Region,
• Elaboration of a comprehensive Climatological Baseline Database.

Naslov projekta: Krepitev čezmejne mreže »živih« gradov s spodbujanjem vključujočega in dostopnega čezmejnega kulturnega turizma

Akronim: Living Castles 2.0

Trajanje: 1. 9. 2024 – 31. 8. 2027

Skupna vrednost projekta: 1.531.398,34 EUR

Financiranje: Evropsko teritorialno sodelovanje, Program sodelovanja INTERREG SLOVENIJA - HRVAŠKA 2021–2027 – www.si-hr.eu

Partnerji:

• Zavod za kulturo, turizem in šport Murska Sobota – vodilni partner
• Znanstveno-raziskovalno središče Bistra Ptuj - projektni partner
• Zavod za kulturne prireditve in turizem Celeia Celje – projektni partner
• Gradski muzej Varaždin - projektni partner
• Muzeji Hrvatskog Zagorja - projektni partner

Projekt Living Castles 2.0 bo gradil na rezultatih projekta Living Castles, ki si je prizadeval za ohranjanje in valorizacijo dvorcev in gradov skozi razvoj skupne čezmejne turistične ponudbe ter integracijo inovativnih aktivnosti ohranjanja in predstavljanja dediščine. V predhodnem projektu je bilo vzpostavljena povezava med 7 gradovi in dvorci v Pomurju, na Štajerskem, Hrvaškem Zagorju in Medžimurju s skupno čezmejno ponudbo.

Cilj projekta

Cilj projekta je z vključevanjem in uprizarjanjem kulturne dediščine v turistične namene ter z razvojem in implementacijo novih kulturnih doživetij in kulturno-turističnih ponudb, spodbujati in krepiti čezmejni kulturni turizem s ponudbo višje kakovosti in manjšega števila edinstvenih doživetij skladno z lokalno in zgodovinsko identiteto podeželskih območij in s potrebami ranljivih skupin ter s tem prispevati k okrevanju in krepitvi čezmejnega turizma, njegovi konkurenčnosti in odpornosti.

V okviru projekta bodo razviti in testirani pilotni modeli za krepitev kulturnega turizma s pomočjo različnih kulturnih doživetij in dogodkov, ki bodo povezovali kulturo, kulinariko, glasbo, vino in različna izkustvena doživetja, modeli za izboljšanje uporabniške izkušnje s pomočjo digitalnih rešitev in modeli za vključevanje ranljivih skupin.

Sodelujoče organizacije bodo nadgradile in okrepile znanja in kompetence iz področja vključevanja kulturne dediščine v turistično ponudbo in njenega uprizarjanja v turistične namene, uporabe digitalnih rešitev in vključevanja ranljivih skupin v koriščenje in sooblikovanje turistične ponudbe.

Razviti in sprejeti bodo skupni kriteriji trajnega sodelovanja s trajnostno strategijo za prihodnost.

Na Ptuju bomo s pomočjo sodobnih tehnologij obogatili ponudbo na Ptujskem gradu in prispevali k večji privlačnosti in interpretaciji kulturne dediščine in prepoznavnosti turistične destinacije.

V sklopu modela za izboljšanje uporabniške izkušnje bo razvit igrificiran vodič po živih gradovih v obliki mobilne aplikacije, ki bo združeval poučne in zabavne elemente ter bo s pomočjo sistema nagrajevanja in zvestobe obiskovalce spodbujal k obisku vseh v čezmejno mrežo gradov vključenih gradov in dvorcev.

Pomemben vidik pričujočega projekta predstavljajo tudi vključevanje ranljivih skupin, ki jim želimo zagotoviti dostop do kulturno-turističnih vsebin (poseben program vodenja prilagojen osebam s posebnimi potrebami, izkustvene delavnice za osebe s posebnimi potrebami, 3D tisk muzejskih predmetov za slepe in slabovidne osebe ipd.) ter jih obenem vključiti v sooblikovanje turistične ponudbe (sodelovanje socialnih podjetij pri oblikovanju in izdelavi promocijskega materiala; vključevanje ranljivih skupin pri izvedbi dogodkov – informatorji, asistenti.).

Project title: Exploring the Roman Legacy: Creation of a theme region and cultural route along the Roman Danube Limes to empower the socio-economic development of shared European heritage

Project acronym: ROMAN LEGACY

Project duration:  1. 4. 2025 – 31. 3. 2028 

Total project value: 2.948.845,94 EUR

Financing: European Regional Development Fund

Partners:               

1. University for Continuing Education Krems – lead partner
2. Universalmuseum Joanneum – project partner
3. Roman City Carnuntum/ Archaeological Park Carnuntum – project partner
4. ASSOCIATION OF DANUBE RIVER MUNICIPALITIES “DANUBE” – project partner
5. Bulgarian Association for Transfer of Technology and Innovation – project partner
6. Belene Municipality – project partner
7. Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno – project partner
8. Bavarian State Conservation Office – project partner
9. Provincial Secretariat for Regional Development, Interregional Cooperation and Local Self-Government – project partner
10. Archaeological Museum in Zagreb – project partner
11. Association of Cultural Heritage Managers – project partner
12. West Pannon Regional and Economic Development Public Nonprofit Ltd. – project partner
13. Municipality of Žabljak – project partner
14. Paten Studio LLC – project partner
15. National Museum for the History of Transylvania – project partner
16. "Ion Mincu” University of Architecture and Urban Planning – project partner
17. National Institute for Research and Development in Tourism – project partner
18. Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad – project partner
19. Scientific Research Centre Bistra Ptuj – project partner

Project objective:

The overall objective of the project is to create a Cultural Route along the Roman Danube embedded in a wider Theme Region and to submit it for certification as official Cultural Route of the Council of Europe to the EPA/EICR. This implies a stronger transnational cooperation and coordination in the presentation and promotion (joint branding, slow culture tourism) of the Roman heritage in the Danube region, in particular the Roman Danube Limes as serial transnational UNESCO World Heritage.

The project focuses on the conservation and promotion of the Roman Viennese Limes, which connects several European countries and represents a common cultural heritage and aims to create and certify the Danube Cultural Route, which will tell the story of the life of people in this area 2000 years ago. By bringing together different projects and stakeholders, a transnational platform for cooperation will be established and innovative ways of presenting Rome's key sites will be developed, including the use of virtual and augmented reality.

Activities in the project:

• Assessing the current national and transnational landscape of research, marketing, and heritage protection related to Roman heritage, identify key national stakeholders, establish a transnational network of experts, and draft a strategy paper to facilitate cooperation and exchange among partners in the Danube Region.
• Develop a Cultural Route along the Roman Danube Limes by capitalizing on forerunner projects, drafting a handbook on Roman heritage, organizing a transnational networking meeting in Novi Sad, creating joint branding and presentation strategies, and involving key stakeholders to implement a cohesive visual identity across the Danube Region.
• Establishing effective project communication and dissemination from the outset, which includes fulfilling communication requirements, creating a project communication plan, organizing a public kick-off event in Carnutnum, developing a branding package, compiling promotional materials, prioritizing sustainable materials for office supplies, and setting up social media channels and a project website for ongoing updates.

Naslov projekta: Ustvarjanje tržnega prostora za oživitev preoblikovanih izdelkov iz rabljenih materialov

Akronim: CAROUSEL

Trajanje: 1. 7. 2024 – 31. 7. 2027

Skupna vrednost projekta: 1.301.353,40 EUR

Financiranje: Evropsko teritorialno sodelovanje, Program sodelovanja INTERREG IPA ADRION 2021–2027 - Javni razpis – Interreg Programme IPA ADRION (https://www.interreg-ipa-adrion.eu/)

Partnerji:

• Občina Gerace, Italija – vodilni partner
• EMBAWO, Italija - projektni partner
• Dynamics - Idea – Space, Slovenija - projektni partner
• Fundacija za upravljanje in industrijske raziskave – MIR, Severna Makedonija – projektni partner
• Mreža otoških gospodarskih zbornic Evropske unije, Grčija – projektni partner
• Center za raziskovanje razvoja znanosti in tehnologije, Inštitut Mihajlo Pupin, Univerza v Beogradu, Srbija – projektni partner
• Znanstveno-raziskovalno središče Bistra Ptuj - projektni partner
• Združenje za odgovoren in trajnostni razvoj, Črna Gora – projektni partner
• Občina Chalki, Grčija - projektni partner
• Regionalna agencija za prostorski in gospodarski razvoj raškega in moravskega okrožja, Kraljevo, Srbija – projektni partner

Namen projekta:
Projekt CAROUSEL ustvarja »tržišče za oživitev preoblikovanih izdelkov iz recikliranih materialov« s pilotnimi pristopi in rešitvami, ki povečujejo raven krožnega življenjskega sloga v majhnih vaseh ter vodijo do vedenjskih sprememb državljanov, podjetij in lokalnih javnih oblasti.

Predstavlja predlog odgovora na skupni izziv območja Adrion, kjer so mesta in vasi potrošniška središča, ki zahtevajo veliko virov in potrebujejo prehod na krožni način življenja kot rešitev za zeleni prehod.

Do sedaj je za lokalne oblasti krožnost še vedno slabo uporabljen koncept in krožni modeli ostajajo le niša možnih rešitev. Za mala in srednja podjetja je negotovo financiranje krožnih poslovnih modelov, ki niso nujno usmerjeni v rast, eden od razlogov, da ne vlagajo v takšne poslovne modele, posledično pa potrošnikom manjka dostop do ponudbe alternativnih in inovativnih oblik rabe.

Po drugi strani pa so državljani že odprti za trajnostne ukrepe krožnega gospodarstva, ki koristijo okolju in ohranjajo kakovost življenja. Izzive tega obsega je treba obravnavati nadnacionalno in onkraj meja.

Cilji projekta je spodbujanje krožnega gospodarstva z vzpostavitvijo trga (spletnega in v fizični obliki) preoblikovanih izdelkov z:

1. pilotnimi pristopi in povezanimi rešitvami za zmanjšanje odpadkov
2. spodbujanje ustvarjanja lokalnih ekosistemov, ki povečujejo raven krožnega življenjskega sloga v majhnih podeželskih in otoških vaseh
3. vedenjske spremembe državljanov, podjetij in lokalnih javnih oblasti.

Dokument je bil pripravljen s finančno pomočjo Evropske unije. Za vsebino dokumenta je odgovorno izključno ZRS Bistra Ptuj in pod nobenimi pogoji ne odraža stališča Evropske unije in/ali organov programa IPA ADRION.

Naslov projekta: Pozicioniranje čezmejne Ceste gradov kot evropske kulturne poti s trajnostnim upravljanjem obiskovalcev in pametnimi informacijskimi storitvami

Akronim: Castle Road 2.0

Trajanje: 1. 1. 2024 – 31. 12. 2026

Skupna vrednost projekta: 1.422.660,80 EUR

Financiranje: Evropsko teritorialno sodelovanje, Program sodelovanja INTERREG SLOVENIJA - AVSTRIJA 2021–2027 - Javni razpis – Interreg Programme Slovenia – Austria (si-at.eu)

Partnerji:

• Zavod za kulturo, turizem in šport Murska Sobota – vodilni partner
• Znanstveno-raziskovalno središče Bistra Ptuj - projektni partner
• Wirtschaftsagentur Burgenland GmbH – projektni partner
• Stadtgemeinde Deutschlandsberg - projektni partner
• Thermenland Süd- und Oststeiermark Marketing GmbH - projektni partner

Projekt Castle Road 2.0 bo gradil na rezultatih projekta Castle Road. V predhodnem projektu je bilo vzpostavljeno trajnostno čezmejno združenje 37 gradov in dvorcev v Pomurju, na Štajerskem, Gradiščanskem – AT in na avstrijskem Štajerskem s skupno čezmejno ponudbo.

Cilj projekta

Cilj projekta Castle Road 2.0 je umestitev Ceste gradov na zemljevid evropskih kulturnih poti in strokovno usposabljanje upraviteljev gradov in dvorcev, ki bodo s pametnim upravljanjem obiskovalcev, pridobivali nove goste in jih uspeli časovno in lokacijsko bolj trajnostno razporediti, nadalje pa tudi ponuditi inteligentno informacijsko storitev ter s temi in drugimi pobudami dvigniti Cesto gradov na novo raven kakovosti. Pritegnili želimo kulturne turiste, ki bi se na Cesto gradov podali izven glavne sezone in obiskali tudi do sedaj manj obiskane gradove.

Število vključenih gradov se bo tekom projekta povečalo. Trenutno čezmejna cesta gradov s 37 gradovi, dvorci, samostani in drugimi utrdbami predstavlja pomenljiv del turistične ponudbe na regionalni ravni. Gradovi, dvorci in druge stavbe zgodovinskega pomena so namreč del skupne kulturne dediščine in žive priče skupne preteklosti. Z nadaljnjim razvojem in krepitvijo Ceste gradov spodbujamo trajnost, konkurenčnost in odpornost regionalnega turizma ter gospodarski razvoj z izkoriščanjem kulturne dediščine kot tudi krepitev identitete območja.

V središču projekta Castle Road 2.0 sta razvoj in testiranje pametnega upravljanja informacij, ki z uporabo umetne inteligence in novih digitalnih instrumentov viša število novih gostov in omogoča posredovanje kakovostnih informacij obiskovalcem na lokaciji.

Aktivnosti v projektu:

• Sodelovanje v kulturno-zgodovinski bogati mreži gradov, povezanih pod skupno blagovno znamko Castle Road – Schlösserstrasse – Cesta gradov;
• Potegovanje za pridobitev naziva Kulturna pot Sveta Evrope;
• Obravnava zgodovinskih in kulturnih posebnosti in povezav s strani mednarodnih strokovnjakov in vključitev v strokovno publikacijo;
• Pridobivanje novih znanj in nadgradnja kompetenc na področju trajnostnega upravljanja kulturne dediščine in njenega uprizarjanja v turistične namene;
• Sodelovanje v mednarodnih konzorcijih s strokovnjaki iz področja zgodovine, kulturne dediščine, turizma, marketinga, novih tehnologij ipd.;
• Razvoj in testiranje novih sezonskih dogodkov za podaljšanje sezone;
• Vključenost v promocijske aktivnosti Ceste gradov (medijske kampanje, predstavitev na mednarodnih sejmih, spletni strani in socialnih omrežjih Ceste gradov, predstavitev gradu in njegove ponudbe v promocijskih brošurah in na skupnem turističnem zemljevidu Ceste gradov, itd.);
• Vključevanje v skupne ponudbene pakete Ceste gradov;
• Predstavitve gradov in njihovih ponudb na novi pametni spletni platformi čezmejne Ceste gradov;
• Vključenost v novo družabno igro čezmejne Ceste gradov;
• Udeležba na delavnicah in dogodkih čezmejne Ceste gradov.

Povezava do spletne strani programa Interrreg SI-AT: Projekti – Interreg Programme Slovenia – Austria (si-at.eu)

Rezultati predhodnega projekta Castle Road se nahajajo tukaj.

Povezava do spletne strani Castle Road: https://www.schloesserstrasse.com,
https://www.castleroad.si, https://www.castleroad.at

Project duration: 1st January 2024 – 30th September 2026 (33 months)
Programme: Interreg Euro-MED Programme
Lead Partner: Regional Association of Italian Towns in Lazio – ANCI Lazio (Italy)

Partner countries: Italy, Portugal, Spain, Slovenia, Cyprus, Malta and Bosnia-Herzegovina

Total budget: € 2 836 118 – Interreg Funds: € 2 268 894.40

The project, approved within the framework of the Interreg Euro-MED program and under the mission of Promoting green living areas, addresses two primary challenges:

1. Necessity to increase the green urban areas to mitigate the effect of the ongoing climate changes;
2. Optimize the use of water for irrigation purposes.

Mediterranean areas face severe drought and water scarcity, becoming major issues and concrete societal challenges. Our living areas are highly vulnerable to the effect of climate change, experiencing more and more extreme events. At the same time, decision-makers plan investments in greening the cities without a long-term strategy on resource availability, impact, and related opportunities, while the transition towards a greener environment requires an integrated vision, harmonised knowledge and stakeholders’ empowerment.

In particular there is a lack of knowledge on the use of the existing nature-based solutions in order to support a rational use of water while transforming our cities in greener cities.

URWAN addresses the critical link between urban regeneration and resources, exploiting nature-based solutions’ role in integrating water management and climate change adaptation.

The project involves 9 partners from 7 MED countries, who will jointly implement activities affecting the decision-making process to multiply the impacts of public funds.

The partnership capitalises on innovative participatory approaches and existing NBSs while demonstrating the importance of making these solutions multifunctional.

The URWAN Catalogue for final users harmonises knowledge of NBSs using a creative style able to reach all the local players and support the co-design of the proper NBSs to face the challenges.

Further, URWAN transforms 3 public buildings into “water producers”, promoting green urban surfaces as a place-based transformative potential by implementing transnational experimental interventions. The project involves decision-makers and stakeholders in 6 cities to co-design multifunctional NBSs in a climate change scenario and deliver Road Maps towards adaptation.

Thanks to the Amplification Strategy and the nature-based solutions Enabler Pack, the partners demonstrate and transfer the joint solutions and mainstream NBSs.

The avant-garde idea is to inspire decision-makers to valorise NBSs as resources for generating urban sustainability, beauty, and social inclusion, i.e., "needs behind functionality", as stated in the New European Bauhaus Initiative

Project website: https://urwan.interreg-euro-med.eu

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This project is supported by the Interreg Euro-MED Programme with co-financing from the European Regional Development Fund