Projects
Projects at Pärnu College range from tourism and social work to entrepreneurship and service design. Our scientific competence will be broadened to marine ecology, resource management and service economy.
Projects enable us to engage in international cooperation with recognised universities as well as other institutions and authorities. Our projects are aimed also at solving regional issues.
Period: 01.09.2024–31.08.2027
Funded by: Interreg Estonia-Latvia
Budget: € 1 500 000,00 The amount of support from ERDF is € 1 200 000,00
Partners: Kurzeme Planning Region, Riga Planning Region, Vidzeme Planning Region, University of Tartu, Tartu County Tourism Foundation – South Estonia Tourism Cluster, Dienvidkurzeme MunicipalityLiepāja City Municipality Central Administration, Kuldīga Municipality, Jūrmala State City Municipality, Ķekava Municipality, Ādaži County Municipality, Valmiera Municipality, Madona Municipality, Valka Municipality, Limbaži Municipality, Green Riverland Partnership NGO, Otepää Rural Municipality Government, Luunja Municipality, Antsla Municipality, Setomaa Municipality Government, Võru Rural Municipality.
Project objective is to facilitate water tourism in Latvia and Estonia by expanding cross-border tourism product www.riverways.eu and focusing on innovative solutions to access and use recreational waters, routes and products by all target groups (incl. disabled, seniors, families with children etc.), at the same time also supporting sustainable infrastructure, which controls and reduces anthropogenic impact of recreational activities.
Nowadays, the stereotype of water tourism being mainly used by fit and active part of population, is breaking down – user group has widened. Families with children, seniors are interested in watertourism options. This brings up the need to develop more accessible watertourism environment – develop all-target groups related multifunctional infrastructure with complex approach to services providing for full customer journey. 16 infrastructure objects will be developed in the project in Latvia and Estonia as a pilot activity to improve access and create joint social innovation solutions for watertourism activities.
The project will build on available knowledge from the two projects (2013 – 2015 Est-Lat RIVERWAYS and 2024 – 2026 Lat-Lit WaterWays) and spread further the watertourism network providing more access to more target groups.
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Additional information: Tõiv Jõul, Project Manager, toiv.joul@ut.ee
Period: 01.10.2023–30.09.2026
Funded by: Interreg Estonia-Latvia
Budget: € 1 155 991, The amount of support from ERDF is € 924,792.80
Partners: Kurzeme Planning Region, Riga Planning Region, NGO “Garden Pearls”, Municipality of Madona, Municipality of Valmiera, Municipality of Gulbene, Special Protection cultural Monument Turaida Museum Reserve, Bīriņu manor Park, Municipality of Smiltene, NGO Oleru manor, The local government agency “Cēsu municipality tourism development agency” (Latvia); University of Tartu, NGO Estonian rural tourism, Pärnu City Council, Municipality of Viljandi, Tõstamaa Manour Foundation (Estonia), Vidzeme Tourism Association.
Project objective is to advance Garden Pearls cross-border tourism broduct by creating and connecting new sites to the network and together with the existing Garden Pearls sites enhance accessibility of tourism product and associated services, and incorporate social innovation and inclusion into product and service design process.
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Additional information: Tõiv Jõul, Project Manager, toiv.joul@ut.ee
Period: 01.01.2024–31.12.2026
Funded by: Ministry of Climate
Budget: €150 000
Partners: Association of Estonian Cities and Municipalities (Estonia), Endeavour (Belgium), Ghent University (Belgium), Kohtla-Järve City Government (Estonia), University of Aveiro (Portugal), Utrecht University (Netherlands), Valga City Government (Estonia)
Principal investigator: Antti Roose (University of Tartu, Faculty of Social Sciences, Pärnu College)
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Additional information: Antti Roose, Visiting Professor, antti.roose@ut.ee
Period: 01.09.2023–31.08.2027
Funded by: European Commision
Budget: €175 346
Partners: Association Europeenne Leader Pourle Developpement Rural (Belgium), Estonian Leader Association (Estonia), Association of Estonian Cities and Municipalities (Estonia), Federación Galega de Municipios e Provincias (Spain), Fundación Juana de Vega (Spain), Sapiens Energia Coop. V. (Spain), Tartu Regional Energy Agency (Estonia), University of Vigo (Spain), Unión de Cooperativas EspazoCoop (Spain)
Principal investigator: Antti Roose (University of Tartu, Faculty of Social Sciences, Pärnu College)
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Additional information: Antti Roose, Visiting Professor, antti.roose@ut.ee
Period: 01.12.2022–30.11.2026
Funded by: European Commision
Budget: €353 031
Partners: Aalborg Universitet (Denmark), Aarhus Universitet (Denmark), Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (Spain), Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum fur Polar- und Meeresforschung (Germany), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique CNRS (France), Fundacion AZTI - AZTI Fundazioa (Spain), Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (Greece), Helsingin Yliopisto (Finland), Institut Francais de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (France), Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique (Belgium), Institute of Oceanology BAS (Bulgaria), Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare Marina Grigore Antipa (Romania), Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (Italy), Luonnonvarakeskus (Finland), Norsk Institutt for Vannforskning (Norway), Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn (Italy), Stichting Deltares (Netherlands), Suomen Ymparistokeskus (Finland), Scitation - Science Communication Lda (Portugal), The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (UK), WCMC LBG (UK)
Principal investigator: Henn Ojaveer (University of Tartu, Faculty of Social Sciences, Pärnu College)
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Additional information: Henn Ojaveer, Professor of Marine Ecosystems, henn.ojaveer@ut.ee
Period: 01.10.2021–30.09.2025
Funded by: European Commision
Budget: €130 000
Partners: Aalborg University (Denmark), Athina-Erevnitiko Kentro Kainotomias Stis Technologies Tis Pliroforias, Ton Epikoinonion Kai Tis Gno̱sis (Greece), Cepesca-confederacion Espanola de pesca (Spain), Christian-Albrechts-Universitaet zu Kiel (Germany), Coispa Technologia & Ricerca Scarl (Italy), Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (Denmark), Eigen Vermogen van Het Instituut voor Landbouw- en Visserijonderzoek (Belgium), Fundacion AZTI - AZTI Fundazioa (Spain), Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (Greece), Institut Francais de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (France), Institut National d'Enseignement Superieur pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (France), International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (Denmark), Johann Heinrich von Thuenen-Institut, Bundesforschungsinstitut fuer Laendliche Raeume, Wald und Fischerei (Germany), Marine Institute (Ireland), Mindfully Wired Communications LBG (UK), Partikas Drosibas, Dzivnieku Veselibas un Vides Zinatniskais Institutsbior (Latvia), Politecnico di Milano (Italy), Stichting Wageningen Research (Netherlands), University of Tartu (Estonia), The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (UK), The University Court of the University of St Andrews (UK), Universite de Bretagne Occidentale (France), University of Strathclyde (UK), Wageningen University (Netherlands)
Principal investigator: Henn Ojaveer (University of Tartu, Faculty of Social Sciences, Pärnu College)
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Additional information: Henn Ojaveer, Professor of Marine Ecosystems, henn.ojaveer@ut.ee
Period: 01.05.2021–31.08.2024
Funded by: Nordplus
Budget: €58 201
Partners: Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences (Finland), Alytus Art School (Lithuania), Graphic Chamber (Latvia), Academia Gustaviana Society ja +372.community (Estonia).
Additional information: Kadri Orula, Project Manager, kadri.orula@ut.ee
Period: 01.11.2020–30.06.2023
Funded by: ERASMUS+
Budget: €355 497
Partners: Satakunta University of Applied Sciences and Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences (Finland), Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences (Latvia), Dundalk Institute of Technology (Ireland), HZ University of Applied Sciences (Netherlands), University of Tartu Pärnu College (Estonia).
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Additional information: Tõiv Jõul, Project Manager, toiv.joul@ut.ee
Period: 05.10.2020–30.06.2022
Funded by: European Social Fund
Budget: €27 753
Additional information: Kadri Orula, Project Manager, kadri.orula@ut.ee
Period: 01.09.2020–31.12.2022
Funded by: ERASMUS+
Budget: €232 539
Partners: University of Tartu Pärnu College (Estonia), Pärnu Museum (Estonia), University of Latvia (Latvia), Zeit Hotel (Latvia), More Mechelen-Antwerpen (Belgium), Dr Guislain Museum (Belgium).
Additional information: Liina Käär, Head of Department, Junior Lecturer in Social Work, liina.kaar@ut.ee
Period: 01.10.2020–30.09.2021
Funded by: Interreg Baltic Sea Region, Seed Money
Budget: €50 000
Partners: Satakunta University of Applied Sciences (Findland), Association of Sea Cities and Municipalities (Poland), Riga Planning Region (Latvia), Municipality of Söderhamn (Sweden), Eesti Väikesadamate Arenduskeskus (Estonia), Univeristy of Tartu Pärnu College (Estonia)
Additional information: Tõiv Jõul, Project Manager, toiv.joul@ut.ee
Period: 01.09.2019–1.05.2021
Funded by: Nordplus
Budget: €8000
Partners: University of Tartu Pärnu College (Estonia) and Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences (Finland)
Additional information: Liina Käär, Head of Department, Junior Lecturer in Social Work, liina.kaar@ut.ee