On April 14-15, Black Sea CONNECT partner NIMRD organized the 4th Regional Workshop on Marine Litter within the project “Raising Public Awareness and Reducing Marine Waste for the Protection of the Black Sea Ecosystem” (LitOUTer). The workshop was held with the purpose of promoting and encouraging the involvement of Romanian stakeholders and partners in the […]

Black Sea CONNECT, aimed at fostering collaboration and innovation in the Black Sea region, has received recognition for its achievements.The coordinating organization of Black Sea CONNECT, METU (Middle East Technical University), was recently honored at an esteemed event organized by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK). During this event, Türkiye’s participation in […]

“CulTourE4Youth – Supporting Youth Entrepreneurship in Cultural Tourism for coastal communities” is a project coordinated by the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC); under the direction of the International Centre for Black Sea Studies (ICBSS) in cooperation with the CPMR Balkan and Black Sea Commission and the Black Sea CONNECT coordinator METU Institute […]

Black Sea CONNECT is featured as a key project in the recently published “Restore Our Ocean and Waters: A Synergy Info Pack” by CORDIS.In addition to explaining the main objectives, function, and importance of the project, the publication highlights the contribution of support tools and networks developed by projects such as Black Sea CONNECT to […]

Organized by the EU H2020 funded Black Sea CONNECT CSA, the Black Sea CONNECT Innovation Workshop took place online on February 2, 2022. Aiming to bring together stakeholders from science and research, policymaking, industry, and business to improve communication and cooperation for sustainable economic growth in the Black Sea, the workshop was also planned to […]

On November 30, 2021, a great workshop for young entrepreneurs was physically held in Mersin/Mediterranean Region in Turkey, as part of the “CulTourE4Youth Project – Supporting Youth Entrepreneurship in Cultural Tourism for coastal communities” project within the activities coordinated by the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC); under the direction of International Centre […]

Within the scope of Black Sea CONNECT, an online exhibition dedicated to Black Sea Day was organized by one of the project partners, BSUN.Many art-loving students from different countries participated in this exhibition, which aims to highlight the problems of the Black Sea, to make the Black Sea visible, and to convey these messages using […]

The Second Ministerial Meeting of the Common Maritime Agenda (CMA) was successfully held under the chairmanship of the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Turkey on 14 December 2021, online. Top officials from the ministries of foreign affairs, transport, the environment, science, and higher education of Russia, Bulgaria, Georgia, Moldavia, Romania, Turkey, […]