AeroSTREAM

This will boost research and innovation capacity and foster lasting collaboration between these institutions and local partners. Leading HEIs and innovation-focused organizations from Spain, the Czech Republic, and the Netherlands will provide essential support. The cooperation will focus on autonomous aerial systems (AAS) applications, with a strong emphasis on smart agriculture, forestry, and logistics.

Expected outcome and results

The project objectives are:

Objective 1

Integrated and long-term cooperation between HEIs from Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, with international partners in the field of autonomous aerial systems applications, with emphasis on smart agriculture, forestry, and logistics.

This Objective will be achieved through 1) the Identification of resources and challenges of w-HEIs, 2) the Preparation of an action plan for long-term cooperation and 3) The Preparation to embark on the future European Universities Initiative.

Objective 2

Increase in scientific excellence profiles of HEIs from Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina in the field of autonomous aerial systems, and sharing of capacities with international partners.

This objective will be achieved through 1) Raising scientific excellence, 2) Promoting talent and preventing brain drain and 3) Implementation of a shared infrastructure plan

Objective 3

Improvement of quality of innovation management, technology transfer and citizen involvement of HEIs from Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

This objective will be achieved through: 1) Developing an innovation strategy, 2) Strengthening innovation capacity, 3) Mainstreaming the entrepreneurial mindset of researchers, 4) Inducing cooperation with industry stakeholders, 5) Outreach to children, schools, and the general public and 6) Open Science.

Research areas that are going the focus of project AeroSTREAM are AR1: Smart Agriculture, AR2: Forestry and AR3: Logistics.