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CoastalPro concludes — all public deliverables on the redesigned website
CoastalPro has come to an end. Every public deliverable is now available on our redesigned website, with dedicated result pages for the ACADEMY and QUEST platform, the Community, the Partnership Program and the Policy Framework.
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Presenting the CoastalPro Venture Portal: a simulated crowdfunding platform
The CoastalPro Venture Portal hosts ten live ventures from eight countries. Explore early-stage European coastal tourism ventures, pledge the level of support you would genuinely give, and help founders prove real demand — without a single euro changing hands.
Blue Schools & Blue Skills: the Classroom Experience Design Lab at EMD 2026
Around twenty teachers joined CoastalPro’s Classroom Experience Design Lab in Limassol — a teacher networking event and hands-on workshop turning blue-economy themes into participatory classroom activities.
CoastalPro at European Maritime Day 2026: showcase at the European Stand
CINEA and DG MARE hosted CoastalPro for a half-day slot at the European Stand in Limassol, with live play of the serious game, a looping project video and a paperless QR one-pager.
“Sustainable Tourism as a Driver for Resilient Coastal Communities”: CoastalPro on the CINEA panel
At the CINEA corporate workshop during EMD 2026, CoastalPro presented the skills and capacity-building dimension of sustainable coastal tourism alongside LIFE PROMETHEUS and the “Dive In Our Islands” diving network.
Institute for Sustainable Development – EPLO participates in “Riding the Wave” conference in Cyprus
The Institute for Sustainable Development – EPLO joined the “Riding the Wave: Advancing the EU Ocean Pact” conference in Cyprus, representing CoastalPro in the debate on skills for the blue economy.
CoastalPro recognised by CINEA as a Blue Skills success story
CoastalPro has been featured by CINEA as a success story in advancing skills for coastal tourism through gamified, practice-oriented learning.
CoastalPro | Cohort 4 announcement
Cohort 4 is now open. Submit a 10-slide pitch for your coastal tourism idea and present it to investors, hoteliers and industry professionals.
From workshop to policy: publishing the EMFAF Blue Careers Policy Paper
The EMFAF Blue Careers Policy Paper consolidates evidence from seven EU-funded projects, marking the shift from fragmented pilots to coordinated policy input.
CoastalPro at European Ocean Days 2026: shaping policy for Blue Skills
CoastalPro and sister project NextBlueGen organised and moderated a dedicated Blue Skills / Blue Careers policy workshop in Brussels.
From learning to practice: CoastalPro releases two new training frameworks
The On-the-Job Training Programme Manual (D5.2) and the Train-the-Trainers Syllabus on gamification and new training tools (D5.3) are now published.
CoastalPro Educational Game – winners announcement
The Top 1 winner and the winning groups eligible for the January lottery of the CoastalPro Educational Game have been announced.
On the spot in the Azores: a gathering that moves the tide
The consortium met in Angra do Heroísmo for two days of progress review, cohort insights and planning for the final project year.
CoastalPro in the EU Ocean Pact discussions
The project joined European conversations on the Ocean Pact, presenting how skills for coastal tourism underpin a sustainable blue economy.
CoastalPro participates in the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, supporting the “Nice Ocean Action Plan”
Through the Institute for Sustainable Development at EPLO, CoastalPro took part in the 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference calling for urgent ocean and climate action.
CoastalPro Masterclass – sustainable tourism practices
Organised by the Institute for Sustainable Development – EPLO as part of the European Maritime Day in My Country initiative.
CoastalPro launches Affiliation Program with first onboarding webinar
The first onboarding webinar for the Affiliation and Partnership Program brought together coastal tourism, VET and sustainability stakeholders.
Online webinar | The hydrosphere in focus: safeguarding water for a sustainable future
A World Water Day 2025 webinar organised by Verimpact and ISD – EPLO with the EU-funded projects NEUROCLIMA and CoastalPro.
Dispatch from EU Ocean Days 2025: a week of insights and collaboration
The CoastalPro team spent 3–7 March 2025 in Brussels, building alliances across the projects shaping Europe’s blue economy.
Ocean Days 2025 workshop: inspiring the next generation of blue economy professionals
CoastalPro co-organised the interactive workshop “Exploring Blue Careers’ Pathways” in Brussels with NextBlueGeneration and Blue Bio Techpreneurs.
Coastal tourism hackathon in Gran Canaria
Students and young professionals prototyped new coastal tourism ventures over an intensive weekend hosted with local partners.
CoastalPro Quest launch: join our new online gamified training
CoastalPro Quest is a free, online, gamified learning experience for creating eco-friendly, meaningful and sustainable coastal tourism experiences.
CoastalPro joins forces with Eurhodip on hospitality education
Cooperation with Eurhodip, the association of European hospitality schools, extends the reach of the CoastalPro curriculum across tourism education.
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