Project journal
Edit 06 December 2017
by Eddy Adams, UIA Expert

BRIDGE Journal 1: Hear from the project’s UIA Expert how it is implementing its bold solution

Journal 1
Get to know better what Rotterdam is doing on jobs and skills in this UIA Expert journal.

It’s been a year since the BRIDGE project has started its implementation and many activities have been carried out. The project has begun to produce knowledge stemming from implementation of its innovative solution. Innovative projects such as this one will come across challenges that will put to the test its implementation. UIA Expert, Eddy Adams describes in the project’s first journal what has happened since its initiation. Get to know better what Rotterdam is doing on jobs and skills in this UIA Expert journal.

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