Kick-off of the CERES Project in Ptolemaida, Greece

Greece November 11 & 12 2025

🌍 Kick-off of the CERES Project in Ptolemaida, Greece

The Centers of Excellence for Resilient Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Solutions (CERES) project — co-funded by the European Union under the Interreg NEXT MED Programme — has officially started. The Kick-off Meeting was held on 11–12 November 2025 at CERTH (Centre for Research & Technology Hellas) in Ptolemaida (Greece), gathering partners from Greece, Spain, Lebanon, and Palestine.

🔹 Goal: Establish Centers of Excellence (CoEs) in Greece, Palestine, and Lebanon to boost sustainable growth, competitiveness, and job creation among Mediterranean MSMEs.

🔹 Focus: Green & digital transition technologies, entrepreneurship, and innovation.

🔹 Pilots: 10 solar-based demonstration projects to enhance local energy resilience and sustainability.

Consortium: CERTH (Greece) · SOLARTYS (Spain) · Trama TecnoAmbiental (Spain) · An-Najah National University (Palestine) · Lebanese Solar Energy Society (Lebanon) · Entrepreneurship Support Foundation (Greece)

🔗 Learn more: https://www.interregnextmed.eu/project-page/ceres/about/