On February 23, the 8 partners of the CoPPer Erasmus + project met online to keep track of the project’s progress and to plan upcoming activities. State of play of different Work Packages Action Plans were presented. The group agreed on the agenda for the next face-to-face meeting in Cork – hosted by the University College of Cork, the final version of the Project Management Handbook was presented and the work on the Project Communication and dissemination discussed. The CoPPer project website will be soon ready. The next online meeting will be on 28 April 2023.
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