Fourth Training School

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Chemical Engineering Department, University of Western Macedonia, Active Urban Planning Zone (ZEP) Kozani, Postal code: 50 150, Greece

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Transportation from Kozani City Center to the University of Western Macedonia (ZEP Campus)

UOWM (University of Western Macedonia, (ZEP) can be easily reached.

The University campus in ZEP is located approximately 6–7 km from the center of Kozani.

1. by taxi: 10-minute ride from the center of Kozani. Taxis are available throughout the city center.
2. by Bus (Public Transportation)

• You can take a bus LINE No 10 heading to ZEP / Πανεπιστημιούπολη ΖΕΠ.
• The trip duration is approximately 20–25 minutes.
• Tickets can be purchased on the bus or at designated ticket points at the (University or station in Lassani Square).

The following public transportation routes are scheduled from Monday, May 11^th to Wednesday May 13^th, connecting various points in the city of Kozani to the venue and vice versa:

How to Travel from Thessaloniki Airport to Kozani

The best way is to arrive in Thessaloniki’s airport Makedonia- https://www.skg-airport.gr/en/

Option 1 to Kozani: By Bus (Public Transport)

1. Upon arrival at Thessaloniki Airport (SKG), take Bus Line 01X or 01N to Thessaloniki Intercity Bus Station (KTEL Macedonia).
• Travel time: ~45–60 minutes
• Tickets can be purchased on the bus or via the OASTH app.
2. At KTEL Macedonia, take a KTEL Kozani bus to Kozani.
• Travel time: ~2.5–3 hours
• Tickets can be purchased at the station or online.
3. The bus arrives at Kozani KTEL Bus Station, located near the city center.

Option 2 to Kozani: By Bus booked by UOWM – recommended.

1. Upon arrival at Thessaloniki Airport (SKG), a bus will wait at airport and will bring you directly to the center of the Kozani city.
2. The ticket price and the time of departure will be announced in accordance with participants expressed preference to travel by booked bus and based on their arrival time.
3. If you wish to use this service please send an email to Ioanna Vasiliadou (local organizer) ivasiliadou@uowm.gr

Tourism in Kozani

1. Archaeological Collection of Kozani – 8 Dimokratias Str., Kozani 50131
2. Historical – Folklore and Natural History Museum of Kozani – 9-11 I. Dragoumi St., Τ.Κ. 50100, Kozani
3. Nikis Square, Kozani – Sant Nicolas Clock Tower
4. Lassani Square, Kozani

The selection criteria for participants that will be eligible for reimbursement will comply with the COST Excellence and Inclusiveness Policy, in the implementation of the Action and will encourage attendance by a diverse selection of participants in consideration of:

1. Underrepresented groups, including those with disabilities. Priority will be given to underrepresented groups, including those with disabilities.
2. Gender balance.
3. The level of involvement of Inclusiveness Target Countries (ITCs). Priority will be given to participants form Inclusiveness Target Countries. The current list of ITCs include Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Croatia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Republic of North Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine.
4. The level of involvement of Early Career Investigators (ECIs). Priority will be given to PhD students and young post-doctoral researchers, followed by senior post-doctoral researchers and professors.
5. In addition, Training School organizers may also consider other special attributes such as
1. Type, or level of expertise in the field of the Workshop based on the curriculum vitae,
2. Appropriate core knowledge and understanding
3. Willingness to participate based on the motivation letter
4. Demonstrated interest based on the motivation letter,
5. The positive impact that the participants will have on the applicant’s future carrier

Financial support through reimbursement does not necessarily cover all expenses. A fixed daily allowance of EUR 150 is available for participants. In addition, for travel:

• Up to a maximum of EUR 500 in total can be afforded to each successful applicant from ITC country.
• Up to a maximum of EUR 300 in total can be afforded to each successful applicant from non-ITC country.
• Up to a maximum of EUR 100 in total can be afforded to each successful applicant from Greece (for travel over a distance of 100 km).

Note that locals (from Kozani) cannot claim travel reimbursement. This financial contribution must be understood as financial aid aimed to help applicants to cover the expenses of their participation in the Workshop. This financial aid does not aim to cover 100% of the expenses. When claiming costs in e-COST, please consider that claims higher than the values provided above will be asked for modifications, so please make your claim as accurate as possible to avoid unnecessary delays in the payment.

Please see the General Rules to be reimbursed (https://www.cost.eu/uploads/2025/11/COST-094-21-Annotated-Rules-for-COST-Actions-Level-C-V3.0-25-IX-2025.pdf).

If the amount of reimbursement by all applications within a call does not exceed the available budget, the applications are handled by the selection committee. If there are more applications than funding is available, the following procedure takes place.

1. A list of all applications (containing an informative summary) is distributed to all members of the selection committee in form of a table in which every evaluator can mark which applications he or she can evaluate according to their field of expertise.
2. To guarantee a fair and objective evaluation, an evaluator should have no affiliation with neither the home nor the host institution of the application in question.
3. All applications are evaluated by two members of the selection committee. The Grant Awarding coordinator distributes the proposals to the individual evaluators.
4. The criteria given in the table below shall be applied for evaluation. The first criterion (a) is assessed by the Grant Awarding coordinator prior to the evaluation process.

5. The evaluators report their evaluations to the Grant Awarding coordinator.
6. The Grant Awarding coordinator ranks all evaluations and then reports the final result to the selection committee to be discussed and accepted.
7. The applicants are informed about the decision reached.