Olitreva Objectives

To assist ARIJ in enhancing its competences and fund rising skills for a successful participation in international joint activities.
To build and reinforce scientific research cooperation between ARIJ and European centres of top-level research and scientific excellence working in the same field.
To increase the participation of Palestinian researcher centres in international projects by increasing awareness about available cooperation instruments for promotion of R&D with developing countries and particularly the European Framework Programmes.
To promote innovations on OMW treatment and valorization by promoting cross fertilization of ideas.
To raise public awareness on environmental threats engendered by improper disposal of OMW and to encourage active participation of citizens and stakeholders in finding sustainable solutions.

OLITREVA Outputs

Provide a deep assessment of the existing S&T capacities of local research institutions dealing with OMW treatment, a basis that will be used by Palestinian researchers to build on and search for most efficient techniques that suits their national conditions.
Facilitate the exchange of information and expertise between the European and Palestinian partners on OMW treatment and valorization.
Boost professional growth of young Palestinian scientist by training certain junior researchers on technical OMW treatment and valorization processes and on European project’s management related-issues.
Raise public awareness(scientific community, public authorities and society) on the necessity of sustainable and environmentally sound technologies for OMW treatment and valorization.
Increase the participation of the Applied Research Institute-Jerusalem in regional and international projects in the field of OMW treatment and valorization.
Show examples of good practices in demonstrative activities of implemented OMW treatment technologies, and help Palestinian research institutes to chart the course of future research in the addressed field.