BGCI
We are a member of Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI), the global network of botanic gardens based in London.
Your partner in Romania, for organisations in the United Kingdom
· Erasmus+ · VranceaFrom the United Kingdom to Vrancea, one project at a time.
Two of our long-standing links are British: BGCI in London and Robotical in Edinburgh. We are an NGO in Vrancea, Romania, working on digital and environmental education for children and young people in rural Vrancea.
Our link with the United Kingdom
People we already work with.
All our partners and funders are listed on the partners page.
Robotical · Marty the Robot
Since 2022 we have taught robotics with Marty the Robot, made by Robotical in Edinburgh.
Ideas with the United Kingdom
Where we could start.
All project types we are ready for, and the data on Vrancea, are on the European partners page.
Botanic gardens and schools
With the BGCI network: bringing botanic garden education to village schools in Vrancea.
Robotics in the classroom
Sharing what we have learnt teaching with Marty the Robot since 2022 with UK schools and educators.
Ready for 2027
Preparing a first Erasmus+ project together for when the UK rejoins the programme in January 2027.
Your national agency
Erasmus+ in the United Kingdom.
The United Kingdom will rejoin Erasmus+ from January 2027, under the agreement announced on 17 December 2025. The current agreement covers 2027; later years depend on the next programme. Source: House of Commons Library. The UK has also been associated to Horizon Europe since 1 January 2024.
FAQ
What partners ask us.
Have you worked with organisations from the United Kingdom?
Yes. We are a member of Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI), the global network of botanic gardens based in London. Since 2022 we have taught robotics with Marty the Robot, made by Robotical in Edinburgh.
Can UK organisations partner with you under Erasmus+?
From January 2027, yes: the UK rejoins Erasmus+ under the agreement announced on 17 December 2025. Until then, we can plan a project together and prepare the application.
How do we start?
Write to us with the call, the topic and your timeline. We reply with our partnership file and a first idea for the project.
Other countries
European partners by country.
Portfolio 2026–2027
What we build next, with young people.
This page is part of the 2026–2027 portfolio of Asociația Grupul Verde: 43 programme lines in which young people build technology for nature, protected species, climate and democracy, with partners from Romania and the EU through Horizon Europe, LIFE, Erasmus+, the European Solidarity Corps and CERV.
Technology, AI and resilience
AI for local climate resilience
AI models trained by young people on local data (temperature, rainfall, soil) that tell a community what to prepare before a heatwave summer.
Target programme: Horizon Europe · Adaptation Mission
Linked to: Agentic AI, Vrancea Ready
Open science and research
European Researchers’ Night + Researchers at Schools
Researchers in classrooms and an open evening where young people show their prototypes: robots, sensors, apps for nature.
Target programme: Horizon Europe · MSCA
Linked to: R&D Hub — Research & Innovation, Young Innovators Incubator
Living labs for nature and climate
Climate education and communities (Central and Eastern Europe)
Climate lessons that start in your own village, shared with schools across Central and Eastern Europe. Young people write the code that visualises them.
Target programme: EUKI (European Climate Initiative, Germany)
Linked to: Code & Climate, Environment & biodiversity
Democracy, memory and citizenship
Town twinning
Citizens’ meetings between twinned towns, where young people present the technical solutions they built for their own town.
Target programme: CERV
Linked to: Civic and legal education, Partners & UNESCO
Erasmus+ and mobility
Small-scale partnership: AI literacy, robotics, environmental education
A partnership with 2–3 organisations in which young people create an open lesson kit: AI, Marty the Robot and outdoor learning.
Target programme: Erasmus+
Linked to: Digital education & AI, Environment & biodiversity
European Solidarity Corps
International volunteering teams (waste, recycling, inclusion)
Mixed teams of young people from several countries who clean up, sort and measure waste with an app they built.
Target programme: European Solidarity Corps (EACEA)
Linked to: Environment & biodiversity, Inclusion for Every Child