The University of Coruña (UDC, 1989) is a public institution with a core objective of cultivating, managing and disseminating scientific, technological and professional knowledge through research and teaching. The UDC is located in Galicia, a region with a direct connection to the Atlantic Ocean that has served as a base for numerous social activities within the community. This human impact on the landscape has resulted in the creation of cultural artefacts that collectively constitute a maritime heritage. The SEALabHaus project team within the UDC is focused on researching the fields of architecture and blue tourism with the goal of preserving and enhancing the maritime heritage.

MedAtlantia is a cooperative founded in 2015, made up of a multidisciplinary team of social economy experts specialised in different thematic areas. It provides technical consultancy services in comprehensive project management for social economy entities, covering a wide range of thematic areas, including the circular economy, social inclusion, learning, cooperation, cooperative entrepreneurship and more.

Université Bretagne Sud (UBS) is a public university created in 1995. Gathering multiple disciplines (social action, arts, biology, law, economics, accounting, geography, history, informatics, foreign languages, mathematics, etc.), the UBS embraces around 10,000 students each year, and houses several research laboratories and a research foundation.

UBS is located in Brittany, a community that is strongly sea-oriented for its geography and its history. With 8% of its regional GDP due to tourism, this sector is a vital for the region. Ensuring that sustainable development, innovation, and inclusion are key elements of local economy is strategic to Brittany’s development.

Brest métropole is a local authority located at the Western tip of Europe in Brittany, France, at the crossroads of the Channel and the Atlantic.

As a public authority, the metropole gathers the City of Brest and 7 surrounding towns, endorsing major competencies from environment to economic development, including areas such as waste, street lighting, transport, schools’ facilities, climate change, urban planning, waste and water management…

Brest metropole represents around 210 000 inhabitants, located on a wider catchment and employment area  of 400 000 inhabitants. 

EESAB is a public Art and Design School of higher education,  accredited by the French Ministry of Culture and the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation. 

AD ELO is a non-profit association under private law and recognized as being of public utility, with flexible operating regimes and rules, to respond to the specificities of the intervention area located in central Portugal.

The Association aims at integrated local and regional development, through socio-economic and cultural dynamization, through support for productive activities, and professional training, human resources, dissemination of information, local animation, mediation between entities, technical support and evaluation actions.

The actions undertaken will favor the promotion and valorization of endogenous resources. The entity was created in 1994 and has developed a wide range of activities.

The activities carried out, on different themes, can be organized into two groups: (1) fundraising for territorial support management; (2) execution of projects as beneficiary.

University College Dublin (UCD) is one of Europe's leading research-intensive universities. In this environment, education, research, innovation, and community engagement form a dynamic spectrum of activity. Since its foundation, the University has made a unique contribution to the creation of modern Ireland based on successful engagement with Irish society on every level and across every sphere of activity. The international standing of UCD has grown in recent years; it is currently ranked within the top 1% of higher education institutions worldwide. UCD is Ireland's most globally engaged university, with over 38,000 students from 152 countries.

Meath County Council (MCC) is a statutory body, tasked with delivering quality services to the communities of County Meath. Meath is a is a county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Ireland, within the province of Leinster. It is bordered by County Dublin to the southeast. To the east, Meath also borders the Irish Sea along a narrow strip between the rivers Boyne and Delvin, giving it the second shortest coastline of any county. Meath County Council is the local authority for the county. With over 500 staff, MCC has been unrelenting in pursuing new ideas, policies, strategies and solutions in order to ensure improved efficiencies and cost savings are achieved. The Council operates the Local Enterprise Office (LEO) whose specific emphasis is job creation through enterprise. At both national and local level, the indigenous micro-enterprise and small business sector is central to economic recovery, job creation and the future development of the Irish economy.​