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centre for functional and surface functionalized glas* alexander dubček university of trenčín. department of industrial engineering, university of padova advanced ceramics and glas*es. institute of biomaterials, friedrich-alexander-university erlangen-nürnberg. funglas*’s first ‘graduate’ we would like to happily announce that funglas* has its first ‘graduate’ of one year training at a morning cup of cocoa offered by saint ‘mikulas’ funglas* stands not only for ‘functional’ but also for fun – as a proof, this centre for functional and surface-functionalized glas*es is the project supported by the 8th european framework programme for research and innovation horizon 2020. it is based at alexander dubček university of trenčín (slovakia, coordinated by prof. dušan galusek). project partners include friedrich-alexander university erlangen-nürnberg (germany, with prof. a. boccaccini), friedrich schiller university jena (germany, with prof. l. wondraczek), spanish national research council (spain, with prof. a. durán) and university. the scope of the project is the upgrade of existing centre of excellence for ceramics, glas*, and cement. surface-functionalized glas*es. the new centre will be specialized to cutting edge research in the area of glas*es with special functional properties (luminescence, electric), and to functionalization of conventional glas*es with the aim of modification of their properties, and adding new functionalities. these would comprise reflection, and anti-reflection coatings for solar energy production and optoelectronic applications, increase of glas* strength, enhancing the corrosion and leaching resistance of of bioactivity. the research topics would include also utilization of waste materials for production of glas*es and glas*-ceramic materials with high added value. the project will be aimed at establishment of the centre as a joint venture of all participating institutions, creation and formalizing the coordination and management structures, upgrading the research infrastructure, expansion of personal capacity