STRIDE Research Consortium

The Challenge

STRIDE (Strategies for Achieving Equity and Inclusion in Education, Training and Learning in Democratic Europe) needed a digital platform for their three-year EU-funded research initiative. As an EU grant recipient, they faced requirements that most web agencies cannot meet: 100% GDPR compliance, full WCAG accessibility standards, rapid delivery within EU funding timelines, and architecture supporting international research collaboration.

EU-Funded Organization Requirements:

• 100% Compliance Mandatory - GDPR and WCAG compliance aren’t optional for EU-funded organizations. Zero tolerance for accessibility issues or privacy violations. Platform must pass rigorous EU audits.
• Tight EU Funding Timelines - 3-week delivery window aligned with grant schedule. Delays jeopardize funding and project launch. Need agency experienced with EU project pressures.
• Multi-Country Research Consortium - Platform supporting universities and NGOs across 6 European countries (Norway, Denmark, Greece, Hungary, Poland, UK). Complex stakeholder coordination.
• Academic Publishing Standards - Integration with Zenodo repository, proper research archiving with DOIs, content structure for policy briefs and academic outputs.
• Long-Term Scalability - Architecture supporting 3-year research period (2024-2027) with growing content volume and complexity.

The Solution

Perel Web Studio specializes in delivering platforms for EU-funded organizations with strict compliance requirements. For STRIDE, we delivered a comprehensive research platform in just three weeks—demonstrating our ability to work within tight EU funding timelines while maintaining 100% accessibility and GDPR compliance.

100% GDPR & WCAG Compliance from Day One - Built with EU regulations as core architectural requirements, not afterthoughts. Full WCAG accessibility standards, semantic HTML, keyboard navigation, screen reader support, minimal tracking, transparent data handling, and genuine user consent controls. Every aspect designed to pass rigorous EU compliance audits.

Rapid Delivery for EU Timelines - Three-week development cycle aligned with EU project funding schedules. We understand the urgency of grant-funded projects and deliver quickly without compromising on compliance or quality.

WordPress Configured for Research Organizations - Custom content structure supporting academic outputs, policy briefs, news & events, and interactive data visualization. Zenodo repository integration for proper academic archiving with DOIs—meeting research publication standards.

Multi-Country Consortium Support - Platform architecture supporting international collaboration with English-language research hub and individual partner pages in native languages (Norwegian, Danish, Greek, Hungarian, Polish).

Professional EU Project Branding - Visual identity balancing institutional credibility with modern web design, ensuring the platform communicates authority while remaining accessible to diverse stakeholder groups across Europe.

The Results

100% EU Compliance Achieved - Platform passed all GDPR and WCAG accessibility requirements on first audit. Zero compliance issues. This reflects our deep understanding of EU regulations and ability to build compliant platforms from the ground up—critical for organizations receiving EU funding.

On-Time, On-Budget Delivery - Three-week timeline met exactly, aligning with EU funding schedule pressures. No delays, no compromises on compliance or quality. Demonstrates our efficiency in delivering for grant-funded organizations with strict deadlines.

Seamless Handover to Research Team - Life Long Learning Platform (LLLP) team took over content management immediately, beginning to publish research outputs without technical obstacles or additional training requirements.

Long-Term Platform Foundation - Architecture designed to scale over the 3-year research period (2024-2027), accommodating increasing content volume and complexity as the consortium generates findings, policy tools, and interactive map data.

Multi-Stakeholder Success - Platform effectively serving universities, NGOs, policymakers, and researchers across 6 European partner countries with clear navigation and structured research outputs meeting diverse audience needs.