The aim of Tenacity project is to increase the staff competencies in the area of academic communities, namely civic education, public engagement, and social inclusion while taking into account different societal stakeholders like students, professors and citizens (adult citizens, citizens 60+, volunteers, immigrants, minorities, disadvantaged groups, public employees, etc.), through the implementation of academic deliberative arenas for open science and innovation, and the delivery of an e-learning platform for academic deliberative practitioners. The project aims to design and develop a set of models, resources and digital tools to improve and increase the relevance of the Academic Third Mission in the knowledge-based society.