• Posted 08-Feb-2021

EUROPEAN GREEN DEAL CALL RAISES HIGH NUMBER OF PROPOSAL UNDER HORIZON 2020

On 27 January, the Commission received 1550 proposals for the €1 billion Green Deal call, demonstrating an impressive response from the research community in Europe and beyond. Eligible proposals will now be evaluated by panels of independent experts. The first selected projects will start in autumn 2021.


  • Posted 08-Feb-2021

ERC HOPES TO LAUNCH FIRST HORIZON EUROPE CALLS AT THE END OF FEBRUARY

Addressing EU Research Ministers at the Informal Competiveness Council on 3 February, ERC President Jean-Pierre Bourguignon stressed the need “to inform the scientific community as soon as possible about the pending grant competitions


  • Posted 08-Feb-2021

THE EUROPEAN RESEARCH AREA: TOWARDS FULL RECOGNITION OF REGIONAL INNOVATION HUBS

The introduction of European Research Area (ERA) hubs could be a key tool in achieving the European Union's objectives concerning environmental, digital, social and economic cohesion, as the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) highlights


  • Posted 08-Feb-2021

EIC-EIT: WORKING CLOSER TOGETHER FOR EUROPE’S INNOVATORS

The European Commission has announced the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding between the European Innovation Council (EIC) and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) to reinforce their cooperation to support the best European entrepreneurs.


  • Posted 01-Feb-2021

Universities, SMEs and researches join forces to deliver new Master courses in AI

Europeans will soon have the opportunity to enjoy a brand new learning experience in Artificial Intelligence (AI). Four networks of universities, SMEs and top researchers will offer new high-quality specialised Master programmes and courses in AI funded by the Connecting Europe Facility Telecom.