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Startups4Peace: BUSINESS IDEAS TO BRING US TOGETHER
The EU funded Innovative Entrepreneurship project has launched the 2022 Startups4Peace (Su4P) programme in cooperation with the Embassy of Finland.
ERC Reveals Mapping of its Funded Research
Driven by curiosity and crucial to facing global challenges: in-depth study finds ERC-funded research under Horizon 2020 programme highly relevant to Europe’s policy ambitions.
Winners of ERC Public Engagement Award Announced
Professors Mariska Kret, Alpa Shah and Jonathan Tennyson have been awarded the ERC Public Engagement with Research Awards 2022. Professor Artur Obluski has received a special mention following an online vote for the public’s favourite project.
MSCA strongly contributes to attract and retain talents in Europe, but more can be done, study shows
The study provides an in-depth analysis of MSCA mobility flows and recommendations for a more balanced movement of researchers and talent (“brain circulation”) in the European Research Area.
MSCA4Ukraine: upcoming call in September - preliminary information for applicants
A call for applications under the recently announced MSCA4Ukraine scheme, funded under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and aiming to support displaced researchers from Ukraine, is coming up in September.
100 European cities take up the challenge to become carbon neutral by 2030
On Monday 13 June, the representatives of the 100 European cities selected to participate in the European Mission “100 climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030” met for the first time in real life in Brussels.
EIT Food announces newest agrifood tech scale-ups to join the RisingFoodStars Association
14 promising companies have been selected to join Europe’s largest agrifood start-up community.
European Commission signs first grant agreements under Horizon Europe
The selected projects will begin their research by the end of the year on a range of topics.
Launch of the EU Award for Gender Equality Champions
On 14 July, the Commission launches the EU Award for Gender Equality Champions, a new prize that recognises academic and research organisations that have achieved outstanding results in the implementation of gender equality measures.
Member News
Cyprus University of Technology ( CUT) : Signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation between Association for the Prevention and Handling of Violence in the Family (SPAVO) and the HERACLITUS Research Center of the CUT
HERACLITUS Research Team signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Association for the Prevention and Handling of Violence in the Family (SPAVO). This is a synergy development within the framework of the EWA: Empowering Women Athletes project and concerns first of all the promotion and exploitation of the 1440 hotline already operated by SPAVO.
Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB): The third European Award of the largest youth entrepreneurship festival "Gen_E 2022" was won by the team of the Department of Management Science & Technology of AUEB
The third Pan-European Award - Innovation of the Year Award (University Level) - at the largest youth entrepreneurship festival Gen_E, held this year in Tallinn, was won by the Drug n Drop team with the student of the Department of Management Science &Technology of the Athens University of Economics and Business, Nikolaos Angelos Spyrellis, the student Alexandra Vasilakis and the student of the Department of Pharmacy of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Ioannis Spyrellis!
European University of Cyprus (EUC): Cerides co-organises table-top exercise of DG-ECHO project balance
CERIDES / EUC is happy to announce the successful implementation of the Table-Top Exercise (TTX) of DG-ECHO project BALANCE. The TTX was co-organised by CERIDES / EUC and the Ministry of Interior of Montenegro. It was held on the 15th and 16th of June 2022 in Kumbor, Montenegro.
European University Cyprus(EUC) : Em-City First Focus Croup with stakeholders and young people
CERIDES has successfully hosted the first out of the three Focus Groups of KA2 ERASMUS+ Projects EM-CITY Emergency Management by Communities’ Interaction Through Youth.
Hellenic Open University(H.O.U): Transnational Project Meeting for “SparkDigiGirls - Empowering Girls’ Creativity Through Use of Digital Technologies“
The DAISSy Group of H.O.U successfully organized the most recent partners’ meeting for the Erasmus+ project SparkDigiGirls. The meeting was held in Athens, 07-08 June 2022, and was attended by representatives from every member of the project Consortium. It was the first time in 2022 that we managed to meet each other live, despite the ongoing challenges caused by the lingering pandemic.
Neapolis University Pafos( NUP) : Signing of Memorandum of Understanding with the Hellenic Institute of Internal Controls (HIIC)
Neapolis University Pafos and Hellenic Institute of Internal Controls (HIIC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding, both expressing their intention to cooperate in educational, scientific and research areas of common interest and benefit.
Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) : Participation in the STEAME European Conference in Greece
The European Conference STEAME (Science, Technology, Engineering, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics and Entrepreneurship) for Researchers, as well as the EUROMATH & EUROSCIENCE Student Conference took place in Thessaloniki, from 27 June to 1 July 2022, in which CUT was represented by Associate Professor Sotos Voskarides with the presentation entitled "EPI - STEAME".
Frederick University of Cyprus: Educational activity of the European project InterAct at Frederick University
Members of the academic, research and administrative staff of five European Universities participated in an educational activity held at Frederick University during the week of June 6-10, in the framework of the European project Internationally active -professionally valuable (InterAct). A total of 24 participants from five European countries took part in the educational activity: Poland, Germany, Slovenia, Portugal, and Cyprus.
University of Cyprus (UCY): Beginning of the cooperation of UCY and the Research Institute Promitheas
The University of Cyprus and the Research Institute Promitheas signed on Friday, July 8, 2022, a General Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the commitment to work closely together for the benefit of the Cypriot society. The Memorandum was signed on behalf of the University of Cyprus by the Rector, Professor Tasos Christofides and on behalf of the Research Institute Promitheas, by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Menelaos Menelaou.
23 Jun
The Gender Equality Plan eligibility criterion in Horizon Europe: Who is concerned? How to comply with it?
DG Research and Innovation is organising on Thursday 23 June, from 14:30 to 16:00 a webinar aimed to introduce organisations’ Legal Entity Appointed Representatives (LEARs) to the specific requirements of the Horizon Europe GEP eligibility criterion, building on the Guidance published last September by the European Commission, detailing the practical steps to be carried out by LEAR through the Participant Register, and providing concrete examples of GEPs developed by organisations.
28 Jun
Online info session: European policy experimentation in higher education under the Erasmus+ programme
The session will provide the potential applicants with the necessary policy background, specificities of the call for proposals and tips for preparing a successful application.
07 Jul
#CyprusTalksGreen & EIT Info Day
The EIT Climate-KIC Cyprus Hub Partners - Cyprus University of Technology, Chrysalis LEAP, and the Cyprus Energy Agency- invite you to the 4th Cyprus Talks Green focusing on financing the transition for a sustainable economy and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology - EIT Info day.
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