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A Horizon Europe’s new Annotated Grant Agreement

European Commission has adopted a new version of the Horizon Europe Annotated Grant Agreement, an explainer of the Model Grant Agreement that beneficiaries of all EU programmes sign when they start a project.  This third version includes corrections and updates...

Major institutional investors join EIB Group and EU Member States to channel over €10 billion into European scale-ups

Building on the success of the European Tech Champions Initiative, the EIB Group, fifteen institutional investors and seven EU Member States join forces to close financing gap for Europe’s innovators First investment decisions are expected within weeks In parallel,...

Skills and competences for the era of AI: Perspectives on higher education from universities of science and technology

In an input note published today, CESAER calls for a research-based and responsible approach to AI in higher education, keeping learning and competence development at the centre and backed by sustained investment in educators, teaching capacity and AI infrastructure....

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions :REA brochure provides overview of 30 years

With a budget of €6.6 billion for the period 2021-2027, the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) is a research and training programme that supports the career, skills development, and mobility of researchers at all stages of their careers and from all over the world....

Horizon Europe: MEPs back plans to strengthen the EU’s scientific base

Research MEPs seek to boost EU scientific excellence, empower expert advice, and improve links between research and competitiveness. On Tuesday, Industry, Research and Energy Committee MEPs voted on the Parliament’s position on the 2028-2034 Horizon Europe programme...

MEPs back new fund to boost Europe’s competitiveness

European Competitiveness Fund to pool 14 existing EU funding instruments MEPs raise the overall budget and the InvestEU guarantee ceiling New dedicated mechanisms to support R&D, housing, defence On Tuesday, Industry Committee MEPs proposed to reshape the European...

Ten citizen-led energy communities win the first EU Prize for Governance Innovations in Energy Communitie

 European Commission awarded the first Prize for Governance Innovations in Energy Communities. The prize recognises renewable and citizen energy communities that stand out for how they make decisions, share benefits and work with local authorities and...

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European Quantum Technologies Conference

The European Quantum Technologies Conference is a Quantum Flagship event dedicated to showcasing the latest advances in research and innovation in Quantum Information Science and Technology. The mission of the European Quantum Technologies Conference (EQTC) is to...

Online Info Day: Accelerator Challenges 2027

aking place the morning after the EIC Work Programme 2027 Info Day, this dedicated online session will focus on the EIC Accelerator Challenges for 2027. Join us to discover the new Challenges and learn more about the opportunities available to EIC applicants in 2027....

Scaleup Europe Fund Online Info Session

n August 2026 the Scaleup Europe Fund was launched and has started to make major investments to build up a portfolio of European growth-stage companies across strategic technologies. An information session is being organised to provide further insights about the...

 Digitalisation and AI in the energy sector

The Energy Transition Expertise Centre - ENTEC2  is organising a series of 3 online workshops from October to December 2026, to present and discuss the findings of the recent ENTEC2 studies on the following topics  digitalisation and AI citizen energy...

EduCafé: European Degree Label & Its Implementation, Video Available

The last EduCafé of 2026 focused on implementing the Joint European Degree Label and the potential future development. On Tuesday, 6 October, CZELO hosted our traditional informal discussion evening, EduCafé. This time, the discussion focused on the Joint European...

EC publishes draft programme for R&I Days 2026

The European Commission has published the draft conference programme for the European R&I Days 2026, due to take place in Brussels on 10 and 11 November 2026. In addition, all sessions will be live streamed on YouTube and the R&I Community platform The R&I...

Horizon Europe info days—Cluster 4: Digital, Industry and Space, 14-15/10/2026

About the event Are you looking for research & innovation funding opportunities to develop a competitive, digital, low-carbon and circular industry? Join the Horizon Europe Cluster 4 info days on 14 and 15 October 2026 to learn more about the topics of the 2027...