On 9 July, the European Commission released the 2026 European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS). This year's ranking shows that Europe's innovation performance continues to improve, with the EU's overall score rising by 11.6 percentage points since 2019. The result marks...

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has selected 35 projects to receive €70 million in funding to help higher education institutions (HEIs) across Europe turn research into innovation, strengthen entrepreneurship education and deepen...

The Chips for Europe Initiative: Bridges the gap between research and industrial deployment. It funds strategic actions such as the establishment of Pilot Lines, the development of a cloud-based Design Platform, the creation of Competence Centres to provide...

The European University Association has put out a position paper on the upcoming EU Innovation Act, delayed legislation intended to make it easier to create and grow innovative businesses across the bloc.  The EUA wants the act to involve universities,...

Over five intense days in Brest, they’ll participate in brainstorming sessions lectures, workshops, and networking activities, working in teams to develop cutting-edge solutions. The stakes? A share of €80 000 in prize money, including a €12 000 Grand Jury Prize for...

The EU CAP Network brokerage event ‘From practice to impact: building Horizon Europe collaborations for agriculture and rural areas’ will take place in Brussels, Belgium, on 5 and 6 November 2026. In recent years, the EU CAP Network brokerage events have successfully...

The European Union’s push for competitiveness is at a critical juncture. Of particular importance is the need for a European innovation culture, which universities, with their fundamental, curiosity-driven science base, are essential to building. As the first major...

Four thematic pitching sessions: manufacturing, circularity & energy-intensive industries (cluster 4) raw materials & advanced materials (cluster 4) artificial intelligence & ICT (cluster 4) energy storage (cluster 5) & bioeconomy(cluster 6)...

As part of the Commission’s new approach to better implementation and simplification, Ekaterina Zaharieva, Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, is engaging directly with stakeholders through Implementation Dialogues....

The 4th Forum of European University Alliances is a high-level European higher education conference taking place on 10 July 2026 in County Kildare, under the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. This forum will bring together European and domestic...

Europe is facing multiple crises at once, with competing priorities. It is urgent that the Council, Commission, and European Parliament reach an agreement on the EU budget 2028-2034, to deploy the instruments that will address these crises. Investment in research and...

The discussion on Artificial Intelligence in Europe has now clearly moved from policymaking to implementation. With the AI Act now in force, the focus of the EDIH Summit 2026 (Strengthening the AI Innovation Ecosystem, held on 9–10 June at The SQUARE in...