Horizon 2020 Projects

Higher education leaders in Germany have urged European politicians to take-up negotiations on Swiss participation in Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+.

Austria and Israel have announced a bilateral call for proposals for joint R&D projects focusing on developing innovative products and applications in various technology areas.

The Swiss Government has announced that it will offer special research funding to replace opportunities lost from Horizon 2020.

The African European Radio Astronomy Platform (AERAP) has hosted a breakfast meeting in to explore the options for supporting the contribution of venture capital to radio astronomy in Africa.

Switzerland has confirmed its top position on the 2014 Innovation Union Scoreboard, outperforming all EU member states.

Panellists from both sides of the Atlantic will give their testimonials and discuss the different types of international co-operation available under Horizon 2020 on 12 March 2014 at an event at the German Center for Research and Innovation.

The European Commission has set out measures that it will take to support education and research in Ukraine.

LERU has shown its support for Swiss researchers and students wanting to participate in Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+ by launching a petition appealing for an open European higher education area.

The deputy head of unit for the southern neighbourhood in the European Commission’s DG Research and Innovation has said that Israeli research institutions are vital candidates for Horizon 2020.

The French Ministry of Higher Education and Research (MoR) has organised an afternoon dedicated to international co-operation in Horizon 2020 in Paris.

Eliminating maternal mortality, defined as deaths related to pregnancy, would result in a gain of over a half year in life expectancy worldwide, according to a new study.

An informal meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) has discussed the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).

The Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) has issued a statement listing the implications of Switzerland’s new status as a ‘third country’ in the Horizon 2020 calls currently open for submission.

European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, László Andor, has delivered a speech to the European Parliament on the recent Swiss vote to curb immigration.

A conference on the Western Balkan region’s participation in Horizon 2020 will take place on 27-28 March in Vienna, Austria.

An event to provide Australian researchers with a better understanding of the structure, objectives, instruments and work programmes of Horizon 2020 has been organised for 12 March 2014.

The Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT), host to the Korean office of EUREKA, has increased the international dimension of its activities.

The Ukrainian webinar on Horizon 2020 scheduled for February 20th has been postponed until March.

The European Union has said that co-operation between the EU and Brazil in science, technology and innovation is “very solid”.

University leaders have written to the Swiss federal government after it emerged the country may not be able to participate in Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+.