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University of Nicosia: Education Conference 2023 – Digital Transition and Inclusion in Education: An Agenda for Action

UNIC Rector Professor Philippos Pouyioutas: “Disruptive technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, the Metaverse, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and X Reality have already made a significant impact on Education” The University of Nicosia, the Council for Education in the Commonwealth (CEC), the Association for Commonwealth Universities, the Foundation for the Management of European Lifelong …

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The new call for proposals to support the All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance is open for applications

The European Commission launched a new call for proposals under the Horizon Europe programme. The call has a budget of € 4 million for a Coordination and Support Action that will support the implementation of the All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance (AAORIA) and its political Declaration, signed on July 2022 in Washington DC. The call …

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EU-funded PITCCH project shares insights on open innovation

INNOSUP-funded PITCCH project has achieved insightful outcomes on Open Innovation. The PITCCH Open Innovation platform was used (between May 2020 and April 2023) to facilitate collaborations between large corporations and SMEs or start-ups, with the help of the PITCCH consortium and technology centers. During the pandemic and geopolitical crisis, the project started crafting out a safe and synergic space …

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EU-funded GALATEA project – the blue growth accelerator – presents its results in final event

GALATEA, funded under the HORIZON 2020 INNOSUP-programme, aimed at accelerating innovative projects and developing new cross-sectoral and cross-border industrial value-chains. It did so by integrating technologies and know-how from aerospace and digital communities under four high potential Blue Growth domains: Smart Ship, Smart Port, Smart Shipyard and Maritime Surveillance. On 7 and 8 March 2023, SMEs, …

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The Horizon Europe Strategic Plan 2025-2027 analysis is now public

The Horizon Europe Strategic Plan 2025-2027 Analysis published in the 25th of May provides a solid evidence base to underpin the development of the next Horizon Europe Strategic Plan, as set out in the legal basis. The analysis is the result of a co-creation process between the internal services of the European Commission and the EU Member States. It …

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Spain awards funding to 19 EIC Seal of Excellence awardees

16 potentially game-changing companies in Spain – having received an EIC Accelerator Seal of Excellence in 2022 – have been selected to receive €30 million in grant funding from the National Recovery Plan budget and Next Generation EU, and Comunidad de Madrid is funding three additional Seal of Excellence awardees. EIC Seals of Excellence are awarded to projects and companies judged to …

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Mental health projects for mentally healthy communities

The European Mental Health Week continues. This year, the week runs from 22-28 May and its theme focuses on mentally healthy communities. The European Commission has long been dedicated to improving the mental health of European citizens. Under EU health and research programmes, the Commission has been investing in projects promoting mental health and aiming to prevent, …

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Commission opens calls worth €107 million to strengthen Europe’s cybersecurity

The Commission has launched an invitation to companies, public administrations and other organisations to submit proposals aimed to boost the EU’s resilience against cyber threats and its capacity to protect, detect, defend, and deter cyber-attacks, as well as enhance cooperation among Member States. The Commission and the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC) opened a new call for proposals, …

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