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University of Cyprus: 42 academics of the University of Cyprus among the leading scientists worldwide for 2022

42 academics and researchers who produced work at the University of Cyprus are included in the updated annual ranking of the world’s leading scientists entitled, “Data for updated science-wide author databases of standardised citation indicators” (“Scientifically Updated databases of standardized citation indicators”) published in October 2022. The analysis was prepared by a team of Stanford …

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Cyprus University of Technology (CUT): CUT/JOUREDIS: Communicating science in challenging times

The Media, Cognition and Learning (MCL) research group of the Department of Communication and Internet Studies at the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) invites you to an online workshop aimed at journalists and communication studies students.  This workshop is part of a series of workshops for the JOUREDIS program and is free of charge. Registration: https://forms.gle/WsoLRiaff1vdMsJ36 Date: 21 December 2022, …

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Renovation Summit 2022 – Fast tracking innovation to mitigate the energy crisis

More than 40 speakers, including social housing providers, policymakers, tenants, cities and service providers, came together in the second edition of the Renovation Summit organised by the European Affordable Housing Consortium: Sustainable Housing for Social Impact (SHAPE-EU) – an initiative supported under the Single Market Programme. The 2-day event (16-17 November 2022), organised in partnership with the European Committee of the …

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URBANE: EIT Urban Mobility working to decarbonise last mile deliveries in cities

EIT Urban Mobility is excited to announce that the URBANE project has officially kicked-off and EIT Urban Mobility is involved in its implementation. URBANE (Upscaling Innovative Green Urban Logistics Solutions Through Multi-Actor Collaboration and Physical Internet (PI) – Inspired Last Mile Deliveries) is a 42-month project co-funded by the Horizon Europe Programme with a budget of around …

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EIT Urban Mobility courses win at 2022 LearnX Awards

Two online courses developed by EIT Urban Mobility and RMIT Europe won Best eLearning Project and Best eLearning Design at the 2022 LearnX Awards. The global annual awards are given to course designers and educators that demonstrate innovation, and new practices and technologies that support talent development.  Urban Mobility for Liveability – a five-week online course for urban planning …

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European Innovation Council unveils opportunities for MSCA researchers in 2023

Two “Pathfinder” calls and an internship scheme are part of the EIC 2023 work programme. The European Innovation Council (EIC) aims to transform game-changing scientific results into life-changing innovation. The EIC is investing €750 million in critical technologies for Europe in 2023, including €343 million to support multi-disciplinary research teams to undertake visionary research with the potential …

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The European Innovation Council welcomes 78 high potential start-ups and SMEs in highly competitive selection round

The European Commission selected 78 innovative companies under the latest 2022 EIC Accelerator cut-off. They are set to receive up to €470 million of funding in a combination of grants and investments. The companies were selected from over 1000 start-ups and SMEs that submitted a full application for funding for the 5 October 2022 cut-off, of which …

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EIT Urban Mobility, 8200 Impact and CityZone join forces to build synergies for the global mobility start-up ecosystem

EIT Urban Mobility announced today that it is joining forces with 8200 Impact and its partner CityZone to act as its ecosystem agent in Israel for 2023. This collaboration aims to build bridges between the European and the Israeli mobility ecosystems, to support start-ups from both sides, and to unlock the untapped potential of the mobility sector. Following the announcement of …

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Looking back on seven years of success with the EIT Regional Innovation Scheme

In response to persisting regional disparities in innovation performance in Europe, the EIT launched the Regional Innovation Scheme (RIS) in 2014 to provide tailored capacity building support as well as widened  regional outreach to what the European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS) designates as “modest” and “moderate” innovator countries. While the EIT looks ahead to new horizons for the 2022-2027 …

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Four projects win the 2022 European Bauhaus Hackathon’s EUR 10 000 voucher

These exciting projects will be able to use their EUR 10 000 Makerspace voucher to develop their ideas. They were recognised for their potential to contribute to the the New European Bauhaus initiative to create a beautiful, sustainable, and inclusive Europe. The EIT Community New European Bauhaus hackathons support fresh ideas from students and local entrepreneurs and help develop these ideas in an …

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