European Social Innovation Competition: 2023 winners announced!

The European Commission has officially announced  the three winners of the  European Social Innovation Competition 2023 : this year’s challenge was “fighting energy poverty”. The announcement took place in the context of the European Conference “Social Economy: People, Planet, Action”, organised by the Spanish Presidency in San Sebastian within the framework of the Spanish Presidency of the Council …

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Better quality of life: EU4Health support to improve the quality of life for cancer patients, survivors and caregivers

Cancer survival rates have significantly increased thanks to advances in early detection, diagnosis and treatment. The number of people with a history of cancer in the EU is growing annually and is now estimated at over 12 million. Despite these encouraging developments, patients and their families can experience significant challenges when it comes to living long, …

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Fisheries management: Artificial intelligence makes a difference

With the help of EU funding, Dutch researchers and fishing industry have developed an AI-based tool for the Fully Documented Fisheries (FDF) project. The problem of unwanted catches has always been present in fisheries. In the EU, fishers must register all catches and bring them to shore (land), which takes up time, space and is …

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Europe on the Move – a proposal on the future of learning mobility

On 15 November, the Commission adopted the proposal for a Council Recommendation ‘Europe on the Move’ – learning mobility opportunities for everyone as part of the Talent Mobility package. This proposal is a key building block of the European Education Area (EEA) aiming to make learning mobility an integral part of all education and training pathways, to …

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Digital Europe Programme: New call for proposals

On 21 November, the European Commission opens the 5th round of DIGITAL Europe Programme call for proposals on Advanced Digital Skills. A total budget of €42 million is allocated to design and support: Specialised education programmes in key capacity areasand Advanced Digital Skills Analysis: these two calls will build on the experience of the first calls for Master’s in the …

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New Horizon Europe Funding Boosts European Research in Data, Computing, and AI Technologies

A new set of calls has been launched worth over € 290 million from the 2023-2024 Horizon Europe Digital, Industry, and Space work programme. The European Union has announced a substantial funding of € 85 million to drive research in data and computing technologies, catalysing innovation in artificial intelligence (AI). One topic funds innovation in artificial intelligence (AI)-powered data operations resulting …

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European Year of Skills: Master in Artificial Intelligence for Public Services

Like industry, the public sector is increasingly facing a profound digital transformation, aimed to deliver public services to citizens and businesses that are of higher quality, easier to use, that can run faster and reach broader audiences. This ambition is boldly captured by the Digital Decade targets for the Digitalisation of public services, which the …

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The Cyprus Institute: “Navigating the Academic to Entrepreneurial Journey” Seminar by Ms. Karen Golmer, Former Innovation Manager of the MIT Deshpande Centre

The Cyprus Institute is delighted to announce the successful conclusion of a seminar conducted by the former Innovation Manager of the MIT Deshpande Centre. The seminar took place on Wednesday, 15 November 2023, at our campus, where Ms. Karen Golmer, shared her wealth of knowledge and experience with our researchers, students and faculty. The seminar, …

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ERA Talents: researchers from Widening Countries ready to boost their collaborative skills with industry

To support career building and raise the employability of research and innovation talents across different sectors, the European Commission is funding nine projects under the ERA Talents action, with an overall budget of around 24 million euro. Part of the Horizon Europe: Widening participation and spreading excellence funding sub-programme, the ERA Talents action aims to boost cross-sectoral talent circulation …

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European Innovation Council Accelerator: strong performance of engineering and tech-based companies in the latest €350 million funding round

A new set of 47 companies have been selected to receive European Innovation Council (EIC) funding, combining grants and equity, following the third 2023 EIC Accelerator cut-off in June. This cut-off showed a strong performance of engineering and tech-based companies. They account for 25% of the selected companies, close to the traditionally strong performance of health tech …

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