The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) announced the winners of the 9th EIT Awards: Anna Vanderbruggen (CHANGE Award); Bernhard Adler (Innovators Award); Christoph Berger (Venture Award); Catherine Schreiber (Women Leadership Award); and Sabrina Maria Malpede (Public Award) have been awarded the top prizes for their innovations in the fields of raw materials, clean technology, …
The EIT launched a new interactive map which will act as a single portal to explore the whole of the EIT Community. Easily navigate the EIT community both inside the EU and beyond, find contact details, and discover EIT community opportunities near you! The EIT Community is an ever-growing network which includes not just the EIT as an …
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has announced the launch of the Deep Tech Talent Initiative – inviting partners to join its efforts to skill one million people within deep tech fields over the coming years. The Deep Tech Talent Initiative was unveiled today at the conclusion of the EIT’s INNOVEIT WEEKS event …
The gathering for INNOVEIT festival in Athens also marked the launch of EIT Manufacturing’s new innovation hub in the city, Co-Location Center South-East (CLC SE), serving eight countries in South-East Europe: Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Moldova, North Macedonia, Romania and Turkey. This innovation hub will be led by Dr Niki Kousi, Managing Director who helped …
Join the sustainable cities climate impact challenge! EIT Digital and EIT Climate-KIC are running a Sustainable Cities Climate Impact Challenge for European cities to identify impactful and innovative projects which seek to decarbonise transport in cities and accelerate the take-up of active, shared, collective and/or electric mobility. The challenge is sponsored by FedEx, seeking to …
Anna Vanderbruggen wins EIT Change Award for Graphite Recycling Solution French scientist, Anna Vanderbruggen, whom EIT RawMaterials nominated, has won the prestigious EIT Change Award for her pioneering work on graphite recycling. Her solution enables European recyclers to recover tonnes of graphite needed for lithium-ion batteries to power renewable energy technologies across the continent. Commenting …
World Standards Day, aimed to honour the efforts of the thousands of experts who develop international voluntary standards within standards development organisations. The history of this day goes back to 14 October 1946, when delegates from 25 countries first gathered in London and decided to create an international organisation focused on facilitating standardisation. Standards are …
Following the announcement by President Ursula von der Leyen in her 2022 State of the Union address, the Commission has adopted its proposal to make 2023 the European Year of Skills. The green and digital transitions are opening up new opportunities for people and the EU economy. Having the relevant skills empowers people to successfully navigate labour market changes and …
The European Urban Initiative (EUI) launched a €50 million call to support urban innovation and cities’ capabilities to build a sustainable urban development. This call is a perfect translation into practise of the core values of the New European Bauhaus (NEB): aesthetics, sustainability, and inclusion. It will allow the second generation of NEB demonstrators to be implemented …
Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson, participated together with the President of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, and the Ministers for Energy of Cyprus (Natasa Pilides) and Greece (Kostas Skrekas) in a ceremony in Nicosia marking the start of the construction stage of the EuroAsia Interconnector. This EU Project of Common Interest will consist of a 1000 MW …