This year’s MSCA Doctoral Networks call has attracted considerable interest from the research community, with 1,066 proposals submitted. The third call of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions-funded Doctoral Networks scheme closed on 28 November 2023. The European Research Executive Agency received 1,066 proposals. By comparison, 946 proposals were submitted in 2022 and 158 were eventually selected for funding. This year’s submitted …
Under the Reforming and enhancing the EU R&I system destination, 17 projects are receiving €35 million in funding to work on better ways of advancing research and innovation. As part of the Horizon Europe Widening participation and strengthening the European Research Area (ERA) work programme, the Enhancing the European Research & Innovation system funding opportunity aims to improve …
On 29th November, the Two EC marine data services EMODnet and Copernicus Marine Service launch a joint communication on the EU in situ marine data landscape. The statement explains the complementarity between the two EU marine knowledge assets, and explains how the services work together, following a high-level agreement between DG DEFIS and DG MARE and the signature of Memorandum of Understanding …
The Eurydice 2023 edition of the Structural indicators for monitoring education and training systems in Europe has just been released! The set of reports focuses on over 45 key indicators across various educational policy domains, offering in-depth analyses of early childhood education and care (ECEC), key competences, digital competence, early leaving from education and training (ELET), the teaching profession, equity …
Every month, the European Digital Education Hub chooses a specific theme and plans activities for its members. Early childhood digital education Using digital education through interactive apps, fostering literacy and numeracy during early childhood can enhance cognitive development. Educators play a key role at this stage, especially to balance digital and non-digital methods and avoid …
The European Commission launched the 2024 call for proposals under Erasmus+, the EU’s programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe. With a budget of €4.3 billion for next year, Erasmus+ will continue to support transnational experiences of school pupils, students in higher education and vocational education and training. The programme also offers opportunities to …
The story of joint European nuclear research is almost as long as that of European integration itself. Over time, nuclear research achieved important results also in fields that are unrelated with energy, such as nuclear forensics and healthcare. Joint European nuclear research began with the Euratom treaty in 1957, which called for the establishment of …
At the Canada-EU Summit European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the conclusion of negotiations for Canada’s association to Pillar II of Horizon Europe, the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation. It marks a significant milestone in our commitment to foster mutual collaboration in research and …
The Research and Innovation Week (R&I Week) will take place between 18 and 21 March 2024 both, online and physically in Tour & Taxis (Brussels, Belgium). The Research and Innovation Week is a series of events organised by the European Commission and the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Celebrating the 40-year journey through the Research and Innovation …
The EU Council adopted two recommendations aiming to guide and support EU countries in providing high-quality, inclusive and accessible digital education and training, and in developing the digital skills of all European citizens. The two recommendations are a step towards achieving the targets of Europe’s Digital Decade – a vision for a human-centric, sustainable digital …