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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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ERC grant competitions 2021: Final lists of researchers offered funding

The initial results of the competitions for Starting Grants, Consolidator Grants and Advanced Grants under the ERC’s 2021 Work Programme were published in the first half of 2022. Since then, a majority of the successful candidates accepted the funding and signed their grant agreements. In the meantime, however, funding has become available for researchers in the reserve list, as a …

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Industrial investments in research and development in the EU again on the rise

The 2022 edition of the EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard, published by the Commission today, shows that Europe’s industry is back on track in research and development investments with an increase of 8.9% in 2021 compared to the -2.2 % pandemic-related dip in 2020. The EU remains the global leader in R&D investments by the automotive sector, where the transformation …

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Sustainable fisheries: EU reaches agreement with north-east Atlantic coastal states, as well as with UK and Norway on the shared management of key stocks in 2023

The EU has concluded consultations with the north-east Atlantic coastal states and trilateral consultations with the United Kingdom and Norway on the joint management of shared fish stocks in 2023. These deals will contribute to the sustainable management of the stocks, as well as secure the fishing opportunities for EU vessels. They set catch limits, …

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Scaling up the European Student Card – What’s next?

2022 marks the first year of the European Student Card’s scaling up effort to foster mobility and student status verification across all 33 Erasmus+ Programme countries. Achievements in 2022 The success of the ESC relies on implementing a sound, secure and efficient system to support higher education institutions and students’ access to services. In 2022, this …

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Erasmus+ supported almost 19,000 projects in 2021, shows annual report

The Erasmus+ annual report shows that over 70,000 organisations and more than 648,000 people took part in the programme in 2021. The 2021 Erasmus+ annual report, presented as part of the closing event for the 35th anniversary of Erasmus+, shows how the programme supports thousands of projects despite a complex global context. The numbers demonstrate …

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