European Office Of Cyprus

Horizon Europe Coordinators' Day: Grant Agreement Preparation, Hybrid event
2023-02-02
Please note that this is a hybrid event (possibility to attend live or remotely). Live participation is subject to the availability of seats and requires registration (please inform your project officer if you intend to attend the venue in Brussels):
REGISTER HERE
Registration is not necessary for remote participation.
Detailed information on how to get to the venue is available in the meeting agenda.

08:30 – Accessing the venue (not applicable for remote participants)

09:30 – Welcome, agenda and logistics

09:40 – Funding & Tenders Portal – Identity and access management

10:05 – Overview of the grant preparation process

10:30 – Your organisation: legal status and financial capacity

10:50 – Coffee break

11:30 – Legal and financial issues

12:30 – Sandwich lunch

14:00 – Fraud prevention, detection and correction

14:30 – Scientific/Technical description of the project: Description of Action

15:15 – IT tools, support and practical details

16:00 – Dissemination and Exploitation of project results

16:30 – End of the meeting

Live stream
The live stream will be available in the SCIC website on 2 February 2023 at 09.30 CET.
Slido session (Q&A – polls)
You can also join directly through Slido using the event code #CooDayGAP

More information: https://bit.ly/3ZmQUQZ

EIC-EMA Info Day: ‘Regulatory Support for the Development of Innovative Medicines and Technologies’, Webinar
2023-01-31
Join this online Info Day and discover the wide range of support services that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) provides to researchers and SMEs in the pharmaceutical and med-tech sectors.
The European Innovation Council (EIC) and the European Medicine Agency (EMA) invite you to attend the EIC-EMA Info Day on January 31, 2023 to hear about the wide range of support services provided by EMA to researchers and SMEs active in research and innovation in the pharmaceutical and med-tech sectors.
During the online Info Day, you will learn on how to engage with EMA at different development milestones, and on the range of EMA support services including those targeting gene and cell therapies, and orphan medicines. You will also hear about the benefits to apply to the Innovation Task Force (ITF) services, PRIME and Scientific Advice as well as practical details on how to prepare and submit applications. Moreover, you will hear real examples of advice given through these services and will testimonials from academic researchers and companies funded by the EIC Pathfinder and Accelerator programmes on their experience with EMA services.
EIC grantees and future EIC applicants are strongly encouraged to participate. The event is also open to researchers and SMEs funded by other EU programmes.
This event is relevant if:

You are you an innovator in the health-tech sector funded by the EIC or other EU programmes.
You are in the early development stage of a medical technology or pharmaceutical, and have not considered regulatory aspects of your innovation and support from authorities.
Your medical technology or pharmaceutical development is more advanced and you want to learn how to best apply to European Medicines Agency (EMA) services such as PRIME or Scientific Advice.

More information: https://bit.ly/3k9tTk1

National Info Day "Horizon Europe Work Programme 2023-2024"
2023-01-18 08:45 - 17:00 UTC | Ktima Kousioumi, Nicosia, Cyprus
The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) would like to inform interested parties that it is organising a National Info Day about the Horizon Europe Work Programmes 2023-2024 on 18th of January 2023 between 08:45 – 17:00. The event will take place at Ktima Kousioumi in Nicosia and will be held in English.
The goal of the event is to inform potential applicants about the recently published Work Programmes 2023-2024 and the funding opportunities offered by Horizon Europe, the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2021-2027), including EU Missions and European Partnerships. Moreover, the event will provide networking opportunities for the attendees to meet the National Contact Points (NCPs) of Cyprus as well as potential local project partners. The Agenda of the event can be found here.
A Networking Event will take place at the evening and will provide the opportunity to the attendees to make contacts for potential joint participation in proposals and also arrange 1-on-1 meetings with the Cypriot National Contact Points (NCPs) for Horizon Europe. During the networking session, depending on the expressed interest, a pitching session may take place in which the interested parties will present in 2 minutes their project idea or expertise.
The event is open to all potential applicants to Horizon Europe, regardless of their past experience, type of organisation (i.e. academic and research organisations, businesses and other organisations) and fields of expertise.
Those interested to participate in the event must register by 15 January 2023 here. Those interested to present their idea/expertise in the pitching session and/or have a 1-on-1 meeting with NCPs must register by 12 January 2023.
For more information, you may contact +357 22205000/info@research.org.cy

Horizon Europe Cluster 2 - Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society, Brokerage event
2023-01-17
About the event

Under the Pillar 2 of Horizon Europe, Cluster 2 “Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society” aims to meet EU goals and priorities on enhancing democratic governance and citizens participation, on the safeguarding and promotion of cultural heritage, and to respond to and shape multifaceted social, economic, technological and cultural transformations.
Cluster 2 mobilises multidisciplinary expertise of European social sciences and humanities (SSH) for understanding fundamental contemporary transformations of society, economy, politics and culture. It aims to provide evidence-based policy options for a socially just and inclusive European green and digital transition and post-COVID 19 recovery. Future projects should deliver on the three intervention areas matching the Horizon Europe Strategic Plan (2021-2024):

Democracy and governance
Cultural heritage
Social and economic transformations

All topics under this Cluster are expected to mainstream Social Sciences and Humanities and to include a gender dimension.
Ask questions
Please submit all your questions related to the Cluster 2 Info Day under the corresponding destination via SLIDO by using #CL2INFODAY.
You can already submit your questions before the day of the event, but all the questions submitted will be answered LIVE during the event.
Brokerage event
Do you intend to prepare a proposal addressing a topic under the upcoming calls in Horizon Europe Cluster 2?
The online brokerage event organised on January 18, 2023 will be dedicated to consortium building in Cluster 2: „Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society“.
The event will include online bilateral meetings with partners interested in the same topics for the 2023 calls. Following successful registration and activation of your profile, participants can pre-arrange bilateral meetings by a user-friendly matchmaking tool.
The event is organised by the network of National Contact Points for Cluster 2, Net4Society.
Detailed information and registration
More information

Horizon Europe strategic plan
Cluster 2 Work programme
Social sciences and humanities
European Democracy Action Plan
Gender equality in research and innovation
New European Bauhaus

More information: https://bit.ly/3BFqC1S

EU Missions Info days, Online event
2023-01-17 - 2023-01-18
About the event

Are you interested in funding opportunities for projects helping to reach the EU Missions goals in the areas of health, climate and the environment? Would you like to contribute to bring concrete solutions to some of the greatest challenges facing our society?
Join us online and learn more about the new calls in the Missions’ part of the main Work Programme 2023 under Horizon Europe for each mission:

Adaptation to Climate Change Mission
Cancer Mission
100 Climate-Neutral and Smart cities by 2030 Mission
Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030 Mission
A Soil Deal for Europe Mission

The EU Missions part of the main work programme 2023 under Horizon Europe contains new mission specific calls and topics to support the full implementation of missions according to their implementation plans. In addition, three joint calls created to favour synergies across missions and achieve their impacts will be presented.

More information: https://bit.ly/3GXEDv9

UnILiON European Universities Initiative Brokerage Event
2022-11-16 09:30
The UnILiON Task Force on the EUI is pleased to announce that the European Universities Brokerage Event 2022 will take place online, on the morning of November 16th.
This is an excellent opportunity to bring you together, share your ideas and benefit from the potential partnerships that can be formed through this event under the 2023 Erasmus+ European Universities call that has already been launched. More information about the call can be found here.
The 2023 call follows a similar approach as the previous 2022 call, with two main novelties:

The call is open for the participation of higher education institutions from all Western Balkans countries as full partners in the alliances.
A Seal of Excellence will be awarded to proposals which have been assessed and scored as high quality (above 80 points) but that cannot be funded under this Erasmus+ call 2023 due to lack of available budget. The Seal is a quality label that recognises the quality of the concerned proposals and facilitates the search for alternative funding at national level.

Should you wish us to attend to the event, we kindly ask you to carefully complete the form here, informing us about your Organisation, and the profile you are seeking.
The deadline for completing the registration form is on Monday 14/11.
In the following days you will receive an invitation link (including the agenda and the list of participants) with all the practical information regarding the event. You will also receive a document that will indicate the time slot and the breakout room and order that you will be assigned to in order to present yourself and your Institution. The selection will be based on your answers in the registration form – kindly note that pitching presentations will be held as parallel sessions in the breakout rooms.
If you have any questions or require any further clarification, please contact Aliki Varella – varella.aliki@ucy.ac.cy

RePower Women - Possibilities for Women in Technologies and Innovation
2022-09-09 09:30 - 10:30
The European Office of Cyprus – Brussels Office, NCBR Office in Brussels – Business & Science Poland, Slovenian Business & Research Association, Eötvös Loránd University, the National Research, Development, and Innovation Office in Hungary and the Lithuanian RDI Liaison Office in Brussels (LINO) would like to invite you to participate in the online event RePower Women: Possibilities for Women in Technologies and Innovation.
This event will take place online on Friday 9 September, 09h30 CEST via the Zoom platform.
The tech sector sadly lags behind the rest of the job market when it comes to hiring women. Deep tech represents more than a quarter of Europe’s start-up ecosystem, and European deep tech companies are now valued at €700 billion. Yet women remain largely underrepresented across this industry.
Today, women obtain only 10% of patent applications in the EU, and less than 15% of start-ups are founded or co-founded by women (and only 6% by women-only teams). This translates into low amounts of capital invested into women-led companies, creating a vicious circle. Only 5% of venture capital goes to mixed teams (with men and women) and only 2% to all-women teams. The Covid crisis has only made matters worse. Funding to female founders during the pandemic was down 31% compared to 2019, while funding for all-male teams dropped by just 16% during the same period.
The goal of this event is to showcase different initiatives in the EU and encourage female participation in tech and innovation promoting gender equality in the workplace. By discussing with other female entrepreneurs and tech leaders, this online event will focus on the challenges we face and be a part of the solution to reduce the gender gap.
Should you be interested in participating in the event, please register here.
A final confirmation and program with speakers will be sent few days before the event.
AGENDA

CEST

09:30 -09:35
Welcome by the organisers

09:35 -09:55
Deep-tech startups led by women: an overview of the second Women TechEU call in Horizon Europe
Natalia Nowińska, Project Adviser, European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA), European Commission

09:55 – 10:10
Success story – the women innovators prize
Irina Borodina, co-founder and CTO of BioPhero, winner of the 2019 EU Prize for Women Innovators, (Lithuania)

10:10 – 11:10
Panel discussion about the European women in technology
Speakers from the organising countries:
Prof. Constantia Alexandrou , The Cyprus Institute
Anna Somorowska, Vice President of Women’s Entrepreneurship Foundation
Žydrūnė Vitaitė, Co-Founder of Women Go Tech and and Head of Sales at Eldes
Aida Kamišalić Latifić, Advisor to the Minister, Government Office for Digital Transformation, Slovenia and Slovenian female engineer of the year 2019 Hungary

11:10 – 11:25
Q&A session

11:25 – 11:30
Closure of the meeting

The deadline for registration is Thursday, 08/09.
Please feel free to forward this invitation to interested colleagues.
If you have any question, please do not hesitate to contact Aliki Varella at varella.aliki@ucy.ac.cy.
We are very much looking forward to seeing you at our event!

#CYPRUSTALKSGREEN & EIT INFO DAY
2022-07-07
The EIT Climate-KIC Cyprus Hub Partners – Cyprus University of Technology, Chrysalis LEAP, and the Cyprus Energy Agency- invite you to the 4th Cyprus Talks Green focusing on financing the transition for a sustainable economy and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology – EIT Info day.
This event will take place on Thursday, July 7th from 09:15 to 16:40 at the PwC Experience Center in Nicosia, and will consist of two sessions:
9:15-13:20 – The #CyprusTalksGreen Conference, where we will be exploring financial models and practices to contribute in financing the green transition needed. This Conference is the fourth one of the series, organised by the EIT Climate-KIC Hub in Cyprus and all presentations will focus on financing the transition for a sustainable economy.
14:30-16:40 – The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Info day, where the EIT Community will introduce its ongoing activities in Cyprus and at pan-European level, as well as specific information on potential areas for cooperation with interested national stakeholders.
During the break between the two sessions, lunch will be provided to all those attending.
Speakers from: PwC, EIT Climate-KIC, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Grant Thornton, Energy and Water Agency (Malta), University of Antwerp (Belgium), PLANETech (Israel) and Kinisis Ventures (USA)
Check the detailed agenda on Facebook event here: https://fb.me/e/3qQjxsE16
– A special thank you to the Ambassador of the US in Cyprus, Mrs Judith G. Garber and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, Mr Andreas Gregoriou, for the great honor to address the Conference audience.
*The event is free to attend and will be in held in English*
Pre-registration is required at the following link: https://ctg2022.eventbrite.com
If you have any troubles with the registration and/or for further information regarding this event, please contact: mariza@energylab.ac.cy
-Greek text-
Οι εταίροι του EIT Climate-KIC Cyprus Hub -Το Τεχνολογικό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, η Chrysalis LEAP και το Ενεργειακό Γραφείο Κύπρου- σας προσκαλούν στο 4ο Cyprus Talks Green με θέμα τη χρηματοδότηση της μετάβασης σε μια βιώσιμη οικονομία και στην ενημερωτική ημερίδα για τις δράσεις του Ευρωπαϊκού Ινστιτούτου Καινοτομίας και Τεχνολογίας (ΕΙΤ).
Η εκδήλωση θα πραγματοποιηθεί τη Πέμπτη, 7 Ιουλίου από τις 09:15 έως τις 16:40 στο PwC Experience Center στη Λευκωσία, και χωρίζεται σε 2 μέρη:
9:15-13:20 – Συνέδριο #CyprusTalksGreen, όπου θα εξερευνήσουμε χρηματοδοτικά μοντέλα και πρακτικές που θα συμβάλουν στη χρηματοδότηση της αναγκαίας πράσινης μετάβασης. Η εκδήλωση αυτή είναι η τέταρτη της σειράς εκδηλώσεων #CyprusTalksGreen, το οποίο διοργανώνεται από το EIT Climate-KIC Hub στη Κύπρο, και όλες οι παρουσιάσεις θα επικεντρωθούν στη χρηματοδότηση της μετάβασης για μια βιώσιμη οικονομία.
14:30-16:40 – Ενημερωτική ημερίδα του Ευρωπαϊκού Ινστιτούτου Καινοτομίας και Τεχνολογίας (ΕΙΤ), όπου η ομάδα του EIT θα παρουσιάσει τις τρέχουσες δραστηριότητές της στην Κύπρο και σε πανευρωπαϊκό επίπεδο, καθώς και συγκεκριμένες πληροφορίες για πιθανούς τομείς συνεργασίας με ενδιαφερόμενους εθνικούς φορείς και οργανώσεις.
Κατά τη διάρκεια του μεσημεριανού διαλείμματος, θα προσφερθεί γεύμα σε όλους/ες τους/τις παρευρισκόμενους/ες.
Ομιλητές και Ομιλήτριες από: PwC, EIT Climate-KIC, Υπουργείο Οικονομικών, Υπουργείο Εξωτερικών, Grant Thornton, Υπηρεσία Ενέργειας και Υδάτων (Μάλτα), Πανεπιστήμιο της Αμβέρσας (Βέλγιο), PLANETech (Ισραήλ) και Kinisis Ventures (ΗΠΑ).
Δείτε την αναλυτική ημερήσια διάταξη στην εκδήλωση στο Facebook εδώ: https://fb.me/e/3qQjxsE16
– Ιδιαίτερες ευχαριστίες στη Πρέσβειρα των ΗΠΑ στην Κύπρο, κα Judith G. Garber, για τη μεγάλη τιμή να απευθύνουν χαιρετισμό στην εν λόγω εκδήλωση.
*Η εκδήλωση προσφέρεται δωρεάν για όλους και θα πραγματοποιηθεί στα αγγλικά*
Απαραίτητη η προεγγραφή στον σύνδεσμο: https://ctg2022.eventbrite.com
Εάν έχετε οποιοδήποτε πρόβλημα με την εγγραφή ή/και για περισσότερες πληροφορίες σχετικά με την εκδήλωση αυτή, παρακαλούμε επικοινωνήστε με: mariza@energylab.ac.cy

THE GENDER EQUALITY PLAN ELIGIBILITY CRITERION IN HORIZON EUROPE: WHO IS CONCERNED? HOW TO COMPLY WITH IT?
2022-07-07
DG Research and Innovation is organising on Thursday 23 June, from 14:30 to 16:00 a webinar aimed to introduce organisations’ Legal Entity Appointed Representatives (LEARs) to the specific requirements of the Horizon Europe GEP eligibility criterion, building on the Guidance published last September by the European Commission, detailing the practical steps to be carried out by LEAR through the Participant Register, and providing concrete examples of GEPs developed by organisations.
As described in the General Annexes to Horizon Europe 2021-2022 work programme, having a Gender Equality Plan (GEP) in place that meets a set of mandatory requirements becomes an eligibility criterion for all public bodies, higher education institutions and research organisations from Member States and Associated Countries wishing to participate in Horizon Europe, for calls with deadlines in 2022 and onwards.
This webinar will feature:

14:30 WelcomeJean-Éric PAQUET, DG R&I Director General
14:40 Presentation of the GEP eligibility criterionAnne PÉPIN, DG R&I Gender Sector
15:00 Presentations of their GEPs by experienced organisationsJasminka HASIĆ-TELAVOVIĆ, Professor, Department of Computer Science, Sarajevo School of Science and Technology, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mathieu ARBOGAST, Project Manager, Mission pour la place des femmes au CNRS, French National Centre for Scientific Research, France
15:30 Q&A session
16:00 End of the meeting

Additional links & documents:
Horizon Europe guidance on gender equality plans
Gender Equality Plans as an eligibility criterion in Horizon Europe

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ONLINE INFO SESSION: EUROPEAN POLICY EXPERIMENTATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION UNDER THE ERASMUS+ PROGRAMME
2022-06-28
The session will provide the potential applicants with the necessary policy background, specificities of the call for proposals and tips for preparing a successful application.
On Wednesday 15 June, the European Commission launched a European policy experimentation in higher education under the Erasmus+ programme, to pilot a joint European degree label and test institutionalised EU cooperation instruments, such as a possible European legal status for alliances. This to facilitate transnational cooperation of higher education institutions.
To support this European policy experimentation, a new Erasmus+ call for proposals has been launched with a total budget of EUR 2 000 000:

EUR 1 000 000 to pilot a joint European degree label
EUR 1 000 000 to pilot institutionalised EU cooperation instruments to explore the feasibility for a possible European legal status for alliances of higher education institutions

The objective of this call for proposals is to test and explore deeper transnational cooperation instruments to further develop a genuinely European dimension in the higher education sector, built on shared values, as mentioned in the European strategy for universities presented by the Commission on 18 January 2022 and as confirmed in the Council Conclusions on a European strategy empowering higher education institutions for the future of EuropeSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN••• and the Council recommendation on building bridges for effective European higher education cooperationSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••, adopted on 5 April 2022.
Structure of the Erasmus+ call
The Erasmus+ call is structured around two topics:

Topic 1: Pilot a joint European degree label
This call will support the development and piloting of the implementation of European criteria for the award of a joint European degree label. The label would intend to recognise the value of innovative transnational learning experiences and to increase the visibility, attractiveness and reputation, both in Europe and beyond, of such joint programmes provided by alliances of European higher education institutions. Such a label would be issued as a complementary certificate to the qualifications obtained by students graduating from joint programmes delivered in the context of transnational cooperation between several higher education institutions. Based on the results of this preparatory work, the Commission will report to the Council on the way forward towards a possible joint degree based on co-created European criteria, building on the instruments of the Bologna Process.
Topic 2: Pilot institutionalised EU cooperation instruments to explore the feasibility for a possible European legal status for alliances of higher education institutions
This call will support the piloting of existing European instruments to facilitate deeper, long-term and flexible transnational cooperation among higher education institutions. The aim is to give alliances, on a voluntary basis, the latitude to act together, make common strategic decisions, experiment joint recruitment, design joint curricula or pool resources and human, technical, data, education, research and innovation capacities.

Background
This pilot call aims to deliver on the ambitious flagships set for effective European higher education cooperation in the Council conclusions on a European strategy empowering higher education institutions for the future of EuropeSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN••• and in the Council Recommendation on building bridges for effective European higher education cooperationSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••, adopted by the Council on 5 April 2022.
It builds on the European strategy for universities, presented by the European Commission on 18 January 2022.
Read more about the European strategy for universities.
How to apply
To get you started please refer to the EACEA guide: how to get a grantSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN••• and Webinar session: The Funding & tenders Portal for beginners.
The Funding and Tender Opportunities Portal also has a useful online manual (business guide) and IT How To sectionSearch for available translations of the preceding linkIT••• (IT guide) to help you with the technical aspects of submitting a proposal online.
Find the call for proposals for European policy experimentation in higher education via the Funding and Tenders Portal.
The deadline for applications submission is 6 October (17.00 – Brussels time).
The call is open, competitive based on qualitative award criteria.
Information session for applicants
Organised by DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture and the Education and Culture Executive Agency, an open information session for potential applicants will take place on 28 June2022(10.30 – 12.30) through webstreaming.
Connection details will be available closer to the date via this link.
You will also be able to watch the recording of the session through this link. All presentations will be available below.

education grant
28 June 2022, 10:30 CEST – 28 June 2022, 12:30 CEST

Practical information

When: Tuesday 28 June 2022, 10:30 CEST – Tuesday 28 June 2022, 12:30 CEST

Languages : English

Indicative agenda:10:30 – Start of the information session for applicantsWelcome and introduction Call for proposals: overall policy objectives and award criteria Call for proposals: important elements and specificities Tips for preparing an application Questions & Answers Closing remarks12:30 – End of the information sessionSource: European Commission I European Education and Culture Executive Agency (https://bit.ly/3tFwgg)
