European Office Of Cyprus

Euratom Research in Action and Opportunities for Europe: EU Strategic Autonomy and the Future Energy Systems, Granada, Spain
2023-04-04
This event will present the main priorities of the Euratom Work Programme 2023-25 managed by DG RTD and will be focused on Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)

04 April 2023
10:00 (GMT+03:00)

More info: https://bit.ly/3kC2d8c

EIT Manufacturing Info Day @ Cyprus Event (co-organised by EIT Manufacturing CLC South East & CYENS Centre of Excellence), Nicosia, Cyprus
2023-04-03
EIT Manufacturing Info Day @ Cyprus – Book your place
The first Info Day for 2023 called “EIT Manufacturing Info Day @ Cyprus” will take place in A.G. Leventis Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus on Monday April 3rd .
EIT Manufacturing Info Day @ Cyprus is co-organised by EIT Manufacturing CLC South East and CYENS Centre of Excellence targeting on introducing EIT Manufacturing CLC South East, its activities and offered opportunities to the local manufacturing innovation ecosystem.
The event includes two parts:

Part 1 – Opening remarks and keynote speeches from local manufacturing innovation experts and EIT Manufacturing representatives
Part 2 – Workshop for discussing and addressing the challenges and the opportunities in the local/Cyprian ecosystem

Participants will have the opportunity to meet key representatives of EIT Manufacturing community and network with key stakeholders from the Cyprian innovation ecosystem (industry, RTO’s, startups, national authorities).
To register and secure your place, please visit the registration link .
For the Agenda click the link: EIT M CLC SE Meeting Cyprus

Horizon Europe Health (Cluster 1) Consortia Building Event, Online
2023-03-30
This webinar – brought to you by Innovate UK KTN in partnership with the UK Horizon Europe Health National Contact Points (NCPs) – will focus on pitching of project ideas and brokering partnerships for European Research and Innovation collaborations and networking. Open to participants from the UK and beyond.

30 March 2023, 09:30-12:30pm BST, Online

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

COST Information & Networking Event, University of Leeds, UK
2023-03-23
Learn about what COST actions are, how to submit or connect with them and what are the benefits of participating for researchers’ career.
More info: https://bit.ly/3XCUxjj

Clean Aviation Annual Forum, Hybrid event: Brussels, Belgium & Online
2023-03-22 - 2023-03-23
The clock is ticking. The race to zero is on. How can we accelerate momentum towards climate-neutral aviation?
Transforming an entire industry is no easy feat. Yet that is the task at hand. How can we get the whole aviation community onboard, running at full throttle towards our ambitious goals?
How can we bring together the best minds to develop disruptive and safe aircraft technologies? How can we invest in the next generation of engineers and bolster European research and innovation?
Expect a stellar line-up of senior political figures and public officials from across the EU, and Industry leaders of the aviation ecosystem.
Join us in Brussels or online on 22-23 March 2023 for the Clean Aviation Annual Forum and discover the answer to all these questions!
More info: https://bit.ly/3YEZwRz

Hydrogen: The missing piece of the puzzle for climate neutrality, Brussels, Belgium
2023-03-21
Hydrogen:
The missing piece of the puzzle for climate neutrality
21 March 2023 I 09:30 – 13:00
LINO Office / Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU, Rue Belliard 41-43, 1040 Brussels
Renewable energy generation depends on the efficient use of wind and solar resources and a low-carbon baseload energy source will be crucial to achieving net-zero climate targets. Hydrogen is a significant part of the solutions puzzle together with renewable fuels and electrification. It could be touted as an energy storage vessel and eventually may form part of the solution for variable renewable energy, especially when produced from clean power through electrolysers. Clean hydrogen should have a central place in the climate-neutral economy of the future, and Europe must play a key role as the world’s clean hydrogen trailblazer.
The goal of this in-person event is to discuss the role of clean hydrogen in the EU energy system, the EU initiatives to support the hydrogen research and market and present different activities in the hydrogen domain of each respective country. In addition, the participants will have a possibility to network among each other and discuss possible cooperation plans in the field of hydrogen.
Please take a look at the programme here.
More information: https://bit.ly/3ZwTSSp

Open University of Cyprus: 2nd Gypsum Ecosystems Research Conference, Nicosia, Cyprus
2023-03-20 - 2023-03-24
he 2nd Gypsum Ecosystems Research Conference will be held on March 20-24, 2023 in Nicosia (Lefkosia) Cyprus, and will be jointly organised by the Open University of Cyprus and the Department of Forests.
The Conference is organised in the context of the GYPWorld – A global initiative to understand gypsum ecosystem ecology project, which is funded by the Horizon 2020 – Marie Curie Research & Innovation Staff Exchange Programme.
This conference originates from the activity of the GYPNET network, a network of scientists working on gypsum ecosystems and is part of the activities of the H2020 GYPWORLD project, aiming at promoting international research on gypsum ecosystems. As such, it aims to initiate a series of International Conferences focused on any research done on gypsum ecosystems. It will offer an International forum to interested scientists from around the world to present and discuss research results in all aspects related to GYPSUM ecology. The conference brings together academics, researchers and professionals and offers keynote speaker sessions, oral talks and poster presentations providing an ideal forum for scientific interactions and interchange of ideas.

The official language of the conference will be English.

More Info: https://bit.ly/40QOB9v

EIC Pathfinder Challenge: Clean and efficient cooling - Information Day
2023-03-15
We invite you to the EIC information day on the EIC Pathfinder “Clean and Efficient cooling” challenge.

The session on the EIC Pathfinder challenge ‘Clean and efficient cooling’ is targeting research organisations, SMEs and start-ups, and companies that want to carry out potentially disruptive but risky research, starting from low technology readiness levels.

Future EIC Pathfinder applicants searching for project partners will have the option to present themselves in a very short presentation (2 slides up to 2 minutes).
The webinar will be recorded and web streamed.

More info: https://bit.ly/3jFvvT6

Deeping competencies in the EU – SKILLS on the Agenda
2023-03-06
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 their event entitled Deeping competencies in the EU – SKΙLLS on the AGENDA.
Date : Monday, 06 March 2023
Location : Online
Time : 11:00 CET/12:00 EST
The online event will focus on Skills. Firstly, an introductory presentation on the Pact for Skills will be delivered, one of the flagship actions of the European Skills Agenda. The Pact for Skills is the first and latest development in the new Skills Agenda for Europe initiative. It was launched on 10 November 2020, and it aims to get public and private organisations together and encourage them to make concrete commitments to upskilling and reskilling adults. Additionally, the first speaker from the European Commission will share the latest news and updates, to acquire a better understanding of the aim, what does the Pact for Skills offer, the opportunities presented and how someone can be involved.
Since skills are one of the building blocks of the New European Innovation Agenda, the second presentation will focus on how the European Institute for Innovation & Technology (EIT) will play a prominent role in its implementation. For instance, EIT will contribute to the objectives of the Innovation Agenda by supporting 1 million deep tech talents over a 3-year period across all Member States.
Should you be interested in participating in the event, please register here.
The deadline for registration is Friday, 03/03.
AGENDA

CET

11:00 – 11:05
Welcome by organisers

11:05 – 11:30
Pact for Skills
Felix Rohn, Policy Officer, DG EMPL, European Commission – Skills Agenda

11:30 – 11:55
The New European Innovation Agenda
Nora Locskai, European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT)

11:55 – 12:15
Q&A sessions and closing remarks

Electronic Components and Systems (ECS) Brokerage Event, Brussels, Belgium
2023-02-07 - 2023-02-08
Εκδήλωση Δικτύωσης «Electronic Components and Systems (ECS) Brokerage Event», Βρυξέλλες, 7-8 Φεβρουαρίου 2023

Το Ίδρυμα Έρευνας και Καινοτομίας (ΙδΕΚ) στο πλαίσιο της συμμετοχής του στην Ευρωπαϊκή Σύμπραξη «Key Digital Technologies» και ον όψει των επικείμενων Προσκλήσεων Υποβολής Προτάσεων της Σύμπραξης, που θα ανακοινωθούν εντός του πρώτου τριμήνου του 2023, ενημερώνει τους ενδιαφερόμενους φορείς για τη διεξαγωγή της εκδήλωσης δικτύωσης Electronic Components and Systems (ECS) Brokerage Event, που θα πραγματοποιηθεί στις Βρυξέλλες, στις 7 και 8 Φεβρουαρίου 2023.
Η Ευρωπαϊκή Σύμπραξη Key Digital Technologies (KDT) στοχεύει στην ενίσχυση της στρατηγικής αυτονομίας της ΕΕ στον τομέα των ηλεκτρονικών στοιχείων και συστημάτων (Electronic Components and Systems). Συγκεκριμένα, μέσα από τα χρηματοδοτούμενα Έργα τα οποία υλοποιούνται από διεθνή δίκτυα συνεργασίας, η Σύμπραξη KDT επιδιώκει να διασφαλίσει ότι η ΕΕ διαθέτει την απαραίτητη εμπειρογνωμοσύνη σε βασικές τεχνολογίες γενικής εφαρμογής, ώστε να καταστεί ηγέτιδα της παγκόσμιας ψηφιακής οικονομίας. Αυτό περιλαμβάνει την ανάπτυξη προηγμένων ημιαγωγών και εφαρμογών που είναι ζωτικής σημασίας για την ευρωπαϊκή κοινωνία και συμβάλλουν στην ψηφιακή στρατηγική της ΕΕ και στην Ευρωπαϊκή Πράσινη Συμφωνία. Τα έργα χρηματοδοτούνται από την ΕΕ και τους οικείους οργανισμούς χρηματοδότησης των χωρών που συμμετέχουν στην Σύμπραξη.
Η Εκδήλωση ECS Brokerage Event, αποτελεί σημείο συνάντησης για την ευρωπαϊκή βιομηχανία στον τομέα των ηλεκτρονικών στοιχείων και συστημάτων, και παρέχει, μεταξύ άλλων, τη δυνατότητα στους συμμετέχοντες να εντοπίσουν συνεργάτες για συμμετοχή σε προτάσεις έργων που θα υποβληθούν στις επικείμενες Προσκλήσεις Υποβολής Προτάσεων της Σύμπραξης. Περισσότερες πληροφορίες για την Εκδήλωση υπάρχουν στην ιστοσελίδα https://ecscollaborationtool.eu/ecs-brokerage-event-2023.html. Οι συμμετέχοντες θα πρέπει να καλύψουν οι ίδιοι τα έξοδα συμμετοχής στην Εκδήλωση.
Οι ενδιαφερόμενοι, μπορούν επίσης να αξιοποιήσουν το εργαλείο δικτύωσης της Σύμπραξης για εξεύρεση συνεργατών για σκοπούς συμμετοχής σε προτάσεις Έργων: https://ecscollaborationtool.eu/
Για περισσότερες πληροφορίες μπορείτε να επικοινωνείτε με το Κέντρο Εξυπηρέτησης Συνεργατών με email στο support@research.org.cy και τηλεφωνικά στο +357 22205000.
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CS Brokerage Event: a networking event for finding potential partners for your project idea

About the event
The ECS Brokerage Event combines the brokerage activities of the industry associations AENEAS, EPoSS and Inside into one networking event dedicated to project proposals in the field of Electronic Components and Systems.
This event facilitates the ECS communities and collects all project proposals and experts together, making it easier for the ECS research community to find and create information and project proposals.

ECS Collaboration Tool
The event is linked with the ECS Collaboration Tool; the online tool that enables users to initiate projects and invite partners, or use the messaging system to look for partners or projects.
After forming consortia, online and at the ECS Brokerage Event, project teams can assess the best mechanism for funding support for their project, be it a National, KDT-JU, European Commission or EUREKA type funding.

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME

Tuesday 7 February 2023

KDT info session

08:30
Registration & welcome coffee

10:00
Welcome & opening

10:15
KDT Calls 2023 information

10:45
Country presentations

12:15
ECS-SRIA 2023 summary

12:45
Role of Industry Associations

13:00
Lunch break

ECS Brokerage session

14:00
SME pitches and Project idea presentations

15:30
Coffee break

16:00
Project idea presentations

17:30
Consortia meetings & Networking

18:30
End of day

REGISTRATION

Participation
Participation to the ECS Brokerage Event is free of charge for members of the industry associations and for Public Authorities.
For those who are not part of one of these communities, a hospitality package of € 250 excluding VAT is to be paid in advance (non-refundable). For SMEs a reduced price of €125 excluding VAT applies. Details of the hospitality package can be found here.
Please note that filling in your VAT number in the registration process is mandatory due to tax requirements.

Registration
Registration is open to all organisations that have a project idea in Electronic Components & Systems or are interested in joining an ECS project consortium, and to Public Authorities that want to preview the field of interest.
REGISTER NOW!

More information: https://bit.ly/3kcNGz2 and https://bit.ly/3GVBqvS

Information and Brokerage Event for Cluster 4 AI, Data and Robotics Topics, Online event
2023-02-03
About the event
The event will be held online on Friday 3rd February from 9:30h to 13:00h CET.
During this online event, the European Commission will present the Horizon Europe calls open in 2023 that concern AI, Data and Robotics. There will be the opportunity to ask questions about the topics presented. Additionally, there will be a brokerage session, where you are invited to present a short pitch for a project idea, or specific expertise you can offer a consortium planning to prepare a proposal.
For those interested to participate in the pitch session, please indicate it in the registration form (you’ll be contacted separately for arranging the logistics). Places are limited and will be assigned on a first-come first-served basis.
For additional questions, please contact info@adr-association.eu
Draft Agenda
i. AI, Data and Robotics Topics in WP2023 + Q&A
ii. Adra presentation + Q&A
iii IDEAL-IST presentation
iv. Pitching session
The agenda will be further updated and shared in the coming weeks.
Registration
Registration is free of charge but mandatory. Please reserve your seat here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tOy9ZJDYT6W-3H5tM5gkPw
Important Information

Registration is open until 02 February 2023
Places are limited and will be assigned on a first-come first-served basis.

More information: https://bit.ly/3Qwgv5O

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
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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)
