The EIT Community’s webinar, “Dissemination of Education Case Studies & Good Practice”, gave the EIT’s Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) the opportunity to showcase their unique approaches to education and fielded questions from the viewers. Close to 80 education providers and policy makers joined online to listen to the presentation of the EIT’s unique innovation model and how it …
The MoU signing marks a significant milestone in our joint commitment to supporting ground-breaking research and innovation that will improve healthcare and make Europe’s health ecosystem globally more competitive. The Innovative Health Initiative is a unique public-private partnership between the European Union and Europe’s life science industries, namely the pharmaceutical, medical technology, biotechnology, digital health, and vaccine industries. …
On 9 May, the European Union will celebrate Europe Day 2023, a moment to commemorate the Schuman Declaration on 9 May 1950. To mark the special occasion, the EU institutions, including EU delegations and representations worldwide, will organise a wide range of online and on-site activities, providing citizens with the opportunity to discover and experience …
The European Commission announced the 14 winners of the fifth EU Award for Roma Integration in the Western Balkans and Türkiye. This year’s award recognises achievements promoting the Roma inclusion dimension in the Digital Agenda and Green Economy. The award ceremony took place in the framework of the 2023 EU Roma Week (24-27 April 2023) hosted by the European Parliament. Launched almost …
From 21 to 23 April, the Commission hosted the closing session of the European Citizens’ Panel on Virtual Months in Brussels, which allowed citizens to make recommendations on values and actions to create attractive and fair European virtual worlds. These recommendations will support the Commission’s work on virtual worlds and the future of the Internet. After three …
Parliament wants an ambitious carbon levy on imported goods to stop companies moving outside the EU to avoid emissions standards, a practice known as carbon leakage. As European industry struggles to recover from the Covid-19 crisis and the impact of the war in Ukraine, the EU is trying to honour its climate commitments, whilst keeping …
Do you want to help drive innovative business while expanding your academic mind? EIT master programmes offer unique business-related study opportunities in different sectors. What is EIT and what master programmes does it offer? The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is an independent body created by the European Union, set up to boost …
An EIT Digital summer course enables learners to dive into the opportunities available in the Metaverse, the virtual universe of places and things. Along with gaining understanding of NFTs, virtual real estate and similar concepts, students will learn to make businesses around these ideas in the new course: “Metaverse and Digital Asset Management,” a week-long …
The Commission adopted the first designation decisions under the Digital Services Act (DSA), designating 17 Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) and 2 Very Large Online Search Engines (VLOSEs) that reach at least 45 million monthly active users. These are: Very Large Online Platforms: Alibaba AliExpress Amazon Store Apple AppStore com Facebook Google Play Google Maps Google Shopping Instagram LinkedIn Pinterest Snapchat TikTok Twitter …
To further support the uptake of R&I results through standardisation, the Commission has signed a contract on the development and implementation of a European Standardisation Panel Survey. The work will be carried out by a consortium led by Technopolis Consulting Group Belgium and involve the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research. The Survey will …