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NEW FAQS PUBLISHED ON FUNDING & TENDERS OPPORTUNITIES PORTAL
On 10 February, new FAQs related to the COVID-19 pandemic were published and some of the existing FAQs updated with MSCA-specific clarifications.
EU TO INVEST €150 MILLION FOR RESEARCH TO COUNTER CORONAVIRUS VARIANTS
On 17 February, the Commission presented a Communication for the proposed launch of a European bio-defence preparedness programme called “HERA Incubator” to address the emerging threat of coronavirus variants.
ERC LAUNCHES NEW MENTORING SCHEME
The European Research Council is launching a new mentoring initiative to target countries where the levels of participation and success rates in ERC calls for proposals have been so far modest.
ERC KICKS OFF HORIZON EUROPE
Established by the ERC Scientific Council, the 2021 work programme was adopted on 22 February by the European Commission. This work programme is the first approved under the 2021-2027 European Union Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, Horizon Europe.
COMMISSION SETS COURSE FOR AN OPEN, SUSTAINABLE AND ASSERTIVE EU TRADE POLICY
The European Commission has set out its trade strategy for the coming years. Reflecting the concept of open strategic autonomy, it builds on the EU's openness to contribute to the economic recovery through support for the green and digital transformations, as well as a renewed focus on strengthening multilateralism and reforming global trade rules to ensure that they are fair and sustainable.
EU INDUSTRY: COMMISSION TAKES ACTION TO IMRPOVE SYNERGIES BETWEEN CIVIL, DEFENCE AND SPACE INDUSTRIES
The Commission presented an Action Plan on Synergies between civil, defence and space industries to further enhance Europe's technological edge and support its industrial base.
GREEN DEAL: CITIES AND REGIONS DEFINE 2021 ROADMAP
The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) has put forward a Green Deal roadmap for 2021. At the 4th meeting of the Green Deal Going Local working group, local leaders agreed on the political objectives and priorities to accelerate the carbon-neutral transition while placing cities and regions at the heart of the COVID-19 recovery.
EIT CLIMATE-KIC BUILDING CLIMATE AWARENESS THROUGH VIDEOGAMES
Change Game, a videogame financed by EIT Climate-KIC and designed by CMCC Foundation, confronts the complexity of climate change, and how it interacts with society and natural ecosystems.
CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST IN NEW EUROPEAN COMMISSION EXPERT GROUP
The European Commissioner Mariya Gabriel launched an open call for expression of interest in a new Commission Expert Group on quality investment in education and training.
Member News
NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS: WORKSHOP ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR BIG SATELLITE DATA
Six leading Greek research institutions join forces to showcase how Machine Learning can unlock the potential of Big Earth Observation Data for socio-environmental purposes.
UClan Cyprus: ICLAIM’S ‘SOCIAL MEDIATION IN PRACTISE’ PROJECT RECEIVES THE EUROPEAN CITIZEN PRIZE 2020 FROM THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
The Interdisciplinary Centre for Law, Alternative and Innovative Methods (ICLAIM), an independent non-profit organisation working in close association with the School of Law at the University of Central Lancashire in Cyprus (UCLan Cyprus), is proud to announce that out of the 30 laureates of the European Parliament’s European Citizen Prize 2020, from 25 countries of the EU, ICLAIM is one of the two recipients from Cyprus!
CUT (CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY): TEXTOUR: REVIEWING CULTURAL TOURISM IN EUROPE
A new EU-funded project, TExTOUR, aims to design innovative and sustainable cultural tourism strategies to enhance socio-economic territorial development in lesser-known destinations in Europe, and other places.
CYI AWARDED MULTIMILLION EU PROJECT TO EDUCATE NEXT GENERATION OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICISTS AND ENGINEERS
The Cyprus Institute has received funding exceeding 3.5 Million euros and will offer 20 fellowships to talented PhD students for an innovative doctoral programme aimed at educating the next generation of computational physicists and engineers in using advanced computer technologies.
THE OPEN UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS JOINS A RESEARCH PROJECT ON “YOUTH NEW PERSONAL & EMPLOYABLE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT”
The Open University of Cyprus (OUC) contributes to the implementation of a research project entitled “Youth new personal & employable skills development (YNSPEED)” aiming to facilitate youth development and training in critical digital and employability skills and other competencies essential for an active and responsible digital citizen.
CYI: KICK OFF MEETING FOR THE EU “SIGNIFICANCE” PROJECT ON PREVENTION OF ILLICIT TRAFFICKING OF CULTURAL GOODS
On 27 January 2021, CyI’s STARC/APAC, in collaboration with the Università Politecnica delle Marche (Italy) and Hypertech S.A. (Greece), organised the kick off meeting for the EU Stop Illicit Heritage Trafficking with Artificial Intelligence (SIGNIFICANCE) project.
CYI TO HOST FOUR NEW MARIE SKLODOWSKA-CURIE ACTIONS IN LATEST STRING OF IMPORTANT H2020 FUNDING SUCCESSES
In the latest evaluation results for the highly competitive and prestigious “Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions” (MSCA) programme announced in February 2021, an unprecedented four proposals in the “Individual Fellowships” (IF) category were selected for funding, and will be hosted at the Cyprus Institute (CyI) over the next few years.
AUEB: RESEARCH IN 6G WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATICS
Researchers from the Mobile Multimedia Lab (MMLab) of the Department of Informatics - AUEB achieved the admission of 2 papers in the top conference in Computer Communications IEEE International Conference on Computer Communication (IEEE INFOCOM), to be held in May 2021.
50 YOUNG POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS WILL BE EMPLOYED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS, WITH H2020 FUNDING - MSCA COFUND, AMOUNTING TO € 3.7 MILLION
The University of Cyprus has secured funding of € 3.7 million from the EU Horizon 2020 Programme for Research and Innovation and the MSCA-COFUND action. The project involves the implementation of fifty (50) multidisciplinary-interdisciplinary research projects (two-year duration courses) in which excellent postdoctoral researchers will be employed.
24 Feb
DigithON: Innovation and Digitalisation in the Travel Industry
Inspiring plenary sessions, informative workshops and targeted 1-to-1 meetings, the DigithON event promises knowledge gain and new business contacts.
14 May
Neapolis University Pafos and the International University of Greece co-organises the 13th International Conference of Economies of the Balkan and Eastern European Countries 2021
The 13th International Conference of “the Economies of Balkan and Eastern European Countries – EBEEC 2021” will be held from 14 – 16.05.2021 in Pafos.
02 Jun
RISE IMET International Conference on Emerging Technologies and the Digital Transformation of Museums and Heritage Sites
The RISE IMET International Conference on Emerging Technologies and the Digital Transformation of Museums and Heritage Sites will be held in Nicosia, Cyprus, on June 2-4 2021. The conference is organised by the Research Centre on Interactive media, Smart systems and Emerging technologies (RISE).
