The European Excellence Initiative invites you to take part in the competition « Strengthening capacity for excellence in higher 91Ƶ and surrounding ecosystems».
Under the initiative, Horizon Europe support aims to mobilize local and regional government investment in the higher education sector through:
- development of joint research and innovation strategies and roadmaps;
- allocation of capacity and resources through joint activities that prepare the network to create an alliance of universities in order to increase the attractiveness of researchers’ careers;
- cooperation with surrounding ecosystems to transfer knowledge and skills;
- transition to universities focused on knowledge and digital technologies, development of open sciences;
- creation or strengthening of technology transfer services and cooperation platforms;
- involvement of citizens in solving social problems;
- supporting institutional change through inclusive gender equality plans.
Proposals must be aimed at the higher education sector: universities of all types, research organizations, academies of sciences, polytechnic universities, universities of applied sciences and specialized public laboratories.
The budget is 30 million euros. Deadline – November 4, 2021.
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