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14/10/2025
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14/10/2025

ERC InfoDay - Noutăți în ERC Work Programme 2026 și strategii instituționale de succes pentru aplicanți

Vă invităm să participați în data de 14 octombrie 2025, în intervalul 10:00 - 11:30 (EEST), lasesiunea online „ERC InfoDay - Noutăți în ERC Work Programme 2026 și strategii instituționale de succes pentru aplicanți”, organizată de Unitatea NCP@UEFISCDI. Evenimentul va oferi informații actualizate despre modificările introduse prin ERC Work Programme 2026, precum și perspective utile pentru aplicanții și instituțiile interesate de competițiile ERC.

 

În cadrul acestei sesiuni vor fi abordate următoarele aspecte:

  • Principalele noutăți și modificări din ERC Work Programme 2026.
  • Clarificarea criteriilor de evaluare ERC și a așteptărilor evaluatorilor.
  • Rolul ERC Ambassadors în promovarea dialogului dintre cercetători, instituții și factori de decizie.
  • Strategii de sprijin instituțional și inițiative care au contribuit la succesul aplicanților ERC din România.

 

Detalii și înregistrare:

Participarea la eveniment se face în baza înregistrării până pe data de 12 Octombrie 2025, ora 16:00.

 

Pagina evenimentului:

https://www.ncp.uefiscdi.ro/event-details-registration/erc-infoday-wp2026

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17/10/2025
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17/10/2025

EuroHPC AI Factories Update Webinar

This webinar is designed to display updated information on AI Factories infrastructure and services that are available along with use cases from AI Factories and projects.

Startups, SMEs, and industry innovators that want to utilize the infrastructure and services provided by EuroHPC AI Factories are specifically targeted by this webinar.

During the webinar, participants will have access to practical guidance on how to access these resources and services along with presentations from some of the AI Factories, highlighting the services they provide, the sectors they support, and the expertise available to users. It will also showcase experiences from projects that are already benefitting from EuroHPC resources.

For more information and to register, please visit the event website.

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Semic
25/11/2025
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26/11/2025

Registration for SEMIC 2025 is officially open! Reserve your spot now!

Mark your calendars for the SEMIC 2025 Conference, taking place on 25-26 November in Copenhagen, organised by the European Commission in partnership with the Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

The 2025 conference focuses on "Interoperability for Impact", aligning closely with the objectives of the Interoperable Europe Act. It will showcase how interoperability directly supports EU digital goals, transforming visionary aspirations into tangible realities.

SEMIC 2025 will address the critical role of interoperability in the public sector, examining concrete actions and policies that enhance connectivity across Europe’s digital public services.

For more information access event wesite.

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03/12/2025
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04/12/2025

EFECS 2025

The next edition of EFECS – the European Forum for Electronic Components and Systems is set for December 3–4, 2025 in Malta. The event will focus on boosting innovation and European competitiveness in the ECS sector.

This year's theme, "Accelerate Innovation: Building European Competitiveness," emphasizes value chain security, sustainability, and the exploration of emerging market opportunities. Key features include insightful keynotes and discussions on cutting-edge topics like quantum tech, cybersecurity, and AI.

Attendees will have the chance to network with over 700 stakeholders from Europe’s semiconductor and ECS ecosystem, as well as strengthen the Chips Joint Undertaking mission. The event aims to celebrate progress and shape the future of the ECS value chain. Registration details will be available soon.

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News

The European Commission has announced that the topic HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DIGITAL-EMERGING-09 “GenAI4EU Booster” has been cancelled at short notice due to legal concerns.

Officials confirm that the call will be re-opened in the next Work Programme, with updates expected to appear on the Funding & Tenders Portal.

This decision impacts applicants preparing proposals under Cluster 4, particularly in the fields of digital, AI, and emerging technologies.

Stay tuned for the official update and revised timeline.

The ELI (Extreme Light Infrastructure) is pleased to announce the opening of the 7th ELI User Call. Researchers worldwide are invited to submit their proposals for experiments to access ELI's state-of-the-art instruments and equipment. Proposals will be evaluated by an international peer review panel with an emphasis on scientific excellence.

Proposal Submission Deadline: 29 October 2025

More information at: ELI User Call

 

Un nou apel a fost lansat în cadrul grantului de cercetare ERC Consolidator Grant, parte a programului Orizont Europa. Această competiție prestigioasă se adresează cercetătorilor care desfășoară proiecte științifice inovatoare cu impact internațional și doresc să își consolideze echipele de cercetare. 

Sunt eligibili cercetători excelenți care au susținut teza doctorală cu 7-12 ani în urmă. Finanțarea se ridică la maximum 2 milioane EUR și poate dura până la 5 ani. 

Cercetătorii își pot depune propunerile până la 13 ianuarie 2026 prin intermediul portalului UE de aplicare.

Pentru întrebări legate de apel sau pentru a primi sprijin în pregătirea propunerii de proiect, vă invităm să programați o întâlnire la Oficiul Orizont Europa din Moldova

Informații adiționale pentru aplicanți.

Webinar pentru cercetători din RM cu informații despre schemele de finanțare ERC

 

Research managers play a crucial role in boosting impact, innovation, and opportunities across Europe. Therefore, European Commission published a new video series shares inspiring success stories from research management community:

1️⃣ Masterclass for MSCA fellowships – Tampere University tripled applications for MSCA Individual Fellowships by organizing targeted training.
🔗 https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/media/video/I-273144 

2️⃣ Professionalizing research management – AGAUR (Catalonia) increased funding success, helping the region secure 3.3% of Horizon Europe’s budget.
🔗 https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/media/video/I-273145 

3️⃣ DiscussAI– ADAPT/DCU engaged 80,000+ citizens in Ireland in national dialogue on AI.
🔗 https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/media/video/I-273146 

4️⃣ From lab to market – EU-LIFE launched an annual pitch event connecting researchers with investors and venture capitalists.
🔗 https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/media/video/I-273147 

5️⃣ Enabling researcher careers – Ca’ Foscari University of Venice implemented strategic programmes for training, mentorship, talent attraction, and governance, boosting EU-funded projects and visibility.
🔗 https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/media/video/I-273148 

Researchers Networking Forum on Energy & Advanced Mobility (Cluster 5) aims to bring together Korean and European researchers to discuss joint applications for Horizon Europe Pillar 2 calls and beyond. It offers an exclusive opportunity for participants to engage in in-depth conversations and explore potential collaborations.

�� Date & Venue: Brussels, 14–16 October 2025

Two separate forums will be organized simultaneously — one focused on Energy and the other on Advanced Mobility. Each forum will host up to 50 participants:

  1. 10 Korean researchers (main speakers)
  2. Approx. 15 European (and Associated Countries) researchers (main speakers)
  3. Up to 20 observers, who can join the full programme alongside the main speakers.

Korean participants have already been announced, and applications for European participants are open until 10 September.
�� More Information & ApplicationEvent Page

✈️ Financial Support: KERC will cover transportation and accommodation costs for all selected participants. Others may join as observers at their own expense.

Highlights

A new way to bring concrete solutions to some of the EU greatest challenges with ambitious goals to deliver concrete results by 2030.

  • EU Missions will deliver impact by putting research and innovation into a new role in combination with new forms of governance and collaboration, as well as citizen  engagement.
  • EU Missions are a coordinated effort by the Commission to pool the necessary resources in terms of funding programmes, policies and regulations, as well as other activities. They aim to mobilise and activate public and private actors, such as EU Member States, regional and local authorities, research institutes, farmers and land managers, entrepreneurs and investors to create a real and lasting impact.
  • EU Missions will support Europe’s transformation into a greener, healthier, more inclusive and resilient continent. 

Mission Starfish 2030: Restore our Ocean and Waters

Targets by 2030: cleaning marine and fresh waters, restoring degraded ecosystems and habitats, decarbonising the blue economy in order to sustainably harness the essential goods and services they provide.

Caring for Soil is Caring for Life

Targets by 2030: at least 75% of all soils in the EU are healthy for food, people, nature and climate. The proposed mission combines research and innovation, education and training, investments and the demonstration of good practices using “Living labs” (experiments and innovation in a laboratory on the ground) and “Lighthouses” (places to showcase good practices).

Conquering Cancer: Mission Possible

Targets by 2030: more than 3 million more lives saved, living longer and better, achieve a thorough understanding of cancer, prevent what is preventable, optimise diagnosis and treatment, support the quality of life of all people exposed to cancer, and ensure equitable access to the above across Europe.

A Climate Resilient Europe - Adaptation to Climate change

Targets by 2030: prepare Europe to deal with climate disruptions, accelerate the transition to a healthy and prosperous future within safe planetary boundaries and scale up solutions for resilience that will trigger transformations in society.

100 Climate-Neutral Cities by 2030 - by and for the citizens

Targets by 2030: support, promote and showcase 100 European cities in their systemic transformation towards climate neutrality by 2030 and turn these cities into innovation hubs for all cities, benefiting quality of life and sustainability in Europe.

European Partnerships bring the European Commission and private and/or public partners together to address additional challenges through concerted research and innovation initiatives, on top of the challenges addressed by Horizon Europe. They are a key implementation tool of Horizon Europe, and contribute significantly to achieving the EU’s political priorities.

By bringing private and public partners together, European Partnerships help to avoid the duplication of investments and contribute to reducing the fragmentation of the research and innovation landscape in the EU.

Find out more about European Partnerships in the Commission’s infographic.

Identifying partnerships

The Commission carried out impact assessments that helped identify the candidates for partnerships.

The portfolio of European Partnerships includes 49 candidates  which have now been taken into the next step of preparations.

The partnership candidates are collected across 5 areas. 

Full details of candidates, draft proposal documents and contact details please see below.

The current list of candidate European Partnerships is found in Annex 7 of the Orientations towards the first Strategic Plan for Horizon Europe.

Results from the structured consultation of EU countries are summarised in the report European Partnerships under Horizon Europe: results of the structured consultation of Member States.

Types of partnership

The Horizon Europe proposal lays down the conditions and principles for establishing European Partnerships. There are 3 types.

Co-programmed European Partnerships
These are partnerships between the Commission and private and/or public partners. They are based on memoranda of understanding and/or contractual arrangements.

Co-funded European Partnerships using a programme co-fund action
Partnerships involving EU countries, with research funders and other public authorities at the core of the consortium.

Institutionalised European Partnerships
These are partnerships where the EU participates in research and innovation funding programmes that are undertaken by EU countries.

These partnerships require legislative proposals from the Commission and are based on a Council Regulation (Article 187) or a Decision by the European Parliament and Council (Article 185). They are implemented by dedicated structures created for that purpose.

Institutionalised partnerships will only be implemented where other parts of the Horizon Europe programme, including other types of partnership, would not achieve the desired objectives or expected impacts.

Documents

Horizon Europe’s next generation European partnerships (PDF File)

Source:
https://ec.europa.eu/info/horizon-europe/european-partnerships-horizon-europe_en

WIDERA NCPs is an umbrella name for the transnational network of National Contact Points (NCPs) for Widening participation and strengthening the European Research Area under Horizon Europe.

NCP_WIDERA.NET Project is a 3 years Coordination and Support Action financed by the European Commission and established with the aim to empower the network of National Contact Points (NCP) for WIDERA under the Horizon Europe Framework Programme.

The check-list was developed as a tool for NCPs to help them to review the project proposals in order to help the applicants to develop their project proposals in higher quality. There are included all the conditions / questions published in the WP General Annexes, Application form and Evaluation form

Following a workshop activity which took place in May in Dublin, the report summarises delegates' input on opportunities, barriers and useful support.

In a nutshell, the main conclusions are:

  • From engaging in Horizon Europe, SSH researchers can gain funding, prestige, expansion of networks and opportunity for impact.
  • Social science and arts & humanities should not be understood as a monolith.
  • Reliable partners are a huge resource. Being included in networks might be challenging for newcomers.
  • Early career researchers can benefit from participation in Horizon Europe projects. However, provisions for their inclusion and career-development are not explicitly required nor rewarded by the funder.
  • There are considerable differences among institutions in terms of in-house, opportunities for peer-learning, expertise, capacities and contractual conditions