Work package WP1 – Identification, preparation and implementation of Joint Call

The objective of this WP is to implement necessary preparatory steps for a joint Ukrainian-European R&I funding initiative. This includes the definition of relevant R&I priorities, the establishment of a GFP, and creating the structural, administrative and technical basis for the Joint Call. Further the objective is to implement this first Joint Call for European-Ukrainian R&I consortia, meaning a call text will be launched and a process for evaluation and selecting project proposals will be conducted.

Work package WP2 – Empowering Ukraine – think, decide, act

The objective of this WP is to create a Knowledge Hub for quadruple helix stakeholders across Ukraine and the EaP countries. It also facilitates science-business collaboration through events such as international matchmaking and workshops on science-business collaboration and innovation procurement. The consortium will use the project results to support the update of a Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) for EU-Ukraine R&I cooperation.

Work package WP3 – Assessment of progress and results

The objective of this WP is to carry out a set of monitoring and assessment activities for the project’s Joint Call (WP1) and joint actions (WP2) which will enhance the societal uptake of results and contribute to the project’s sustainability.

Work package WP4 – Communication, Dissemination, Exploitation

The objectives of this WP are to raise awareness of the ERA, mobilise relevant R&I stakeholders across European MS/ AC and Ukraine, strengthen the leverage for insights from R&I being translated and circulated into the fields of economy and technology and boost the uptake of R&I in society through a wide range of communication, dissemination and exploitation actions.

Work package WP5 – Project coordination and management

This WP ensures the overall management of LUKE by coordinating partners, data management, financial administration, ethical requirements as well as supporting the project management bodies. It also includes quality assurance as well as all official communication to the EC and the financial and technical reporting.

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