On October 17-18, the XVI Congress of the UAES took place in Uzhhorod: Ukraine’s Accession to the EU and Reconstruction. The annual event was organised by the Ukrainian Association of European Studies with the support of the Uzhhorod National University Rectorate and the Educational and Research Institute of European Integration Studies of UzhNU in cooperation with the National Erasmus+ Office in Ukraine. At the invitation of the organisers, Tayisiya Symochko, a representative of Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine, NRFU, joined as a speaker. (more…)

An Information Day: The EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon Europe. Current calls and partnerships in project proposals in the area of Climate, Energy and Mobility – was held on October 17. The event was held at the Prydniprovia State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture, the Ukrainian State University of Science and Technology, Dnipro city. Representatives of the National Research Foundation of Ukraine joined the event as leading speakers. (more…)

On October 16, experts of Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine, NRFU took part in the second of a series of webinars on proposal submitting managing grants in Horizon Europe – Horizon Implementation Day: Grant Agreement Preparation in Horizon Europe. (more…)

On October 16, the team of Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine of the National Research Foundation of Ukraine took part in a joint event with the Agency of European Innovations, a practice-oriented webinar: Participation in Horizon Europe projects with a focus on calls in the area of health, bioeconomy and agriculture. (more…)

On October 15, specialists of Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine, NRFU held the first training event for representatives of the network of National Contact Points of the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon Europe. This is the first webinar in a series of training events planned by Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine for national NCPs. The event was devoted to a general introduction to the work of NCPs, summarising the experience of NCPs in the previous framework programme Horizon 2020 with a focus on Horizon Europe and working with the EU tool – Funding and Tendering Portal. (more…)

On October 14, the team of the Department “Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine”, NRFU held another online consultation for Nataliia Korol, a representative of the Perechyn Timber and Chemical Plant. The company is interested in participating in Horizon Europe, in particular, in the call dedicated to the development of quartz enrichment technologies. (more…)

On October 12, a webinar on the tools for enhancing innovative development and synergy between science and business in the restoration of Ukraine was held. Igor Taranov, Head of Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine, NRFU, joined the event as a guest speaker. PhD in Economics, Associate Professor, Head of the Office presented the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon Europe as one of the tools to intensify the development of domestic business, in particular, grant opportunities for enterprises under the Programme. (more…)

On October 10, the Institute of Water Problems and Land Reclamation of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine hosted the VI International Scientific and Practical Conference of Young Scientists “The Role of Land Reclamation and Water Management in Ensuring Sustainable Agricultural Development”. Among the key speakers of the event was a representative of Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine, NRFU – Natalia Didenko, PhD in Agriculture, Senior Researcher, Deputy Head of the Office. (more…)

On October 10, 2024, the National University “Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic” hosted an information event “Integration of Ukraine into European Research Initiatives: National Contact Point and University Research Infrastructure as an Opening New Opportunities within the Horizon Europe Programme”. At the beginning of the meeting, the Rector of Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Professor Viktor Greshta and the Executive Director of the National Research Foundation of Ukraine, Candidate of Philology, Associate Professor Olga Polotska addressed the audience with a welcoming speech. Thus, Viktor Greshta emphasized the important role of the university in developing the scientific potential of the region and expressed interest in participating in various grant programs, in particular in the Horizon Europe Programme. In his presentation, Victor Greshta informed the audience about the university’s innovative developments and achievements, powerful research infrastructure and opportunities for students, researchers and potential partners. Welcoming the participants, Olga Polotska noted that this event was the first information event of the NCP, which has recently started its work. It was also stressed that such meetings and consultations are necessary to develop the network and thus strengthen the participation of Ukrainian participants in the Horizon Europe Programme.

Igor Taranov and Nadiia Naumova, representatives of Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine, presented the latest information about the Programme and the prospects for the participation of Ukrainian participants in the calls under the Research Infrastructures component.

Dmytro Pavlenko, Head of the National Contact Point for Research Infrastructures, and the specialists of the NCP presented the plans of the National Contact Point for Research Infrastructures, its main tasks and expected results.

More information on the development of innovative projects of Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic was provided by Andrii Ivanchenko, PhD in Public Administration, Associate Professor, Vice-Rector for Scientific and Pedagogical Work, Socio-Economic Development and Youth Policy of Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic.

The event was organized by the National University “Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic”, on the basis of which the NCP operates, and the National Research Foundation of Ukraine.

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National Contact Points (hereinafter referred to as NCPs) is the main structure that provides guidance, advice on the practical aspects of participation and support for participants, potential participants and all stakeholders of the Horizon Europe Programme. The NCP network is established in all the countries participating in Horizon Europe Programme, in most of the associated countries and non-associated countries (so-called “third countries”) that are not direct partners of the Programme. More information about the NCP is available on the website of the Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine.