Generative Artificial Intelligence tools such as ChatGPT are having a significant impact on various fields of activity, including scientific research. While these powerful tools can be useful for certain tasks, they also present a number of challenges and limitations that users should be aware of. (more…)
Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine of the NRFU informs that on December 05, 2024 a joint webinar of Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine and the National Contact Point for the Joint Research Center will be held.
The event is organised for representatives of higher education institutions, research institutions, SMEs, NGOs and anyone interested in the opportunities of the Horizon Europe Programme and the Joint Research Center in particular.
The event will be held from 10:00 to 12:30 Kyiv time in an online format.
Languages of the event: Ukrainian, English (simultaneous interpretation will be provided).
The event is organized by the National Research Foundation of Ukraine and the National Contact Point for the Joint Research Center.
Preliminary program:
The event will be held on the Webex platform via the link:
https://heoinua.webex.com/heoinua/j.php?MTID=med1f731dd3a3fa4ff751248517845ce2
On November 28, the team of Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine of the National Research Foundation of Ukraine held a webinar together with the Czech-Ukrainian Scientific Society on key aspects of the Horizon Europe Programme. The participants discussed the main directions of the Programme and opportunities for finding partners and participation of Ukrainian and Czech scientists, researchers and innovators. (more…)
Specialists of the Department “Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine”, NRFU not only conduct trainings and educational events for all those interested in participating in the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon Europe, but also constantly study and improve their knowledge. Thus, on November 26-28, employees of the Department took part in a training event dedicated to working with artificial intelligence, organised for research project managers: AI Boot Camp for Research Managers. (more…)
On November 28, a representative of Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine, NRFU took part in Grantwriting School: Preparing and Submitting Project Proposals for Participation in Horizon Europe Calls. This is the first training organised by the National Contact Point of the Programme in the area of Climate, Energy and Mobility, which operates on the basis of the Ukrainian State University of Science and Technology (Dnipro). (more…)
On November 27, representatives of the National Research Foundation of Ukraine, at the invitation of Borys Burkinsky, Director of the Institute for Market and Economic and Environmental Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, took part in the round table discussion “European Innovation Council and European Innovation Systems: Opportunities for Financing Cooperation between Science and Business in Research and Innovation”. The purpose of the event was to discuss steps towards a more complete use of EU funding instruments for the development of research and innovation by the institutions of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the business sector. (more…)
Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine of the NRFU informs that on December 09, 2024 the COST Association Info-Day for Ukraine will be held.
The event is organised for representatives of higher education institutions, research institutions, SME, NGOs and anyone interested in the COST Programme opportunities.
The event will be held from 15:00 to 17:00 Kyiv time in an online format.
The event is organised by the National Research Foundation of Ukraine and the COST Association with support of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.
Preliminary program (Kyiv time):
15:00-15:10 – welcoming remarks by Denys Kurbatov, Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine, and Olga Polotska, Executive Director of the National Research Foundation of Ukraine.
15:10-16:40 – working part:
– COST: Promoting and Spreading Research Excellence in Europe and beyond;
– How to participate in COST and how to submit an application?
– Added value and impact of participating in COST Action;
– Nomination process;
16:40-17:00 – Q&A session.
Please note that you can join the event by filling out the registration form (in ukrainian language) https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1eP5CVXM1UhgwVo8Wgn7V9ejmtvPTnDvQiRXCb2KfHF0/edit
Registered participants will receive a link to the event. The registration deadline is December 06, 2024 by 14:00.
On November 25, the staff of Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine, NRFU held a regular 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 second webinar in a series of training events held by the Office for national NCPs. This time, the listeners received useful knowledge that will help new participants navigate the registration of their organisation on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal, learned information about the main tools for finding partners and the features of using Horizon Dashboard as a tool, namely, the algorithm for searching and analysing information. (more…)
On November 22, specialists of Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine, NRFU took part in an information event dedicated to the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon Europe under the WIDERA and Research Infrastructures. The event was held at Uzhhorod National University in a hybrid format. (more…)
On November 21, 2024, the Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs hosted an information event on “Issues of participation in Horizon Europe calls under the cluster 3 “Civil Security for Society”, which was joined by representatives of the NRFU.
The event was organised to inform the scientific, educational and professional community about the opportunities of Horizon Europe Programme, in particular, about the functioning of the National Contact Point (NCP) for Cluster 3 “Civil Security for Society”. The participants also overviewed the structure of Cluster 3, its thematic areas and the activities of Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine. Information was provided on Ukraine’s participation in calls under the Cluster 3 and related success stories were presented.
The speakers of the event were Oleksiy Serdiuk (Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs), Oleksandr Chemeris (G.E. Pukhov Institute for Modelling in Energy Engineering), representatives of the NCP for Cluster 3 “Civil Security for Society”, and Olga Kurykina, Leading Officer of Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine, NRFU, who is responsible for Cluster 3.
The webinar programme covered the following key topics:
Particular attention was paid to the specifics of funding under the Cluster 3 and opportunities for cooperation within the Programme. Participants had the opportunity to ask questions to the speakers and receive practical advice on how to prepare applications.
