On April 30, the Workshop: Horizon Europe Transdisciplinarity Research: Challenges, Participants and Best Practices took place. The event was organised within the framework of the Horizon Europe Academy of the NCP4HE network for coordinators of the Horizon Europe National Contact Points from across Europe. Igor Taranov, Head of the Department Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine, NRFU, as a National Coordinator of the Ukrainian NCP network, took part in the event. (more…)

Specialists of Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine, NRFU, are regularly engaged in various events to inform society about opportunities for Ukrainian researchers and innovators within the EU Horizon Europe Programme. Thus, on April 30, a representative of the Office took part in the Kyiv Region Community Forum 2025. The event brought together communities, entrepreneurs, international partners, representatives of the government and the expert community around a common goal: to join efforts and create conditions for sustainable development of the region and attract investment in the current situation. (more…)

On April 25, a number of information events dedicated to the 9th EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon Europe were held. Specialists of Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine, NRFU, took part as speakers.

Thus, the National Contact Point Civil Security for Society held an information event dedicated to the preparation of the Horizon Europe project application in this area. The online event was organised for all those interested in participating in the Programme, as well as those responsible for international cooperation and participation in grant programmes of higher education institutions and security and defence institutions.

Igor Taranov, Head of Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine, NRFU, informed the public about the specifics of the Office’s work as the Programme’s Coordination Centre, which had been successfully operating for over a year and a half on the basis of the National Research Foundation of Ukraine. For her part, Olga Kurykina, Leading Officer, presented the details of budgeting in the Horizon Europe projects, in particular, she highlighted the actual cost method and the lump sum financing type.

On the same day, April 25, the Office’s representatives joined the information event “Current opportunities for funding startups under the Horizon Europe Programme”. The event was held in a hybrid format, so that speakers and participants could both join online and attend the event onsite in Odesa.

First, Igor Taranov, Head of Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine, NRFU, welcomed the audience and presented the specifics of the Office’s activities aimed at raising public awareness of the opportunities offered by the Horizon Europe Programme. Then Vladyslav Mykhailenko, Leading Officer, spoke about the potential of funding business in the area of research and innovation under the Programme.

The event was organised by the HE NCP European Innovation Council and European Innovation Ecosystems in cooperation with Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine, the Southern Scientific Centre of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the Institute for Market and Economic and Environmental Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, NGO “Education. Science. Development”, and NGO “Needed Here”.

On April 23, an information day dedicated to the Horizon Europe Programme, in particular current calls and partnerships within Cluster 5: Climate, Energy and Mobility, was held. The event was organised by the National Contact Point for the Climate, Energy and Mobility with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the Ukrainian State University of Science and Technology. Representatives of Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine, NRFU took part as speakers. (more…)

On April 16-18, the training: International Support for the Conservation and Development of Plant Genetic Resources – Opportunities for Ukraine was held in Kyiv. The event was organised by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) for representatives of 13 institutes of the National Agrarian Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, which are members of the Coordination Committee for the Implementation of the Strategy for the Development of Agriculture and Genetic Resources of Ukraine. Members of the National Research Foundation of Ukraine, as representatives of the programmes that provide grant support for scientific or related activities, took part in the event as speakers. (more…)

On April 17, the team of Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine, NRFU, held an online consultation for representatives of the Mindship project – Breathwork powered by science, your data and AI for stress relief. The company, whose activities are aimed at breathwork based on science, human data and artificial intelligence to relieve stress, is looking for funding to conduct a scientific study on the effectiveness of the project and further development of their technology. Therefore, they need support in some issues related to participation in Horizon Europe calls. (more…)

On April 16, the Hryhoriy Skovoroda University in Pereiaslav hosted an information event “Grant opportunities and support tools of the Horizon Europe Programme” with a focus on the New European Bauhaus. The event was organised and held by the university in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the Ministry of Community and Territorial Development of Ukraine, the National Research Foundation of Ukraine and the Kyiv Regional State Administration according to the NCP Training Dissemination Plan of the National Contact Point New European Initiative Bauhaus. The experts of Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine were the speakers at the event. (more…)