The European Commission organised the EU Defence Fund Info Days 2025 and the networking event dedicated to the Defence Fund. The event gave an opportunity to representatives of the defence sector to learn more about funding, projects and rules of participation in the European Defence Fund (EDF). Specialists of Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine, NRFU, joined the event online.(more…)
Call for proposal to support women-led deep-tech companies opened for submission within the Horizon Europe European Innovation Council
Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine, NRFU, informs that within the Horizon Europe European Innovation Council (EIC) of the Pillar II: Innovative Europe, a call for proposals has been opened on April 1, 2025:(more…)
In addition to the open calls under the Horizon Europe Cluster 4: Digital, industry and space of Pillar II: Global challenges and European industrial competitiveness, which we have previously published, we inform that Information days dedicated to Cluster 4 will be held on May 13-14, 2025.(more…)
Information about open calls within the partnerships under the Horizon Europe Cluster 4: Digital, Industry and Space
The Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine of the NRFU informs that 8 calls for proposals have been opened within the partnerships under the Horizon Europe Cluster 4: Digital, Industry and Space of Pillar II: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness since March 4, 2025.(more…)
The European Commission’s Info Day will present the research and innovation topics proposed under the Work Programme 2025 of Horizon Europe Cluster 5: Climate, Energy and Mobility. The event will provide prospective applicants with an opportunity to learn more about the funding options under the new work programme (budget: €1.2 billion), which focuses on the twin green and digital transitions required to achieve climate neutrality in Europe by 2050.(more…)
Info guide on the involvement of Ukrainian participants into Horizon Europe with focus on green energy and technology
Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine, NRFU, presents statistics on the involvement of Ukrainian participants in Horizon Europe with a focus on green energy and technology as of 01.04.2025.(more…)
Representative of Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine, NRFU, took part in the latest EIT Jumpstarter Rebuild Ukraine Workshop 2025
On March 29, the latest EIT Jumpstarter Rebuild Ukraine Workshop 2025 was held. The event was organised by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology EIT Community RIS Hub on the basis of the EIT Jumpstarter programme. Representatives of the Department Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine, NRFU, joined the event as speakers for the second year in a row. This time, Nataliia Didenko, Deputy Head of the Department, introduced the avenues to the European funds for Ukrainian startups.(more…)
Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine, NRFU, joined the 4th module of the GrantWay training course by IP Office
On April 1, the 4th module of the training course ‘GrantWay Workshop: How to Prepare a Grant Application Successfully’ was held by the Ukrainian National Office of Intellectual Property and Innovation (IP Office) and partners. Maksym Kolisnyk, Leading Officer of Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine, NRFU, informed about grant opportunities and tools to support the participation of small and medium-sized enterprises of the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon Europe. (more…)
Workshop “Internationalisation and Educational Reforms: Path to European Integration” was held
On March 28, the workshop “Internationalisation and Educational Reforms: Path to European Integration” took place as part of the EU Erasmus+ project “Eurydice Network in Ukraine: Access and Cooperation” (ENUAC). The event was focused on discussing current issues related to the European integration of Ukrainian education, sharing experiences, expanding opportunities with partnerships, and developing joint initiatives for the further advancement of the education sector.
The event was organised by the State Scientific Institution “Institute of Educational Analytics” together with the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine. Representatives of the National Research Foundation of Ukraine joined the event as speakers.
During the working panel on the topic of the EU grant support for the development of educational and research infrastructure in Ukraine, Andrii Kuznetsov, First Deputy Executive Director for Grant Support, NRFU, informed the participants about international cooperation as a factor in the institutional development of the National Research Foundation of Ukraine. For her part, Nataliia Didenko, Deputy Head of the Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine, NRFU, presented the results of the Office’s work over the year and a half of its activities on the basis of the NRFU, focused on the prospects for work and challenges faced by the specialists of the HEOinUA as a Horizon Europe Framework Programme Project.
The workshop also covered other topics related to the European integration of Ukrainian education. Among them: European integration of Ukraine through the prism of state policies, where representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine – Oleksandra Husak, Director General of the Directorate for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, and Serhii Shkabko, Head of the Expert Group, Directorate for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, made a presentation on the specifics of the negotiation process on Ukraine’s accession to the EU in terms of education, science and innovation.
Moreover, the participants were presented the reports on the implementation of the projects ‘Eurydice Network in Ukraine: Access and Cooperation’ (ENUAC) project within the framework of the EU Erasmus+ programme and “Skill Partnerships for Sustainable and Just Migration Patterns” (SKILLS4JUSTICE) under the Horizon Europe; the Erasmus+ programme as a tool for European integration; EUROPASS, Euroguidance, EQF national centres; and the National eTwinning office in Ukraine. In addition, the role of the public sector, in particular the NGO “Ukrainian Association of Teachers and Researchers of European Integration”, in European integration processes was separately reviewed.
Also, among the speakers at the event were representatives of the European Union: Marko Skral, Head of the Expert Group on Inclusive Development and Social and Humanitarian Issues of the Government Office for Coordination of European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, and Peter Birch, Head of A6 Sector “Platforms, Research and Analysis” of the European Education and Culture Executive Agency. The workshop was moderated by Andrii Lytvynchuk, Director of the SSI “Institute of Educational Analytics”, Head of the Eurydice National Unit in Ukraine, who opened the event with a welcoming speech.
For information.
Eurydice Network was established in 1980 by the European Commission and its member states to support cooperation in the field of education in Europe. The main goal of the Network is to provide a detailed understanding of the organization of education systems in Europe and their functioning. With the accession of Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia in January 2024, the Network has expanded and now comprises 43 units. The State Scientific Institution “Institute of Educational Analytics” (SSI “IEA”) is the official national unit of the Eurydice Network in Ukraine.