Every year in September, the President of the European Commission delivers the State of the Union address before the European Parliament.  Also, the President determines how the Commission will address the most pressing challenges the European Union is facing and future prospects for shaping the future of the EU. European Commission's President Ursula von der Leyen will be delivering her first State of the Union speech on 16 September, 9.00 CET...

European Research and Innovation Days, the European Commission’s annual flagship Research and Innovation event, will be held online from 22 to 24 September. This event brings together policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs and the public to debate and shape the future of research and innovation in Europe and beyond. The European Research and Innovation Days present a unique opportunity to join the conversation and be involved in numerous...

Have your say on Horizon Europe’s first Strategic Plan, which will guide the work programmes and topics for the first four years of this programme. Horizon Europe and its Strategic Plan are being developed as a co-design process to target the most important issues. This survey will collect data which will help to validate impacts, debates and new ideas. The received input will especially support the implementation of the programme’s second...

Within the Croatian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Ministry of Science and Education together with the Agency of Mobility and EU Programmes organized the video conference named MSCA2020.hr: MSCA Impact and Future Challenges. The footage of the conference and available presentations can be found on the MSCA2020.hr conference subpage. For easier access to parts of the conference, the recordings were divided into panels....

Within the German Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Federal Ministry of Education and Research is organizing the MSCA video conference. The conference will be held on 29 September, from 9.30 am to 16.30 pm. The conference will focus on synergies between THE MSCA programme and the European University Initiative and mentoring in MSCA projects. The MSCA falling Walls lab will take place within the framework of the conference to...

A presidency conference “MSCA 2020.HR: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Impact and Future Challenges”, held on 19 June 2020 in Zagreb, discussed the role and importance of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (MSCA) programme in achieving a positive and balanced brain circulation, the ways of attracting and maintaining excellent researchers and encouraging them to participate in research and innovation programmes. In this context, the state...

Science is Wonderful! brings the world of science, research and innovation to the public. This year, the exhibition will take place fully online from 22 to 24 September to reach out to more European citizens than ever as part of the second edition of the European Research and Innovation Days, which will also be organised fully online. Through an array of digital activities, researchers will interact with children, students and citizens, explain...

Online Falling Walls Lab will be held on 29 September 2020. Ongoing MSCA fellows, including early stage and experienced researchers, can apply for this lab until 15 July 2020. For participation is necessary to pitch innovative idea in just 3 minutes, showcasing a breakthrough that creates a positive impact on science and society. The aim of this event is to encourage scientific and entrepreneurial innovations and promote interdisciplinarity. For...

The website Re-open EU, developed to help people confidently plan their holidays and travels during the summer and beyond, will be launched on 15 June 2020. This platform has been developed by the Joint Research Centre (JRC), in close collaboration with the Secretariat General and with the support of DG GROW, MOVE, HOME, SANTE, JUST, COMM, SJ, DGT, and the Council of the European Union. The European Union, and all of its member states, in...

Training and mobility programme CONEX-Plus aims to accelerate the career development of a cohort of Experienced Researchers at University Carlos III Madrid (UC3M) in Spain. For that purpose, it will offer 30 fellowships of 36 months each, for incoming mobility to UC3M. This programme will develop the next generation of research leaders in the strategic research areas that are identified in the Research and Innovation Strategy for Smart...