Switzerland is Associated to EU Programmes (Nov. 2025)

The EU Programmes Agreement (EUPA) was signed on 10 November 2025 and it applies with immediate effect, meaning that Switzerland is associated to Horizon Europe, the Euratom programme and the DEP retroactively from 1 January 2025.

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European Innovation Council (EIC) 2026 Work Programme (Nov. 2025)

The European Commission adopted the 2026 Work Programme of the European Innovation Council. It opens funding opportunities worth over €1.4 billion for strategic technologies and scaling up companies. 

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Horizon Europe Info Days – European Innovation Council (EIC) Work Programme 2026 (Nov. 2025)

• November 13, 2025, 09:30 – 16:45 (CET)

• EIC Work Programme 2026

• November 14, 2025, 9:00 – 13:15 (CET)

• EIC Accelerator Challenges

• November 17, 2025, 14:00 - 16:15 (CET)

• EIC Advanced Innovation Challenges

You can already submit your questions through Slido.

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Travel grants (Nov. 2025)

Reimbursement of travel & accommodation for Romanian potential applicants to attend brokerage events in clusters Pillar II - Horizon Europe. 

• Matchmaking – Building Research and Innovation Partnerships - HEu (27 Nov 2025 - Brussels, Belgium)

• Matchmaking Event on Horizon EU Cluster 6 – Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment - HEu (1-2 Dec 2025 - Reading, UK)

• Human-Centered Digital Transformation for Sustainable Societies - HEu (3-4 Dec 2025 - Jönköping, Sweden)

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Academic cooperation between the EU and Paraguay: virtual matchmaking sessions from November 11-13, 2025 (Nov. 2025)

Everyone interested in creating consortia for Erasmus+, MSCA, Horizon Europe calls, or other collaborative opportunities is invited to register on the matchmaking platform, where virtual matchmaking sessions will be organised from November 11-13:

• November 11, 2025, 13:00 - 17:00 CET 

  • Educational Development and Mobility: capacity building projects, joint degree programs, mobility, etc.

• November 12, 2025, 13:00 - 17:00 CET 

  • Digital Focus: digitalization of industries, inclusive digital society, data science, cybersecurity etc.

• November 13, 2025, 13:00  - 17:00 CET

  • Green Focus: renewable energies, sustainable forestry, circular economy, etc.

Please register at https://www.b2match.com/e/puentes-academicos-paraguay-european-union/ and start scheduling meetings with people from other institutions and faculties!                 

 

Invitație la workshop – Integrarea dimensiunii de gen în cercetare (12 noiembrie, București) (Nov. 2025)

UEFISCDI vă invită la workshopul „Fixing the knowledge: Embedding gender dimension within your research”, susținut de Prof. Charoula Tzanakou, Director al Centre for Diversity Policy Research and Practice, Oxford Brookes University.

Workshopul va avea loc pe 12 noiembrie 2025, ora 10:00, fizic, la sediul UEFISCDI (Str. Frumoasă nr. 30, etaj 2, București).

Workshopul va fi interactiv și aplicat, oferind:

• o introducere în conceptele și instrumentele cheie privind dimensiunea de gen în cercetare,

• exemple de bune practici și metodologii,

• lucru în echipe pentru integrarea perspectivei de gen și a altor dimensiuni (vârstă, etnie, dizabilitate) în proiecte.

Participarea este gratuită, dar locurile sunt limitate.
Vă rugăm să vă înregistrați completând acest formular: https://forms.gle/xJQ8UiHETtH5TVav7

 

Horizon Europe info days – WIDERA Work Programme Widening calls (Oct. 2025)

• Horizon Europe info days – WIDERA Work Programme Widening calls, 22 January 2026, 10:00 (GMT+01:00)

• Horizon Europe info days – WIDERA Work Programme ERA calls,11 December 2025 ,10:00 (GMT+01:00)

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Priorities for Research and Innovation and the Horizon Europe Strategic Plan 2025–2027 (Oct. 2025)

This document, prepared by the Horizon Europe NCP Unit @ UEFISCDI, outlines the European Commission’s nine key Research and Innovation (R&I) priority areas for 2024–2029 and their alignment with the Horizon Europe Strategic Plan 2025–2027. It details the policy shift toward deployment, competitiveness, and European sovereignty across strategic domains such as AI in science, bioeconomy, clean energy, environment, food systems, health, industry, social sciences, and transport. The report provides guidance for applicants (researchers, institutions), and how to align proposals with Horizon Europe’s three core orientations, the green transition, digital transition, and a resilient, inclusive Europe, highlighting actionable recommendations for impact-driven participation in upcoming calls and partnerships.

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Horizon Europe - Draft Work Programmes 2026-2027 (Oct. 2025)

The European Commission is preparing the next Horizon Europe Work Programme for 2026–2027 in close consultation with the EU Member States. For the first time, the Commission has decided to make draft versions of the work programme’s individual parts publicly available ahead of the official publication.

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