Thuringia

Our office represents the Free State of Thuringia to EU-Institutions and European regions. Among other activities, we support our regional research and innovation stakeholders by informing about activities of the European Commission and European networks in the field of research and innovation and by supporting them in their involvement in the European research and innovation landscape.

Contact detail

  • Contact person

    Annelie Zapfe

  • Brussels Office Address

    111 Rue Frédéric Pelletier
    1030 Brussels
    Belgium

Thuringia

Working Group Leaders

Latest Updates

  • By Agnieszka Wieczorek Jetha

Get involved in StoRIES and become part of its research and industrial energy storage eco-system

StoRIES is a Research and Innovation Action (RIA) coordinated by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, KIT, that aims to create a research and industrial energy storage ecosystem. Would you like to get involved in the StoRIES eco-system? Here are three ways to do that.

  • By Gianpiero Petruzziello

Digital Innovation Hub Photonics Pitch 2022

The Digital Innovation Hub Photonics (DIHP) is organising a pitch event on 23 May. This event will give the opportunity to present innovative projects and research plans and receive a research grant in optics, photonics, biophotonics at one of five research institutes. Interested applicants can submit their ideas to dihp@iof.fraunhofer.de by 15 May.

  • By Agnieszka Wieczorek Jetha

The Digital Innovation Hub Photonics (DIHP) calls for project ideas to the Digital Pitch 2021

The Digital Innovation Hub Photonics (DIHP) invites all optics and photonics enthusiasts with exciting project ideas to the Digital Pitch 2021

  • By Maria Bostrom

Understanding the EDICs and opportunities for local and regional authorities - ICT WG Meeting

On Friday 7 March 2025 (10:00 to 11:30), the ICT Working Group organised an hybrid information session on the European Digital Infrastructure Consortium (EDIC), an innovative funding mechanism recently set up by the European Commission. It aimed at helping ERRIN members to understand these new instruments and explore opportunities to get involved.

  • By Francesca Pozzebon

Cultural Heritage & Tourism/ICT WG meeting: Unlocking the Power of AI for Cultural Heritage

The Cultural Heritage and Tourism Working Group, in collaboration with the ICT Working Group, is organising a meeting for ERRIN members to explore the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the cultural heritage sector. The meeting will take place on December 4 at 15.00–17.00.

  • By Annelie Zapfe

From Vision to Action: Co-Creating Rural Futures

The development and connectivity of rural areas, along with their interaction with urban regions, is a critical concern for Thuringia and many European regions. This event aims to initiate a co-design process in collaboration with like-minded European regions. You are invited to share your experiences, discuss, and contribute to the thematic topics of the World Café sessions: (1) Buildings as a Resource, (2) Mobility and Digitalisation, and (3) Community and Society. Your active participation and input, or that of your region, would be invaluable to this collaborative effort. This event will take place in Brussels, on 25 June, 14:30-19:00.