Impuls Consulting Group and STEMwise would like to invite you to their Horizon Europe Summit 2024, which will take place in Zagreb on 22-23 May.

This landmark event marks the first Horizon Europe Conference in South East Europe, setting a precedent for regional collaboration in research and innovation. By bringing together the brightest minds from academia, industry, and government, the conference aims to catalyze the integration of South East European researchers and institutions into the broader European Research Area.

Learn more and register here.

European Commission Horizon Results Platform Team and the EU IP Helpdesk invite you to join the webinar: “IPR and Software” on Thursday, 16 May 2024, 10:30 - 12:00 (CEST).

The European IP Helpdesk supports European SMEs and research teams involved in cross-border business and/or EU-funded research activities to manage, disseminate and valorise their IP. Offering a broad range of informative material, a Helpline service for direct IP support, as well as on-site and online training, the European IP Helpdesk’s main goal is to support IP capacity building along the full scale of IP practices: from awareness to strategic use and successful exploitation.

To learn more about the webinar and to register, click here. 

Decisions made today will shape people’s lives for decades. Intergenerational approaches deal with immediate issues whilst safeguarding future generations so that they can inherit a thriving, stable Europe.

With a new five-year term of the EU institutions on the horizon, Scotland House Brussels and the ZOE Institute are delighted to invite you to their upcoming panel discussion. In it, they will explore how to balance the short and long term in practice. What can the EU institutions learn from future-minded governments, businesses and thought leaders?

They are delighted to welcome speakers from a panel of Scottish and European stakeholders to explore this. Join them on 22 May in Scotland House Brussels (18:00-20:00) to hear how these stakeholders are approaching governance for future generations, and from leading thinkers from future-fit industry and policy consultancy.

Let's discuss how Europe can start the long-term today.

To register for the event, click here.

The EU Macro-Regional and Sea Basin Strategies Days will take place from 12 to 14 June at The Egg in Brussels. Co-organised by DG REGIO and DG MARE (European Commission), this event will showcase cooperation within the EU macro-regional and sea basin strategies.

Several sessions, networking opportunities and interactive workshops will provide a platform for exchange and forge partnerships for sustainable development.

More information on the programme and how to register can be found here. Registration is open until 15 May. 

Europe is deeply committed to meeting decarbonisation targets at the global level and has introduced important measures and initiatives to pave the way to reaching them. Skills are essential to increasing competence, resources, and autonomy and are the basis for the EU's remaining a global leader in climate action.

ALBATTS—Alliance for Batteries Technology, Training and Skills is a European-funded project that has designed a blueprint for future competencies and training schemes in the battery and electromobility sector. It is highly relevant to the development of the battery value chain.

This series of events aims to activate education stakeholders to enable a prepared education network for the emerging battery ecosystem in Europe. Partners in different countries are called to mobilise national and regional players directly or indirectly involved with the battery value chain. The goal is to provide the highlights of ALBATTS results, the identified skills and job roles and the support with developed training courses. Also, to understand, identify and address specific situations and needs of each region.
Regions outside the partnership will also be targeted through core partners and using the Automotive Skills Alliance (ASA) network. 

Target groups include national/regional education and training authorities, education and training providers, the labour market, and businesses associated with energy storage systems, as well as sectoral associations and European institutions dealing with the green transition.

The European Heritage Hub invites city representatives and heritage professionals to apply for its upcoming peer-learning visit in Glasgow, taking place  8 – 10 July 2024. Organised in partnership with the City of Glasgow, this programme offers a unique opportunity to share good practices and acquire skills for addressing environmental, digital, and social challenges related to cultural heritage in local contexts. 

The visit is part of the Hub’s Open Call for Local Good Practices, launched in November 2023. Glasgow was among the ten selected practices, having presented its ‘Pollok Stables and Sawmill Refurbishment’ project, showcasing exemplary local solutions in the field of cultural heritage that contribute to the green, digital, and social transformation of our society.

Who can apply?

Professionals working on cultural heritage for a local, regional, or national administration, civil society organisation, cultural initiative, or project across Europe, including Ukraine, Moldova, Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia) and the Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia).

The group of 20 selected participants will be composed of representatives from European cities and regions but is also open to a limited number of cultural heritage stakeholders.

Read more about the peer-learning visit and apply by filling out the online application form by 22 May.

Incubator is an innovative capacity-building programme designed by the ENCC with a view to supporting mid- to senior-level cultural professionals involved or seeking involvement in European cultural cooperation projects under funding schemes such as Creative Europe, Erasmus+, Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs, Interreg and CER.

Incubator aims at empowering socio-cultural centres by encouraging them to consider ‘going European’. It is also a laboratory for fostering innovation and transversal cooperation and building a learning community within the ENCC network. Based on their specific needs and competencies, participants receive concrete and tailored coaching and training from experts in European project writing. So far, the programme has supported 36 projects.

Discover more about the Incubator programme here and apply for the call by 15 May.

The Clean Hydrogen Partnership and the European Commission are co-organising the Hydrogen Valleys Days which will take place on 17-18 June in Brussels.

The event will highlight the joint efforts of the Clean Hydrogen Partnership, the European Commission and regional stakeholders to promote the growth of hydrogen valleys, with 15 already established. This groundwork sets the stage for the launch of an EU roadmap for Hydrogen Valleys and related facility.

The programme and the link to register will be published here soon.

The Clean Energy Transition Partnership (CETP) of the Horizon Europe programme will launch its 3rd call in 2024. On 4 June, the CETP will host a webinar to present the topics that will be addressed in 2024 and to answer any open questions on how to apply for the call 2024.

You can already register for the event on the CETP event and matchmaking platform by clicking on the green "add" button next to the event.