Within the scope of the Horizon Europe Research Infrastructures Programme, a national online information day will be held on April 21, 2026. The event aims to introduce the 2026 calls and to strengthen the strategic participation of the Turkish research ecosystem in the European Research Area.
Co-organized by TÜBİTAK and the Ministry of Industry and Technology, the event will provide detailed insights into the general framework and 2026 priorities of the programme. Participants will be informed about a wide range of opportunities, from consolidating future infrastructures to digital transformation, and from infrastructure services addressing societal challenges to next-generation technologies.
In addition to the call briefings, case studies will be presented by esteemed experts of the ecosystem, Prof. Dr. Meltem Bahçelioğlu (NÖROM) and Dr. Tuncay Namlı (SRDC), focusing on critical success factors in the application processes. The final session will feature a Q&A with our ESFRI and ERIC National Delegates, covering integration processes into the international research infrastructure landscape.
- 09:30 – 10:30 | Opening & Horizon Europe Research Infrastructures 2026 Calls: Ebru Soyuyüce Aydın TÜBİTAK – National Contact Point (NCP) for Research Infrastructures
- Consolidating and Optimising the RI Landscape (INFRADEV)
- Enabling an Operational, Open and FAIR EOSC Ecosystem (INFRAEOSC)
- RI Services to Support Health, Green and Digital Transitions (INFRASERV)
- Next Generation of Scientific Instrumentation, Tools and Methods (INFRATECH)
- Transnational Access (TNA) and Service Mechanisms
- 10:30 – 11:00 | Case Studies: Experience Sharing from the Ecosystem
- Prof. Dr. Meltem Bahçelioğlu, Gazi University - Neuroscience and Neurotechnology Center of Excellence (NÖROM)
- Dr. Tuncay Namlı, SRDC Software Research & Development
- 11:00 – 12:00 | ESFRI and ERIC Strategic Briefing & Q&A
- Prof. Dr. Murat Özgören, Near East University - ESFRI Delegate of Turkey
- Prof. Dr. Özhan Şimşek, Erciyes University - ESFRI Delegate of Turkey
- Ali Eser, Ministry of Industry and Technology - Delegate for EU Research Infrastructures (ESFRI-ERIC)
Presentations: [European Commission Info Day Presentations with Turkish Annotations]
• (Q&A): [Official European Commission Response Document]
Destination INFRADEV: