EuCNC & 6G Joint Summit (European Conference on Network and Communication - 6G Summit) will be held online between 8-11 June 2021.

More than 1300 delegates from more than 40 countries will be taking part in the summit, which will host many workshops where new application and test infrastructures will be discussed on the way to the future technologies, mobile IoT and expansion of 5G network in telecommunication.

At the summit, where the most prestigious companies and researchers in the field will come together, an informative presentation on the Smart Networks & Services (SNS) partnership will be held and comprehensive conferences on the latest situation in 5G studies across Europe will be also held at the 5G PPP (Public-Private Partnership) Private Networks workshop.

Please click here for detailed information about the event, and here for the event calendar.

For event registration, please click here.

The European Commission announces today the first edition of the Horizon Europe info-days, to take place online from 28 June  to 9 July 2021.

The 10-day event will give the opportunity to prospective applicants, and other stakeholders of EU research and innovation, to receive information and ask questions about the novelties, main funding instruments and processes of Horizon Europe.

The Horizon Europe info-days will address 9 themes, each featuring a programme of exclusive discussions and hands-on sessions, dedicated to a different cluster or part of the new programme. .

The 9 themes will take place following the Horizon Europe info-days calendar:

• 28 Jun - Infrastructures
• 20 & 30 Jun - Digital, industry & space (cluster 4)
• 30 June - Civil security for society (cluster 3)
• 1 July - Culture, creativity & inclusive society (cluster 2)
• 1 July - The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions: what is new under Horizon Europe
• 2 July - Health (cluster 1)
• 5 & 6 July - Climate, energy & mobility (cluster 5)
• 7 & 8 July - Food, bioeconomy, natural resources, agriculture & environment (cluster 6)
• 9 July - European Research Area (ERA) & Widening

The Horizon Europe info-days will be open for participation without prior registration.

For more information and practical details, visit the event website.

The promotion of new EIT 2021-2027 Strategy will be made online on 14 June 2021 by the participation of the inspiring speakers such as Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth; Manuel Heitor, Portuguese Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education; and Gioia Ghezzi, Chair of the EIT Governing Board.

The launch event will consist of two parts:

• a high-level policy session including high-level speakers
• four thematic sessions focused on the main focus areas of the EIT’s new strategy

For details, please visit the following link

Download the agenda

Register to the event

40 new COST Actions have been approved by written procedure by the Committee of Senior Officials on 25 May 2021.

Please click for the “COST Action Booklet”.

Memorandum of Understanding documents of each new COST Actions will be published on COST web site on 23 June 2021.

Management Committee Member nomination system will as well be activated with the publication of Memorandum of Understanding documents. Accordingly, applications for new Actions will start on 23 June 2021. 

Turkish researchers can make their applications according to TUBITAK rules for COST Participation. For more information about COST and TUBITAK rules for COST participation please visit TUBITAK COST Web site.

Fundacion para el Conocimiento madri+d is organizing a Virtual Brokerage Event next June 29th for the Call for Proposals for the Cluster 4 focused on the Industry topics under Destinations 1 and 2.  

Destination 1: Climate neutral, circular and digitised production

Destination 2: Increased autonomy in key strategic value chains for resilient industry

Registered participants will be able to conduct bilateral meetings with interested counterparts and stakeholders. The main goal is to help participants form relevant consortia.

Please click for detailed information and registration.

Target Groups

• Start-up and Spin-off
• Small and Medium Enterprises
• Large Companies
• Universities, Research Centres
• and other organisations looking for commercial, technological or research partners from Europe and beyond.

Key deadlines

• Registration: 14th May - 28th June
• Meeting selection: 7th June - 29th June

Fundacion para el Conocimiento madri+d is organizing a Virtual Brokerage Event next June 29th for the Call for Proposals for the Cluster 4 focused on the Industry topics under Destinations 1 and 2.  

Destination 1: Climate neutral, circular and digitised production

Destination 2: Increased autonomy in key strategic value chains for resilient industry

Registered participants will be able to conduct bilateral meetings with interested counterparts and stakeholders. The main goal is to help participants form relevant consortia.

Please click for detailed information and registration.

Target Groups

• Start-up and Spin-off
• Small and Medium Enterprises
• Large Companies
• Universities, Research Centres
• and other organisations looking for commercial, technological or research partners from Europe and beyond.

Key deadlines

• Registration: 14th May - 28th June
• Meeting selection: 7th June - 29th June

ERRIN together with The Research Council of Norway, and the Norwegian EU networks FINN-EU, Horizon Sustainable Oslo Region and Horizon Mid-Norway welcomes you to Horizon Europe Matchmaking - Cluster 5 & 6! 

The event will take place over four days: 31 May - 1 June and 3 - 4 June 2021

This digital matchmaking event targets Cluster 5 & 6 in the Horizon Europe work programme by giving special attention to some of the destinations. Our goal is to help the participants build regional innovation ecosystems aiming to solve European challenges within the thematic scope of: 

• Cluster 5 - Climate, Energy and Mobility
• Cluster 6 - Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment

Over the course of four days participants will be given an introduction to and review of selected destinations under clusters 5 and 6 by speakers from the EU Commission and National Contact Points (NCPs), as well as the opportunity to pitch and connect with other participants. See more details below. 

Each day will include:

1. Plenary sessions hosted by speakers from the Commission and NCPs. Each session will provide an introduction to and review of the specific destination(s) 
2. Pitching*. After the sessions introductions the participants will be given an opportunity to present/pitch their project idea or skillset. 
3. 1:1 Meetings. Each day we encourage participants to browse other profiles and schedule 1:1 meetings. Participants will be able to schedule meetings upon registration. 

See also detailed programme for each day. 

Who should register?

Actors with an ambition to participate in cooperation projects related to the destinations covered by Horizon Europe Cluster 5: Climate, Energy and Mobility and/or Cluster 6: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment, including: 

• Municipalities and county municipalities, municipal and intermunicipal companies and enterprise
• Government agencies and NGOs 
• Research actors and businesses with a specific desire to welcome relevant partners from the public and voluntary sectors to their consortia

Take this opportunity to connect with potential partners for your project and strengthen your consortia by signing up now! 

The International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Turkey is a member of,  provides financial support to researchers operating in the fields of basic life sciences, health services, industrial and agricultural biotechnology and bioengineering in its member countries through various fellowships and grant programmes.

In order to raise awareness on ICGEB grants and fellowships the “Awareness Workshop ICGEB – TURKEY” Webinar will be held on 27 May 2021, 10:00-13:00 (TR Time). TÜBİTAK President Prof. Dr. Hasan Mandal will open the event and welcome the ICGEB representatives and participants.

All scientists, academicians, post-doctoral researchers, graduate and doctoral students operating in the fields of life sciences, health services, industrial and agricultural biotechnology and bioengineering in Turkey can join the webinar where TÜBİTAK President Prof. Dr. Hasan MANDAL will be present with his opening remarks. 

The event will take place in English. 

For the workshop programme please click 

Registrations to the event will close on 25 May.  You can register the webinar at:  https://anket.tubitak.gov.tr/index.php/772238?lang=tr

Registration confirmations and webinar link will be sent to the participants who have registered for the event on May 26, via e-mail.

Date: 27 May 2021

Time: 10:00 – 13:00 (TR Time)

Deadline for registration: 25 May 2021

Contact: ICGEB@tubitak.gov.tr

We are delighted to announce the Leading the Digital Decade conference, hosted by the European Commission and the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The conference will he held virtually on 1 and 2 June 2021.

The starting point of the first day’s debate is the Communication “2030 Digital Compass: the European way for the Digital Decade”. Its vision is simple: everyone in Europe can and should benefit from digital.

The second day will be dedicated to the launch of the Digital Europe Programme, the first financial instrument of the EU for European projects on digital.

Two of the highlights of this event will be the presentation of the Lisbon Declaration, a contribution to the preparation of a proposal from the European Commission for a joint inter-institutional Declaration of Digital Principles, and the inauguration of the EllaLink submarine cable, which will be retransmitted from the cable’s site in Sines, south of Lisbon. This cable will offer high-capacity connectivity on a new route linking major subsea hubs in Europe and Latin America.

A detailed programme will soon be available here: Leading the Digital Decade 2021 website, and you can already register here.

For any queries, please contact CNECT-LDD-2021@ec.europa.eu.

The INCAREHEART (Pre-commercial Procurement of innovative ICT-enabled integrated care solutions to advance multidisciplinary health and care for patients with chronic heart failure) project, coordinated by the Swedish Jämtland Härjedalen Regional Management with partners from Turkey, Greece, Portugal, the Netherlands, Spain and Germany included in the consortium, is a European Union project that has been carried out since February 2021, funded under the Horizon 2020 Programme 'SC1-BHC-20A-2020 - Pre-commercial procurement (PCP) for integrated care solutions' call heading. The project is a PCP (Pre-Commercial Procurement) project and has a tender budget of 4.6 million Euros.

It aims to ensure that chronic heart failure patients can be monitored remotely by healthcare professionals using an online platform and that these patients are more involved in their own disease management processes and thus more empowered (patient empowerment), ultimately resulting in better quality and more continuous management of their chronic diseases. To facilitate this, software programmes with artificial intelligence will be developed, that will provide better management approaches for chronic diseases and will be fully integrated with the health information systems of the pilot regions. Research and development of innovative solutions will be transferred to contractors in accordance with the European Union's PCP procurement model.

On 15 June 2021, between 10:00 am - 12:00 pm (Turkish Time Zone), an Open Market Consultation information day event will be held. The event will be in Turkish and will be organized by the Turkish Ministry of Health. 

Registration is mandatory and must be made by Friday, June 4th, 2021, until 18:00 (Turkish Time Zone). You can reach the registration link and event agenda here.

You can reach the event website prepared by the Ministry of Health here.