On 24 October 2023, the Czech University of Life Sciences hosted a National Information Day focused on new opportunities for the Horizon Europe program. The event was physically held and was traditionally organized by the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague in cooperation with the Technology Centre Prague.
The audience was informed about the current challenges in the field of life sciences (in particular Cluster 6 – Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment), relevant partnerships, or the opportunities offered by the program to support broadening participation.
Among the guests was project manager, Mgr. Kateřina Hájková from the Faculty of Environmental Sciences shared her experience preparing the EarthBridge project.
Other speakers:
Marco Citelli (European Commission) – Strategic orientation of calls in cluster 6 (Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment)
Anna Vosečková (Technology Centre Prague) – Opportunities for widening countries in Horizon Europe, services of WIDERA NCP network to applicants
Ondřej Kusbach and Kamila Kinštová (Technology Centre Prague) – European partnerships: Biodiversa+, Water4All
Markéta Konečná (Ministry of Environment) – LIFE programme
Monika Tomaniová (EIT Food Hub) – EIT Food – how to get involved
Presentations of individual speakers and more photos from the event can be found below https://www.czu.cz/en/r-9191-projects-and-partnerships/r-10831-news-projects-and-partnerships/national-information-day-2023.html