Over 500 opportunities: Ukrainian researchers are preparing to participate in Horizon Europe

The National Contact Point in the field of “Research Infrastructures”, which works at Zaporizhzhya Polytechnic University, has started active counseling of Ukrainian scientists regarding the submission of applications for open tenders of the “Horizon Europe” program. The contests are open for a short period of time, therefore the intensive preparation of project applications and the formation of consortia, which unite researchers around common scientific tasks, are ongoing.

Scientists of our university, as well as colleagues from other educational institutions, institutes of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, representatives of various NGOs and businesses address the representatives of the NCP.

A university team was formed, which included specialists in artificial intelligence and big data processing. Their competencies are needed for project proposals related to nature restoration for sustainable agriculture, biodiversity research, digital solutions for small and medium farms, monitoring of agricultural and natural resources.

After the recent visit of the Riga Technical University delegation to the Polytechnic, a proposal appeared to prepare a joint project application related to the development of the practice of training students in the field of green technologies of the aviation industry.

We have an offer from King’s College London to join the consortium for participation in the competition “MSCA4Ukraine”, aimed at the development of academic mobility of scientists and students. This will provide opportunities to implement the practical part of research and gain access to research equipment, which is important in the conditions of damage to the infrastructure of the Zaporizhia Polytechnic.

Together with aviation enterprises of the Zaporizhzhia region, we continue to develop joint applications aimed at developing means for certification of anti-icing systems, research of anti-icing materials and coatings, testing of anti-icing systems.

Cooperation is actively developing with the Ukrainian Business Council, the Zaporizhia Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the “Engineering — Automation — Mechanical Engineering” cluster, the NGO “Ukrainian Association of Smart Agro-Industry” and other partners.

The work program for 2025 includes more than half a thousand open competitions, and the Zaporizhia Polytechnic unites scientists from various fields, so every research team will be able to find a suitable competition and join the European Research Space.

We invite researchers to cooperate with NCP and together create powerful international consortia. Find details on the website: https://zp.edu.ua/nauka-2/natsionalnyj-kontaktnyj-punkt-za-napriamom-doslidnytski-infrastruktury/