Webinar "Building bridges: strategies for finding partners for the Horizon Europe program"
On April 29, the National Contact Point of the “Horizon Europe” program in the direction of “Research Infrastructures” held a webinar “Building bridges: strategies for finding partners for the Horizon Europe program.” The event was organized in cooperation with the NCP under the direction of WIDERA – “Widening participation and strengthening the European research area”.
The webinar was opened by Ihor Taranov, head of the Horizon Europe office in Ukraine. In his welcoming speech, he emphasized the importance of intensifying the participation of Ukrainian scientists in the program, stressing the need to expand international cooperation for integration into the European Research Area.
Olga Sulema, Doctor of Philosophy, head of the NCP in the direction of WIDERA, focused attention on the key aspects of consortia formation. She provided recommendations on the selection of partners, the distribution of roles in Horizon Europe projects and the definition of effective strategies for building partnerships.
Larysa Tumarchenko, a leading specialist of the NCP in the direction of “Research infrastructures”, presented the possibilities of the EU Funding & Tenders portal as a tool for finding partners and participating in tenders. Participants learned about the practical aspects of navigating the platform, searching for relevant competitions and partners, as well as submitting project proposals.
More than 70 representatives of higher education institutions, scientific institutions and project offices from different regions of Ukraine took part in the event. At the end of the webinar, the participants had the opportunity to ask questions of the speakers and receive professional answers, which made it possible to better understand the mechanisms of participation in the Horizon Europe program.
The recording of the webinar is available at the link: https://youtu.be/pGk6viicPtc?si=g4-SjVJBiDxTPJWf
We sincerely thank all participants for their interest in the topic and active participation!