Seasonal greetings from the SwissCore team
The SwissCore team wishes you a happy holiday season and a successful New Year 2024!
Belgium plans to focus on Open Strategic Autonomy
Belgium will lead the EU during the first half of 2024. Next year will also see progress towards Swiss association to Union programmes.
Newlife: advancing maternal & infant health
Newlife is an ambitious KDT JU project aiming to secure the health of mothers and their babies by developing novel holistic monitoring solutions.
Shaping Europe: Horizon 2020 and its societal role
Horizon 2020’s Final Monitoring Report unleashes the importance of integrating social sciences and humanities in research and innovation programmes.
Agreement reached on Artificial Intelligence Act
The provisional agreement on the EU’s AI Act now includes obligations for foundation models, while foreseeing dedicated measures to foster innovation.
Council recommendation to boost research careers
The Council of the EU has reached a consensus on enhancing the support structure for researchers and research careers within the EU.
Soil research in the EU: trends and future
With over one billion EUR spent on soil research over the last 40 years, the EU’s enormous efforts in soil research increased Europe-wide R&I collaboration.
The EU puts teacher education at the forefront
The 2023 Education and Training Monitor shows where the EU Member States need to focus efforts in order to be able to achieve the education targets for 2030.
The European Union’s budget for 2024 approved
Next year’s budget is slightly higher than proposed. Council agrees to the UK’s association; there is progress for Canada – and light on the horizon for Switzerland.
Erasmus+ numbers have recovered from COVID
The Erasmus+ annual report presents detailed numbers on the year 2022. Switzerland was one of the top destinations for outside-Erasmus mobility.