The European Union in transition
Education, research and innovation will be key in addressing the EU’s challenges ahead.
cOAlition S secures important support for Plan S
Plan S is growing with the WHO recently joining, and has appointed Johan Rooryck as a new champion to succeed Robert-Jan Smits.
Welcome Anja Meier, our new Student Trainee
On Monday 2 September, Anja Meier will start a student traineeship at SwissCore for a period of six months.
Application open for additional JRC facilities’ use
The Joint Research Centre extends its open access initiative to its energy and transport research laboratories in Petten, The Netherlands.
Erasmus+ Work Programme 2020 published
In 2020, the European Universities and Centres of Vocational Excellence pilot schemes will be reinforced.
Mission boards are complete – including a Swiss
The EC announced the board members for the five R&I missions. These include the Swiss, Bertrand Piccard, for the climate-neutral and smart cities mission.
Institutional partnerships under public scrutiny
The future partnership landscape of Horizon Europe begins to take shape as the European Commission publishes roadmaps for proposed institutional partnerships
Work mode at the EP and the commission takes shape
The incoming MEPs convened for a first time and assembled the committees. We can welcome the first female Commission President and see back some familiar faces.
Goodbye, SwissCore!
As of the end of July, Justine Koffi and Maxime Schoch finish their traineeship at SwissCore and have to say goodbye to Brussels.
Centres of Vocational Excellence: Pilots announced
Five projects were chosen to test the concept of ‘Centres of Vocational Excellence’ and contribute to the development of the initiative for Erasmus+ post-2020.