Enhanced pilot of EIC officially launched
After 3 years of discussion and development, the European Commission has launched the pilot of the core features of the European Innovation Council.
ERC reports on 2018 activities and achievements
The European Research Council published its annual report 2018 and highlighted ‘excellence’ as a sole criterion for the selection of proposals.
Call for EU framework in support of digital education
The European Commission’s report “2nd Survey of Schools: ICT in education” measures progress in ICT in schools and outlines policy options.
Council reaches PGA on Cybersecurity Centres
The interinstitutional negotiations with the European Parliament on the new public-public partnership began.
Visit of the SDK: insights into EU VET
Swiss directors of vocational education and training centres were in Brussels to discuss European opportunities and challenges ahead.
Towards gender equality in research and innovation
The European Commission published the latest edition of ‘She Figures’. Progress is limited, considering the 20 years of EU engagement in the field.
SSH on the rise
The European Commission (EC) published the fourth report on the integration of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) within the framework programme Horizon 2020.
Adoption of next knowledge programmes progress
The EU institutions make significant progress on the Horizon Europe, Erasmus and Digital Europe programmes.
Swiss Science Briefing on SDGs
How can the science community in Switzerland and in Europe contribute to achieving the United Nations (UN) Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals?
Publication of the 2018 ERA Progress Report
The 2018 ERA Progress Report was recently released. It lists the progress of EU Member States and Associated Countries towards the six ERA priorities.