The FUE-UJI, through its European and International Projects Office (EuroFUE-UJI), has presented to its Trustees, this Wednesday February 17, the news of the new research and innovation framework program of the European Union Horizon Europe, within the framework of the Working Breakfasts Europe 2027, in collaboration with Caixalmassora. This online session has had the participation as an expert of Javier García, head of the Industrial Leadership department, Directorate of EU Programs and Cooperation of the Center for Industrial Technological Development (CDTI).
The Breakfast has been inaugurated by Jesus Lancis, vice-rector for Research and Transfer of the Universitat Jaume I (UJI), who highlighted: “The Horizon Europe program is a unique opportunity to encourage research and innovation.” After the inauguration, Carlos Cabrera, executive president of the Universitat Jaume I-Empresa Foundation (FUE-UJI), has presented the main innovation mechanisms of the European Union, placing special emphasis on that “it is essential that the innovative ecosystem of the province of Castellón increases its participation in the new HORIZON EUROPE program, focusing on the promotion, communication and training of the main recipients of the framework program.”
Within the framework of the new budgets of the European Commission for the period 2021-2027, the new Research and Innovation Framework Programme, Horizon Europe, has a budget of almost 100,000 million euros. These funds are structured based on the three fundamental pillars of the program, which are Open Science, Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness and Open Innovation. Javier García, Head of the Department of Industrial Leadership, Directorate of EU Programs and Cooperation of the CDTI, has highlighted the novelties of this new framework program, among them: less prescriptive topics, equality plans as an eligibility criterion for public entities and the need to present along with the proposal of a draft dissemination plan. Furthermore, García has also highlighted as a novelty that "the European Commission wants to facilitate synergies between the different funds of the European Union."
Next, Gloria Serra, manager of the FUE-UJI, moderated the colloquium in which attendees raised their doubts, concerns and reflections on the Horizon Europe program.
To end, Jesus Lancis, Vice-rector for Research and Transfer of the UJI closed the day by highlighting the importance of this event for the search for synergies and encouraging participation in the Horizon Europe research and innovation program.
The next event in the Europe 2027 Work Breakfast cycle will be next March 17, to present the European Funds for the period 2021-2027.
