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Horizon 2020 Launch Conference in Kyiv

20. Jan. 2014

Presentations of Horizon 2020 Launch Conference in Kyiv are available online

The new EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon 2020 (2014-2020) will provide support to the entire range of research and innovation activities from fundamental sciences to industrial sciences and will support the transfer of research into specific innovation activities, including mission-oriented research tackling the grand challenges of our future.

The Launch Conference on Horizon 2020 organised by the EU funded project 'BILAT UKR*AINA – Enhancing the BILATeral S&T Partnership with UKRraine * Advanced INnovative Approach' took place at the premises of the SASII (Boulevard Shevchenko, 16) in Kyiv on 16 January 2014 with the support of the State Agency on Science, Innovation and Informatization of Ukraine (SASII) .

The objective of this conference was to inform the research, academic and innovation community of Ukraine about the mission, structure and general rules of the Horizon 2020 and to discuss the opportunities for participation of researchers and companies. Moreover, the Conference informed participants about the Ukrainian and EU support measures to facilitate the participation in Horizon 2020.

In the afternoon, thematic sessions on New materials and processing technologies, Information and communication technologies, Biotechnologies and Aeronautics and NCPs training allowed discussions on specific aspects of the programme and participation strategies in more detail.

The presentations held at this conference are now available on the BILAT-UKR*AINA website: http://www.bilat-ukraina.eu/en/384.php

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