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In November 2023, Canada officially joined Horizon Europe, the EU’s €95 billion research program, becoming one of the first non-European countries to associate, alongside New Zealand and South Korea. The agreement, signed by EU research commissioner Iliana Ivanova and Canada’s science minister François-Philippe Champagne, allows Canadian researchers to collaborate seamlessly…

The European Commission is seeking experts from the Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) research community to evaluate projects under Horizon Europe in the fields of Climate, Energy, and Mobility. Selected SSH researchers will review topics related to the societal aspects of technological developments, such as ethics, culture, governance, and sociology…

In December five Task Forces dedicated to cross-cutting topics for the energy technologies of the SET Plan will start working  according to the Communication on ‘the revision of the Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan. By April 2026 they will provide a means for strategic discussion on challenges and solutions for…

This article by ESEIA Director Brigitte Hasewend and Hana Lee published in the fall edition of the EEI Magazine is a contribution to the ongoing European debate on the future design of the 10th EU Research and Innovation (R&I) Framework Programme with the working title FP10 covering the period 2028-2034….

The INITIATE Project, in collaboration with ESEIA, has made significant contributions to European research and innovation in 2024. Key events included a “Lump Sum Funding in Horizon Europe” training on 11 July, which brought together members from 12 organizations across 8 countries, and a “Data & Analytics on the Green…

The EMERGE EU project is playing a pivotal role in advancing Africa’s energy transition through innovative modeling and close collaboration with key stakeholders. To learn more about the project’s objectives, watch our introductory video and stay updated with our “Did You Know?” insights on social media. The upcoming Co-Design Workshop…

The ESEIA International Summer School 2024, held online from 16-27 September in collaboration with Savonia University of Applied Sciences and North Savo Energy Cluster, focused on Net Zero Solutions for Climate-Friendly Energy. The program brought together 20 participants who actively engaged in exploring key topics like clean energy, CCUS, synthetic…

ESEIA continues to drive innovation in sustainable energy and mobility systems through active participation in Horizon Europe and other funding programs. In this section, we highlight one proposal that has been successfully submitted, DigiSHIFT, as well as three promising proposals currently in development. These initiatives involve collaboration between ESEIA, its…

The 19th SDEWES Conference, held from 8 to 12 September 2024 in Rome, Italy, brought together 690 scientists, researchers, and experts in sustainable development from 62 countries across six continents. Among them were participants from ESEIA Member UNIZAG FSB, who were actively involved in the event. Read the report and…

Following two highly successful Climate Conferences in 2018 and 2021 that resulted in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East Climate Change Initiative (EMME-CCI), The Cyprus Institute, ESEIA member, has partnered with the Cyprus Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts to co-organize the 2024 iteration, Climate Crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean…