Professional higher education – hereafter PHE – institutions, whose applied research activities play an important role in enhancing European competitiveness and innovation capacity, should be ready to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the exchanges with their strategic partners from outside Europe in the R&I field. This is particularly crucial in relation to the next EU framework programme for research and innovation, Horizon Europe, which will reiterate its commitment to international cooperation, extending the opportunities for the participation of third countries and offering intensified targeted actions for the creation of global research partnerships.
Against this background, the webinar outlined the existing opportunities and schemes for networking and access to EU funds, in particular under the forthcoming Horizon Europe, for international cooperation between PHE institutions and potential strategic partners from Latin American countries.
Speakers of the event were:
-Rita Lecbychova, Head of Unit “International Cooperation I (Europe, Americas and thematic coherence)”, European Commission
-Alejandro Zurita, R&I Counsellor for Brazil, Delegation of the EU to Brazil
-James Clarke, EU Strategic Liaison Manager, Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT)
-Armando Pires, Advisor for International Affairs/Vice-President, CCISP/EURASHE
-Francisco Cuervas, CEO, Ghenova
-Oscar Gomezo, Journalist
The discussion were moderated by Iskren Kirilov, Director for International Affairs, CEU Andalucía.
