Last June 25, the European Commission has proposed the EU Space Act, a new set of ambitious measures to make Europe’s space sector cleaner, safer and more competitive in Europe and its export markets. Europe’s space rules are currently fragmented, with many different national approaches. This patchwork holds back innovation, reduces the European market share and creates extra costs. A clear and harmonised framework at European level will ensure safety, resilience, and environmental […]
Participation – Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition – All countries
The Goi Peace Foundation, and Stiftung Entrepreneurship have launched the Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition, providing a global platform for young entrepreneurs who aspire to create positive change in their communities. Who can apply Participants worldwide should be at least 13; have an innovative idea or project for an enterprise which champions and implements one or more of the 17 Sustainable Development […]
Participation – James Dyson Award – Several countries
The James Dyson Award is an international student design competition supporting current university students and recent graduates of engineering and design disciplines who have innovative problem-solving ideas. Who can apply Eligible participants must have graduated within the last 4 years in engineering, product design, or industrial design and must be from the eligible countries. […]
Make Europe your base for startup success
The European Commission has launched an EU startup and scaleup strategy to make Europe a great place for starting and growing global technology-driven companies. Startups and scaleups drive innovation and sustainable growth, create high-quality jobs, attract investment and reduce strategic dependencies. However, too many still struggle to take ideas from lab to market or […]
EU invests €7.3 billion from Horizon Europe to boost competitiveness and talent.
The European Commission is investing over €7.3 billion through its newly adopted Horizon Europe work programme for 2025 to strengthen Europe’s research and innovation engine and global edge. This will drive cutting-edge science, accelerate the EU’s green and digital transitions, and enhance Europe’s competitiveness. The programme will help attract and retain top researchers in Europe […]
PhD – Positions in Economics, Strategy, and Innovation – Denmark
Copenhagen Business School (CBS), under the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Networks grant (Economics Panel), invites applications for three fully funded PhD positions to be carried out within the international Ports as Energy Transition Hubs (POTENT) project. The project spans leading universities across Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany, and France in close collaboration with industry partners who […]
PhD – The Organization of Innovation for Sustainability Transition – Netherlands
This PhD position is part of an interdisciplinary team of three PhD researchers, one postdoc, and two senior researchers in the project ‘EXTRA’: From EXperiment to sustainable change: TRAnsformative methodologies for innovation and learning. EXTRA is a collaboration between multiple universities and public and private partners to research and advance physical and experimental environments as enabling […]
The Commission creates a biotechnology center to support business innovation
The Commission has today launched a new Biotech and Biomanufacturing Hub to support companies – particularly start-ups and SMEs – in bringing innovative products to the EU market and increase their competitiveness. The Hub will also help companies identify the support available to them at EU level and how to access this support to help them to expand and […]
Interships – European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) – Belgium and Hungary
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has launched a call for traineeships for recent graduates and young professionals for a period of six months starting in April 2025. The trainees will support the daily operations of one of the units of the EIT in Budapest, where the EIT Headquarters are located: Directorate & […]