This year the ERC will reach an important milestone: soon 10 000 scientists and scholars from Europe and beyond will have received ERC funding to pursue their best ideas at the frontiers of knowledge. During an online ceremony, the ERC will welcome the 10 000th grantee and will highlight a few other ERC grantees who, in different ways, have

*** This is a collaboration with EURAXESS Korea and EURAXESS Japan.***   Are you interested in a two-year postdoc stay in Europe with EU funding to work on your dream project? Then the highly prestigious MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships should be on your radar. The 2021 call is due to open in mid-May.   What is a MSCA PF? The Marie-Skłodowska Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA PF) is a post-doc training programme in which the post-doc (fellow)...

The European Commission adopted the first strategic plan for Horizon Europe, the new EU research and innovation programme worth €95.5 billion in current prices. The strategic plan is a novelty in Horizon Europe and sets the strategic orientations for the targeting of investments in the programme's first four years. It ensures that EU research and innovation actions contribute to EU priorities, including a climate-neutral and green Europe, a...

We are thrilled to announce the #MSCA info event. Join to get to know about all the changes to the programme under #HorizonEU and hear from fellows, beneficiaries & project managers. The event is open to everybody, mark your calendars & share the news!

Vietnam and its ASEAN neighbours have emerged as important manufacturing hubs in the international economy and the growing demand for environmentally sound, resource- and energy-efficient products and manufacturing creates a hunger for new green manufacturing technologies. With its rich technology and research landscape, innovative enterprises, and dedicated green growth strategies, Europe is a unique source of such green technologies. Thus, EU-...

Date and time: Thursday, March 18, 2021 17:00 – 19:30 (Tokyo) / 9:00 – 11:30 (Brussels) Platform: ZOOM Language: Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation*   EU Industry Days is Europe’s flagship annual event on industry. It serves as the main platform to discuss industrial challenges and co-develop opportunities and policy responses in an inclusive dialogue with a wide range of partners, also at international level.   Japan and the EU have...

The European Innovation Council (EIC) is a key novelty of Horizon Europe and represents the most ambitious innovation initiative that Europe has taken, with a budget of €10 billion for the period 2021-2027. The EIC has a mission to identify, develop and scale-up breakthrough technologies and disruptive innovations. The EIC will support startups, SMEs and research teams developing high-risk, high-impact breakthrough innovation, with a particular...

The International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (ICDRI 2021) is an interactive virtual conference which follows International Workshops on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (IWDRI) held in 2018 and 2019. ICDRI is the annual international conference of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) in partnership with member countries, organizations and institutions to strengthen the global discourse on disaster and...

Smart Grids and Smart Cities via Start-ups, new technology and research! Join the event to gain insight! @Clusters_EU @euraxess_japan

Chapters & Groups   The MCAA has promoted the creation of Chapters in different geographic regions as a way of facilitating communication with its members and engaging them in the development of the association. MCAA Chapters are established to Encourage local networking and establish mutually-beneficial relationships between the MCAA and its alumni within a defined georgaphic zone; Initiate activities that add value to the Alumni network and...