LAC News

Located in the South Caucasus region, Armenia is at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, making it a key hub for regional collaboration. It shares borders with Georgia, Azerbaijan, Iran, and Turkey. Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia; it is easily accessible from major cities. The history of Yerevan dates back to the 8th century BC, and in 2025, the city will celebrate its 2,807th anniversary.

As we adjust to the rigours of a new year, the EURAXESS Worldwide Newsletter brings a touch of the familiar with its continuation of the Mission Roundup series, this time zeroing in on Adaptation to Climate Change. We provide an overview of the mission, the EU Adaptation Strategy, and how activities are helping to meet European Green Deal commitments. We bring some statements on key initiatives and announcements and remind researchers outside the European Union how they can access Horizon Europe (HE) programmes, projects, and funding.

The 2025 call is OPEN until 8 October. It selects international consortia of entities to exchange their staff for up to 12 months. LAC institutions are eligible. Brazilian co-funding available.

The call for applications is open to PhD thesis projects on emerging infectious diseases (EIDs). The emerging or re-emerging nature of the disease(s)/pathogen(s) studied must be justified in the applications.

The purpose of this programme is to boost triangular cooperation in the Latin American region as a modality for achieving the SDGs, and to direct it towards a more advanced model. This model will have a more innovative workflow based on transformative processes and elements, keeping in step with the region's current needs and challenges.

Calls for Regional Programmes STIC-AmSud / MATH-AmSud / CLIMAT-AmSud 2025 are OPEN!

The Momentum MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme (Momentum PPDF) is an initiative designed to attract and nurture up to 35 exceptional postdoctoral researchers from around the globe to “Lendület”*, Momentum research groups in Hungary. It is co-funded by the European Commission and the Secretariat...

Charles University is opening applications for 10 postdoctoral fellowships within the CHARLESTON Programme, co-funded by the MSCA COFUND initiative (Horizon Europe).

The DAAD-DIES is pleased to announce the call for applications for its International Deans’ Course Latin America on Strategic Faculty Planning, Financial Management, Quality Management, Online Strategies, Human Resources Management, Negotiation Strategies, and other soft skills.

The EU-LAC Interest Group towards the Common Research Area launches a new Joint Call to enhance the bi-regional cooperation in Science, Technology and Innovation.