How to deepen the cooperation between academia and industry? In the frame of BILAT-UKR*AINA project a joint follow-up webinar of the Summer School (organized in Sept 2014) and 2nd Stakeholder Forum (held in Jan 2015) will be held on facilitating the participation of SMEs in H2020 to reinforce cooperation between academia and industry.
Lessons learnt and good practices of the process of association to Framework Programmes and innovation supporting measures and policies were in the focus of the 2nd Stakeholders’ Forum of the project BILAT-UKR*AINA held on 27-28 January, Kyiv, Ukraine. Presentations of distinguished speakers being experts of these fields enriched the programme followed by discussions. The event was of high interest; more than 70 participants registered and attended.
The second Stakeholders’ Forum of the project BILAT-UKR*AINA under the title Enhancing Ukraine’s Competitiveness in RI on the way to the Association to Horizon 2020 aims to provide a forum for Ukrainian and EU stakeholders to facilitate the exchange of good and transferable practices and defining common interests.
The BILAT-UKR*AINA summer school for Ukrainian researchers and project managers was held in Kyiv on 15-18th September 2014. As a follow-up, a webinar was scheduled for 20 November, with the purpose of giving useful knowledge, practical information and tips about the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) under the “Excellent Science” pillar of Horizon 2020.
As a follow-up of BILAT-UKR*AINA Summer School, participants have the chance to attend two special online Questions and Answer sessions, so-called webinars. The first webinar will be held on 20th November at 10:00 CET, dedicated to Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA).
On 24 October, the launch conference for the Ukrainian National Technology Platform on Advanced Materials (UNTPAM) took place in Kyiv. Bringing together the capacities of Ukrainian material science research and industry in this field, UNTPAM aims to strengthen innovative developments, facilitate coherence in national and international cooperation and initiate the definition of a strategic research agenda for Ukraine. Expected long-term results include a significant acceleration of the implementation of scientific results, improved research funding, an increase in the number of work places and an improved access to the European and