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The European Commission has published a call for evidence in the upcoming Action Plan for Women in Science, Innovation and Start-ups.

TC Prague and the Expert Group for Supporting ERC Applicants are providing preliminary information on the dates of preparatory workshops. The workshops are intended for the Starting and Condolidator categories.

On 24 and 26 February 2026, Virtual Call and Info Sessions will be held focusing on the following topics: "Climate-Resilient Smart Agriculture using AI & IoT" and "New Materials and Green Transition".

The Academy of the Future program will support both scientists coming from abroad and the scientific groups themselves. A new ERC incubator program is designed to help researchers across all institutes of the Czech Academy of Sciences to prepare their individual high-quality project proposal to European Research Council and improve their success rate.

The aim of the twinning call is to support networking at research institutions, the transfer of knowledge and experience, as well as strengthening competences and skills in the field of research management and administration.

The consultation will collect input from a wide range of stakeholders on the revision on the European Heritage Label (EHL) legal basis.

"An autonomous Union open to the world" is the motto chosen by Cyprus for its EU Presidency, which it began in January 2026. It will also focus on making further progress in negotiating the EU's 10th Framework Programme.

From January 2026, scientists and representatives of the private sector from Japan can participate in the calls of the 2nd pillar of Horizon Europe under the same conditions as associated countries to this EU programme.  

Prof. Kateřina Králová works at the Institute of Ethnology of the CAS and at the Institute of International Studies at Charles University's Faculty of Social Sciences.

The Horizon Europe Cluster 5 info day will take place online on 15 January 2026. This event will be preceded by a brokerage event.