31st ERFA Horizon Europe - Success Requires Innovation
Insights into EU policy-making, lobbying and networking in Brussels in the field of research and innovation funding.
Overview of the Austrian Industry Representation in Brussels ("IV Office Brussels") and the IT:U Interdisciplinary Transformation University Austria ("IT:U") activities.
The knowledge about how the institutions and processes in Brussels concerning European Funding Programmes works, how to pursue networking and contact with the relevant institutions empowers organisations to stay at the forefront of innovation and competitiveness in their respective fields.
We invite you to join us and engage with our guests - Valerie Gruber | Senior Policy Adviser - European Affairs at the IV Office Brussel and David Kolman | Head of Grant Office at IT:U about the following key topics:
How can your company leverage the networking and contacts to decisions makers?
How the policy regulations, lobby and networking in Brussels works?
What is the role of IV Office Brussels and how they keep well-informed, connected, and influential in shaping European policies?
How the new IT:U works and what is their approach towards R&D collaboration?
Horizon Europe Update
A guided tour of the IT:U facilities and a networking break will round off this get-together.
Horizon Europe funding talks
Erfahrungsaustauschrunde Horizon Europe (ERFA HEU) = Horizon Europe funding talks
The aim is to discuss challenges, solutions and experiences relating to European funding programmes for research and innovation. These are regular meetings in small groups with moderators and guests. It includes occasionally a guided tour to get to know the R&D activities of the visiting organisation.
Business Upper Austria, Team Funding Consultancy International provides ERFA HEU members also with updates on current topics and events.
Registration
Please fill your Data and use the link “Jetzt anmelden” below for your binding registration.
We look forward to meeting you at our next ERFA HEU talk!
Best regards,
Zuzana Lettner and Sonja Sesser
on behalf of the Team International Funding for Research and Innovation at Business Upper Austria
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We will organize three ERFA Horizon Europe talks on current topics of the European Framework Programme Horizon Europe in 2026.
The annual fee for the 2026 ERFA Horizon Europe is EUR 450,- (excl. VAT) per participating organisation. There is a special fee for SME with up to 10 employees pays of EUR 300,- (excl. VAT). There is a possibility to attend once to get familiar with the format of the talks as a free of charge trial visit. In this case, please include the note “First participation” under “Comments” in the registration form.