Unite for Horizon
Increased engagement between universities and industry will help deliver on a united approach to societal challenges.
This project aims to identify the limitations and help build strategic engagement capacity between academics and SME representatives to develop, apply and implement projects within the Horizon Europe framework.
Many SMEs struggle to adopt the right strategy, business processes, skills or other resources to get involved in European funding partnerships. Even though the participation of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) has been the strongest among others, their involvement for the new framework can be further enhanced. To create a higher success rate and avoid missed opportunities for more strategic cooperation between HEIs and SMEs, the availability of supportive engagement training programmes is crucial.
Throughout the life of this project, several outputs will be produced. The main output will be the development of two training programmes (one for each HEIs and SMEs), based on the identified needs and challenges experienced by both parties. We believe that the results of this project will have an impact on both the individual and institutional level.