The University of Southern Denmark is clearing the decks for the launch of EU’s new research and innovation programme Horizon 2020. To allow researchers and staff to prepare for the programme, SDU Grants Office (GO) has declared the third week of November 2013 “SDU Horizon 2020 Week”. It will culminate in three days of Horizon 2020 workshops and a conference planned in collaboration with the South Denmark European Office. Everyone is welcome to sign up for individual events.
The events will take place in Odense and Kolding from the 19th-21st of November. Sign up as soon as possible and no later than October 20th.
Tentative Programme (a final programme will be published later):
Day 1 (Odense, 19th of November): Opening Conference and Societal Challenges Workshops
10:00-12:00: Opening Conference and a detailed Introduction to Horizon 2020 (venue: U100, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M)
Contributions from:
- The Ministry of Science, Innovation and Higher Education
- The European Commission, DG Research and Innovation
- EuroCenter
- Vice-Chancellor Jens Oddershede
- Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at SDU, Per Michael Johansen
12:00-12:30: Lunch
12:30-16:00: Societal Challenges Workshops (venues: tba, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M):
- Six workshops in two tracks on seven Societal Challenges (Health, Climate, Bio-Economy, Transport, Energy, Security, and Europe in a Changing World).
Day 2 (Odense, 20th of November): Excellent Science and Industrial Leadership Workshops
10:00-12:00: Excellent Science: (venue: 094, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M)
- Introduction to ”Excellent Science”
- European Research Council – ERC
- Future and Emerging Technologies - FET
- Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions
12:00-13:00: Lunch
13:00-16:00: Industrial Leadership (venue: 094, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M)
- Introduction to Industrial Leadership
- Innovation in SME’s
- Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies (LEIT) – focus on: Information and Communication technologies, Biotechnoloy, Nanotechnology, Advanced Manufacturing and Processing, and Advanced Materials.
Day 3 (Kolding, 21st of November): SDU Jutland Horizon 2020 Workshop
The event in Kolding is intended for research and innovation environments on the Jutland campuses and will cover some of the same information as days 1 & 2.
9:30 – 12:00: (venue: tba)
- Horizon 2020 Introduction
- The Seven Societal Challenges in Horizon 2020
- SDU Support Function and Q&A
12:00 – 13:00: Lunch
13:00 – 16:00: (venue: tba)
- Two tracks. One focusing on Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions and SSH in Horizon 2020 and another focusing on Health and Industrial Leadership in Horizon 2020.
- ERA-NET and co-financed instruments
- Support funds and summary
Sign up: here
If you want to know more about Horizon 2020, please see the brief description of Horizon 2020:here or Horizon 2020 Q&A here: here