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The European Strategy for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Science unveiled: accelerate breakthrough scientific discoveries and help address the most urgent challenges: from climate change to health; from technological sovereignty to competitiveness. In collaboration with the Member StatesThe European Union and Japan reaffirm today their commitment to deepen cooperation in research and innovation (R&I). Meeting in the margins of the Science and Technology for Society Forum in Kyoto, Ekaterina Zaharieva, European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation and Minoru KiuchiDEADLINE: 8th October 2025Applications are open for MSCA fellows and alumni to engage with thousands of school pupils from across Belgium at this unique science fair in Brussels. Science is Wonderful! is the annual science fair organised by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA). It invites EU30 October 2025 - 30 October 2025In an era of accelerating climate change and the urgent need for a transition to clean energy, Horizon Europe provides a crucial platform for international collaboration to drive sustainability in energy systems. This webinar focuses on how partnerships are facilitated between the European Union31 October 2025 - 31 October 2025Special event co-organized by the European researchers’ associations in Japan — AIRJ, ACE Japon, German JSPS Alumni Association, and Sciencescope — together with EURAXESS Japan and the Delegation of the European Union to Japan.This interactive event is an opportunity to strengthen the connection3 November 2025 - 4 November 2025AI in Science Summit 2025 will convene scientists, industry leaders, investors, and policymakers to explore the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on scientific discovery - and how Europe can drive this transformation with a distinctive and responsible approach.Participation is free
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Horizon Europe is the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation. Following the Multiannual Financial Framework Midterm Review (MTR) decision, the indicative funding amount for Horizon Europe for the period 2021-2027 is EUR 93.5 billion.
It tackles climate change, helps achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and boosts the EU’s competitiveness and growth.
The programme facilitates collaboration and strengthens the impact of research and innovation in developing, supporting and implementing EU policies while tackling global challenges. It supports creating and better dispersing of excellent knowledge and technologies.
It creates jobs, fully engages the EU’s talent pool, boosts economic growth, promotes industrial competitiveness and optimises investment impact within a strengthened European Research Area.
Legal entities from the EU and associated countries can participate.
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The ERC, set up by the European Union in 2007, is the premier European funding organisation for excellent frontier research. It funds creative researchers of any nationality and age, to run projects based across Europe.
The ERC offers 4 core grant schemes: Starting Grants, Consolidator Grants, Advanced Grants and Synergy Grants. With its additional Proof of Concept Grant scheme, the ERC helps grantees to explore the innovation potential of their ideas or research results.
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The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) are the European Union’s flagship funding programme for doctoral education and postdoctoral training of researchers.
The MSCA
fund excellent research and innovation and equip researchers at all stages of their career with new knowledge and skills, through mobility across borders and exposure to different sectors and disciplines.
help build Europe’s capacity for research and innovation by investing in the long-term careers of excellent researchers.
fund the development of excellent doctoral and postdoctoral training programmes and collaborative research projects worldwide. By doing so, they achieve a structuring impact on higher education institutions, research centres and non-academic organisations.
The European Research Executive Agency (REA) manages the MSCA on behalf of the European Commission.
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EURAXESS Japan
EURAXESS Japan promotes researcher mobility and cooperation, serves researchers of all nationalities and disciplines at all career stages.
In focus:
to provide regular, tailored and reliable information
to organise networking and information events
The EURAXESS Japan community boasts a membership of more than 4000 researchers, professors, managers and students who are interested in Japan-Europe collaboration.
Contact for more information:
E-mail: japan@euraxess.net
EURAXESS Worldwide
EURAXESS Worldwide’s mission for Europe is to be a single-source solution for ambitious researchers, scientists, engineers, innovators, students and entrepreneurs looking to explore and develop their careers in Europe, and abroad. We want to be recognised as a networking platform and ‘toolbox’ to help deepen the European Research Area (ERA) and its contributions to a stronger, safer, greener and more connected Europe.
There is a global race for the most talented researchers and Europe has set its sights on a podium place. Openness and enhanced cooperation are critical to Europe’s new vision for international research and its continued leadership in tackling major societal challenges.
