On March 15th, 2024, Dr. Modris Greitans, Director, and Dr. Kaspars Ozols, Deputy Director of Development at the Institute of Electronics and Computer Science (EDI), actively took part in the “Explore Horizon Europe: European Commission’s Perspective on Opportunities for Latvian Participants” event held in Riga, Latvia. This event offered valuable insights into opportunities available to Latvian participants within Europe’s largest innovation and research program, “Horizon Europe”.
During the event, alongside representatives from other scientific institutes and the European Commission, Dr. Kaspars Ozols participated as an invited guest in a round table discussion. Here, he shared experiences, provided insights, and discussed EDI’s involvement and experiences in research projects under “Horizon Europe”.
Agenda of the event:
09:00 – 09:10 Welcome and Agenda
09:10 – 09:45 Overview on Horizon Europe (European Commission), Q&A
09:45 – 10:30 How to find an opportunity matching my interests? How to find partners for a consortium? (European Commission), Q&A
Coffee break
11:00 – 12:00 How to write a good proposal – tips and tricks (European Commission), Q&A
Lunch break
13:00 – 14:00 The rules of the game for running my grant: Financial aspects focusing on Personnel costs, Goods and services, and Subcontracting (European Commission), Q&A
14:00 – 14:30 Can I get support for exploiting the results of my project? (European Commission), Q&A
14:30 – 14:40 Latvia participation in Horizon Europe (Julija Asmuss, Horizon Europe National Contact Point Coordinator, Latvian Council of Science)
14:40 – 16:00 Round table and discussion: Local expert evaluators and beneficiaries; European Commission, Q&A

More information:  https://www.lzp.gov.lv/lv/jaunums/nkp-acina-piedalities-pasakuma-explore-horizon-europe-european-commissions-perspective-opportunities-latvian-participants