Horizon Europe Info day of the 5th and 6th Clusters

On December 2, 2022, information day of the 5th and 6th Clusters of the “Horizon Europe” Georgia National Office was held at the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia.

The event was held online and was attended by more than 80 representatives of various organizations, including representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia and the European Commission, as well as representatives of various academic, scientific, private and non-governmental organizations.

Mrs. Nino Inasaridze, Head of the National Office of the "Horizon Europe" Georgia opened the information day and gave a welcome speech. Mrs. Silvia Bojinova, representative of the European Commission also welcomed participants and wished them a successful day.

The purpose of the information day was to provide interested parties with an overview of the Horizon Europe 2nd Pillar Cluster 5 - Climate, Energy and Mobility and Cluster 6 - Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment work programs for the years 2023-24.

National contact persons Mr. Zurab Bregvadze and Mrs. Tamar Berberashvili spoke and provided information to invited guests about the clusters 5 and 6. They reviewed the 2023-24 work programs, expected impacts, co-financed and co-programmed European partnerships and the 5th and 6th clusters budget and destinations. Tamar Berberashvili also discussed about the current changes and the details of participation in Horizon Europe programs.

Mr. Givi Kochoradze, Director of the International Research Technology and Innovation Center, also participated in the information day and introduced the EcoDaLLi project to the audience and shared his experience of participating in Horizon Europe programs.

The information day was followed by Q&A session during which the invited guests had the opportunity to get answers to the questions they were interested in.

Invited guests were also informed that on December 13, 14 and 15, Cluster 5 and 6 Information Days and the Brokerage Events will be held in Brussels, Belgium and all participants are more than welcome to attend the online events.