HORIZON 2020 APPROVED – BUT PROJECT SELECTION PROCESS AWAITED
November 3rd, 2013
THE EUROPEAN University Association (EUA) has hailed yesterday’s (Nov 21) approval by the European Parliament of a new Euro EUR78.6 billion (at today’s prices) European Union (EU) Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme.Speaking to University World News last night, Dr Lidia Borrell-Damián, the EUA’s director, research and innovation, said the overall increase of funding over the EUR54 billion assigned to the outgoing EU Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) for research, was “very welcome”.Even at 2011 prices, the budget has gone up – to EUR70 ...
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