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Academia is tough - now imagine trying to enter it as a Syrian refugee - but it can be done successfully

Submitted by michael rogers Mon, 29/07/2019 - 15:36

by Richard Gray   Just months after Dr Ahmad Al Ajlan begun a new job as a university lecturer in the Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor, he was forced to flee his country for Europe. When he arrived in Germany in March 2015, after several months of travelling, he was placed in a number of camps before being allocated a cramped apartment with five other refugees.

Orientations towards the first Strategic Plan implementing the research and innovation framework programme Horizon Europe

Submitted by michael rogers Tue, 23/07/2019 - 12:02

Horizon Europe will be based on two legal acts: one laying down its structure, rules for participation and dissemination, the other containing the Specific Programme that sets out thematic clusters and the broad lines of action for future research and innovation activities. In April 2019 the European Parliament and the Council reached a political agreement on the two legal acts.

EC announces the European Innovation Counil and il future plannoing and roles under HE

Submitted by michael rogers Mon, 01/07/2019 - 20:04

Europe needs to capitalise on its science and start-ups to compete in global markets increasingly defined by new technologies. That is why the European Commission is introducing a European Innovation Council (EIC) to turn science into new business and accelerate the scale-up of innovative companies.

the Car is the STAR

Submitted by michael rogers Mon, 04/03/2019 - 16:47

When you’re sleepy, stressed or have had a few drinks, you’re not in the best position to drive – or even make that decision. But automated cars could soon make that call for you.