This workshop will introduce you to the wide possibilities of non-refundable financing from various EU funds, including new EU programs – Horizon Europe, Eureka and IPA III fund. The new EU grants are a great opportunity for small, medium and large private and public companies, NGOs, universities and the public sector, including public administration bodies at all levels in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
We will present the currently open and upcoming calls from the ongoing EU funding cycle 2021-2027, which is the largest in the history of the EU and the Western Balkans so far. The focus will be on the calls for BiH and the “EU package” for the Western Balkans, which has just been adopted. The training enables participants to master the way of preparing a successful project proposal with their project initiatives, and to analyze examples of successful EU project proposals.
Through a practical presentation, we will introduce participants to the EU Participant portal, i.e., how to register as individuals and how to register a company and get a PIC number, as a condition for cooperation in all EU-funded projects.
Various opportunities for finding and cooperating through partnerships with foreign project holders will also be presented, which is especially important for those who are just entering EU projects and do not have the capacity to be holders of large projects. Such partnerships enable smaller companies and organizations to offer their services and capacities to leading European consortia implementing multimillion-dollar EU projects.
Through interactive work and networking in a small group, participants will have the opportunity to consult with the trainer about their specific project ideas and proposals that they are interested in.
This workshop will change the way you think about EU grants and grant opportunities. You will return to your companies and organizations with new knowledge about the EU, Horizon Europe, Eureka, COST Action, IPA III and EIC Accelerator, and make a significant impact and provide financial support for your projects.
WHO IS THE WORKSHOP FOR?
The workshop is intended for owners and managers of small, medium and large private and public companies, micro companies, university representatives, government organizations, business development support organizations, innovation support agencies, business associations and anyone who wants to learn more about EU grant opportunities.
WORK METHODOLOGY
The workshop is designed to be fully interactive and designed in such a way that each participant can present a specific problem and get a proposal for a solution through proactive discussion. The theme of the workshop is a combination of theory and practice through a series of practical examples.
Networking
Take the opportunity and network with industry leaders and colleagues.
Certificate
At the end of the workshop, participants receive a certificate of participation.
Trainer
dr. sc. Danijel Šogorović, dipl.ing.str.
Expert and trainer for EU projects
He is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Computing and Electrical Engineering, University of Mostar. From 2006 to 2010 he was the university focal point for EU research and development projects (FP6 and FP7). In 2010, the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina appointed him the State Contact Point for BiH (NCP BiH) for the European Union research and development programs in the field of nanotechnologies, new materials and new production processes (NMP), transport (Transport) and area of space exploration (Space).
In his training for the state contact point, he attended several trainings in Brussels, as well as other important gatherings throughout Europe. He was a partner of one successfully completed Horizon2020 project, as well as an external collaborator on the IPA cross-border cooperation project. He also collaborated with the German government organization for assistance and cooperation – GIZ as an external expert.
As an NCP for the HORIZON program, he is familiar with all the details of this EU program as well as other EU programs (COST Action, EUREKA, …) which he will share with the workshop participants, as well as current calls for projects that follow in the coming period.
Other information is available at cpe.ba.
