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Newsletter December 2024

EIT Newsletter 10 Dec 2024

Newsletter - Issue 8/2024 - EIT expands innovation hubs across Europe and celebrates training over 880 000 learners

Welcome to the latest from the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT).
 
To mark ten years of the EIT Regional Innovation Scheme (RIS) – a programme designed to bridge Europe’s innovation divide – the EIT announced a significant expansion of its network, launching 16 new innovation hubs across Central, Eastern, and Southern Europe. And aligned with our work in increasing women-led innovation and entrepreneurship, we published a study revealing encouraging progress in gender diversity within deep tech start-ups: the percentage of women founders has doubled since 2010.
 
More exciting news is that over 500 000 learners have been trained under the EIT Deep Tech Talent Initiative, with the programme on track to reach 1 million by 2025, and over 100 000 learners have been trained with the EIT’s European Battery Alliance Academy. These numbers add to the significant work the EIT is doing in entrepreneurship and education, having skilled over 880 000 students and workers.
 
These are just a few highlights from this edition—be sure to explore the full newsletter for more exciting updates and opportunities. And finally, season’s greetings to all! We wish you a joyful holiday season and a prosperous new year filled with innovation and success. Stay tuned for more updates in 2025!

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In addition to the news items listed below, you may find the following resources of interest:

EIT Skilling Programmes Train 880 000 Learners

EIT

The European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT), as part of Horizon Europe, is the only EU innovation instrument dedicated to integrating education and skills with research and business. By building long-term partnerships called, EIT Knowledge and Innovation Communiti ...

Nov 06

 

EIT Opens 16 Innovation Hubs Across Europe to Tackle Regional Innovation Divide

EIT

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has successfully launched 16 innovation hubs across Central, Eastern and Southern Europe dedicated to tackling Europe’s regional innovation divide. The new hubs, known as EIT Community Hubs are an integral part of the EIT Regional Inno ...

Nov 27

 

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology's European Battery Alliance Academy Surpasses 100 000 Learners Trained to Meet Evolving Industry Needs

EIT

Brussels, 5 December 2024: The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is pleased to announce the achievement of training 100 000 learners through the European Battery Alliance Academy, implemented by EIT InnoEnergy. Launched in 2022 as one the models ahead of  Europe’s Net-Zero ...

Dec 04

 

Only 15% of the seed funding goes to women-led deep tech start-ups, reveals new study

EIT

Study of 7,165 start-ups across 37 countries reveals that the percentage of women founders in deep tech has doubled since 2010, however, women remain underrepresented in the field at 17.4% (average for 2010-2022) of all deep tech start-ups. The new study, ‘Women Founders in European Deep Tech ...

Nov 18

 

EIT Deep Tech Talent Initiative hits half a million learners trained and launches new courses

EIT

The European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) is pleased to announce the milestone of training over half a million learners under the EIT Deep Tech Talent Initiative and the launch of new training courses. Since being launched by the EIT in 2023, the programme is well on track to skill ...

Nov 12

 

EIT Water: Evaluation Criteria Announced

EIT

In line with its strategy for 2021-2027, the EIT is preparing to launch a Call for Proposals for a new EIT Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) in the field of water, marine and maritime sectors and ecosystems. The Evaluation Criteria for this upcoming Call is now published.The new EIT KIC will ...

Nov 04

 

EIT Water: Innovation Model Paper Published

EIT

In anticipation of the upcoming Call for Proposals for EIT Water, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has published the Innovation Model Paper, a comprehensive guide for organisations eager to collaborate with the EIT on tackling societal challenges through innovation.The new E ...

Dec 03

 

Transforming Europe’s Food Systems: Insights from EIT Food’s Seven-Year Assessment

EIT Community

A recent independent seven-year assessment showcases the significant achievements of EIT Food since its inception in 2017. Established by the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) to transform how food is produced, distributed, and consumed, EIT Food has become Europe's largest foo ...

Dec 03

 

EIT Jumpstarter: Fuelling Innovation to Tackle Society’s Most Pressing Challenges

EIT

On 28 November, Budapest, Hungary, hosted the EIT Jumpstarter Grand Final, the culmination of this year's edition of the pre-acceleration programme EIT Jumpstarter – an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union, which aims to train and co ...

Nov 29

 

Strengthening Europe’s Innovation Ecosystem: EIT Regional Innovation Scheme Mid-Term Evaluation Results Published

EIT

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has published the mid-term evaluation of the EIT Regional Innovation Scheme (RIS) for the 2021–2027 programming period. Launched in 2014, the EIT RIS aims to address regional disparities in innovation across Europe by extending support to l ...

Nov 27

 

Farming for the future: Meet 3 start-up alumni fusing innovation with agriculture

Climate

As climate change adds pressure to our already-fragile food systems, innovation can help create resiliency and boost our food security. EIT Climate-KIC is playing a role in this transition by scaling agritech solutions across the globe.Let’s look at three influential alumni from our accelerator pr ...

Nov 08

 

Opportunities

Deep Tech Venture Builder Programme Call 2025

Health

If you’re part of an academic or research team looking to accelerate your intellectual property, consider applying to the Deep Tech Venture Builder Programme 2025.  EIT Health’s newest programme is specifically designed to support innovators with deep tech solutions, helping you to overco ...

 

Request for proposals: EIT Community Officer of the EIT Community RIS Hub in Serbia

EIT

By the present procurement procedure, EIT Food is aiming to identify an individual or entity available to deliver services as EIT Community Officer (ECO) to the EIT Community RIS Hub in Serbia.The role of the ECO is to run and coordinate the EIT Community RIS Hub as part of a project initiated by th ...

 

Request for Proposals: EIT Community Officer of the EIT Community RIS Hub in Lithuania

EIT

By the present procurement procedure, EIT Food is aiming to identify an individual or entity available to deliver services as EIT Community Officer (ECO) to the EIT Community RIS Hub in Lithuania.The role of the ECO is to run and coordinate the EIT Community RIS Hub as part of a project initiated by ...

 

Catalyse NEB 2025

Climate

The EIT Community New European Bauhaus (NEB) invites applications for funding and participation in its Catalyse NEB programme, a start-up accelerator designed to advance NEB values across Europe. This call seeks innovative ventures integrating sustainability, inclusivity, and design beyond func ...

 

Permanently Open Call for financial support to start-ups: Accelerate

Manufacturing

EIT Manufacturing Accelerate is a permanently open Call with the objective to support, scale and accelerate industry start-ups into impactful players in the European manufacturing ecosystem.Accelerate programme supports and grants financing to start-ups and scale-ups with innovative solutions and te ...