Boosting higher education innovation and entrepreneurial capacities in innovation ecosystems

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A new call of the EIT HEI Initiative: Innovation Capacity Building for Higher Education is currently open until 28 February 2022

The second call of the EIT HEI Initiative: Innovation Capacity Building for Higher Education is currently open, aiming to increase the innovation and entrepreneurial capacity in higher education by bringing together Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in innovation value chains and ecosystems across Europe.

HEIs  selected  to participate in the HEI Initiative will contribute to and leverage Smart Specialisation Strategies, strengthen the links between HEIs and their local and regional ecosystems and provide an impetus  to  leveraging  additional  funding  sources  beyond  the  HEI  project  funding  period  of the selected HEI projects. Applicants of the EIT HEI  Initiative call will need to create  an Innovation Vision Action Plan explaining how the HEI contributes to regional  priorities, and specifically to  Smart Specialisation Strategies (S3), and how it will engage with other innovation actors in the territorial innovation  ecosystem.

Deadline

The call is open until 28 February 2022.

More information

Check the EIT HEI Initiative website for more information.