On 22-23 January, 2025, VILNIUS TECH, Saulėtekio Palace (Saulėtekio al. 11) hosted a conference ‘‘What awaits VILNIUS TECH in the European Horizon in 2025’’ during which the prospects of the university’s participation in the European Union programme European Horizon – new calls, existing experiences, future expectations - were presented to the community of researchers.
Participants of the conference had the opportunity to participate in a meeting with the membersof the National Contact Point (NCP) group of the Lithuanian Research Council: programme coordinators Jolita Česiulyte, Akvile Eglinskaite, Gintauta Žemaitiene, Dalijus Gudeika, Lina Liepyte and Deividas Petrulevičius.
They presented trends in the participation in the European Horizon Participation Programme, gave advice and presented the current themes of the 2025 projects:
CL5 (Climate, Energy, Mobility);
CL4 (Digital Technologies, Industry and Space);
Decarbonising transport – sustainable and environmentally friendly technologies;
Digitalisation of industry – innovations that transform production processes;
Space and Navigation – the latest trends in space exploration and navigation;
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) programme and the potential of
Clean Hydrogen, Clean Aviation, SESAR3, Europe's Rail and other institutional European
partnerships;
CL2 (Culture, creativity and inclusive societies);
Energy and climate solutions – green technologies and strategies;
Urban Missions – initiatives for the sustainability of the urban environment and the well-being of citizens;
The new European Bauhaus – creative solutions that combine aesthetics, functionality and sustainability.
Dr. Viktor Skrickij, Head of the Centre of Excellence for Transport and Logistics and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Transport Engineering, presented the current results of the project on Motion Control Systems for Electric Vehicles, Chassis and Transmission Systems Design Methods at Vehicle and Component Level, Smart Vehicle Systems – Working Group, and shared insights on how cross-national projects are opening up opportunities for innovation and global academic partnerships.
Dr. Kristina Kovaitė, Vice Dean and Project Coordinator of the Faculty of Creative Industries, VILNIUS TECH, presented the concept of the project No. 101094021 "CLIMAS", its current tasks, and the aim of the project – to support the transition to climate resilience by offering an innovative problem-oriented climate adaptation toolkit developed together with the stakeholders through a value-based approach, design thinking methods and citizen science mechanisms.
During the event, participants were introduced to the DIGICHer project 101132481, which aims to explore the legal, political, socio-economic and socio-technological determinants of the digitisation of cultural heritage of minority groups.
The conference gave participants the opportunity to discuss, share ideas and forge new partnerships for successful participation in the European Horizon Programme
Find more information about the event: https://vilniustech.lt/universitetas/ivykiai/kas-laukia-
vilnius-tech-europos-horizonte-2025-aisiais/26669?eid=370856