As a leading European research university and co-founder of the League of European Research Universities (LERU), KU Leuven pursues curiosity-driven and strategic frontier research as well as targeted and demand-driven research. With a research budget of over 364 million euro and an academic staff of more than 6,000 researchers from 120 countries, KU Leuven strives to build on its strong international reputation for research excellence. The university consistently secures funding from the most select competitive research funds, among them the prestigious ERC Grants awarded by the European Research Council.
Excellence in education is built on and cultivated through excellence in research. KU Leuven offers a comprehensive catalogue of 235 academic degree programmes supported by its research activities, including 75 degree programmes taught in English. The university caters to more than 40,000 students, of which 15,5% are international students from more than 140 countries. KU Leuven’
Why is Horizon Europe important for Switzerland and the European Union? Published on Share
Switzerland has been excluded until further notice from the EU’s key Horizon Europe research programme. This is a big blow for Switzerland’s research landscape, says Yves Flückiger, president of swissuniversities.
Horizon Europe, the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2021-2027, is the largest research and innovation-funding programme in the world.
As an open nation to research and innovation, Switzerland contributes to the excellence of the European Research Area (ERA). It is a founding member of the European Space Agency, of the projects COST and of EUREKA; it is also host country, with France, to the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and Switzerland has brought, since its association to the EU Framework Programme in 2004, important expertise in fields such as the health sector, climate, and quantum technologies.
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EIT Climate-KIC is a key player in helping Europe adapt to climate change In The News 26 Feb 2021
EIT Climate-KIC welcomes the new EU strategy on adaptation to climate change, its acknowledgement of the need for systemic adaptation and the spotlight it shines on the need to support adaptation innovation.
One of the aims of the new climate adaptation strategy, released by the European Commission on 24 February 2021, is to shift the focus from understanding the problems to developing solutions (e.g. nature-based solutions for adaptation, investing in climate-proof infrastructure and local adaptation actions), and to move from planning to implementation of adaptation strategies and plans.