Newsletter - Issue 7/2024 - EIT trains 40 000 girls in STEM in record time
EIT Newsletter 07 May 2024
Girls Go Circular, our digital and circular economy skills programme for secondary school girls, crossed a major milestone by achieving its goal of training 40 000 girls three years ahead of schedule!
Three new EIT RIS Community Hubs opened in April in Malta, Montenegro, and Cyprus. They'll give full access to the EIT Community to local innovation actors. This coincides with our celebration of the accession of the 13 EU Member States that joined during and after 2004. We're proud to have invested unique resources into helping these Member States develop their innovation potential.
This May edition of the EIT Newsletter will provide all of this and more news, events, and opportunities, including a special look at our incoming Chairperson of the EIT Governing Board, Stefan Dobrev, who takes up his duties in July 2024.
The Girls Go Circular project of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has reached its ambitious target of training 40 000 girls in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) three years ahead of schedule. Working together with partners, schools and teache ...
We're celebrating 20 years of engaging and supporting high impact ventures throughout the EU-13, the countries that joined the EU from 2004 onwards! In our new success stories publication, we picked one top venture from each of the EU-13 Member States: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Hun ...
The EIT RIS Community Hubs will provide full access to EIT Community activities for innovators in Malta, Montenegro, and Cyprus. The three EIT Community Officers (ECOs) in charge of the new Hubs are dedicated to the EIT Regional Innovation Scheme (RIS) mission of bridging the geograph ...
How a simple information database evolved into a go-to consultancy for business and academia. In the rapidly changing landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) and deep tech, Skill Sync emerges as a pioneer and facilitator; a comprehensive tool designed to help overcome the skills gap stunting t ...
During its meeting on 26 March, the EIT Governing Board unanimously elected Stefan Dobrev as its next Chairperson and he will succeed Nektarios Tavernarakis on 1 July 2024. Silvia Lenaerts and Jan Figel have also been elected to join the Executive Committee of the EIT Governing Board on 1 July. The E ...
The EIT Community stands at the forefront of innovation, championing collaboration and synergy within deep tech. However, to fully understand where skill gaps exist, there is a need a map that visualises existing skills.The Skill Sync tool, created by the EIT AI Community, will enable policymakers, ...
Flip through the EIT's first ever Innovation Guide for the latest facts on how our innovation activities work and how you could join. The EIT Innovation Guide will give you the breakdown of:What each EIT Knowledge and Innovation Community is doing to propel new ideas into the European marketWhat we'r ...
Ready for green innovation? Join us from 15 to 17 May 2024 when we will focus on visionary ideas and green projects at the Greentech Festival (GTF) in Berlin! Around 20 000 guests, 250 exhibitors and 200 speakers are expected in the traditional halls of Messe Berlin to engage with innovative an ...
Calling all Moldovan innovators, entrepreneurs, and future leaders!Are you brimming with a brilliant business idea? Do you crave the skills and connections to turn your vision into reality? The EIT Community Startup Awareness Workshops are here to ignite your innovation journey!This is your chance t ...
EIT RawMaterials (Contracting Authority) is looking for a company or professional to sign a consulting contract based on deliverables to act as its EIT Community Officer in Slovenia. The EIT Community Officer (ECO) is an individual or entity appointed to represent and coordinate the activities ...
Introducing Supernovas Investment Forums:For investors: One stimulating hour of women-led start-ups pitches, to grasp the potential of the opportunity, fit with investors’ strategy and portfolio and meet other investors. After the meeting, Supernovas will support you in identifying other int ...
This call aims to award subgrants to organisations that support social Changemakers in transforming their solutions into real businesses and projects to deliver systemic change, produce new ways of living, and empower and expand the vision of sustainability, inclusivity, and quality of experience.&n ...
The EIT Deep Tech Talent Initiative has announced the launch of its Call for Training Proposals for Organisations to collaboratively create new courses, training and skills development programmes to train people in deep tech. Proposals should be aimed at developing tertiary training, with ...
Join EIT as Project Support Officer (Interim) for the duration of 6 months (with possibility of extension).The tasks will be focused on the design and development of creative and compelling communication materials for the EIT.Tasks:Operationally support the EIT Director and Head of Director’s Offi ...
The EIT is now organising a call for expressions of interest with a view to establishing a reserve list for Temporary Staff (TA) for the profile of Programme Officer. The place of employment will be Budapest, where the EIT seat is located. Applications from female candidates are strongly encouraged. ...
The EIT is now organising a call for expressions of interest with a view to establishing a reserve list for Contract Staff (CA) for the post of IT Officer (FG IV). The place of employment will be Budapest, where the EIT seat is located. Applications from female candidates are strongly encouraged.TAS ...
Join EIT as an Finance Assistant (Interim) for the duration of 6 months (with possibility of extension).Tasks:Data entry and financial initiation of invoice and claims on Title 2 in ABACBack-up data entry and financial initiation for Title 3Back-up for MIPs and NEO;Recording legal commitments in ABA ...
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