DCU to lead new EIT-Funded Innovation Project
We are happy to announce that Dublin City University will be leading on a new project called SMART-2M. The project aims to empower innovators and entrepreneurs to develop world-class solutions for Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing challenges, creating growth and skilled jobs. The project is lead from DCU by Prof. Dermot Brabazon, Assistant Prof. Inam Ul Ahad, and Assistant Prof. Emer Ní Bhrádaigh.
The project will receive funding from the EIT’s HEI Initiative: Innovation Capacity Building for Higher Education. This new initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) aims to boost the entrepreneurial and innovation capacity of higher education institutions (HEIs).
As part of this project, we will be working together with the following partners:
- University of Kragujevac, Serbia
- University of Ioannina, Greece
- Université de Tours, France
- ST Microelectronics), France
- AMM Manufacturing, Serbia
- Progetto Impresa, Italy
- CRM Group, Belgium
Under the EIT’s HEI Initiative, the project will receive funding of €1.2M, and it will run until December 2021, with the possibility of getting extended for 18 more months.
Stay tuned for more information about this project in the coming months!
ABOUT THE EIT’S HEI INITIATIVE
The EIT’s HEI Initiative is a key objective for the EIT as part of its new strategy, the EIT Strategic Innovation Agenda 2021−2027. The initiative aims to support higher education institutions with expertise and coaching, access to the EIT innovation ecosystem, and funding, enabling them to develop innovation action plans complementing the needs of individual higher education institutions. As part of its Pilot Phase, the initiative has provided funding to 23 projects, with the next call for proposals expected towards the end of 2021.
ABOUT THE EIT
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) strengthens Europe’s ability to innovate by powering solutions to pressing global challenges and by nurturing entrepreneurial talent to create sustainable growth and skilled jobs in Europe. The EIT is an EU body and an integral part of Horizon Europe, the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. The Institute supports dynamic pan-European partnerships, EIT Knowledge and Innovation Communities, among leading companies, research labs and universities.