EIT RawMaterials continues to support innovation, education and entrepreneurship across Europe in 2020
European Institute of Innovation and Technology invests EUR 500 in the Knowledge and Innovation Communities EIT RawMaterials receives an investment of EUR 81.7 million from the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). This investment will drive European innovation in advanced and sustainable raw materials for Europe’s green energy transition. […]
Raw Materials University Days 2020 – Call for Applications is open!
EIT RawMaterials university partners are welcome to apply for the open call to raise awareness of the significance of raw materials in modern life Raw Materials University Days (RMUD) is a communication campaign originally launched by the European Commission (DG GROW) in the framework of the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) on Raw Materials. […]
EIT RawMaterials Innovation Community triumphs in SDG Copernicus Hackathon
Tackling Sustainable Development Goals with Earth observation data November 2019 saw G-STIC 2019 organised by our partner VITO take place in Brussels – the Global Sustainable Technology and Innovation Conference. As part of this event, Copernicus, the EU’s Earth Observation programme, organised the Sustainable Development Goals Copernicus Hackathon. […]
The fourth annual Greek Raw Materials Community Dialogue will strengthen the position of the raw materials sector in Greece
Connecting local stakeholders to foster a community dialogue on the current state in the Greek and EU raw materials sector On 11-12 December, the fourth annual Greek Raw Materials Community Dialogue will be hosted by the ΕΙΤ RawMaterias RIS Hub Greece. EIT RawMaterials Hub – Regional Center Greece, established in May 2018 and operated by the Laboratory of Metallurgy of the School of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering NTUA, aims to engage [...]
EIT RIS Hub Southern Italy will host a workshop to promote sustainable use of raw materials
Enhancing the innovation capacity of the Mediterranean region by transferring EIT Community good practise On 10-11 December in Brindisi, the two-day International Workshop on Raw Materials in Circular Economy will promote sustainable use of raw materials in Southern Italy region. The workshop is organised in the European framework of the EIT RawMaterials Hub - Regional Center Southern Italy, coordinated by ENEA (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development) and hosted at Brindisi [...]
EIT Jumpstarter rewards best early-stage innovators with EUR 70 000
On 14 November 2019, in Riga, Latvia, the EIT Jumpstarter Grand Final took place as the side event of Digital Freedom Festival. In total 18 teams from 10 countries, shared their innovative solutions in healthcare, food industry and raw materials sector. The EIT Jumpstarter is a very selective, competitive programme for early-stage innovators, which was awarded the Best European Association Training Initiative title in 2019. […]