Georgia joins Horizon 2020, the EU's Research and Innovation Programme

Date: 
29/04/2016

The agreement associating Georgia to Horizon 2020 was signed today on behalf of the European Commission by Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, and Tamar Sanikidze, Georgian Minister for Education and Science.

Commissioner Carlos Moedas said: "I am very pleased to welcome Georgia into Horizon 2020 , the world's largest public funding programme for research and innovation. EU research, science and innovation is open to the world for collaboration and we value working together with our partners to invest in knowledge and innovation for the future. Georgia's association will bring a diversity of expertise and ideas, enriching our international research cooperation."

More information: EC press release

Researchers and innovators from Georgia will now be able to participate in Horizon 2020, the EU's framework programme for research and innovation, under the same conditions as their counterparts from EU Member States and other associated countries.
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http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/news/georgia-joins-horizon-2020-eus-research-and-innovation-programme

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