This year, the Technical University of Košice (Slovakia) will host the 8th edition of the European Commission’s Week of Innovative Regions in Europe (WIRE) from 28th to 30th June 2017. This conference is supported by the Directorate-General Research & Innovation, Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation Programme and is related to the 2017 Slovak EU Presidency. The Week of Innovative Regions in Europe (WIRE) is from 2010 main European policy forum for innovation and regional development.

ERAdiate co-organised the workshop on “Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation”. It is open to all, especially to participants from widening countries. The workshop will explore how to create a widening community with existing tools and needs from researchers communities from widening countries in view of FP9. Examples from ongoing measures (ERA Chair, Twinning, Teaming and COST) debated during the widening session will also serve as a basis for the discussion.

For further information, please visit the event website.