25 March 2026 | 13:00 – 16:00 CET | 12:00 – 15:00 EET | Online
LUKE Joint Call – Collaborative Partner Matchmaking event aims to bring together eligible applicants across 11 countries for the recently launched LUKE Joint Call.
To support partner search before and after the event, the EU.FFICIENT platform serves as a dedicated communication hub where interested parties can sign up at https://community.eufficient.eu/, select the group “CEF LUKE Europe-Ukraine R&I”, and post their collaboration needs by including name, organisation, country, target country, LUKE topic of interest, and any additional relevant information, allowing potential partners to connect directly through the platform.
How to participate
The LUKE Joint Call is open to legal entities, including institutions, organisations, and enterprises, registered in one of the following countries: Austria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, the Republic of Moldova, Poland, Romania, Türkiye and Ukraine.
For comprehensive information about the Call, including detailed eligibility criteria, application requirements and call topics, please refer to the official website of the Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine: https://horizon-europe.org.ua/en/luke/joint-call/
Prospective applicants wishing to participate in the LUKE Joint Call and in search for possible partners are invited to register for the LUKE Joint Call – Collaborative Partner Matchmaking event via the following webpage: https://www.ffg.at/en/LUKE/event_transnational
Further details, including the agenda and a Zoom link, will be provided to confirmed registrations soon. Due to limited capacity, participation in the matchmaking session will be subject to confirmation.
Main information about the call
The LUKE Joint Call aims to build research and innovation partnerships, with Ukraine as the central partner. It is jointly implemented by 13 funding parties actively involved in the EU Horizon Europe LUKE project, ensuring participation of 11 countries. The LUKE project serves to pool resources and support Ukraine’s integration into the European Research Area.
The call covers four priority topics to strengthen Ukraine’s capacity:
- Energy: Sustainable and renewable energy and energy security
- Cybersecurity: Cyber resilience of critical infrastructures and adaptive cybersecurity systems
- Medical and health research: Telemedicine, biomedical research (Sub-topic 3.1: Adoption of telemedicine for remote healthcare solutions; Sub-topic 3.2: Innovative research on cellular signaling pathways for biomedical applications)
- Social sciences and humanities: Social reconciliation, sustainable social development, and human capital restoration
More information about the call: https://horizon-europe.org.ua/en/luke/joint-call/
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