South Korea has formally concluded negotiations to join the EU’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme, becoming the first Asian country outside Europe to do so and helping the country move from a “nationally dependent innovation system to an open one that proactively exploits technological resources worldwide”.
From 2025, Korean researchers will be able to apply for grants on an equal footing with EU researchers in the programme’s Pillar II, which accounts for the bulk of Horizon Europe’s €95.5 billion budget and focuses on industrial and global challenges.
However, as with Canada and New Zealand, equal access to the European Research Council, which funds bottom-up science, is not part of the deal.
As part of this global R&D plan, Korea will also identify the world’s leading researchers in strategic technologies and target them with exchange programmes. The plan also includes a proposal for a “Korean Marie Curie Programme” to promote the exchange of researchers with the rest of the world, named after the EU’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions.
For the time being, we take this opportunity to share the following call we have found to start promoting this cooperation Joint Call with Korea (JU Chips).
For the time being, we take this opportunity to share the following call we have found to start promoting this cooperation Joint call with Korea (JU Chips).
