Research and Innovation

Research and Innovation

EITWhat’s in it for you?

What has the EIT to offer you?

Why should you consider the EIT as the next step in your career?

Panel

• Endika Bengoetxea, Senior Education Officer, European Institute of Innovation and Technology

•  • Willem Jonker, CEO, EIT ICT LABs• • Eleanor Saunders, Deputy Director of Education, Climate-

KIC •  • KIC InnoEnergy – the testimonial of a young entrepreneur

What is the EIT?Mission: reinforcing the innovation capacity of the Member States and the EU…

Concept: … by promoting and integrating higher education, research and innovation of the highest standards (= the knowledge triangle)

EIT – characteristics

Overcoming fragmentation via world-class long-term integrated partnerships

Adding value to the existing research base, by accelerating the take-up and exploitation of technologies and research outcomes

Integrating education and entrepreneurship with research and innovation

Nurturing Europe's main innovation asset: its highly talented people

Operating according to business logic and a results-oriented approach

Leveraging investment, notably private funding

KICs partnership

Partners: 267 of which 82 Core partners

• 78 universities (27 Core partners)• 59 research centres (24 Core partners)• 119 companies (31 Core partners)• 11 Cities, Regions, NGOs• Open strategy with regard to entry and exit of

affiliated partners

Looking ahead (2014-2020)

• Consolidation and growth of existing KICs• 6 new KICs

2014• Healthy living and active ageing • Raw materials • Food for future 2018

- Added value manufacturing- Urban mobility- Smart secure societies

Panel

• Endika Bengoetxea, Senior Education Officer, European Institute of Innovation and Technology

•  • Willem Jonker, CEO, EIT ICT LABs• • Eleanor Saunders, Deputy Director of Education, Climate-

KIC •  • KIC InnoEnergy – the testimonial of a young entrepreneur