The preparatory process has commenced for the EIT Higher Education Initiative (HEI) 2025 Call, which aims to enhance the innovation and entrepreneurship capacities of higher education institutions. To provide comprehensive technical details regarding this critical call—which offers up to 2 million Euros in 100% grant support per project and has a deadline of 4 March 2026—an online National Info Day will be held on Friday, 23 January 2026, at 10:00. During the event, up-to-date information on application requirements, budget structuring, and evaluation processes will be presented directly to stakeholders.

The event will also feature an experience-sharing session with project representatives from Türkiye who were awarded support in previous terms. This session will cover strategic consortium design, the application preparation process, and field experiences during the implementation phase. These insights are intended to serve as a roadmap for higher education institutions planning to apply for EIT HEI calls in the new period.

Event Agenda – 23 January 2026, Zoom Webinar

10:00 – 10:05 | Opening Speech

Çağrı YILDIRIM – Director, TÜBİTAK Horizon Europe Program Coordination Office

10:05 – 10:30 | EIT HEI 2025 Call and Introduction to Horizon Europe

Erencan BAL – TÜBİTAK EIC / EIE / EIT National Contact Point

10:30 – 10:45 | Project Experience Sharing: ELICIA

Fethi M. ALTUNAY – Istanbul Kültür University

10:45 – 11:00 | Project Experience Sharing: AquaSphere

Dr. Gülnihal YELKEN – Izmir Institute of Technology

11:00 – 11:15 | Project Experience Sharing: IDEAL

Prof. Dr. Arzu VURUŞKAN GÜNDOĞAN – Izmir University of Economics

11:15 – 11:25 | Partner Search Process in EIT HEI Projects

Alara ÜREY – Sabancı University (EEN)

11:25 – 11:30 | Q&A

👉 You can complete your registration for the event here.

👉 You can access the technical documents related to the call here.