Call for support of Institutional cooperation between higher education institutions, upper-secondary schools and private sector (BIN SGS02) is launched

Research Agency as a Program Operator of the Business Development, Innovation and SMEs programme has launched the Call for Proposals for Institutional cooperation between Higher education institutions, Upper-secondary schools and private sector (call code: BIN SGS02) financed by the Norway Grants and state budget of the Slovak Republic.The objective of this Call is to strengthen institutional cooperation between universities, upper-secondary schools and enterprises in Slovakia and Norway to enhance both the quality and relevance of education and training in Slovakia, mainly in the focus areas of Green Industry Innovation and Welfare and Ambient Assisted Living technologies.

Projects at upper-secondary level can target Vocational education and training (VET) development and/or bridging the gap between the education system and labor market needs. Projects at higher education level can focus on building more intensive cooperation between SMEs/enterprises and educational institutions and support to career development of researchers.

Projects are expected to strengthen the bilateral cooperation between Slovakia and Norway on an institutional level.

Within the Call it is possible to apply for a grant from 10,000 € up to 200,000 €. The amount of 2 470 588 € is allocated for this Call. Deadline for the Call closure is 28 February 2022.

The Grant Application shall be submitted in English via electronic system egrant available on our webpage. 

For more information visit calls/calls