The EIG CONCERT-Japan will launch its 10th joint call for research proposals this spring.
This year’s theme is Sustainable cities, and the call’s subject will be “Solutions for Carbon-Neutral Cities”.
What is the aim of the call?
This call for proposals invites Japan and Europe-based researchers to develop new solutions to improve the sustainability of urban environments and focuses on three key research themes:
EIG CONCERT-Japan welcomes research proposals taking cross-sectoral approaches, which bring natural and social sciences together. Proposals that involve various non-academic participants, such as practitioners, industry and other individuals and groups of the general public are also encouraged.
What is EIG CONCERT-Japan?
CONCERT-Japan is an international joint initiative created to support, coordinate and enhance science, technology and innovation (STI) cooperation between European countries and Japan. It began as an ERA-NET project funded by the EU FP7 (2011-2014) and is now implemented independently of EU support as an activity of the European Interest Group.
For more information, contact the Japan Science and Technology agency at concert(at)jst.go.jp
The EU-Japan Centre currently produces 5 newsletters :
Joint venture established in 1987 by the European Commission (DG GROW) and the Japanese Government (METI) for promoting all forms of industrial, trade and investment cooperation between the EU and Japan.
The EU-Japan Centre’s activities are subject to the allocation of a Grant Agreement by the European Commission for 2024-2026