According to the information provided by the National Contact Point for European Union Research Programs at the end of June 2019, the share of Polish universities operating within the Horizon 2020 program has increased significantly in comparison to June 2018.
Horizon 2020 is a program of the European Commission from 2014 to support research, development and innovation.
The number of universities that participate in submitted applications increased to 4144 or 33%. The number of projects coordinated by universities increased – to a total of 60 or by almost 28%. The most important is that the funding obtained by universities increased by over 40%, to almost EUR 115 million.