Agenda

Horizon Europe Information Event

22 October, 2025
Yerevan, Armenia

Venue: National Academy of Sciences of Armenia
Marshal Baghramyan ave., 24, Yerevan 0019 RA (Conference hall, 1st floor)
Event language: English

9:30 - 10:00 30 min
Registration
10:00 – 10:30 30 min
Welcome Addresses
  • Representative of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Republic of Armenia (TBC)
  • Representative of the Higher Education and Science Committee of the Republic of Armenia (TBC)
  • Silvia BOJINOVA, Team Leader for interinstitutional and multilateral relations, unit 0.3 “International cooperation - Europe and Americas”, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission
  • Representative of the EU Delegation to Armenia (TBD)
Session I: Good Practice Cases and Integration to the European Research Area (ERA)
and participation in Horizon Europe


10:30 – 10:50 20 min
Horizon Europe: State-of-the-Play and Opportunities for Armenia
Speaker: Silvia BOJINOVA, Team Leader for interinstitutional and multilateral relations, unit 0.3 “International cooperation - Europe and Americas”, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission
10:50 – 11:05 15 min
SIPAC – Horizon Europe Office in Armenia: (Horizon Europe: Brief Overview of Opportunities; Support offered to Armenian applicants)
Speaker: Tigran ARZUMANYAN, SIPAC Chairman, NCP Coordinator
11:05 – 11:20 15 min
Activities aimed towards integration into the European Research Area
Speaker: Mariana SARGSYAN, Head of International Relations Department, Higher Education and Science Committee of Armenia
11:20 – 11:30 10 min
Q&A
20 min
Coffee break
Session II: Sharing experiences from participation in Horizon Europe Projects


11:50 – 12:20 30 min
Speakers: Dr. Alen AMIRKHANIAN, Director, Acopian Center for the Environment, American University of Armenia (OTTER, STREACS, etc.);
Prof. Maria BAGHRAMIAN, Head for Ethics in Public Affairs, AUA (ERA Chair, ETICA)
12:20 – 12:35 15 min
Speaker: Dr. Naira AYVAZYAN, Director, Institute of Physiology of the NAS RA;
Prof. Narine SARVAZYAN, ERA Chair, Institute of Physiology of the NAS RA; (NAR-SAR-IPH ERA Chair project)
12:35 – 12:50 15 min
Speaker: Dr. Sofiya AYDINYAN, Head of Laboratory, Institute of Chemical Physics of NAS RA (HE Cluster4 BEETHOVEN Project)
12:50 – 13:05 15 min
Opportunities under Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
Speaker: Dalibor P. Drljača, PhD, MSCA GLOPOL Regional Liaison Officer Eastern Partnership and Ukraine
13:05 – 13:15 10 min
Q&A and Wrap-up
Session III: Pillar III - Innovative Europe (in cooperation
with the European Institute of Innovation and Technology)


14:15 - 14:30 15 min
Registration
14:30 – 15:00 30 min
European Innovation Council: Opportunities for Innovative SMEs and private sector
Speaker: Ewa KOCIŃSKA-LANGE, Policy Officer, Unit A.3 “European Innovation Council”, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission
15:00 – 15:30 30 min
European Institute of Innovation and Technology
Speaker: Agnes Molnar, Innovation Project Officer, Innovation Ecosystem Unit, Regional Innovation Scheme, European Institute of Innovation and Technology
15:30 – 15:50 20 min
European Innovation Ecosystems
Speaker: Joao LABAREDA, Policy Officer, unit. A.5 “Innovation Policy & Access to Finance”, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission
15:50 – 16:10 20 min
Presentation of the Innovative Landscape of Armenia
Speaker: (TBD)
16:10 – 16:30 20 min
Q&A and Wrap-up

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