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Strengthening the research excellence and innovation capacities of Romanian research organisations and universities with the support of Swiss contribution

Ministry of Finance, as the National Coordination Unit for the Swiss contribution, and the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitalization (MCID) signed on Friday, December 20, 2024, the Support Measure Implementation Agreement for the "International Research Cooperation Programme “. MCID will act as Program Operator and the implementation will be carried out by the Executive Agency for Higher Education Research and Innovation Funding (UEFISCDI) and by the “Horia Hulubei” National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering– (IFIN-HH), in partnership with the Swiss partner, “Paul Scherrer” Institute (PSI).

The objective of the Program is to contribute to the economic growth and competitiveness of Romania by strengthening the research excellence and innovation capacities of Romanian research organisations and universities and by facilitating the research and innovation cooperation with international partners.

The program will run until May 2029 and has a budget of 15,294,118 CHF (approximately 81,130,707.75 RON), out of which 13,000,000 CHF (the equivalent of 68,961,100 RON) represents the Swiss contribution.

Further details will be published on the official website of the involved entities.