On 11 December, an informational seminar of the Horizon Europe programme was held at Kauno kolegija Higher Education Institution (HEI). During the seminar, the national contact representatives of the Research Council of Lithuania presented to the researchers of the Kauno kolegija HEI the thematic areas and goals of the Horizon Europe programme, different action groups and funding mechanisms, as well as opportunities to get involved in the preparation and implementation of this type of projects.

Lina Kuraitienė, head of the Projects Department of Kauno kolegija HEI, emphasises that one of the priorities of our institution is to get involved in the activities of Horizon Europe for Kauno kolegija HEI, to become a university of applied sciences. It is expected that this type of event will encourage Kauno kolegija HEI researchers to become more actively involved in conducting applied research in the international space.