25 February 2025 | With the next Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, FP10, around the corner, how can Europe play to its strengths?
Hear the honest opinions of EuroTech President Robert-Jan Smits, President of Eindhoven University of Technology and architect of the EU’s former research flagship programme Horizon 2020, and of Anna Fontcuberta i Morral, a materials scientist with an impressive track record who, as the new President of EPFL, is now steering one of Europe’s most excellent universities.
“Europe’s competitiveness is going down the drain,” Robert-Jan Smits says but underlines that the recipe for turning the tide is there.
Anna Fontcuberta i Morral highlights the responsibility of university leaders to help researchers excel.
Listen in on this conversation about academic freedom and fundamental research in times when industrial competitiveness is at the top of the agenda, about the need for political action and risk appetite, science diplomacy and initiatives to attract engineers and specialists from around the world.
These are just some of the points from the most recent FP10 podcast hosted by Charlotte van Velthoven, moderator at Charly Speaks.
Find the podcast on Spotify.
