The National Contact Points (NCPs) from Japan and Germany in collaboration with the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) partners EU-Japan and Steinbeis Europa Zentrum organise the webinar “JP-DE collaborations in Horizon Europe”.

During the webinar, you will get a brief overview on the EU Commissions Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, Horizon Europe (HE), and the previous collaborations of Japanese and German organisations in HE. Additionally, the upcoming funding Calls in 2026 and 2027 (focus; digital and industrial technologies in HE Cluster 4), and the support system for applicants will be presented and how it might be leveraged to increase the chances of a successful proposal in HE.

To enhance the collaborations between Japanese and German organisations, an online pitching session will complete the webinar. Interested participants from both countries present their area of expertise in slots of up to 3 minutes. Note: The organisers might pre-select the presenting organisations in case of high interest in the pitching session.

The webinar is designed for stakeholders from both academia and industry (e.g. universities, research institutes, startups, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), corporates) who are interested in strengthening Japan-Germany collaborations in research and innovation under the Horizon Europe Framework Programme.

Registration incl. the expression of interest for the pitching session is open until November 25, 2025 (end of business). The webinar will not be recorded.

Feel free to contact the organisers, Fumiko Oda (fumiko.oda@eu-japan.or.jp) and Christof Haas (c.haas@ptj.de) for any questions.

Preliminary agenda - December 2, 2025; 08:30 – 10:30 (CET) / 16:30 – 18:30 (JST)

08:20, CET / 16:20, JST: connect to the webinar

08:30, CET / 16:30, JST: welcome and introduction to the webinar (Fumiko Oda, EU-Japan; Christof Haas, PtJ)

08:35, CET / 16:35, JST: overview on Horizon Europe and DE participation (Christof Haas, PtJ)

08:45, CET / 16:45, JST: JP participation in HE and JP-DE collaborations (Fumiko Oda, EU-Japan)

08:55, CET / 16:55, JST: Support system for applicants: National Contact Points, NCPs (Christof Haas, PtJ or Alrun Hauke, DLR PT)

09:05, CET / 17:05, JST: Support system for applicants: Enterprise Europe Network, EEN (tbc, EU-Japan; tbc, Steinbeis)

09:15, CET / 17:15, JST: Testimony of a Horizon Europe project with partners from JP and DE (tbc)

09:25, CET / 17:25, JST: JP pitiching session (3 min per pitch)

09:55, CET / 17:55, JST: DE pitiching session (3 min per pitch)

10:25, CET / 18:25, JST: closing remarks (Fumiko Oda, EU-Japan; Christof Haas, PtJ)

10:30, CET / 18:30, JST: end of webinar