RI4C2 (2021-2024)

Research and Innovation for Cities and Citizens

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RI4C2 - Research & Innovation For Cities & Citizens

This ambitious project marks a collaborative effort among the universities within the EC2U Alliance, uniting their strengths to expand the Alliance’s reach into the area of Research and Innovation (R&I). The project run 2021-2024, funded under the European Commission's Horizon 2020 "Science with & for Society" call.

In this project, included developing a research and innovation agenda and platform, offering workshops on the topic of people empowerment, and investigating which factors promote the development of a functioning knowledge ecosystem.

The EC2U Innovation Sphere

The University of Jena is spearheading activities in the field of innovation. "In our work package ‘Innovation Sphere‘, we want to create offerings to further bring together the spheres of science, business and urban society," explains Dr. Dana Strauß of JenaVersum. There is a network of the research and transfer institutions of the European partners, discussing the conditions for innovation to succeed and publishing them in a joint cookbook for innovationExternal link. The highlight was the university- and city-wide makeathon "Reinvent the Future", where students, professionals, and citizens worked in teams and contributed to practical solutions.

The Results

Learn more about the different results of this project! Take a look at the bookletExternal link

More information and news are available on the EC2U website: https://ec2u.eu/ri4c2/External link

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Hillinger, Claudia, Dr RI4C2 Project Leader Internationales Büro
- sekretariat-ib@uni-jena.de
- +49 3641 9-401500
Universitätshauptgebäude, Room 2.66
Fürstengraben 1
07743 Jena
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Strauß, Dana, Dr RI4C2 Innovation Sphere Stabsstelle Netzwerk- und Kooperationsmanagement
- dana.strauss@uni-jena.de
- +49 3641 9-401006
JenTower, Room 14N09
Leutragraben 1
07743 Jena
- To websiteExternal link
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Roderfeld, Eleonore RI4C2 Project Coordinator Internationales Büro
- eleonore.roderfeld@uni-jena.de
- +49 3641 9-401572
JenTower, Room 3.13
Leutragraben 1
07743 Jena
Image: Eleonore Roderfeld
Meyer, Sophia-Marie RI4C2 Project Assistant Internationales Büro
- sophia-marie.meyer@uni-jena.de
- +49 3641 9-401570
JenTower, Room 3.13
Leutragraben 1
07743 Jena

Feel free to get in touch with us! We look forward to your feedback and further ideas. And we will be happy to support you in establishing individual contacts with the EC2U partner universities and finding potential project partners. We are always interested in connecting the EC2U universities and cities on various levels.