Lusófona University's latest Horizon Europe project starts in January. After announcing last July that the project was one of the winners of the HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-ACCESS-03-01 call, the consortium will hold its first official meeting at the beginning of 2024.
The meeting will take place on 24 January, in virtual format.
About the project
WIRE (Widening Innovation+Research Excellence in FilmEU) is promoted by all eight HEIs (Higher Education Institutions) currently members of the FilmEU Alliance (The European Universities Alliance for Film and Media Arts European Universities Project: 101004047, EPP-EUR-UNIV-2020 — European Universities, EPLUS2020 Action Grant). The Alliance is led by ULusofona - Lusófona University from Portugal, and other members are the LUCA School of Arts in Belgium, IADT - Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and Technology in Ireland; TLU - Tallinn University, in Estonia, all original members in the FilmEU alliance, that were recently joined by new members VŠMU - Academy of Performing Arts, Slovakia, LMTA - The Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, VIA University College, Denmark, and NATFA - The National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts “Krustyo Sarafov”, from Bulgaria.
The WIRE FilmEU project will foster comprehensive capacity building programs, including training initiatives, knowledge sharing platforms, and collaborative projects. By leveraging the expertise and resources of the Alliance, Lusófona University and FilmEU will nurture a sustainable research environment, ensuring long-term growth and innovation.