Horizon Europe and Japan

Horizon Europe and Japan

Horizon Europe is the EU flagship programme for research and innovation. It sets the best minds in Europe and the rest of the world at work to deliver excellent solutions to the key issues of our time, supporting the EU’s policy priorities and building a better future for the next generation in Europe.
The programme facilitates research and innovation and strengthens its impact, while tackling global challenges.
It supports creating and better dispersing of excellent knowledge and technologies.
Horizon Europe also emphasizes international cooperation, and Japanese legal entities can participate.
2021 marks the 10th anniversary of signing the EU-Japan Science and Technology Cooperation. In 2018 EU and Japan signed EU-Japan Strategic Partnership and in 2020 a Letter of Intent on Strengthening Cooperation in STI. Science and technology cooperation between the EU and Japan is welcomed.
Japanese researchers can apply to programmes targeted at individuals such as MSCA and ERC, while Japanese organisations can apply to research projects (RIA/IA), exchange activities (MSCA) or support actions(CSA). 

National Contact Point (NCP) in Japan

As National Contact Point (NCP) in Japan we support Japanese researchers to participate in Horizon programme.

The EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation was formally appointed as National Contact Point for Horizon Programme in Japan in November 2013. Its main mission is to promote and support participation from Japanese organisations to Horizon Programme. This is achieved through seminars, lectures, help desk service and the provision of information (portal website on Horizon Europe in Japanese, reference documents in Japanese, success stories).

NCP Japan gives direct support to researchers, research organisations, and industry in Japan for their participation to Horizon Europe through:

  • Guidance on choosing relevant Horizon Europe topics and types of action
  • Advice on administrative procedures and contractual issues
  • Assistance in partner search
  • Japanese translations of key documents necessary for administrative staff of Japanese organisations

The main target of the service are researchers and industry within Japan. NCP Japan is collaborating with Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) in Japan, Euraxess Japan, and is part of several thematic NCP networks.

Our e-mail address: ncp-japan(AT)eu-japan.or.jp

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