The launch event for Horizon Europe new Work Programme 2025 in Cairo took place on 21 May 2025.
The event was organised by the European Union Delegation to Egypt in collaboration with the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology.
The event was opened by Ambassador Angelina Eichhorst, Head of EU Delegation to Egypt, and Minister Mohamed Ayman Ashour Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in the presence of more than 150 Egyptian academics, researchers and innovator,; as well as representatives from the Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The event aimed to raise awareness of Egyptian researchers and innovators about new collaboration and funding opportunities under the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, Horizon Europe.
The European Union and Egypt have successfully initialled the agreement pertaining to Egypt’s association to Horizon Europe on 10 April. The Agreement is expected to be signed by November 2025, pending final validations from both parties.
However, transitional arrangements apply from 10 April 2025 opening the door for new and further collaboration opportunities. This currently allows Egyptian entities to apply for and be treated as "eligible entities" established in an associated country in Horizon Europe for calls implementing budget from 2025 and onwards, pending the signing and entry into force of the agreement.
EU ambassador to Egypt Angelina Eichhorst said "2025 marks 20 years since the EU-Egypt science and technology cooperation agreement and certainly association to Horizon Europe will mark a new beginning to a long journey of longstanding cooperation.
Egypt’s association to Horizon Europe will signify more than access to funding. It will mean participation in shaping research agendas, leading consortia, and contributing Egyptian expertise and talent to Europe’s research landscape and vice versa. It will also mean creating real opportunities for Egyptian youth, researchers, and entrepreneurs to engage, innovate, and lead projects."
Association to Horizon Europe is the closest form of international cooperation in research and innovation the EU has with non-EU countries and would allow Egyptian researchers to access world-class research facilities in Europe Horizon Europe is the largest EU's research and innovation programme ever with a budget of €95.5 billion for the period 2021-27.
The programme allows active collaboration between businesses, civil society, research and academic institutions.
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