We Succeed in ENLIGHT Grants
Comenius University Bratislava has once again shown that it is an active participant in the activities of the ENLIGHT alliance. CU academics are taking part in as many as ten of the 39 projects approved under all ENLIGHT grant calls. A project coordinated by the CU Faculty of Medicine also received the highest evaluation.
This year, the ENLIGHT alliance has again earmarked funding to support cooperation among its members. The ENLIGHT Thematic Network and ENLIGHT Incubator Grant calls attracted a record number of applicants: a total of 1,400 academic staff from all 10 partner universities submitted 104 project proposals, representing a 30 percent increase compared to last year. Among the supported projects, CU is the coordinator of one and a partner in three under the ENLIGHT Thematic Network call, and the coordinator of two and a partner in four under the ENLIGHT Incubator Grant call. ENLIGHT Thematic Networks support interdisciplinary academic networks and aim to establish long-term cooperation. ENLIGHT Incubator Grants support joint educational projects (joint programmes, blended mobility, winter/summer schools, joint study programmes, etc.).
“We are very pleased that almost all CU faculties took part in the calls and that the successful projects will be implemented at as many as eight of them. These results show that ENLIGHT is not just an administrative network of universities but a living platform that connects expertise and delivers tangible benefits to society. The success of our academics in the ENLIGHT grant calls confirms Comenius University’s strong position within the alliance and its active contribution to international cooperation,” says CU Vice-Rector for International Relations and ENLIGHT coordinator, Jozef Tancer.
This is further demonstrated by the fact that among all applications submitted under the Incubator Grant call, the project HATCH, coordinated by the CU Faculty of Medicine, received the highest evaluation.
Successful projects
ENLIGHT Incubator Grant (grants of up to EUR 30,000)
HATCH – Humour as a Communication Tool in Healthcare Coordinator: Comenius University Bratislava (Faculty of Medicine) Partners: University of Groningen, University of Göttingen, Uppsala University, University of Galway. The long-term external partner of the alliance, the Červený nos (Red Nose) CLOWNDOCTORS NGO, will also participate in the project.
FUTUREFOUNDERS – Empowering the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs Coordinator: Comenius University Bratislava (Faculty of Management) Partner: University of Galway HHiP – Health Humanities in Practice Coordinator: Ghent University Partners: University of Groningen, Comenius University Bratislava (Faculty of Medicine, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine), University of Galway
DEMPOWER – Joint Masters in Global Media, Democracy and Digital Power Coordinator: University of Galway Partners: Comenius University Bratislava (Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences), University of the Basque Country
GENAI-SWE – Generative AI for Software Engineering Coordinator: University of Galway Partners: Comenius University Bratislava (Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics), University of Göttingen, University of Groningen
W@W BIPDOC – Wellbeing @ Work: BIP Meets Doctoral Course Coordinator: Ghent University Partners: Uppsala University, Comenius University Bratislava (Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences)
ENLIGHT Thematic Network (grants of up to EUR 100,000 per network)
CROSS-ACCESS – Inclusive Systems Transformation for Migrants with Disabilities Coordinator: Comenius University Bratislava (Faculty of Education) Partners: Uppsala University, University of Galway, University of Göttingen
B-MOVE – Beyond Migration: Organisms, Matter, Voices, Ecologies Coordinator: University of Galway Partners: Comenius University Bratislava (Faculty of Natural Sciences), Uppsala University, Ghent University
IMPULSE – Interdisciplinary Network on the Impact of Sex & Gender in Health Coordinator: University of the Basque Country Partners: University of Bern, University of Bordeaux, Comenius University Bratislava (Faculty of Pharmacy), University of Galway, Ghent University, University of Göttingen, Uppsala University
NETCARE – NeTwork for Cancer Research and Education Coordinator: University of Bordeaux Partners: University of Bern, Comenius University Bratislava (Faculty of Medicine), University of Galway, Ghent University, University of Göttingen, University of Groningen, University of Tartu, Uppsala University