Minulý ročník najväčšieho poľnohospodárskeho podujatia na Slovensku prilákal viac ako 92000 návštevníkov. Opäť potvrdil svoje významné postavenie v tomto sektore. Ani tento rok nebudeme v Nitre chýbať s portfóliom viacerých európskych projektov a novinkami.

The transition to a climate-neutral economy will not succeed without people who have the right skills. The European Climate Initiative (EUKI) recognises the importance of this challenge and thus invited the GreenVOCnet consortium to share how vocational education helps prepare the next generation of professionals for careers in green hydrogen, heat pumps and other clean technologies. The interview highlights how GreenVOCnet is helping turn this vision into reality.

Recyclable composites, automated manufacturing, digital twins and artificial intelligence are changing the way future aircraft will be designed, produced and certified. On 17 September 2026, the first joint ATLAS Cluster workshop “Wings of Change: Navigating the Future of Sustainable Aerostructures” will offer a full day of expert talks, practical insights and discussion at the Aragon Institute of Technology in Zaragoza. Attendance is free, making it an ideal opportunity to explore emerging aviation technologies and connect with the people developing them.

Research management keeps European science running. Yet the people doing it have long worked without a shared framework, a clear career path, or a pan-European community to call their own. ERMA initiative is here to change that. PEDAL Consulting joined the project’s Kick-off Meeting in Athens on 1-2 July 2026 as the leader of activities focusing on raising awareness, outreach and community building across Europe.

June 2026 marks the official start of CIRCONOMY – a €3.99 million Horizon Europe project. Its main goal is to tackle one of the circular economy’s most overlooked challenges: the absence of practical, harmonised tools to measure circularity at the level where it actually happens. PEDAL Consulting is on board as a key partner, leading capacity building and data management across the full three years of the project.

For years, proposal development has been central to everything we do. We have written, coordinated, reviewed and submitted dozens of competitive EU and international funding proposals. We have supported consortia through some of the most demanding Horizon Europe calls, shaped work packages, built impact narratives, and guided coordinators. Throughout that time, we have regularly been asked by organisations outside our consortium to help with their proposal preparation. Until now, the honest answer was: not formally. That has recently changed now.

From drone-powered digital twins to AI-driven ecosystem platforms, the DigiMedFor project closing event showed forest digital innovation in action and sparked an honest discussion about what still needs to change. Together with project partners, we presented outcomes of our 3-year long journey finding the answers to how we can manage Mediterranean forests smarter, with better data and tools.

What does it take to make Artificial Intelligence work for democracy and not against it? A new open-access book, co-authored by researchers from the ITHACA project and three sister initiatives, offers concrete answers. And the best part? It’s free to read.

The AdaptationHubs project has received an official Letter of Support from the Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic. It reinforces the importance of coordinated climate adaptation efforts across governance levels. For the international AdaptationHubs consortium, this represents an important early milestone within the countries which are still missing adaptation hubs.

How do you build a strong Horizon Europe consortium? You don’t start at the proposal deadline. You start much earlier. By connecting the right people, aligning expertise, and testing real collaboration potential. That was the clear focus of matchmaking event “Partnering for Horizon Europe 2026 – Building Consortia in Circular & Bio-Based Innovation” organised online on 22 April.

Ako prepojiť stratégie pre lepšiu pripravenosť na klimatické zmeny s reálnymi opatreniami? Iniciatíva AdaptationHubs spája verejnú správu, regióny aj odbornú komunitu s cieľom zlepšiť koordináciu a podporiť efektívne riadenie reakcie na klimatické výzvy nielen na Slovensku.

Ako premeniť inovatívny nápad na reálnu spoluprácu s trhom? V najnovšej epizóde podcastu grantUP približuje Stanislav Laktiš, projektový manažér PEDAL Consulting príležitosti pre startupy vedené ženami v rámci iniciatívy Open Horizons. Dozviete sa, ako funguje financovanie, čo rozhoduje o úspechu a prečo je práve teraz posledná šanca zapojiť sa.