About ShERACA Plus :
Considering Egypt’s research and political landscape, and with the aspiration to address the current challenges of STI cooperation, ShERACA+, is designed to support the institutional dialogue and foster the collaborative activities between Egypt and the EU in the fields of research and innovation. ShERACA is a word that means partnership in Arabic and is the acronym for "Shaping Egypt’s association to the European Research Area and Cooperation Action". ShERACA+ builds on the activities and the lessons learned from the first BILAT project (ShERACA) while taking the EU-Egypt partnership a step further towards a sustained partnership in Horizon 2020. ShERACA+ denotes the continuation of the existing efforts while complementing it with broader ranges of activities anticipating future needs.
ShERACA+ overall objective is to support the policy dialogue and contribute to the definition and implementation of joint strategic agendas for research, development and innovation between the European Union and Egypt. The specific objectives of the ShERACA+ derive primarily from the analysis and recommendations of the recent review study of the EU-Egypt S&T cooperation, the lessons learned from the first BILAT project (ShERACA), and the priorities identified in this call for proposals. Through its various activities, ShERACA+ will positively impact EU-Egypt STI cooperation capitalizing on the existing partnerships and programmes and paving the way towards new joint collaborative activities based on specific mutually identified societal challenges.
ShERACA+ aims to emphasize the importance of maximizing the results and impact of collaborative efforts by focusing on several specific societal challenges and industrial technologies as defined in H2020.
To monitor the progress in the bilateral STI cooperation and to generate the information necessary.
Identifying societal challenges that are aligned with HORIZON 2020, the Euro-Mediterranean agenda on Research and Innovation and the new strategy for enhancing and focusing EU international cooperation in research and innovation.
To develop a comprehensive communication strategy for strengthen the cooperation between public and private research and innovation actors in Egypt and the EU.
Establishment of an IPR and Project management helpdesk, and provide coaching sessions and short mobility grant schemes.
EU-Egypt Science Technology & Innovation portal is a platform that showcase EU-Egypt Scientific Cooperation and for disseminating information about EU research and innovation programs that are of interest to Egypt research Community, as well as the technical/administrative and legal rules to participate with the overarching objective of increasing the quantitative and qualitative participation of Egyptian researchers in Horizon 2020 and other EU-funded programs and building bridges between the researchers of the respective Egyptian institutions/universities and researchers in EU/MPC states with the objective of promoting Egypt’s research capacity to them and widening opportunities of successful cooperation. For more information
