On 5 and 6 March 2025, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is organising a symposium on the European Security Research Programme.

Here are some of the topics covered during this 2-day event:

• The role of research and security in Europe under the new Commission
• Synergies between European and national security research programmes
• Funding projects with potential dual use: risk or opportunity for civil security research?
• The 10th Framework Programme for Research and Innovation

The full agenda of the symposium can be found here.

Registration is required and can be done via this link.

Additionally, participants of this event are invited to a Pre-Symposium Workshop on 4 March 2025 titled ‘Future Scenarios and the Urgent Need for Research and Innovation,’ taking place from 13:00 to 16:30. This workshop is organised by the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security.

During the workshop, the ministry will share insights from its future foresight work, offer a real scenario planning experience, and provide an open space to discuss the urgent need for research and innovation.

The workshop is open to symposium participants (max. 50 attendees). More information about the Pre-Symposium Workshop can be found here.