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15 years of EIT: KIC factsheets published

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  • Culture and society
  • Digital, Industry & Space
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Recently the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has celebrated its 15th anniversary. They try to connect the three pillars of the knowledge triangle (innovation, business creation and education) by creating knowledge and innovation Communities (KIC).

To have a deeper look at the progress of these KICs they have published these EIT KICs factsheets. This a an overview of the current nine KICs: 

  • EIT Health
  • EIT InnoEnergy
  • EIT culture and creative societies
  • EIT Food
  • EIT Raw Materials
  • EIT manufacturing
  • EIT urban mobility
  • EIT manufacturing
  • EIT Climate

Each factsheet provides a snapshot of the KICs activities.

 

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