Project title || ARCOE – Advancing Research Careers and Organisational Excellence
 Funding Programme || Horizon Europe – WIDERA TALENTS

 Reference || 101216936

 Start Date || 1 May 2025
 Period || 36 months
 Coordinator  || Fondazione E. Amaldi
 ROHEALTH role || Partner – Communication & Ecosystem Engagement

ARCOE aims to create a Virtual Talent Innovation Ecosystem Hub to strengthen human resources practices and improve career development opportunities across the research landscape in Widening countries.

The project aims to:

• Align HR practices in 15 organisations with the HRS4R (Human Resources Strategy for Researchers) standard;
• Develop and deliver digital training modules focused on deep tech, green innovation, and entrepreneurship;
• Create a Meet & Match platform to connect researchers and organisations, facilitating mentoring, mobility, and cross-sector collaboration.

ROHEALTH contributes its expertise in health and bioeconomy innovation to support researcher training, HR excellence, and community engagement, ensuring sustainable career development and institutional capacity-building within Widening countries.

Consortium:

• Fondazione E. Amaldi (Coordinator) – Website
• AB Corporation (Belgium) – Website
• Consorzio Italbiotec (Italy) – Website
• KLIYNTEH Bulgaria (Bulgaria) – Website
• Technical University of Sofia (Bulgaria) – Website
• CSI Center for Social Innovation (Cyprus) – Website
• EDEX – Educational Excellence Corporation / UNIC (Cyprus) – Website
• SkillLab BV (Netherlands) – Website
• Athena / Corallia (Greece) – Website
• Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai (Romania) – Website
• KonnektAble Technologies (Ireland) – Website
• AcrossLimits Ltd (Malta) – Website

The ARCOE project is funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe program, Grant Agreement no. 101216936.