For universities and research institutions is part B "Education and Training in the "Economy 4.0"- Support structures for SMEs in the process of adapting the job training" of the funding announcement JOBSTARTER plus relevant.

On Tuesday, 20 September 2016, the European Project Center is organising an information event on the funding areas "Junior research group" (ESF directive Higher Education and Research 2014-2020 of the SMWK) and "InnoTeam" (ESF directive Technology Funding 2014-2020 of the SMWA).

Project proposals for Junior Research Groups with a planned starting date earliest on 01 July 2017 have to be submitted as an formal, two-sided project proposal to the EPC in advance. The internal deadline is 17 October 2016. Please note the TUD-internal process.

TU Dresden is one of the most successful universities in Germany in the early period of Horizon 2020 – the new framework programme for Research and Innovation.

Within the Erasmus+ programme an Erasmus+ Networking Forum is organized by the National Agency DAAD/Germany in cooperation with the DAAD Regional Office from 2 - 4 November 2016 in Hanoi/Vietnam.

Within the Erasmus+/CBHE (KA2) programme the TUD coordinator project "DAMOC- Development of a HArmonized MOdular Curriculum for the Smart Grid" was selected for funding.

On 25 July 2016, the European Research Council (ERC) published its annual work programme which includes the new calls for 2017.