Newsletter – Issue 5/2026 – Women Innovators Award winners announced and EIT Community NEB joins NEB Festival 2026
EIT Newsletter 09 Jun 2026
Welcome to the latest edition of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) newsletter.
This edition highlights the winners of the 2026 European Prize for Women Innovators, celebrating exceptional women shaping Europe’s innovation future, as well as the
launch of the EIT Regional Innovation Booster in Malta by the EIT and Xjenza Malta to help high-potential startups scale into international markets.
The EIT Community New European Bauhaus (NEB) is joining the NEB Festival 2026 in Brussels from today. If you’re attending the festival, check out our article below to
find out more about our activities and how you can participate. The festival also marks the launch of new NEB Academy funding opportunities from EIT Culture &
Creativity – keep your eyes on the EIT website and socials for more information on two upcoming calls worth a combined €6 million.
Explore the full newsletter for these highlights and more. Also, if you find this newsletter interesting, we encourage you to forward it to colleagues and contacts who
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The European Commission has announced the winners of the European Prize for Women Innovators, jointly managed by the European
Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT).The awards were presented
today at the Euro ...
The EIT Community New European Bauhaus (NEB), an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), is taking part in
the NEB Festival 2026 in Brussels with a programme demonstrating how the NEB is being translated into practical action across
Europe. The NEB Festival is t ...
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), together with Xjenza Malta, has launched the EIT Regional Innovation Booster
in Malta to help high-potential startups expand into international markets. Malta is the second country to join the initiative,
following its launch in Po ...
EIT Community Supernovas has launched Making Gender-Smart Innovation Happen: A Handbook of Good Practices in Gender Mainstreaming Across the
EIT Community, a new publication highlighting how gender equality can strengthen Europe’s innovation performance, competitiveness and
long-term economic growth ...
Climate KIC is teaming up with Entrepreneurship Support Organisations (ESOs) worldwide to level up how climate entrepreneurs are trained and
supported. Through its EIT-funded programme, partner organisations gain practical tools, knowledge and connections to better support startups
in bringing clima ...
Europe’s approach to artificial intelligence has always been distinctive. While other global powers have prioritised scale, speed, or
computational dominance, the European Union has insisted on a different competitive advantage: trust.With the adoption of the AI Act — the
world’s first comprehensive ...
Backed by InnoEnergy, Equinox Ocean Turbines (EQOT) is taking a significant step towards the commercialisation of ocean current energy
with the upcoming open-water testing of its 1:10 scale prototype, Mobula® 5.With Mobula® 5, we are moving from simulation to real-world
validation. This is ...
Velo-city Conference 2026 is the yearly flagship event of the European Cyclists’ Federation. This year it will take place in Rimini
(Italy).Velo-city conferences attract about 1 600 delegates (advocates, cities, decision-makers, public authorities, researchers and industry
leaders) from more than 60 ...
From 24 June to 26 June, the event We Make Future (WMF) will take place in Bologna, Italy. Over 73,000 attendees are expected from more than
90 countries. WMF has the most comprehensive programme on AI, Digital marketing and innovation. WMF also includes the VC & Open
Innovation Fest and the Wor ...
London Climate Action Week is the largest independent climate event in Europe, mobilising over 700 events and 45 000 attendees across nine
days. Hosted by E3G, it harnesses the unique power of London to accelerate global climate action, bringing together an unparalleled
ecosystem of climate and ...
Slush 2026 is the world’s leading startup event, bringing together European startups, world-class investors and tech journalists.Slush is a
not-for-profit organisation on a mission to help and create founders to change the world. Hosted annually in Helsinki, Slush 2026 is the
world’s leading startup ...
EIT Urban Mobility launches this Open Call to select one organisation or consortium to design, plan and deliver the EIT EdTech Conference in
2027 and 2028.The EIT EdTech Conference is a flagship ecosystem-building initiative that brings together the European EdTech industry, the
EIT Community and pu ...
Apply to the Strategic Innovation Open Call to develop impactful solutions that address the most pressing challenges in urban mobility.The
call focuses on supporting ambitious, market-critical projects that tackle clearly defined problems faced by cities, public authorities, and
mobility providers. ...
EIT Food is seeking one organisation to enhance and scale the Future Farm Lab.The EIT Food Future Farm Lab call aims to select a single
organisation to further develop, deploy, and scale an existing 3D digital learning platform focused on regenerative agriculture. The project
(2026–2028) will expand ...
We are looking for a Communication Officer to join our headquarter in Budapest!TasksCommunication campaigns: support the conceptualisation
and execution of major communication campaigns, including for flagship events (e.g. EIT Awards, EIT Water, Education & Skills
Days)Content development: draft ...
We are looking for an Education Project Officer to join our headquarters in Budapest.TasksProvide the Unit’s education teams with content and
project administrative support in implementing relevant activities on strategic steering of KICs and supervision of KIC education
activities. Support in ...
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