Project description
Enhancing research capacity in Gaza
The war in Gaza has disrupted its academic and research systems. Supporting Gaza’s research capacity is a strategic investment in science diplomacy and global stability. In times of systemic collapse, the soft power of science creates opportunities. The EU-funded H-Gaza project aims to boost research and innovation in Gaza by mapping local support initiatives and identifying key stakeholders, particularly Palestinian researchers. It will pilot a virtual research collaboration hub through EURAXESS, offering mentorship, career guidance, access to research infrastructure, and training in transferable skills. By connecting researchers, enhancing skills and improving access to resources, the project will create opportunities for innovation, collaboration, and professional growth in a challenging context.
Objective
In a context of extreme geopolitical risk and severe disruption to Gaza’s academic and research systems, the H-Gaza project aims to safeguard and reconnect Gaza’s present and future research and innovation capacity by: i) mapping existing regional and local support initiatives, stakeholders, and potential beneficiaries (Palestinian researchers in and from Gaza); ii) piloting a Virtual Research Collaboration Hub via EURAXESS for 75 early-stage, postdoctoral and experienced researchers in or from Gaza, offering mentorship and career guidance, access to research infrastructure, discipline-specific discussion groups, training in transferable skills, matchmaking with existing and emerging opportunities and collaborative research activities; and iii) conducting a scenario-based feasibility assessment to guide the design of a larger intervention.
Supporting Gaza’s research capacity is not only an act of solidarity or academic aid, but a strategic investment in science diplomacy and global stability. It is precisely in contexts of high risk and systemic collapse that the soft power of science becomes most visible, opening pathways for connection, continuity, quiet resilience and hope where other systems may fail.
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Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
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HORIZON.1.3 - Research infrastructures
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HORIZON-CSA - HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-INFRA-2025-GAZA-IBA
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