About
The University of South-Eastern Norway (USN) 18,000 students and 1,900 dedicated employees located in 8 campuses, with a significant regional foundation and a strong presence in one of Norway’s most exciting and dynamic regions. The University consists of four faculties that offers doctoral programs, 44 master courses and 88 bachelor courses. USN participates or coordinates projects funded through Horizon Europe, Horizon 2020, Eurostars, INTERREG, EEA grants and COST Actions. USN participates in HEI educational development programs including Erasmus Mundus, Erasmus Plus Strategic Partnerships and Capacity Building, and through projects funded by the Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Education. USN has experience and competence in coordinating, implementing and reporting EU funded projects and collaborating with international partners across sectors and cultures.
Destination 1. Climate sciences and responses for the transformation towards climate neutrality
HORIZON-CL5-2026-07-D1-01: Next generation climate monitoring and related capabilitiesHORIZON-CL5-2026-07-D1-04: Fighting disinformation and effectively communicating on climate change
Destination 2. Cross-sectoral solutions for the climate transition
HORIZON-CL5-2026-09-D2-01: Producing battery-grade materials for electrodes through sustainable processing and refining of raw materials or developing bio-based materials (BATT4EU Partnership)HORIZON-CL5-2026-03-D2-02: Development of direct recycling processes (BATT4EU Partnership)HORIZON-CL5-2026-10-D2-03: Integrated Production and Product Development for Next-Generation Lithium-based Batteries for Mobility (BATT4EU and Made in Europe Partnerships)HORIZON-CL5-2026-09-D2-04: Coordinated topic with India on recycling of EV batteries
Destination 3. Sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply
HORIZON-CL5-2026-03-D3-01: Targeting key value chain components for increasing the competitiveness of renewable energy technologies in EuropeHORIZON-CL5-2026-04-Two-Stage-D3-02: Next generation of renewable energy technologiesHORIZON-CL5-2026-03-D3-03: Innovative technologies and solutions to improve wind energy systems supporting the Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan on windHORIZON-CL5-2026-03-D3-12: Long-lifetime and optimised use of materials in recyclable Ag and In-free Si PV modules (EUPI-PV Partnership)HORIZON-CL5-2026-03-D3-13: Industrial scale up and circularity pathway for IPV technologies (EUPI-PV Partnership)HORIZON-CL5-2026-11-D3-14: Improved system design for innovative PV applications (EUPI-PV Partnership)HORIZON-CL5-2026-03-D3-19: Affordable and sustainable primary equipment for Future-Ready multi-terminal HVDC SystemsHORIZON-CL5-2026-03-D3-20: Hybrid AI-Control Framework for a next-generation grid-scale energy storage and system integrationHORIZON-CL5-2026-03-D3-21: Novel solutions for off-grid storage of renewable energy for critical infrastructuresHORIZON-CL5-2026-03-D3-22: AI-driven forecasting algorithms for Grid and Consumer friendly Energy Sharing – Societal Readiness pilotHORIZON-CL5-2026-11-D3-23: Data sharing to support the training and development of AI foundation models in the energy sector
Destination 6. Safe, Resilient Transport and Smart Mobility services for passengers and goods
HORIZON-CL5-2026-10-D6-01: Flagship-pilot: large-scale demonstrations of CCAM (CCAM Partnership)HORIZON-CL5-2026-10-D6-02: Geopolitical competition and socioeconomic resilience in CCAM: an innovation and policy roadmap for EU leadership (CCAM Partnership)HORIZON-CL5-2026-10-D6-03: Generative AI for smarter CCAM: enhancing perception, decision-making, and validation (CCAM Partnership)HORIZON-CL5-2026-10-D6-06: Increasing competitiveness and resilience of multimodal freight transport and logistics for competitive supply chainsHORIZON-CL5-2026-10-D6-07: Supporting sustainable and smart urban mobility in Europe (CIVITAS)HORIZON-CL5-2026-10-D6-10: Enhanced resilience in multimodal passenger transport through digital technologies and generative and discriminative AI
Destination 4. Efficient, sustainable and inclusive energy use
HORIZON-CL5-2026-09-D4-01: Researching the technical, social & economic factors impacting the energy performance of Smart Buildings (Built4People Partnership)HORIZON-CL5-2026-09-D4-03: Advanced data platforms to integrate whole life carbon in building information tools, assessments, and certification (Built4People Partnership)HORIZON-CL5-2026-09-D4-04: Validating policies and business models for affordable and sustainable housing (Built4People Partnership)
Destination 5. Clean and competitive solutions for all transport modes
HORIZON-CL5-2026-05-D5-01: Large-scale demonstration of Heavy-Duty Battery Electric Vehicles (HD BEV) towards long-haul logistics operations (2ZERO Partnership)HORIZON-CL5-2026-05-D5-02: Energy-efficient software-defined EVs (2ZERO Partnership)HORIZON-CL5-2026-05-D5-07: AI-assisted digital aircraft design, manufacturing and MRO, towards a competitive aviationHORIZON-CL5-2026-06-Two-Stage-D5-10: Disruptive Technologies and Innovative Concepts for Energy Saving Onboard of long-distance ships (ZEWT Partnership)HORIZON-CL5-2026-05-D5-11: Ports of the future (ZEWT Partnership)HORIZON-CL5-2026-05-D5-12: Shipyards of the future (ZEWT Partnership)HORIZON-CL5-2026-06-Two-Stage-D5-20: Non-exhaust emissions in road and railway transport