Seeking Horizon Europe Cluster 6 Partnerships in Sustainable Innovation, Circular Economy and Governance

Gebze Technical University (GTU), Türkiye, is seeking international research and innovation partners to develop and participate in collaborative proposals under Horizon Europe Cluster 6 (2027 calls).

We are particularly interested in interdisciplinary projects addressing sustainable innovation, circular economy, bioeconomy, green transition, innovation ecosystems, and evidence-based research and innovation governance.

Our expertise and potential contributions include:

• Strategic foresight and intelligence: Foresight methodologies, strategic analysis, and evidence-based decision-making to support sustainable transitions and research and innovation policies.

• Innovation management and ecosystems: Innovation strategies, technology transfer, entrepreneurship, academia-industry collaboration, and regional innovation ecosystem development.

• Sustainability and green transition: Research on sustainable business models, organisational transformation, circular economy strategies, and private-sector engagement in environmental sustainability.

• Policy and governance: Analysis of research and innovation policies, stakeholder coordination, cross-sectoral collaboration, and alignment between European and national innovation priorities.

• Stakeholder engagement and impact: Multi-stakeholder collaboration, capacity building, knowledge exchange, and assessment of economic, organisational, and societal impacts.

Priority areas for collaboration under Horizon Europe Cluster 6 include:

• GOVERNANCE-07: Strategic advice and synergies between EU and national research and innovation agendas.

• BIODIV-05: Integrating biodiversity into the private sector and supporting nature-positive business transformation.

• BIODIV-06: Knowledge integration, inclusive governance, and transformative change through Living Labs.

• CIRCBIO-06: Development of regional bioeconomy ecosystems and innovation partnerships.

• CIRCBIO-01-two-stage: Circular systemic solutions through Living Labs in cities and regions.

• GOVERNANCE-03: International cooperation and innovation opportunities in the circular bio-based economy.

We welcome collaboration with universities, research organisations, SMEs, industry partners, public authorities, and innovation intermediaries.

We are particularly interested in joining emerging consortia as a research partner, contributing to work packages related to strategic analysis, innovation management, governance, stakeholder engagement, capacity building, and impact assessment. We are also open to jointly developing new project concepts with complementary international partners.