Net4Society Matchmaking Event for 2026 Cluster 2 calls

1 – 2 Jun 2026 | Paris, France

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Academia

vu.nl/nlAmsterdam, Netherlands
15 profile visits

About

As a broad university, VU Amsterdam has extensive expertise and does a lot of interdisciplinary research in the fields of (among others) psychology, history, philosophy, physiology, political science, engineering and business administration. The VU applies this knowledge for a resilient and safe society.

Destination: Innovative Research on Democracy and Governance

HORIZON-CL2-2026-01-DEMOCRACY-01: Tackling gender-based violence against politically active women and LGBTIQ people ​HORIZON-CL2-2026-01-DEMOCRACY-02: Understanding the forms of local democracy in low-income and low-middle income countries ​HORIZON-CL2-2026-01-DEMOCRACY-03: Government in transition – how governments change the way they work and prepare the civil service for the future ​HORIZON-CL2-2026-01-DEMOCRACY-07: Supporting post-conflict democracy and reconstruction​HORIZON-CL2-2026-01-DEMOCRACY-08: Electoral integrity in the digital context ​

Destination: Innovative Research on European Cultural Heritage and Cultural and Creative Industries

HORIZON-CL2-2026-01-HERITAGE-01: “Artistic intelligence” : harnessing the power of the arts to address complex challenges, enhance soft skills and boost innovation and competitiveness​HORIZON-CL2-2026-01-HERITAGE-06: Safeguarding linguistic diversity in Europe​

Destination: Innovative Research on Social and Economic Transformations

HORIZON-CL2-2026-02-TRANSFO-01: Co-funded European Partnership for Social Transformations and Resilience​HORIZON-CL2-2026-01-TRANSFO-05: Long-term contribution of basic skills to productivity, innovation, competitiveness and economic growth​HORIZON-CL2-2026-01-TRANSFO-08: Strengthened implementation of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum and a focus on inclusion, integration, and health​

Representatives

Program Manager Secure & Inclusive Society

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Marketplace (8)

  • Project cooperation

    HORIZON-CL2-2026-01-TRANSFO-04: The impact of the use of digital tools outside school and for communication on educational outcomes and mental health

    Douglas Parry, Assistant Professor, Communication Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Digital media use&effects,attention&distraction,adolescent well-being, digital trace data,experience sampling methods,computational social science,smartphone log data.

    • Completing the consortia
    • A consortium to join as partner
    • Design - setting the project scope
    • Ideation - identifying the project idea
    • Drafting - writing the project proposal
    • Destination: Innovative Research on Social and Economic Transformations
    Author

    Program Manager Secure & Inclusive Society at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Project cooperation

    HORIZON-CL2-2026-01-TRANSFQ-03

    Dr. J. Marieke Buil, Department of Clinical, Neuro and Developmental Psychology, section Developmental Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

    • A consortium to join as partner
    • Design - setting the project scope
    • Ideation - identifying the project idea
    • Destination: Innovative Research on Social and Economic Transformations
    Author

    Program Manager Secure & Inclusive Society at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Project cooperation

    HORIZON-CL2-2026-01-HERITAGE-01 . Expertise: : Creative coding environments, AI-assisted programming, multimodal interaction and more

    Dr. Mauricio Verano Merino, Assistant Professor, Computer Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Expertise: Creative coding environments, AI-assisted programming, multimodal interaction, software engineering, human-computer interaction,end-user programming

    • A consortium to join as partner
    • Ideation - identifying the project idea
    • Destination: Innovative Research on European Cultural Heritage and Cultural and Creative Industries
    Author

    Program Manager Secure & Inclusive Society at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Project cooperation

    HORIZON CL2 2026 01 DEMOCRACY 10

    Sarah Eskens,LLM, Transnational Legal Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. EU laws&regulations on online platforms,disinformation,media,recommender systems,privacy,data protection,political advertising;human rights to freedom of expression&privacy.

    • Completing the consortia
    • A consortium to join as partner
    • Design - setting the project scope
    • Ideation - identifying the project idea
    • Drafting - writing the project proposal
    • Destination: Innovative Research on Democracy and Governance
    Author

    Program Manager Secure & Inclusive Society at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Project cooperation

    HORIZON-CL2-2026-01-DEMOCRACY-07: Supporting post-conflict democracy and reconstruction

    Dr. Marije Luitjens, assistant professor peace studies and IR, Political science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Expertise: (local) capacities for peace; (everyday) peacebuilding; complex system thinking linked to peace & democracy; Peace System Analysis

    • Completing the consortia
    • A consortium to join as partner
    • Design - setting the project scope
    • Ideation - identifying the project idea
    • Drafting - writing the project proposal
    • Destination: Innovative Research on Democracy and Governance
    Author

    Program Manager Secure & Inclusive Society at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Project cooperation

    Partner Organisation for Biodiversity Governance Outreach HORIZON-CL2-2026-01-DEMOCRACY-06

    We are seeking to connect with organisations that can strengthen the societal engagement and outreach dimensions of a proposal under the Horizon Europe call on governing global commons sustainably, with a specific focus on biodiversity governance.

    • Completing the consortia
    • Destination: Innovative Research on Democracy and Governance
    Author

    Program Manager Secure & Inclusive Society at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Project cooperation

    HORIZON-CL2-2027-01-DEMOCRACY-01 & 2027-01-DEMOCRACY-02

    Dr. Loes Aaldering, Associate Professor Political Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Expertise: gendered politics, political leadership, voter attitudes&behavior, political communication, political representation, political psychology, polarization

    • A consortium to join as partner
    • Destination: Innovative Research on Democracy and Governance
    Author

    Program Manager Secure & Inclusive Society at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Project cooperation

    HORIZON-CL2-2027-01-DEMOCRACY-01

    Dr. Ilia Markov, Department of Language, Literature and Communication (LLC), Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam Expertise: Computational Linguistics, Natural Language Processing, Artificial Intelligence

    • Completing the consortia
    • A consortium to join as partner
    • Design - setting the project scope
    • Ideation - identifying the project idea
    • Drafting - writing the project proposal
    • Destination: Innovative Research on Democracy and Governance
    Author

    Program Manager Secure & Inclusive Society at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, Netherlands