Contribute to the economic growth and competitiveness of the Czech Republic by strengthening its position in the European research infrastructure landscape and extending its international scientific research network, in particular thanks to cooperation with Swiss partners.

Boost the scientific research in the Czech Republic by promoting Czech-Swiss bilateral cooperation initiatives within research infrastructures. Focus will be on:

a) facilitating the integration of ELI Beamlines into the international networks, its promotion and attracting researchers to perform their research in this research facility;

b) an open call for the financing of partnership initiatives between national nodes of distributed infrastructures in which Switzerland and Czech Republic participate either as member or observer.

At least 70% of the budget for the research Programme will be dedicated to b).

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
Research and Development Department
Karmelitská 529/5 
118 12 Prague

Magda Pektorová
magda.pektorova@msmt.cz  
Tel: 234 812 380

2025 – 2029

In the upcoming period, following approval by the Swiss side, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MŠMT) will announce a call for grant applications for cooperation in the field of research infrastructures. At the same time, a grant application will be prepared for the predefined ELI Beamlines project, whose implementation will commence immediately after approval.