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ZRS Koper: Part of the Horizon Europe Success Story

Published 29. July, 2026

According to data from the EU Funding & Tenders Portall, Slovenia currently coordinates 152 Horizon Europe projects. Of these, 18 are collaborative research and innovation projects in which Slovenian institutions lead international consortia.

The Science and Research Centre Koper also makes an important contribution to this success story, with eight Horizon Europe projects currently under way.

We are particularly pleased that ZRS Koper acts as the coordinator or host institution in six projects:

Institute for Historical Studies, ZRS Koper: OPEN BORDERS – Cold War Europe Beyond Borders (Borut Klabjan, PhD, ERC Grant)

Mediterranean Institute for Environmental Studies, ZRS Koper: INSPIRI – Imaginative Narratives and Scenarios for insPIring Restoration and Innovation for European Seas and Water Systems (Jerneja Penca, PhD, Project Coordinator)

Mediterranean Institute for Environmental Studies, ZRS Koper: RISTANC – Research and Innovation Cooperation for Sustainability and Reaching EU Missions Objectives (Jerneja Penca, PhD, Project Coordinator)

Institute for Kinesiology Research, ZRS Koper: TBrainBoost – ERA Talents for Boosting and Balancing Brain Circulation (Uroš Marušič, PhD, Project Coordinator)

Institute for Historical Studies, ZRS Koper: TransborderTV – Television Beyond Cold War Blocs (Federico Tenca Montini, PhD, ERA Fellowship)

Institute for Philosophical and Religious Studies, ZRS Koper: THuNB – Temperamental Roots of the Human–Nature Bond (Pier Francesco Corvino, PhD, ERA Fellowship)

We also participate as a partner in the following projects:

Institute for Social Studies, ZRS Koper: EXPECT_ART (Maja Zadel, PhD)

Institute for Oliveculture, ZRS Koper: Waste4Soil (Maja Podgornik, PhD)

Participation in Horizon Europe enables researchers to connect with leading European research institutions, develop new knowledge and seek solutions to key societal challenges.

Coordinating projects and international partnerships demonstrates the quality of the research conducted at ZRS Koper and strengthens our role within the European Research Area.

Congratulations to all researchers and project teams for their contribution to this success!

Source: LinkedIn