The Grants Administration and Innovation Centre facilitates the research efforts of the university by providing information to staff seeking project funding, assisting the preparation of grant applications, contract negotiation, project implementation and technology transfer as well as manages the projects database.
Contact person: Ms. Agnes DIVINYI
Tel: 36-30-280-2075
E-mail: Divinyi.Agnes@fh.szie.hu
Besides several locally financed bilateral and multilateral projects, the university actively participates in various EU funded projects as well.
Most important international projects:
Project title: Food Refrigeration Innovations for Safety, consumers' benefit, Environmental impact and Energy optimisation along the cold chain in Europe
Acronym: Frisbee (FP7-KBBE-2009-3)
Contact person: Dr. Tibor VÁRSZEGI
Duration: 2010-2014
The objective of the project is to provide new tools, concepts and solutions for improving refrigeration technologies along the European food cold chain. At all stages the needs of consumer and European industry will be considered. The project will develop new innovative mathematical modelling tools that combine food quality and safety together with energy, environmental and economic aspects to predict and control food quality and safety in the cold chain. The project involves 26 partners.
Project title: Biocommodity refinery
Acronym: BIOCORE (FP7-KBBE-2009)
Contact person: Dr. László PODMANICZKY
Duration: 2010-2014
BIOCORE will create and demonstrate a lignocellulosic biorefinery for sustainable processing of agricultural residues (wheat and rice straws), SRC wood (poplar) and hardwood forestry residues, into 2G biofuels, bulk chemicals, polymers, speciality molecules, heat and power. The project involves 24 partners from EU member states and India.
Project title: Strengthening the energetic use of biomass in Central and Eastern Europe by establishing a standardised transnational consulting net for regions
Acronym: COACH BioEnergy (Central Europe Program 2007-2013)
Contact person: Dr. Norbert KOHLHEB
Duration: 2009-2012
The project aims at promoting the sustainable use of biomass in the Central European Region. 18 different organisations work together during the 36-month-project to develop and gather the most recent research results concerning the environmental, economic and social aspects of biomass utilisation, disseminate information and counsel local actors.
Project title: Transnational Environmental Support System
Acronym: TESS (FP7_ENV_2007-1)
Contact person: Dr. Miklós HELTAI
Duration: 2008-2011
TESS's strategic objective is to design a decision support system related to environment and land use that will enable policy makers to integrate knowledge from the regional and local level into the decision making process, while also encouraging local people to maintain and restore biodiversity ecosystem services. 14 partners work together in the project.
Project title: Regional pilot platform as EU contribution to a Global Soil Observing System
Acronym: e-SOTER (FP7)
Contact person: Dr. Erika MICHÉLI
Duration: 2008-2012
It is a European contribution to a Global Soil Observing System, overcoming the present shortcomings of SOTER and providing a Regional Pilot Platform that can be extended worldwide. The project involves 14 partners in Europe, China and Morocco.
Project title: Assessment and strategic development of INSPIRE compliant Geodata-Services for European Soil Data
Acronym: GS Soil (eContentplus Programme ECP-2008-GEO-318004)
Contact person: Dr. Erika MICHÉLI
Duration: 2009-2012
GS Soil aims at establishing a Best Practice Network focused on soil related issues, through state-of-the-art methodologies and best practice examples, in order to enhance harmonization of national datasets and improving accessibility and exploitability. The project involves 34 partners.
Project title: Biology and control of vector-borne infections in Europe
Acronym: EDENext (FP7-HEALTH.2010.2.3.3-1)
Contact person: Dr. Tamás BAKONYI
Duration: 2011-2014
The project goals are to understand and explain the biological, ecological and epidemiological processes to develop methods and tools to improve prevention, surveillance and control of vector populations, and vector-borne human and animal diseases. 46 partners from 22 countries participate in the project.
Project title: Vector-borne Risks for Europe: Risk assessment and control of West Nile and Chikungunya virus
Acronym: VECTORIE (FP7-HEALTH.2010.2.3.3-3)
Contact person: Dr. Tamás BAKONYI
Duration: 2011-2013
VECTORIE provides for a multidisciplinary approach, combining the expertise of (basic) virology, entomology and advanced vaccinology in pursuit of improved ways to monitor the spread of the viruses, to diagnose, to treat as well as to prevent infections caused by these viruses. The project involves 7 partners.
Project title: Fate and effects of cytostatic pharmaceuticals in the environment and identification of biomarkers for an improved risk assessment on environmental exposure
Acronym: CytoThreat (FP7 ENV.2010.1.2.2-2)
Contact person: Dr. Béla URBÁNYI
Duration: 2011-2014
CytoThreat addresses the need to assess the risks of pharmaceuticals released in the environment, focusing on cytostatic drugs because they are highly hazardous compounds due to their genotoxic properties which may cause unexpected long term effects. The project involves 9 partners.
