The 22th edition of the CZEDER conference took place

Technology Centre Prague, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS), organised the traditional Czech Days for European Research (CZEDER 2025) conference on 10 November 2025.

The conference was opened by Jiří Nantl, Deputy Minister of Education, Youth and Sports, and Michal Pazour, Deputy Director of the Technology Centre Prague.

The keynote speech of the morning session was delivered by Francisco de la Torre Francia from the European Commission, who focused on the shape of the research and innovation framework programme after 2027. Selected aspects of the Czech Republic’s participation in Horizon Europe were presented by Vladimír Vojtěch from TC Prague. The morning session concluded with a panel discussion featuring representatives of the European Commission (Francisco de la Torre Francia), MEYS (Lucie Núňez Tayupanta) and the Ministry of Industry and Trade (Pavel Juráš).

The afternoon session focused on the topic of knowledge valorisation. The introductory presentation was given by Szilvia Nemeth from the European Commission, followed by a panel discussion centred on practical experience with transferring research results into practice and on cooperation between academia and the business sector.

More than 150 participants attended the conference and expressed positive feedback, including on the poster session showcasing examples of successful Czech coordinators or participants in Horizon Europe projects.

The conference website offers access to the poster session together with inspiring interviews with the teams behind successful Horizon Europe projects, as well as photos from the entire day.

Presentations from the conference:

• Francisco de la Torre Francia
• Vladimír Vojtěch