Dear EUTOPIA research community,
The EUTOPIA alliance’s MSCA Cofund programme EUTOPIA-SIF reaches its end after five years. The 78 EUTOPIA-SIF Fellows and the entire EUTOPIA-SIF coordination team are delighted to invite you to the programme’s online closing event:
Choose EUTOPIA for Science: MSCA COFUND Science and Innovation Fellowship impact and careers.
Save the date: Thursday September 10th 2026.
The event is organised in two sessions: a plenary focus on research careers 11.00-12.30 and five parallel key research area themed sessions in the afternoon 14.00-15:30. All times are CEST (time in Paris, France)
Please register the session(s) you wish to attend using the following form: https://enquetes.cyu.fr/534781?lang=en
We look forward to celebrating the achievements of the EUTOPIA-SIF community with you in September.
Best regards,
The EUTOPIA-SIF Coordination Team
Plenary session
11:00-11:15 Opening and welcome: Celebrating four cohorts of Science and Innovation
Speakers:
- Yann Giraud, EUTOPIA SIF Scientific Coordinator, Professor of Economics at CY Cergy Paris Université
- Iryna Andrianova, Vice President for Research at CY Cergy Paris Université and Chair of the Steering Committee of the Eutopia Global Institute.
11:15-12:30 EUTOPIA-SIF’s impact on careers
Speakers:
- Antonios Drakopoulos, Cohort 1 fellow from the University of Gothenburg
- Giustina Selvelli, Cohort 3 fellow from the University of Ljubljana
Chairs:
- Anne-Sofie Vanhaeght and Tessa Heyvaert, VUB postdoctoral career counsellors
Concurrent thematic sessions: Per Science and Innovation Fellowship Key Research Area
14.00-15.30 DATA & INTELLIGENCE (hosted by University of Warwick)
Speakers:
- Cristian Jimenez Romero, Cohort 3 fellow, CY Cergy Paris University
- Cristina Deidda, Cohort 4 fellow, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Chair:
Long Tran-Thanh, Academic lead for the interdisciplinary spotlight on Digital, Data Science and Intelligence
14.00-15.30 HEALTH (hosted by the University of Ljubljana)
Speakers:
- Thomas Bilterys, Cohort 2 fellow, University of Warwick
- Ishutesh Jain, Cohort 4 fellow, University of Warwick
Chair: TBC
14.00-15.30 MATERIALS ENGINEERING (hosted by Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
Speakers:
- Xiaocui Wu, Cohort 1 fellow, University of Warwick
- Aditya Singh, Cohort 3 fellow
- Rodrigo Alvarenga, MSCA Doctoral Network DURAMAT fellow
Chair:
- Fatma Demir, Researcher in SUME (Sustainable Materials Engineering) research group at Vrije Universiteit Brussel
14.00-15.30 SUSTAINABILITY (hosted by Pompeu Fabra University)
Speakers:
- Sanchari Deb, Cohort 1 fellow, University of Warwick
- Aniket Mitra, Cohort 3 fellow, CY Cergy Paris University
Chair: TBC
Link: is TBC
14.00-15.30 WELFARE & INCLUSION (hosted by CY Cergy Paris Université)
Speakers:
- Théo Aiolfi, Cohort 2 fellow, CY Cergy Paris University
- Andreana Pastena, Cohort 3, University of Warwick
Chair:
- Luciana Radut-Gaghi, Professor in LT2D (Glossaries, Texts, Speeches, Dictionaries) research group, former SIF supervisor, and former Vice-President in charge of Internationalisation at CY Cergy Paris University