25 Mar 2024
South Korea to join Horizon Europe
On 25 March 2024, the EU and Korea concluded negotiations on Korea's association to Horizon Europe. The signing of the Association Agreement is expected to take place in the second half of 2024, pending the completion of all necessary ratification procedures on both sides. This will enable Korea's participation in Horizon Europe as of 2025. Once signed, researchers and organisations in Korea will be able to receive funding under Pillar II of Horizon Europe from 2025 onwards.
Cooperation between the EU and the Republic of Korea in research and innovation is governed by the Agreement for Scientific and Technological Cooperation, which entered into force in 2007, and is monitored and guided by the Joint Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation.
Korea formally expressed its interest to associate to Horizon Europe by submitting a Letter of Intent during the 7th meeting of the Joint Science & Technology Cooperation Committee that took place in Seoul on 14 February 2022.
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