One of the most important modern-day challenges is meeting the nutritional needs of an ever-growing population, while the earth's natural resources are dramatically decreasing. This essentially means that any loss in food production becomes extremely significant.

PRAXI Network, National Contact Point of the European framework program for research and innovation Horizon Europe, and the European Research Council Executive Agency (ERCEA), is organizing an event for ERC Grantees and Potential ERC Candidates on April 25-26, 2024 at the Hellenic Pasteur Institute in Athens, with the support of the General Secretariat for Research and Innovation (GSRI) and the Hellenic Pasteur Institute.

As part of the IMS Open Lecture Series 2023-2024, on Thursday, April 25 at 8:30 PM at the Institute for Mediterranean Studies, the Department of Ottoman History will host a lecture by Merih Erol, Associate Professor at Özyeğin University in Istanbul, titled: "A prolonged refugeehood: The case of the Armenians in Greece in the interwar period"

PRAXI Network, National Contact Point of the European Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon Europe, organized an open event on April 23^rd, 2024, in the hall of the Thessaloniki Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TCCI), entitled: "EIC Accelerator: Funding opportunities, procedures and support". The event took place under the auspices of TCCI.

The Region of Crete, the Science and Technology Park of Crete/FORTH, the University of Crete, the Athens Startup Business Incubator (Th.E.A.) of the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the European Digital Innovation Hub for Smart Health: Precision Medicine and Innovative e-Health Services (smartHEALTH), and the European Digital Innovation Hub for Digital Governance (GR digiGOV-innoHUB) are co-organizing a Hackathon Competition, aiming at highlighting innovative ideas in the theme of “Health and Wellness”.

The 160th Conference of the Council of the Directors and Presidents of the Greek Research Centers and Technological Institutions was held on Monday, April 15, 2024, on the premises of FORTH, under the chairmanship of FORTH’s President, Prof. Nektarios Tavernarakis, who serves as Coordinator for the first semester of 2024.

These two major events took place under the auspices of the Region of Crete, on Thursday 28 and Friday 29 March 2024, in Heraklion, Crete, at the Heraklion Chamber of Commerce & Industry and on the premises of the Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH).

The first event was a two-day Conference on Innovation, entitled “Innovation Crete 5.0: Innovation in Crete today and the institutions that support it", which was organized for the 5th time this year, on 28 & 29 March at 17:00 at the Heraklion Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

The Hellenic Society for Neuroscience under the auspices of the University of Crete & the Foundation for Research & Technology-Hellas is organizing an event titled: Brain And Artificial Intelligence: A Fascinating Dynamic Interplay, in the context of the Brain Awareness Week 2024, on Tuesday, March 26, 2024.

The PRAXI Network and the BEYOND Operational Unit of the Institute of Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications & Remote Sensing, of the National Observatory of Athens, organized a two-day online event regarding the European Earth Observation Program 'Copernicus', titled: "Communicating with Tomorrow Today, in the Fields of Natural Disasters, Agriculture, and Education".

The 159th Conference of the Council of the Directors and Presidents of the Greek Research Centers and Technological Institutions was held on Thursday, February 29, 2024, on the premises of FORTH, under the chairmanship of FORTH’s President, Prof. Nektarios Tavernarakis, who serves as Coordinator for the first semester of 2024.