On 24 March 2026, CETE-P hosted the ERA Chairs Projects in Czechia Workshop. The event was organized at the occasion of the visit of the European Research Executive Agency (REA) representatives at the Institute of Philosophy CAS in Prague. The meeting brought together leadership of nine WIDERA ERA Chairs projects which are currently implemented across the country. The following ERA Chairs projects were presented: 

• AGATE (Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University)
• ATLAS (HILASE Centre, Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences)
• CESAR (Faculty of Safety Engineering, Technical University Ostrava)
• CETE-P (Institute of Philosophy, Czech Academy of Sciences)
• ERA-AREAS (Faculty of Arts, Charles University)
• EXCELLENTIA (Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University Brno)
• HIVE (Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague)
• MOLIPEC (Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences)
• SPACE (J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences)

The program of the workshop included a presentation by Federica Roffi, REA Deputy Head of Unit, who summarized the results of the ERA Chairs Survey and gave a overview of the future of the scheme ERA Chairs. It was followed by a presentation from the National Contact Point Petra Fedorova who provided a perspective on the services and activities of the Czech NCP in Prague. The participants appreciated the possibility to get to know each other and share the experience with implementing ERA Chairs projects in different scientific fields and different academic institutions across Czechia. The main focus of presentations and discussions was on the societal and institutional impact of the ERA Chairs projects.

Photos: Anna Šolcová