The UC3M is among the most successful Spanish organisations for R&D&I activities in Horizon 2020
1/21/22
The Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) is among the most successful Spanish organisations in Horizon 2020 (H2020), the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, which came to an end last year. These results were recently published in a report about the participation of Spanish organisations in H2020 by the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDIT, in its Spanish acronym) at the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities.
The UC3M is among the 20 most prominent Spanish organisations in terms of economic return in H2020, with 115 activities taking part. In addition to this, it is among the top 5 institutions in the Community of Madrid, behind the Spanish National Research Council, the Polytechnic University of Madrid, and the companies Indra Sistemas and Atos Spain.
According to the conclusions of this report, Spanish organisations have had a large stake in H2020. 12,500 organisations opted for funding with 63,730 proposals. However, given that securing funding is highly competitive for this R&D&I programme, only 3,759 Spanish organisations, 2,737 of which are companies, were able to secure funding. Spain is the fourth country in terms of grants, with a return rate of 10.4%, behind Germany, the United Kingdom and France.
Additionally, Spain is the first country to lead collaborative R&D&I projects (RIAs and IAs), with a total of 1,187 projects. In this respect, the UC3M ranks among the 20 most prominent Spanish organisations and fourth among universities.
The universities have achieved 20.8% of the Spanish return, obtaining a grant of 1,270.8 million Euros. Overall, they have taken part in 22,415 proposals and secured funding for 2,757 R&D&I activities, with a success rate of 12.3%. The UC3M has taken part in more than 800 proposals and secured more than 64 million Euros of funding, with a success rate of around 17% (compared to 13% nationally and 12% at a European level).
Ranked among the best Spanish universities for R&D&I in H2020
The UC3M ranks among the most prominent Spanish universities for economic return in H2020, regardless of the institutions’ size. The University is ranked seventh nationally, behind the Polytechnic University of Madrid, the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Pompeu Fabra University, the Polytechnic University of Valencia and Barcelona; and ahead of three universities: the University of Valencia, the Complutense University of Madrid and the University of the Basque Country, for example.
The UC3M’s participation in the EU’s R&D&I framework programmes (FP) has increased significantly in recent decades. In the FP6, which ran between 2002 and 2006, the UC3M secured 5.26 million Euros; in the FP7, between 2007 and 2013, this figure increased to 24 million Euros; while in FP8, the UC3M has secured more than 64 million Euros in funding.
More information: results of Spanish participation in H2020
