Operational Programmes

Operational Programme Research, Development and Education (OP RDE) is managed by the Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports.

New calls will no longer be launched and all the ongoing projects will be completed by 31.12.2023 at the latest.

Operational Programme Environment (OPE) is managed by the Ministry of the Environment.

New calls will no longer be launched and all the ongoing projects will be completed by 31.12.2023 at the latest.

OP E 2021 - 2027

The new period of Operational Programme Environment (OP E) builds on the previous period. Most of the activities supported in the past period will be supported in the next one too.

Supported areas:

• Energy efficiency and greenhouse gas reduction measures
• Renewable energy sources in accordance with Directive (EU) 2018/2001, including the sustainability criteria set out in that Directive
• Adaptation to climate change, disaster risk prevention and resilience, ecosystem approaches
• Access to water and sustainable water management
• Transition to a resource-efficient circular economy
• Strengthening the protection and conservation of nature, biodiversity and green infrastructure, including urban areas, and reducing all forms of pollution

OP E 2021 – 2027 is managed by the Ministry of the Environment.

Call schedule here. 

More information can be found here.

Operational Programme Enterprise and Innovation for Competitiveness (OP EIC) is managed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

New calls will no longer be launched and all the ongoing projects will be completed by 31.12.2023 at the latest.

Operational Programme Johannes Amos Comenius (OP JAC) is one of nine thematic programmes to be implemented in the Czech Republic from the European Structural and Investment Funds in the programming period 2021-2027.

OP JAC builds on the Operational Programme Research, Development and Education and its main objective is to support the development of an open and educated society based on knowledge and skills, equal opportunities and developing the potential of each individual.

Priorities:

Priority 01: Research and development

• development of top capacities (both in infrastructure and human resources)
• deepening the knowledge potential available to entities in the Czech Republic
• focusing on current and future societal challenges and the ability to build a base for future applicability of research and development results in practice
• strengthening the internationalization and development of the institutional environment of research organizations, strengthening excellent research teams
• strengthening the cooperation between research organizations and the application sphere, strengthening the applicability of R&D&I results and strengthening the orientation of research in research organizations towards areas with a high potential for applicability in practice
• strengthening the key infrastructure needed for excellent research

Priority O2: Education
The overall objective is to create and develop an open education system that responds to the changing external environment and that provides relevant content of education in a lifelong perspective.

The basic interventions of OP JAC will include:

• modernising the objectives and content of education, including forms and methods of learning at all levels of the education system
• making the teaching profession more attractive through improving the quality of pregraduate education and supporting teachers at the beginning of their career and their further education and professional development,
• ensuring just access to quality education and reducing segregation, inequalities and the risk of excluding vulnerable groups from education.

Submitted project proposals:

Teaming CZ I – II. round of investment complementary call for projects which succeeded in Teaming for Excellence call and in I. round of Teaming CZ I call

• FM MU submitted CREATIC Investment project, which addresses the investment of the CREATIC (Central European Advanced Therapy and Immunotherapy Centre) project submitted to the Teming for Excellence call (Horizon Europe). The I. round project proposal was submitted on 16.6.2022 and advanced to II. round. The project proposal for II. round will be prepared and submitted by 30.9.2023
• 503 million CZK was requested for years 2024 - 2028

Excellent Research – support for the implementation of cutting-edge research projects, capacity development of excellent teams, modernisation and upgrade of infrastructure

• FM MU submitted a project proposal „MEDCELL“ in January 2023 – Advanced cell technologies for medicine (FM MU as coordinator + partners from CEITEC VUT, Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry CAS, Institute of Experimental Medidicne CAS and Institute of Physiology CAS
• 500 million CZK was requested for years 2024 – 2028
• The project is currently under evaluation
• dále byly do této výzvy podány 3 projekty, kde je LF MU partnerem
• Furthermore, 3 projects were submitted to this call, where FM MU is a partner

Development of infrastructure facilities for doctoral programmes - investments (equipment and construction) into the development of facilities for the needs of doctoral students

• University-wide project proposal „MUNI4PhD“ was submitted in May 2023, FM MU activities amount to 70 million CZK
• the project is currently under evaluation

The following calls from the call schedule are relevant for FM MU in 2023:

Research infrastructures I - support of the modernisation of large research infrastructures in the Czech Republic

• at FM MU relevant for large research infrastructure CZECRIN
• preparation of the CZECRIN_PHARMTECH project - Technological development of CZECRIN and modernisation of academic clinical research infrastructure
• project submission August 2023
• CZK 104 million will be requested

Intersectoral cooperation – support of cooperation between research organisations and the application sphere with emphasis on specific joint research projects, future applicability of results and building long-term partnerships.

• probably only 4 projects will be submitted on behalf of MU
• only for applicants who have developed collaborations with commercial partner(s)
• call announcement in June 2023, deadline in February 2024
• expected allocation CZK 1.75 billion

ESF+ call for universities – support of the development of new teaching methods, new study programmes, internationalisation, combined studies, work with prospective students, reduction of academic failure, activities addressing the institutional set-up of universities

• will be managed centrally at RMU level, FM MU will have a part of the activities
• call announcement in October 2023, deadline in April 2024
• expected allocation CZK 2.5 billion

ERDF call for universities – complementary infrastructure to the ESF+ call for universities - reconstruction, completion, acquisition of modern tools and equipment

• will be managed centrally at RMU level, FM MU will have a part of the activities
• call announcement in October 2023, deadline in April 2024
• expected allocation CZK 9.8 billion

OP JAC is managed by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports.

More information can be found here.

Operational Programme Technologies and Application for Competitiveness (OP TAC) is one of nine thematic programmes to be implemented in the Czech Republic from the European Structural and Investment Funds in the programming period 2021-2027.

OP TAC builds on the Operational Programme Enterprise and Innovation for Competitiveness. The priorities are research, development and innovation, small and medium-sized enterprises, energy and climate policy and digitization of the economy.

Priority axes:

Priority 01: Strengthening the performance of enterprises in research, development and innovation and their digital transformation
Priority 02: Enhancing entrepreneurship and competitiveness of SMEs
Priority 03: Developing digital infrastructure
Priority 04: Moving towards a low-carbon economy
Priority 05: Effective use of renewable energy sources
Priority 06: Developing sustainable mobility

Submitted project proposals:

Applications – call I 

• support of the acquisition of new knowledge needed for the development of new products, materials, technologies and services through the implementation of industrial research and experimental development projects
• two partner projects were submitted at FM MU in January 2023
• the projects are under evaluation

The following calls from call schedule are relevant for FM MU in 2023:

Infrastructure services

• expansion of innovation infrastructure space, acquisition of new equipment and improved capacity for technology sharing
• to be announced in 2Q 2023

Applications – call II

• support of the acquisition of new knowledge needed for the development of new products, materials, technologies and services through the implementation of industrial research and experimental development projects
• research organisations as partner only
• to be announced in 4Q 2023
• allocation CZK 2 billion

OP TAC is managed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

More information can be found here.

National Recovery Plan (NRP) is a summary of reforms and investments that the Czech Republic wants to implement from the Recovery and Resilience Facility, which is part of the EU's NextGenerationEU recovery support instrument. NRP is intended to mitigate the economic and social impact of the coronavirus pandemic, increase the sustainability and resilience of the economy and society and prepare them for the challenges and opportunities of green and digital transformation.

The plan is divided into six thematic pillars, which are further subdivided into components:

1. Digital transformation
2. Physical infrastructure and green transition
3. Education and labour market
4. Systematic support for public investment
5. Research, development and innovation
6. Population health and resilience

The following Components will be particularly relevant for FM MU:

3.2.1 Higher Education Transformation
The project under this call is managed centrally at RMU level. Currently ongoing.

3.2.4 Development of selected key academic departments
The call in component 3.2.4 was announced in July 2022, proposals accepted by March 2024. The project under this call will be manged centrally at RMU level. MU will submit a proposal for the construction of a new building „BioPharma HUB“.

More about the project: https://biopharmahub.muni.cz/

5.1 Exceles
The call in the EXCELES programme in component 5.1 was announced on 8.12.2021, proposal submissions by 7.2.2022. Within the Exceles programme, Faculty of Medicine MU is involved in five consortium projects (oncology, cardiology, neurology, virology and socio-economics).

6.1 Increasing healthcare system resilience
FM MU will probably join this call as a partner for university hospitals. There no details available at the moment.

Components 3. and 5. are managed by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports. Component 6. is managed by the Ministry of Health.