The University of Tours has been involved in a broad range of EU-funded projects, acting as coordinator, partner, or affiliated entity. A total of 26 projects are listed in this database, based on information from official platforms such as CORDIS and Erasmus+, including projects under COST Actions and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). The database lists projects active as of January 1, 2021 or later, which are either still ongoing or completed.
This data reflects the university’s active participation across the major European research and innovation programmes—Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe—alongside key instruments like the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions. The university also engages in collaborative research networks through two ongoing COST Actions — optimizing therapeutic antibodies in chronic inflammatory diseases, and establishing a new ecosystem for early music studies — as well as through the EIT.
The projects cover a broad spectrum of fields. One of the university’s key areas of excellence is digital cultural heritage and the arts. Notably, the ECHOES project, coordinated by the CNRS (National Centre for Research Activities) with the full commitment of the University of Tours, aims to develop a European cloud infrastructure for open science in heritage research. Other major areas of cooperation include health and biotechnology, sustainable agriculture, and green technologies.
Alongside its research initiatives, the University of Tours actively participates in the Erasmus+ programme dedicated to education, training, and mobility. This includes, in particular, its involvement in the Erasmus+/France 2030 funded NEOLAiA project, a flagship collaboration linking nine universities around ambitious goals.
This diversified engagement highlights the university’s strong commitment to advancing research, innovation, and education at the European level.
