In 2026-2027, Armenia to host two  large-scale scientific events for  the first time: "European Researchers` Night" and "Researchers at  Schools" 

ArmInfo. In 2026-2027, Armenia will host  large-scale science outreach events, "European Researchers' Night" and "Researchers at Schools." As reported to ArmInfo by the press service of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia (NAS RA), the "ERNA - European Researchers' Night in Armenia" project, submitted by the NAS RA, won the MSCA & Citizens 2025 competition, organized by the European Commission.

The MSCA & Citizens call is implemented within the Marie Sklodowska-Curie  Actions (MSCA) program, which forms part of the European Union's  Horizon Europe framework program for research and innovation.

A total of 49 projects from 40 countries were selected for funding  from 241 submitted proposals, with the European Commission allocating  16.3 million euros to support their implementation.

The ERNA project will be implemented in Armenia during 2026-2027 and  will include two main program components: European Researchers' Night  and Researchers at Schools

Through these initiatives, researchers, early-career scientists and  students will engage with the wider public - including school pupils  and young people - presenting scientific research through live  experiments, demonstrations, public talks and interactive activities.   The European Researchers' Night initiative is organized annually in  hundreds of cities across Europe and attracts millions of visitors.  In 2026 and 2027, the event will take place in Armenia for the first  time, providing a new platform for cooperation between the scientific  community, the education sector and the wider public. 

"This achievement represents an important step toward increasing  public engagement with science and encouraging the next generation to  consider scientific careers," stated the Armenian Academy of  Sciences.

The project's partners are: Higher Education and Science Committee of  the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of the Republic  of Armenia, "Scientific and Innovation Partnership Assistance Center"  Foundation, "Armbiotechnology" Scientific-Production Center,  Enterprise Incubator Foundation.