Bosnia and Herzegovina: Horizon Europe Projects and Innovation Activities at UNSA and UNIBL

Universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina continue to strengthen their engagement in Horizon Europe and related European innovation initiatives.

At the University of Sarajevo (UNSA), participation in the EIT InfraBooster programme led to the development of TrueWineID, a new DNA-based service for wine grape variety testing:

https://www.unsa.ba/en/novosti/truewineid-new-service-developed-through-eit-infrabooster-programme

UNSA is also coordinating and contributing to the Horizon Europe project STECCI (Stone Monument Ensembles and the Climate Change Impact), which held its first international conference:

In addition, the SUS-SOIL (2024–2028) Horizon Europe project continues implementation activities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, including Living Lab engagement in Bugojno:

https://www.unsa.ba/novosti/sus-soil-projekat-posjeta-projektnog-tima-opcini-bugojno

Further innovation-oriented activities include:

Coffee with a Scientist initiative at the Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, UNSA:

https://www.unsa.ba/index.php/en/node/17438

CBI – Challenge Based Innovation – izazov za studente, organised by the University of Sarajevo:

https://www.unsa.ba/novosti/cbi-challenge-based-innovation-izazov-za-studente

At the University of Banja Luka (UNIBL), a workshop on developing an action plan in the field of bioeconomy was organised within the Horizon Europe project BEAMING:

https://www.unibl.org/en/news/2026/02/workshop-on-developing-an-action-plan-in-the-field-of-bioeconomy

These activities highlight the continued integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s academic institutions into Horizon Europe and European research and innovation networks.