Program Launch

Berlin – October 29, 2026 -- The EUstay project will produce ten multimedia content packages over the next 12 months, each covering one EU-funded Interreg cohesion project, and make them available free of charge to local media and stakeholders.

Each package contains four assets in six languages

Every package includes an editorial video for broadcast and online use, a short vertical clip for social media, a photo set for print, online and social channels, and a news feature. The feature draws on people who shape the projects or experience their effects. Content is produced in German, English, Danish, Dutch, French and Polish.

The packages target local media on both sides of EU internal borders and in member states, local Interreg secretariats, Interreg project leads, and communication teams of EU-funded projects and regional institutions.

SEOUL – – October 29, 2026 -- LG Energy Solution (KRX: 373220) has opened submissions for the Battery Innovation Contest 2026 (BIC 2026), inviting universities and research institutions worldwide to submit concept proposals between October 29 and December 6, 2026.

Proposals go through the company's online open innovation platform, BRIDGE. Priority goes to ideas that address key pain points in the battery industry and could accelerate technological advancement.

LG Energy Solution expands thematic research topics for the 2026 call

BIC 2026 keeps two tracks. Under the Thematic call, LG Energy Solution's product development departments define specific research topics. The company has significantly expanded the number of topics this year, covering materials, cells, battery management systems (BMS) and AI.

The Open-Topic call stays researcher-led and accepts original ideas across broad areas of battery technology.

Miami – October 02, 2026 -- Florida International University has launched the FIU Cruise Excellence Center, a new academic hub led by its Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management to tackle research, talent and innovation gaps across the global cruise sector.

Cruise executives form founding advisory board to steer university research priorities

The Center's launch coincides with the inaugural meeting of its Cruise Executive Advisory Board, a founding group composed of presidents, CEOs, a CFO and other senior executives drawn from cruise lines, travel distribution, destinations and maritime services. The board will help FIU set research priorities, strengthen curricula, expand internships and experiential learning, and build executive education and micro-credential programs tied directly to industry needs.

Oakland – September 24, 2026 -- The Kapor Center unveiled its PRIME Alliance at the Clinton Global Initiative, selecting El Paso, Texas; Little Rock, Arkansas; and Oakland, California as the inaugural cohort for a multiyear program designed to fast-track partnerships between local governments and startups tackling housing, child care, health care, education, workforce development, and financial stability gaps.