European Institute of Innovation and Technology

**EIT at a glance** [](https://www.eit.europa.eu/about-us/eit-glance#main-content) **Get to know the EIT – Europe’s Largest Innovation Network** The EIT strengthens Europe’s ability to innovate by powering solutions to pressing global challenges and by nurturing entrepreneurial talent to create sustainable growth and skilled jobs in Europe. The EIT is an EU body and an integral part of [Horizon Europe](https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/funding/funding-opportunities/funding-programmes-and-open-calls/horizon-europe_en), the EU framework programme for research and innovation. The Institute supports dynamic pan-European partnerships, known as EIT [Knowledge and Innovation Communities](https://www.eit.europa.eu/global-challenges) (KICs) among leading companies, research labs ,and universities. Currently, nine EIT Knowledge and Innovation Communities are supported: [Climate-KIC](https://www.eit.europa.eu/our-communities/eit-climate-kic), [EIT Digital](https://www.eit.europa.eu/our-communities/eit-digital), [InnoEnergy,](https://www.eit.europa.eu/our-communities/eit-innoenergy) [EIT Health](https://www.eit.europa.eu/our-communities/eit-health), [EIT RawMaterials](https://www.eit.europa.eu/our-communities/eit-rawmaterials), [EIT Food](https://www.eit.europa.eu/our-communities/eit-food), [EIT Manufacturing](https://www.eit.europa.eu/our-communities/eit-manufacturing), [EIT Urban Mobility](https://www.eit.europa.eu/our-communities/eit-urban-mobility), and [EIT Culture & Creativity](https://www.eit.europa.eu/eit-community/eit-culture-creativity). The EIT has also launched a Call for its 10th Knowledge and Innovation Community, EIT Water. Together with their leading partners, the EIT Community offers a wide range of innovation and entrepreneurship activities across Europe: [entrepreneurial education courses](https://eit.europa.eu/activities/eit-entrepreneurial-education-learn-leaders-european-innovation), [business creation and acceleration services](https://eit.europa.eu/activities/eit-entrepreneurship-and-business-creation-programmes-better-way-build-your-business), and [innovation-driven research projects](https://eit.europa.eu/activities/innovation-how-our-model-drives-innovation). To date, these have resulted in: